Tainen's BRZ Limited - Page 4 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Alien_Junky · 05-19-2012, 07:54 AM

I need to move to the west coast. Cause their ain't crap in Chicago or Tampa.

DanPO · 05-19-2012, 10:00 AM

So I am going to post here since I rode in Ricky's car yesterday. I am Ricky's other brother-in-law who doesn't live in his basement and I have a real job.

I have been waiting 3-4 years to ride in this car and maybe in a few weeks he'll let me drive it when the honeymoon ends.

Riding in the car proved a lot for me. I have been waiting for the right car to come along to make my "Garage Queen" (2nd car). I skipped my younger years (as a car guy) of buying a car and going into debt with all of it's mods during high school and college which was the smart thing to do. I am reaching my 10 year reunion from high school and I have been waiting a LONG time. I have been working hard, married the right girl, bought the ring, houses, have a cute little girl and I took care of everyone else before me while I bought $6K - $10K cars to commute in.

Now, I currently have a company car for my commuting but I just bought a huge house with a large 3 car garage. The problem is that there is that empty space (Sad...). So personally I have been mainly interested in 3 cars: 86, Gen Coupe R-Spec 2.0T, & potentially doing the S14 route. Whatever I end up doing I want to do right the first time. I want to keep the car for like 15 years and keep working on it. It will be a low mileage car and only driven on summer days...worked on in the rainy season.

Here my thoughts after riding in the car... I was extremely impressed with every part of the car (Ricky already explained this in length and did a good job). I like the gen coupe because of it's modification and tuning capabilities. It looks good if you do some body work on it too. The BRZ looks perfect even with stock wheels and there is a TON of aftermarket support on this (parts obviously in development)

My only disappointing thing really (when deciding which car to go with this year) is acceleration...but is it? I had a 2005 Sentra SE-R and it pulled just like the BRZ and I liked it. However, the BRZ is a WAY better performer. I just saw a video from the Japan HKS website (see below) which shows their GT Supercharger installed in the 86 engine bay. It's beautiful! You can tell they are in the final stages of making this supercharger kit. With that being said, and all of the aftermarket support we have seen this car truly is the best platform to modify. I know we haven't seen everything come out yet...however this car clearly is engineered with the enthusiast in mind. The light weight (500lbs less than a Gen coupe) makes a huge difference in every aspect of the car along with the lower center of gravity. The driver seat is better than any other car I have sat in. I am 6'3" and it's perfect.

So what do you guys think? I am thinking the 86 is a better platform to modify than the S14 and Gen Coupe. Especially since I planning on sinking $40K total into the car with modifications. (within a space of like 5-8 years)

Here is the video showing the supercharger:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwIilncWpG8"]HKS GT Supercharger for 86/BRZ #ft86 #lovecars - YouTube[/ame]

DEC1 · 05-19-2012, 11:01 AM

wow the entire hood and fenders with clear bra?...interesting. I have it on my car but only partials on hood an fenders...and I hate the "lines" where it stops.
In the vid the car looks very much satin or matte (as opposed to high gloss)...is that the way it looks in person?
In fact the bimmer looks "glossier" or is just the lighting and resolution?
I'm asking because I'm beginning to reconsider SWP...

ngabdala · 05-19-2012, 11:50 AM

This is what the SWP looked like on 4/21/12 at an auto show I was at. I decided it was a terrible color as it looked dull and beige but I have not seen any other SWP look like this. Tainen's looks hot.

jonnyquest · 05-19-2012, 12:15 PM

Awesome dude. Exactly what I would have got. I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of your mods when they happen.

chulooz · 05-19-2012, 12:39 PM

Looks like the HKS charger deletes the A/C. Also SWP is not some new color, you can probably spot it at your subie dealer to see if its your thing.

ESBjiujitsu · 05-19-2012, 04:08 PM

awesome thanks for the posts!!!! hope your enjoying it!!!!

naticedog04 · 05-19-2012, 05:06 PM

Car looks and sounds great!! Thank u for sharing the vids and the pics

civicdrivr · 05-21-2012, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by civicdrivr

Sweet BRZ!

Can you post a pic of the rear window with the brakes applied? Id like to see how bright the 3rd brake light is through the tint.

Thanks!

Bump? Im getting my tint done tomorrow morning and need to decide whether to have them tint the entire window or leave the brake light area open.

Tainen · 05-22-2012, 01:11 PM

Hmm... well, with the 35% it didn't really have much effect. if you are going darker than that though, it'd probably be too dark.

Dyno vid uploading now...

Tainen · 05-22-2012, 01:15 PM

New dyno video here:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46a9L_yHgwM"]dyno[/ame]

serialk11r · 05-22-2012, 02:28 PM

WTF AFR got down into the 10s...I thought that only happened on 2 bar boost turbo cars. I guess that's what the Cobb video had too.

Tainen · 05-22-2012, 06:14 PM

yeah, if we can get that AFR more flat, it'd probably really help...

stay tuned.

civicdrivr · 05-22-2012, 09:29 PM

Wow that ran rich past 5500rpm.

I assume that was measured with a sniffer at the back of the car?

