Quickclicknick 8 Report post Posted August 6, 2015 Hello All, Last November I succumbed to a second (or maybe third) mid life crisis, the quest to try and remind myself on a daily basis what it was like driving the Sylva kitcar that I built at the start of the 90's. This is the first new car I have ever bought, having had company cars and then a string of nearly new Alfas under my belt. I have had bikes too, my most bonkers bike being a Y2K Aprilia RSV Mille (I wonder where that is now). ...and so the BRZ has around 6000 miles on it now, running it in over a wet weekend in Wales was a revelation. My outgoing Alfa GT 3.2 never handled like that! Now I am thinking about some small tweaks....maybe. So far i have just ditched the noise pipe thing and put a Mishimoto hose between the throttle body and the filter. The kit car has a shiny Momo gear knob and so I just had to get something like it for the BRZ. A Richbrook Classic Ball is close enough. I changed the oils myself at 1000 miles - Motul 8100 Eco-lite 0W-20 for the engine and Redline MTL for the gearbox. (This has been a great mod and instantly made the shift MUCH sweeter). That's it for now, I just wanted to say hello and that I may well be tapping you lot for info... Cheers Nick 3 Keethos, chillismoke and Squadrone Rosso reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JamesP1991 222 Report post Posted August 6, 2015 Welcome to the club Nick, lovely to see another Essex member here, we definitely need to arrange a local meet now with so many of us Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rob275 1817 Report post Posted August 6, 2015 Hi Nick, Seems the Essex bunch is growing. Definitely time for a social between Japfest2 and JAE I think! I'm willing to venture to your dodgy County if I must. Welcome to the club anyhow Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ztox 230 Report post Posted August 6, 2015 Welcome to the club! We should definitely do another Essex meet, I'll have an 86 this time Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Test Drives Unlimited 278 Report post Posted August 6, 2015 Hi Nick and welcome to the Drivers Club Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JamesP1991 222 Report post Posted August 6, 2015 Welcome to the club! We should definitely do another Essex meet, I'll have an 86 this time Just need to pick a spot fairly central for all of us Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keethos 842 Report post Posted August 6, 2015 Congrats and welcome to the club, nice to see you getting stuck in and modding already. Any other plans at all? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quickclicknick 8 Report post Posted August 6, 2015 Thanks for all the welcomes! I don't have any firm plans for mods but here are a few ideas that attract me and mostly centre around making it an even better road car and shedding some unsprung weight: Tein Flex A and 17" Enkei RPF1 with Michelin Pilot super sport 215/45 R17 and maybe HKS Spec L exhaust. Biggest suprise of ownership is that the fuel economy is much better than I expected (compared with my old 3.2ltr V6 Alfa!). Biggest annoyance is the dip in power from 3.5K ~ 4.5k....love to be able to fix that! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mike-p 116 Report post Posted August 6, 2015 Welcome to the forum Nick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nikndel 509 Report post Posted August 6, 2015 Hi Nick from Nick! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
will300 812 Report post Posted August 6, 2015 Welcome Nick I would definitely recommend the Tein Flex A (make sure you get the new ones with HBS), now get some pictures up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted August 7, 2015 Welcome aboard Nick. Good news is there is a great social scene down south, so plenty of things to do. Enjoy your car. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sxocpaul 49 Report post Posted August 7, 2015 Another black in Essex. Welcome aboard Nick Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squadrone Rosso 82 Report post Posted August 9, 2015 Another Alfa deserter....lol My wife's Alfa V6 GT went to its new owner last week. She currently has a Black 86 Aero on loan while Toyota get their act together with hers. Hopefully, this is the week. Shame the 86 doesn't sound like the Alfa but other than that, I doubt we'll miss it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quickclicknick 8 Report post Posted August 10, 2015 I'll always miss the V6 Busso for it's charisma but never for it's thirst! I had a 2.5 before that and I have to say that I liked the 2.5 unit a lot more than the 3.2. It begged to be revved...actually needed to be! 1 Squadrone Rosso reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willtl 54 Report post Posted August 10, 2015 I used to have a 2 litre 156 and the consumption was somehow worse than my 3 litre 325i! (best I managed on 156 was about 39, managed 41 on the BMW). Interested to see what I can get out of the BRZ, will be disappointed if I can't beat the BMW. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squadrone Rosso 82 Report post Posted August 10, 2015 The Busso in our old GT was always pretty economical. The V6 in my Brera isn't. If you're a petrol head though, who cares or worries? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willtl 54 Report post Posted August 10, 2015 Setting and beating my mpg record is one of my favourite games, becomes quite addictive.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keethos 842 Report post Posted August 10, 2015 I managed to get about 365 miles out of about 45 litres which works out rough about 36mpg (I think). And this was 80% motorway driving at sensible speeds, it's the furthest I've ever got out of a tank I think. I usually only get about 280 miles. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Willtl 54 Report post Posted August 10, 2015 I guess that is about what you can expect without removing unnecessary weight (such as passenger seats) to get close to the manufacturers figures. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted August 10, 2015 You'll only better 41 realistically if you drive under 70mph on the motorway. I've averaged 37.6mpg in 2500 miles of driving round the Alps and back over the last two weeks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squadrone Rosso 82 Report post Posted August 10, 2015 Setting and beating my mpg record is one of my favourite games, becomes quite addictive.... I like that game too. I bet I can get it lower than 18....lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Subota Boy 402 Report post Posted August 10, 2015 Welcome Nick! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
