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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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How to Diagnose a Boost Leak (1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX)

 

If you own a boosted vehicle, there's a chance you may have experienced having boost leaks. Boost leaks are caused when there is a small or large gap in the air system on the car. It could come from a hole in the intercooler, a loose intake coupler, or it could come from a faulty blow-off valve. Having a boost leak will result in having a loss in boost pressure and horsepower. 

When we were driving our new Mitsubishi Eclipse, we noticed that it felt a little sluggish and wasn't making as much power as it should. In today's episode of throtl, we walk you through the process of finding a boost leak as we diagnose the leak in our car. Check out the video below to see how we diagnosed the boost leak in our car and were able to restore some horsepower. 




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