I recently also came back, sold my 2021 for a Lotus Evora GT. Great car, but Lotus support is horrible. And when I say support, I am talking about OEM parts availability. Welcome back.
Couldn't pay for a $500 tune, needed a payment plan. Proceeds to quote "high end youtubers". Still running JB4, folks this is what happens when your dad left for cigarettes and 23 years have passed.
You could pick these up; they are cheap and have held up over the last three years.
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I use my GRC manual as my daily and I love it, however people need to have expectation management. It is a car that needs worked to get any enjoyment out of it. Below 3k RPM it has nothing, it needs to be in boost. Even in normal driving you will be downshifting a lot, I like the engagement...
Apparently getting the "loudest pops" is pushing your car to the limit. If you want the loudest pop rev 4th to 6000 and drop into 2nd that should give you the desired pop you want .