WHAT DID YOU DO TO YOUR BRZ TODAY?

[new2subaru]

Originally Posted by MrSkubi

I'm on stock catback and i quite like it. You get more volume and a little raspier note especially above 4k rpms but with stock catback it sounds almost stock at low rpms. Obviously cold starts are way louder than stock but that's to be expected with decatted header. I intentionally didn't publish any dynos - I do not wish to transform this thread into another ACE header dyno thread. My dyno results were really close to what @justinco published in his ACE thread.

Thanks for the review!

[thomasmryan]

blew through a tank on a saturday run over to greenville sc across blue ridge and down 276 through forestry school country. 276 is a bit rough but great lines cutting up and down the hills. kinda like hiking out of the grand canyon but less donkey poop.



i used 5th and 6th for the first time in a year or so running the wall on i-40 from maggie to the tn line. it's an intensified perception of speed running along the 6' high barrier for 22 miles. one of the better sections of interstate in the country.

[NaturallyAspirated]

Originally Posted by MrSkubi

I'm on stock catback and i quite like it. You get more volume and a little raspier note especially above 4k rpms but with stock catback it sounds almost stock at low rpms. Obviously cold starts are way louder than stock but that's to be expected with decatted header. I intentionally didn't publish any dynos - I do not wish to transform this thread into another ACE header dyno thread. My dyno results were really close to what @justinco published in his ACE thread.

I'm interested in a sound clip if you have a chance to record one!

[MrSkubi]

Originally Posted by NaturallyAspirated

I'm interested in a sound clip if you have a chance to record one!

I'll try my best during weekend

[gen3v8]

E85 and a modified OFT Tune

[Stephen W.]

Not that my car will ever see snow but, after last year's fiasco with trying to boost start the wife's car with my tS I thought I'd better be ready.
I found a used set of forged TRD wheels off of a FR-S Release Series 2.0 with snows already mounted. The clear coat is coming off but they look good from a distance.
Anyway, they're more for protection of the summers than actual winter use.

[wolffbite]

Originally Posted by Stephen W.

Not that my car will ever see snow but, after last year's fiasco with trying to boost start the wife's car with my tS I thought I'd better be ready.
I found a used set of forged TRD wheels off of a FR-S Release Series 2.0 with snows already mounted. The clear coat is coming off but they look good from a distance.
Anyway, they're more for protection of the summers than actual winter use.

Very nice for a winter set! Planning to get them refinished?

While I despise the feel of driving on snow tires, I like the design of the 2017+ OEM wheels enough that the car still looks great during winter.

[dragoontwo]

12k service. Oil & filter change, new tires for colder weather. Stock size DWS 06 on 8" wheels.

[Stephen W.]

Originally Posted by wolffbite

Very nice for a winter set! Planning to get them refinished?
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Thanks and yes I will get them refinished next summer. I'm not sure where or what yet. I love the look of Black Chrome but plain gloss black powder coat maybe the cheaper way to go. I'll start shopping around after I switch back to the summer rims and tires.

[Dzmitry]

Originally Posted by new2subaru

Nice. Are you on stock catback? Some complain you get a raspy note.

I didn't experience much rasp on full stock exhaust, and also liked it when first installed. The only thing that bugged me and got me into the cat back route was the "sizzle" sound it produced from thin tubing. This was especially pronounced when really stepping on it in the lower RPM's. As RPM's went up past 4k, the sound "sizzled" so fast that it did not become very prominent anymore and smoothed out to the end of the range. Car sounds more like a race car with this header.

[Dzmitry]

Originally Posted by nikitopo

I believe lowering springs and front lip compromise ride height and clearance on speed bumps.

Should have no issues with speed bumps. Stock ground clearance is 4.9" on the tS which comes with STI lowering springs and front lip. Not exactly sure how that's true as the stock BRZ comes with the same ground clearance. But the lip doesn't actually do much lowering, as the bottom of it aligns with the bottom of the skid plate. STI springs only lower the car about 10mm. So you're still looking at over 4" ground clearance likely.

[nikitopo]

Originally Posted by Dzmitry

Should have no issues with speed bumps. Stock ground clearance is 4.9" on the tS which comes with STI lowering springs and front lip. Not exactly sure how that's true as the stock BRZ comes with the same ground clearance. But the lip doesn't actually do much lowering, as the bottom of it aligns with the bottom of the skid plate. STI springs only lower the car about 10mm. So you're still looking at over 4" ground clearance likely.

As you said the ground clearance is measured in a different area. Not in the front area. Well, check how many members scrapped their STI lip. It depends also on specific roads or if you have to get in or out a garage ramp. I suppose most issues come not with the tS springs, but with more aggressive lowering springs. The tS springs as you said lower the car only 10mm, which is very minimal for most of user tastes.

[weederr33]

Originally Posted by nikitopo

As you said the ground clearance is measured in a different area. Not in the front area. Well, check how many members scrapped their STI lip. It depends also on specific roads or if you have to get in or out a garage ramp. I suppose most issues come not with the tS springs, but with more aggressive lowering springs. The tS springs as you said lower the car only 10mm, which is very minimal for most of user tastes.

Are STI springs something you're considering? I know you mentioned an OEM+ build. I personally see the STI lip as a guard, too. Sure it scrapes, but it doesn't scrape the actual bumper so in the end, I don't mind. Plus the lip is easier to sand and buff.

[nikitopo]

Originally Posted by weederr33

Are STI springs something you're considering? I know you mentioned an OEM+ build. I personally see the STI lip as a guard, too. Sure it scrapes, but it doesn't scrape the actual bumper so in the end, I don't mind. Plus the lip is easier to sand and buff.

I have the STI springs in my old car, but again the lowering was mild in the range of 15mm. I am done with mods .. I have to worry about other things currently.