car is so rare. He loves the yellow, the TRD lip kit etc. The car means everything to him. He learned how to drive a manual with it, met people who are now really close friends through the car and competed in his first autocross with the car. “I’ve have had a lot of firsts in this car, hence I was really hurt to see it get wrecked at MidOhio, but she’s a warrior and I know I’ll be back again very soon.” The biggest weak point he’s found are the transmission and the engine. The engine in stock form is pretty underwhelming and doesn’t seem to come alive until after a few modifications, such as an unequal length header, E85 and a tune. The engine also has the tendency to overheat a lot so Fez has fitted an aftermarket oil cooler and changed the oil weight to a 5W40. As far as the transmission goes, he’s currently on his second transmission and he thinks 5th gear might go out soon.
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His goal for the rest of the season is to get the car fixed and potentially head to Midwest Festival or Elkhart Classics (Road America) with Gridlife. During the off-season, he wants to drop at least one hundred more pounds out of the car to better fit it the Club TR class rules because as the car sits, it is underpowered and overweight.
