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For everyone's information, my BRZ just went through its first mandatory MOT test (it will be 3 years old in May). Despite having both the HKS catted EL header and catted front pipe, emissions were very marginal, so be warned that using the two HKS cats is not as effective as in my old BRZ where...

Ah, sorry, I missed this but Claudio thought you might be coming.

Oops, missed this. I'll see if I can record it (will need help).

LOL, yes, but you're not laughing at me any harder than I'm laughing at myself! The BRZ does have enough power and I proved that on Saturday on a fast country hack to Somerset and back. However, I did like the Harrop on the old BRZ and found myself wondering... Well, I'll find out soon...

I'm sure these young'uns think I'm an OAP when I say I'm not on 'Insta'. ...oh yes, I have to remind myself that I'm the same age as OAPs!

I had decided on going with a blower supercharger as the FA24 is fundamentally different from the FA20. The latter needed help everywhere, so positive displacement with the Harrop was the right thing to do. The FA24 has torque, though, so assistance from the midrange upwards felt the right way...

It got mixed in with "I'm retired", "I'm not getting any younger" and "do it now, no more waiting". I had a really long think and decided the BRZ really is my final performance car, so let's have a bit of Porsche performance for a few more thrills before my years of driving come to an end. You...

I may have done a thing... My HKS GT2 supercharger installation is booked with Fensport for 1st June. I know they've done GR86s but they have never seen a BRZ Gen2. My car already has an EcuTek tune so no problems there. Unusually, they don't dyno tune, they drive-and-update from logging and...

I've just filled up with V-Power 99 RON at 184.9 and was surprised it wasn't more.

I finally got my vent-mounted DRLs/indicators installed and working. The bumper-off work was done last week and the wiring, using a long claw grabber to retrieve the cables (harder than it looked), finished today. It all works very well, but worth noting that you need an add-a-fuse adapter in...

Ok, thanks. I'll take another look and discuss it with Abbey Motorsport.

I installed the new horns today, the first decent sunny day this year. Goodness me, they're LOUD! No more meep!

I'm glad to say that the battery drain on my Gen2 BRZ is nowhere near as bad as the old BRZ. Yesterday I noticed my Ctek monitor was flashing yellow, but a long blast around the M25 and up the M1 and back home has got it flashing green again. I think short drives into town and home don't put...

I moved my Ctek LED traffic light monitor from the old BRZ to the new one. It nearly always pulses green and only once amber, the battery drain current seems to be a lot lower in the Gen2.

If you want good power gains and a nice sound, but still want to keep it legal, I can recommend the HKS GT-Spec EL catted manifold and front pipe.

I would most certainly tick the reversing camera, it's elegant, mounted in the boot lid, and you do not want to have to do that aftermarket.

I guess so. I downloaded the Japanese brochure and those items I have are listed in there. Maybe the lines between factory install and dealer install are blurred. Shame, but good luck with your purchase.

Interesting what you said about factory fit. My BRZ came with STi aero, STi v-bars and rear draw stiffener, Fujitsubo exhaust and Alpine head unit with Panasonic front dashcam (the Alpine records both front and rear cams). The Japanese order sheet I have for the car when it was new has them...

Don't forget the Blackbushe meet next Sunday. Hopefully the weather will be kind, but the coffee is always excellent. Hoping to see you there in the reserved paddock from 11:00, or else in the car park if it's flooded. https://fb.me/e/9lNi2k5WB

I've just realised you meant a brand new car. How will you get around the rules about only being able to import 6 month or older cars? Or so I was told.