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Old 02-20-2018, 10:56 AM   #15
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Long weekend = lots of great seat time in the car. Learning a ton. Does anyone have experience with larger throttle pedals? I agree with many that it is much too far away from the brake. I can heel toe fine, but it took some getting used to.
@mjanmohammad has a bigger throttle pedal I believe
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Leica Q. Fixed 28mm focal length. Amazing camera, but definitely more difficult to use for car photography compared to your standard 50/85/70-200 lengths.
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Long weekend = lots of great seat time in the car. Learning a ton. Does anyone have experience with larger throttle pedals? I agree with many that it is much too far away from the brake. I can heel toe fine, but it took some getting used to.

The cusco throttle pedal is nice.

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Old 02-23-2018, 03:21 PM   #18
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EcuTek + Delicious Tuning Stage 2. This won't get put to use quite yet, but who doesn't love a good stockpile? Thanks to @CSG Mike for getting me all set here.

This of course means I have another package coming as well. Stay tuned

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Old 02-23-2018, 04:06 PM   #19
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Nice to see fellow Seattle BRZ!
We are the needles in a haystack of Outbacks and WRXs!

Any meets around the area I should know about?
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But even so, I'd still royally mess up starts and 1->2 shifts at an alarmingly high rate.
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3rd->2nd is far and away the hardest shift to nail on the BRZ, and is met with the most resistance. .
I love your photos and enthusiasm.
I think you shouldn't even add HP until after a few track events.

About shifting, something does not add up.
I have never owned a car that is easier to shift.

Issues with 1->2 are probably not about the spring.
Are you trying to downshift into 2nd with too high RPMs ?
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I love your photos and enthusiasm.
Thanks, loving the car!

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I think you shouldn't even add HP until after a few track events
The tune won't be used for a while. The first few months are all about getting to know the car on the limit.

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Issues with 1->2 are probably not about the spring.
Are you trying to downshift into 2nd with too high RPMs ?
1->2 was a clutch pedal issue, not the shifter. Very common around here.

3->2 is definitely not a rev-matching issue. I can match just fine, even though that gear is a bit on the short side. The shifter itself is simply a bit clunkier doing 3->2 compared to 5->4. Even since writing that post, its gotten a bit better.
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Old 03-17-2018, 09:21 PM   #24
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JDL Catless UEL Header & Delicious Stage 2 Tune

Been a bit MIA as work has had me very busy lately. Today was my first day off in a while, and I celebrated by installing this little titanium-coated beauty.

I originally wanted to wait till after my first track day of the season, but the event was cancelled, so I decided to just go for it. The install wasn't as easy as I would have liked (one of the bolts on the JDL is almost impossible to properly reach), but overall it went smoothly.

I'll wait to do a proper review once Zack at Delicious has looked at my logs and gives me the OK to go WOT. All I can say is the header is of fantastic quality. I'm really impressed by the construction and obvious attention to detail.

The sound on startup is much more intense than the stock headers. Even with the stock catback, you can hear a more aggressive tone at idle, and under load. I've only gone up to around 4k so far, but even then it lets through some of the rumbles. I will say that I am shocked at how quiet the setup is as 4k and under. I expected a big volume jump. Cold starts are still somewhat loud, but really nothing that would turn any heads. I'm sure a catback will change that story.

Flashing the ECU with the Delicious Stage 2 tune was painless. Despite EcuTek's ancient UI (I ran it on Bootcamp with a '16 MBP), I had no issues and both the application setup and reflash were quick and easy. No complaints. Stay tuned for videos/soundclips and an in-depth review





I didn't think to grab a picture of the headers before re-attaching the skid plate. Here's a little peak of them through the top of the bay.

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Been a bit MIA as work has had me very busy lately. Today was my first day off in a while, and I celebrated by installing this little titanium-coated beauty.
That's some nice hardware-porn
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The install wasn't as easy as I would have liked (one of the bolts on the JDL is almost impossible to properly reach), but overall it went smoothly.
That bolt is a pain...
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EcuTek + Delicious Tuning Stage 2. This won't get put to use quite yet, but who doesn't love a good stockpile? Thanks to @CSG Mike for getting me all set here.

This of course means I have another package coming as well. Stay tuned

Where did you purchase the header from?
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Old 03-18-2018, 01:52 PM   #28
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Where did you purchase the header from?
FT86 Speed Factory. I think CSG sells JDL stuff now too. You can also buy directly from JDL.
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