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I'm aware, but the badge will be that classic 80s BMW huge.
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isnt retro cool?
I would do a badge in Vinyl, Im sure a few of us here would like 130is badges
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Yup, WRB BRZ Limited.
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Why the 1 over it? Just curious. I personally dislike those cars and I constantly have to explain to ppl why I think the cpo 1 I bought for less money is better lol
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It's a pretty unpleasant daily driver and the engine sounds like a vacuum humping a weed whacker.
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Maybe auto 128i, but definitely slower than 6MT. BRZ stock feels like a dog.
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04-23-2013, 08:33 AM | #54 |
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I saw a guy trading in a three year old cayman for a brz the day I went to the Subaru dealer to check one out. He got a check for five grand and an ugly (to me) stupid car in return. Our cars are so much better.
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St1g- if you were to do it all over again, and I want my car to eventually end up like yours, what would you prioritize in terms of your mods?
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I guess the only thing I might change is getting rid of the run flats sooner. I knew it was going to be a huge difference, but hadn't factored in dropping 40.4lbs of unsprung weight.
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04-23-2013, 05:32 PM | #58 |
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wait until BRZ/FRS fans log in an diss our e82 n52's lol
The Dowager Countess I do agree with STIG on changing to non runflats, and thinking about lighter wheels. My path was exhaust, front sway, manifold, tune, airbox with cosmetics sprinkled in. The path allowed me to make power but accentuate e82 drawbacks in suspension In hindsight for performance, i suggest perhaps the following order: Airbox -to make the car breathe and make it the best it is, right now Learning the throttle reset procedure with the pedals -this will avoid the tune until you know what you want. a used sprint booster/pbx also works, get it real cheap tho Tires (and wheels) suspension ( M3 subframe bushes, front control arms, better shocks or coils, maybe sway bars) this will allow you the best control for non runflats and make the car the shine in natural form The rest of mods( DISA, tune, other m3 bits etc.)
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I personally always say suspension>power. I'm putting my eibach pro-kit springs on my M-sport shocks soon, but i had non sport suspension originally and i swapped it for m-sport. 20/20 hindsight, i should've just gotten Perf suspension or the full eibach pro kit in the first place. Following i went mostly cosmetic, headlights, tail lights, carbon fiber spoiler, front lip, etc etc, since i needed to live with it as my DD and i like it looking pretty. I probably won't ever do power mods since i'm driving at a rate of 30k a year and ill be at 100k before i know it.
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Was your stock throttle screwed up?
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i felt the airbox was an okay mod, i did notice a change for the better and though it would have been nicer to get it earlier
I mentioned the throttle reset because it worked for me
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Guys- these run flats do suck and I am going to replace them with lighter better wheels and tires- I'm thinking gforce rivals or azenis rt615s on some light kosei k4r wheels- are these wheels too shitty for a car this heavy? I want light- I don't want to spend five grand- bad idea?
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1) light 2) cheap 3) strong Choose your poison. Bad wheels get one or none.
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Is this the right manifold? I see the two DISA units, but for some reason this thing looks different from the others I've seen. What are those orange wires? Are they for the oil separator that comes off anyway? Are there supposed to be wires coming out of the DISA units? Incidentally, the 11-digit p/n listed on the sticker makes no sense; RealOEM can't find it as either a US or Euro p/n. On the plus side, it does say "N52 B30 OL," which is the designation for the high output N52. Supposedly this came off of a wrecked 2006 328i N51.
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