I grew up here so I knew the taxes were going to be high. Just how high they were was a surprise.
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Blew past $5k in mods a while ago. I'll probably be just over $10-12k to get to where I want. 10.7" wheels square with 200tw tires, MCS or Ohlins coilovers, the SPL catalog, pads/fluid/lines, seats, track reliability mods, and an ECUTEK tune.
That's not even beginning to count how much $$ is...
When I was younger I threw mods and wrench time at my cars. I love spinning wrenches, and I learned a lot about working on cars. I really did some really fun mods to my cars, but everything I did lacked a clear direction.
I got into SCCA Auto-X and actually ended up undoing several of the...
No argument from me. I had been living in Colorado for 12 years in an "unincorporated" part of Jefferson County on the outer edge of the Denver Metro Area. I moved back to CT and nearly had a fucking brain aneurism when I got my first tax bill.
Lots of B58s in BMWs running the Pure 800. I'm sure someone has 100k+ miles on one.
The B58 seems pretty bulletproof at that power level with regular maintenance.
GESI Cat? Will it hold up on track?
You're absolutely right. Time will tell how this really shakes out.
I don't want to upgrade my turbo anytime soon, I just wanted the option to down the road in a year or two. The 93 custom dyno tune Mikey Botti did on my car with the completely stock...
Well this makes me regret going with ECUTEK, although it's not their fault. They have to do this to stay in business.
I'm still on the factory downpipe with my ECUTEK tune, but part of the reason I bought a 2020 was to be able to upgrade the turbo and defeat associated CELs.
Can I run a...
I mean, in the conditions we were in on Saturday I probably had one of the fastest cars there, but these tires wouldn't deal with real heat very well because of the compound.
She's really torn between the Z4, a 981 Boxster, and the Fiata Abarth.