Tankertruck
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Greetings from the wonderful state of Massachusetts (8 months out of the year when there is no snow on the ground).
I picked up a 2011 Tech package Speed3 with extremely low miles last summer at auction (2024), which is a car I've wanted to have since I graduated from Grad School (yes, I'm old, don't judge).
I sent the car off to Justin at Freektune for the basic HPFP/intake/exhaust/tune combo, and came back at 300 hp/360 tq on his dyno. I was very happy on the drive home.
The following week, I massively broke my hand, followed by another break two weeks later while on vacation (you know, to make sure the break was EXTRA GOOD). After extensive surgery and 6 months of PT, I'm finally back to being able to kind of drive a manual (it's still sort of sketchy as I can't grip with my left hand in any meaningful way - but it's completely safe). It's OK to laugh with me.
Anyway, I'm debating now what to do with the car: set it back to stock and moth-ball it as it is pretty much perfect, add some suspension components and drive it as is, modify with a CST4 turbo & supporting mods for a little more backroad fun, or go nuts and do a built engine.
I'll keep everyone updated as I go.
Greetings from the wonderful state of Massachusetts (8 months out of the year when there is no snow on the ground).I picked up a 2011 Tech package Speed3 with extremely low miles last summer at auction (2024), which is a car I've wanted to have since I graduated from Grad School (yes, I'm old, don't judge).
I sent the car off to Justin at Freektune for the basic HPFP/intake/exhaust/tune combo, and came back at 300 hp/360 tq on his dyno. I was very happy on the drive home.
The following week, I massively broke my hand, followed by another break two weeks later while on vacation (you know, to make sure the break was EXTRA GOOD). After extensive surgery and 6 months of PT, I'm finally back to being able to kind of drive a manual (it's still sort of sketchy as I can't grip with my left hand in any meaningful way - but it's completely safe). It's OK to laugh with me.
Anyway, I'm debating now what to do with the car: set it back to stock and moth-ball it as it is pretty much perfect, add some suspension components and drive it as is, modify with a CST4 turbo & supporting mods for a little more backroad fun, or go nuts and do a built engine.
I'll keep everyone updated as I go.
