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Surprising our SUBSCRIBER with his DREAM CAR BUILD! (Full Transformation): 2014 Subaru BRZ

  Alex was recently announced as the winner for throtl Dream Build #2! As the winner of #throtldreambuild2, Alex got his car shipped out to San Diego California to be fully modified by the throtl team. When Alex's car arrived, it was a mostly-stock 2014 Subaru BRZ. As soon as the car arrived at the throtl headquarters, the team immediately got to work on some modifications. Alex's car got the works with some new interior, exterior, and performance-based modifications. Interior Modifications For the interior of the BRZ, we installed a custom black suede headliner, throtl shift knob, and a new audio system from OEM Audio+. The OEM Audio+ system sounds significantly better than the factory audio system. This made it way more enjoyable to listen to music in the BRZ. The Opelite Optics headliner had a space theme with led shooting stars that lit up the roof of the BRZ, adding a nice bit of style to the interior. The new throtl shift knob was the cherry on top for interior modificati...
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MANUAL TRANS BMW V10 M5 VS SMG V10 M5


This one is near and dear to our hearts. Why you ask? Because at throtl we are diehard gearheads and love our manuals! But, there is much debate inside The HuntQuarters as to what is a better transmission...the manual, or the SMG in the beastly V10 M5. Sure, we are all diehard manual transmission fans, but technology enhancements happen for a reason.  Obviously, the SMG transmission, (Sequential Manual Gearbox) is much more primitive than the modern day Dual Clutch transmissions, like DCT, or Porsche's PDK, but this video shows that even this old school SMG puts a good lead on a traditional manual transmission.


Even though the Manual gets tromped on, our boy Rick sure would've loved to get his hands on an M5 with the manual. Happy Motoring!

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