BRZ Front License Plate Relocate
It seems as though most BRZ/FR-S owners same the same thing, DON’T DRILL MY BUMPER FOR THE FRONT PLATE!!! This is the first Subaru (probably not first Scion) where there is an option for NOT putting holes in the front bumper. Taking advantage of this, we quickly adapted our Impreza “Front License Plate Relocate Kit” to the BRZ. It uses the OEM tow hook hole and port to install the front plate. So NO DRILLING REQUIRED! Check out the pics [...Continue Reading...]
Dealer called me last week saying our BRZ was going to be delivered on the 15th. Thursday May 10th, a BRZ was delivered in Seattle and I just had this feeling… Friday May 11th, Kalei at Wentworth Subaru called me up and told me the best news I had heard all week! YOUR BRZ IS HERE Below are some of the pics I took while at the dealer on Friday. Before we get to the pics, I took a rather [...Continue Reading...]
Spring Rate 101 by H&R Springs
Spring Rate 101 by Roland Graef. Suspension customers shopping for aftermarket springs will sometimes resort to shopping for springs by spring rate. While the rate of the spring is a measure of spring performance, it is not the only influence of vehicle performance and handling, especially when the chassis is lowered. There are many factors that come into play when it comes to suspension tuning. When does a higher rate spring feel softer than a lower rate spring and a lower [...Continue Reading...]
Which PERRIN Endlinks Are For Me?
We have listened to our customers and dealers to bring you something that you have been asking for, that hits a particular price point as well as performance levels that until now, we have not offered! Our endlinks have gone through a major revamp over the last few months and we now have three different styles to choose from for each application. With virtually the same design bodies, we now have 3 different types of bushings you can get in your endlinks. [...Continue Reading...]
Bumpstops are Not Bumpstops Anymore
Micro Cellular Jounce Bumper. by Roland Graef. Attention – calling all bumpstops.Well, we call them bumpstops because we always have. It is what we are used to calling them. But in the age of specialized tech-talk they are “bumpstops” no more; now they are micro-cellular progressive jounce bumpers. – What? … That was a double decafe Mocha, skinny, no whip! “The song, “Head out on the Highway, look’in for adventure” keeps ringing in my head. Where was I, oh yeah, trying [...Continue Reading...]
It seems as though most BRZ/FR-S owners same the same thing, DON’T DRILL MY BUMPER FOR THE FRONT PLATE!!! This is the first Subaru (probably not first Scion) where there is an option for NOT putting holes in the front bumper. Taking advantage of this, we quickly adapted our Impreza “Front License Plate Relocate Kit” to the BRZ. It uses the OEM tow hook hole and port to install the front plate. So NO DRILLING REQUIRED! Check out the pics [...Continue Reading...]
Dealer called me last week saying our BRZ was going to be delivered on the 15th. Thursday May 10th, a BRZ was delivered in Seattle and I just had this feeling… Friday May 11th, Kalei at Wentworth Subaru called me up and told me the best news I had heard all week! YOUR BRZ IS HERE Below are some of the pics I took while at the dealer on Friday. Before we get to the pics, I took a rather [...Continue Reading...]
Spring Rate 101 by Roland Graef. Suspension customers shopping for aftermarket springs will sometimes resort to shopping for springs by spring rate. While the rate of the spring is a measure of spring performance, it is not the only influence of vehicle performance and handling, especially when the chassis is lowered. There are many factors that come into play when it comes to suspension tuning. When does a higher rate spring feel softer than a lower rate spring and a lower [...Continue Reading...]
We have listened to our customers and dealers to bring you something that you have been asking for, that hits a particular price point as well as performance levels that until now, we have not offered! Our endlinks have gone through a major revamp over the last few months and we now have three different styles to choose from for each application. With virtually the same design bodies, we now have 3 different types of bushings you can get in your endlinks. [...Continue Reading...]
Micro Cellular Jounce Bumper. by Roland Graef. Attention – calling all bumpstops.Well, we call them bumpstops because we always have. It is what we are used to calling them. But in the age of specialized tech-talk they are “bumpstops” no more; now they are micro-cellular progressive jounce bumpers. – What? … That was a double decafe Mocha, skinny, no whip! “The song, “Head out on the Highway, look’in for adventure” keeps ringing in my head. Where was I, oh yeah, trying [...Continue Reading...]
Why Do I need the EBCS Pro? In Boost Control Systems Explained Part 2, we described the basics behind adding more boost using Manual boost controllers along with how OEM boost control systems work. In this article, we are going to explore using our EBCS Pro solenoid in place of the OEM part. You will see how this can benefit you and your car. The PERRIN EBCS Pro is a solenoid designed to replace the OEM part to create better [...Continue Reading...]
Its not really the very first part as we know of a few that already fit the car, but this is at least the first part made specifically for the car. One of our most popular parts for the EJ engine (current Subaru Engine design) is our lightweight crank pulley. Its been a staple for PERRIN for a long long time, and its only obvious that we need to continue this tradition of removing a few pounds from the rotating [...Continue Reading...]
Recently we have been getting more and more customers with poorly runing cars, or check engine codes for super knock. A large source of these customers are in California or where 91oct fuel is the highest they can get at the pump. In any turbocharged or supercharged engine, octane is very important for performance and for keeping knock/detonation at bay. This article isn’t about knock or what it is, or why its bad, you can find out about this [...Continue Reading...]
Around the shop we talked about this a bunch but never actually did it. Of course it sounds crazy to run your STI with no intercooler, but what if we added Meth injection?? Would this solve the air density issue? Would it cool temps enough to run the same ignition timing? Would this offset a necessary richer AFR do to the hotter charge temps? Would it be more responsive? Results were very interesting for sure. The car we used was [...Continue Reading...]
Helping Us Build Our EBCS Pro Map Database Over the years we have gotten hundreds of requests for custom PERRIN maps which are setup to use our EBCS Pro (Electronic Boost Control Solenoid). From time to time we have offered custom mapping to customers that asked but we are taking this a step further and trying to offer this service to all customers. In order to create a map for your car that works with the EBCS, we require some data from [...Continue Reading...]