05-19-2012, 11:50 AM	#46
ngabdala Vortech Supercharged Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: WRB BRZ 6MT LTD Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,447 Thanks: 1,897 Thanked 467 Times in 283 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	This is what the SWP looked like on 4/21/12 at an auto show I was at. I decided it was a terrible color as it looked dull and beige but I have not seen any other SWP look like this. Tainen's looks hot. Attached Images __________________ Powered by Vortech, ECS Tuning, and JDL Auto Design

05-22-2012, 01:11 PM	#52
Tainen Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: First SWP BRZ-L Location: Washington Posts: 809 Thanks: 154 Thanked 350 Times in 174 Posts Mentioned: 11 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Hmm... well, with the 35% it didn't really have much effect. if you are going darker than that though, it'd probably be too dark. Dyno vid uploading now... __________________ First white BRZ in the country Limited SWP BRZ, 35% tint, clear bra, Nameless Performance downpipe, axelback, headers

05-22-2012, 01:15 PM	#53
Tainen Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: First SWP BRZ-L Location: Washington Posts: 809 Thanks: 154 Thanked 350 Times in 174 Posts Mentioned: 11 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	New dyno video here: [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46a9L_yHgwM"]dyno[/ame] __________________ First white BRZ in the country Limited SWP BRZ, 35% tint, clear bra, Nameless Performance downpipe, axelback, headers Last edited by Tainen; 05-22-2012 at 01:59 PM.

05-22-2012, 06:14 PM	#55
Tainen Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: First SWP BRZ-L Location: Washington Posts: 809 Thanks: 154 Thanked 350 Times in 174 Posts Mentioned: 11 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	yeah, if we can get that AFR more flat, it'd probably really help... stay tuned. __________________ First white BRZ in the country Limited SWP BRZ, 35% tint, clear bra, Nameless Performance downpipe, axelback, headers

05-22-2012, 09:29 PM	#56
civicdrivr Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: 2018 Golf R Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 2,807 Thanks: 5,386 Thanked 1,095 Times in 647 Posts Mentioned: 68 Post(s) Tagged: 7 Thread(s)	Wow that ran rich past 5500rpm. I assume that was measured with a sniffer at the back of the car? __________________ Parting out HERE

05-19-2012, 07:54 AM	#43
Alien_Junky Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2007 Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 11 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I need to move to the west coast. Cause their ain't crap in Chicago or Tampa.

05-19-2012, 10:00 AM	#44
DanPO Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: Future BRZ owner Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	So I am going to post here since I rode in Ricky's car yesterday. I am Ricky's other brother-in-law who doesn't live in his basement and I have a real job. I have been waiting 3-4 years to ride in this car and maybe in a few weeks he'll let me drive it when the honeymoon ends. Riding in the car proved a lot for me. I have been waiting for the right car to come along to make my "Garage Queen" (2nd car). I skipped my younger years (as a car guy) of buying a car and going into debt with all of it's mods during high school and college which was the smart thing to do. I am reaching my 10 year reunion from high school and I have been waiting a LONG time. I have been working hard, married the right girl, bought the ring, houses, have a cute little girl and I took care of everyone else before me while I bought $6K - $10K cars to commute in. Now, I currently have a company car for my commuting but I just bought a huge house with a large 3 car garage. The problem is that there is that empty space (Sad...). So personally I have been mainly interested in 3 cars: 86, Gen Coupe R-Spec 2.0T, & potentially doing the S14 route. Whatever I end up doing I want to do right the first time. I want to keep the car for like 15 years and keep working on it. It will be a low mileage car and only driven on summer days...worked on in the rainy season. Here my thoughts after riding in the car... I was extremely impressed with every part of the car (Ricky already explained this in length and did a good job). I like the gen coupe because of it's modification and tuning capabilities. It looks good if you do some body work on it too. The BRZ looks perfect even with stock wheels and there is a TON of aftermarket support on this (parts obviously in development) My only disappointing thing really (when deciding which car to go with this year) is acceleration...but is it? I had a 2005 Sentra SE-R and it pulled just like the BRZ and I liked it. However, the BRZ is a WAY better performer. I just saw a video from the Japan HKS website (see below) which shows their GT Supercharger installed in the 86 engine bay. It's beautiful! You can tell they are in the final stages of making this supercharger kit. With that being said, and all of the aftermarket support we have seen this car truly is the best platform to modify. I know we haven't seen everything come out yet...however this car clearly is engineered with the enthusiast in mind. The light weight (500lbs less than a Gen coupe) makes a huge difference in every aspect of the car along with the lower center of gravity. The driver seat is better than any other car I have sat in. I am 6'3" and it's perfect. So what do you guys think? I am thinking the 86 is a better platform to modify than the S14 and Gen Coupe. Especially since I planning on sinking $40K total into the car with modifications. (within a space of like 5-8 years) Here is the video showing the supercharger: [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwIilncWpG8"]HKS GT Supercharger for 86/BRZ #ft86 #lovecars - YouTube[/ame]

05-19-2012, 11:01 AM	#45
DEC1 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: '10 Infiniti G37 (pre-ordered BRZ) Location: MA Posts: 196 Thanks: 9 Thanked 51 Times in 26 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	wow the entire hood and fenders with clear bra?...interesting. I have it on my car but only partials on hood an fenders...and I hate the "lines" where it stops. In the vid the car looks very much satin or matte (as opposed to high gloss)...is that the way it looks in person? In fact the bimmer looks "glossier" or is just the lighting and resolution? I'm asking because I'm beginning to reconsider SWP...

05-19-2012, 12:15 PM	#47
jonnyquest Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: 1999 Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS Location: Grants Pass Oregon Posts: 43 Thanks: 4 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Awesome dude. Exactly what I would have got. I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of your mods when they happen.

05-19-2012, 12:39 PM	#48
chulooz Registered you sir Join Date: Feb 2010 Drives: 99 impreza coupe Location: DC / CT Posts: 1,666 Thanks: 259 Thanked 380 Times in 207 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Looks like the HKS charger deletes the A/C. Also SWP is not some new color, you can probably spot it at your subie dealer to see if its your thing.

05-19-2012, 05:06 PM	#50
naticedog04 Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: 02 RSX-type s(sold) 99 Civic CX Location: California Posts: 73 Thanks: 59 Thanked 12 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Car looks and sounds great!! Thank u for sharing the vids and the pics

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