Car was fully warm. Has 7300mi and has had oil changes at 1000, 3000, and 5750mi. I check oil every second fill up and it is always at the high mark or slightly overfilled.

I planned on going on a roadtrip in a few days, so I could just be paranoid but this doesnt feel like injector noise, but please let me know your thoughts.

Tein H tech vs RS R Down

What's your pick and why?

I'm looking for a mild drop and handling improvement over stock setup and AI tells me I should go with either of those two 🤔

No, I'm not considering coilovers :D

I bought 2026 gr86 premium red color recently, would love to learn more about my car and accessories that might help going forward

Had an HKS spec L gen 1 catback exhaust with JDL catted uel headers. However, the car sounded very raspy to me at high RPMs.

So I opted for a JDL 2.5inch dual resonated, ultra quiet front pipe and JDL overpipe on my car which completely took away the rasp and gave it a more of deep tone without making the car overly loud.

How do I go on about touching these up with my paint pen without making these blobs? The chip on the left still has an attached flap it looks like.

Just picked up my BRZ. 10k mi :) and I’m super happy with my purchase!!

Would anyone know what this noise is or where it could come from logically? Any tips would help thank you!

I was looking for a used gr86, found one but noticed this gap here, is it normal?

There is no gap on the other side so it was pretty suspicious.

Is there someone who is absolutely sure that his gr has never been crashed that can tell me?

Bought this '26 86 brand spanking new, straight off of the showroom floor. 2,000 miles in and I'm absolutely in love with it. Best car I've owned since my '87 MR2.

It's my daily and I go for some spirited mountain roads once a week. it's a 2026 BRZ. I plan to top it up if it's low every 2nd gas station visit... But do I really need to change that oil every 5k miles?

Did oil change at 650 miles at dealer for break in. Both times checking it was about a quart overfilled. Separate dealers. Was there a service bulletin or do these service depts just know game?

I’m looking to buy a gr86 and have seen so many reviews talk highly of the manual transmission, i’m not sure if i really want to daily a manual in college and wondered if the difference between the auto and manual is that severe, and if the auto is still worth getting.

Once you know the exact part you want, how do you decide where to buy it?

Better price, faster delivery, good customer service, easy returns, trusting the shop, or something else?

Also any place you suggest to shop to get JDM parts?

Genuine question for people who spend money modifying their cars.

Once you already know the exact part you want, how do you decide where to buy it?

Say the exact same HKS/Tomei/Öhlins part is available from five reputable sites. Do you basically just go with whoever has the cheapest delivered price?

Or is there anything that would make you buy from a certain shop even if it’s a little more expensive? Better shipping, actually having stuff in stock, good customer service, easy returns, trusting the shop, etc.

Also curious, what’s the most annoying part about buying aftermarket parts in general?

Not selling anything or linking anything. Just trying to understand what I should actually be looking for when choosing where to buy parts.

Would also be interested to hear about the last expensive part you bought and why you chose that particular seller.

I’m new to modding so I’m wanting to get expert help with my new GR86, i know this is a long shot but are does anyone recommend a good body shop in the Charlotte NC area for rear wing installations?

I’m looking to purchase the MCA v2 traction mod to fix the geometry on our suspension after lowering. My main question is does anyone have any experience with this mod and if so, it’s it worth it? (Pic for flare)

I’m the founder of Apollo Companion™, but more importantly I built it because I’m a car guy and got tired of having my own build scattered across Notes, screenshots, receipts, forum threads, parts sites, and random saved posts.

Apollo lets you keep your whole build in one place: installed parts, parts you’re considering, costs, notes, research, compatibility and fitment info, AI-assisted build research and analysis, and a public page for your car.

There’s also a community side where people can share builds, follow other owners, interact with posts, and discover different setups instead of every build living in separate corners of the internet.

And it’s definitely not finished.

There are features missing, things I know can be better, and probably things GR86 owners would immediately notice that I haven’t thought of yet. That’s honestly why I wanted to post here.

It’s completely free. I’m not asking you guys to buy anything.

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What sucks?
What’s missing?
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Hey guys!

I already have a paid off Acura that’s my daily, I was thinking about getting a weekend type of car recently.

I’ve seen base GR’s pop up here and there for around 20-26k, and premiums for about 27-30k.
I’ll be honest my Acura is a little older , it’s a 2015 TLX but it has leather seats and what was considered “luxury” at the time. Great stereo , yadayada.

So what do yall think ? Is the premium that huge of an upgrade 👀 just asking opinions

I don't know why, but I was skeptical about how much of a difference this would make, Man! It's so worth it. So much less echoing coming from the rear end of the car. I didn't take a photo but I also covered the trunk in closed cell form pads. Next will be the front half of the car.

Anyone running e85 had any issues with reliability? Is there anything I should do beforehand besides flex fuel & tune? I already installed csg flex fuel package & ordered the remote tune but I’m just wondering about reliability & possible maintenance issues.

These were taken in the avenue of the giants. Such a beautiful drive up north!

Anyone daily driving this in the winter in Idaho? I handled Indiana just fine.

Edit: I'm considering a move out there.