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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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Building a Modern Day (Fast & Furious) 1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse - Part 17 - NEW HRE WHEELS!

 

We've got tons of new parts for the Eclipse! As the SEMA show gets closer, we make more progress on completing the Eclipse. In today’s episode of throtl, we install a full exhaust system from STM Tune, carbon fiber mirrors from APR Performance, an OHM Racing wiring harness, Haltech Ignition coils, and some new wheels from HRE.


STM Exhaust

Installing the exhaust system from STM Tune was quick and easy, however, there were some simple modifications that we had to do. Since we needed to mount a wideband  O2 sensor, we had to drill a hole into the front section of the exhaust. After getting the hole cut out, we were able to weld the bung for the O2 sensor.


APR Mirrors

After installing the STM exhaust, Mickey and Quinn mount some APR carbon fiber mirrors on the Eclipse. Since APR doesn’t make a direct bolt-on kit for the Eclipse, Mickey had to make a custom mounting plate out of a sheet of carbon fiber. He used the shape of the OEM mirrors to make a perfect cut on the carbon fiber, allowing the APR mirrors to mount up perfectly to the Eclipse. The mirrors look rad, as they look similar to the ones on the original Fast and Furious Eclipse. 


Engine Work

Next, the boys started working on the Eclipse’s engine bay. First, they installed the OHM Racing engine harness and mount for the ignition coils. Then they installed the Haltech ignition coils. The ignition coils made a nice touch to the Eclipse’s engine bay. Finally, Mickey mounts a manifold pressure sensor to the intake manifold and gets it reinstalled on the car.


HRE Wheels

After working in the engine bay, we show you the new HRE wheels for the Eclipse. Evan nailed the wheel specs and they turned out great for modern wheels with a taste of the original wheels from the Fast and Furious Eclipse. We immediately threw on some Falken RT 660 tires and installed them on the car. They look insane! Check it out for yourself in the video below.


Stay tuned for the next Eclipse videos as we will be starting it for the first time very shortly.




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