We're Spending $15,000 To Make Our Subaru BRZ Faster: Video

Starting with wheels, tires, suspension, brakes, and a bucket seat, our BRZ gets a major makeover for the track.

Subaru BRZ Project Car $15,000 Mods

Photo by: Ralph Hermens | Motor1

Chris Rosales

By: Chris Rosales

Nov 29, 2025 at 10:15am ET

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Let’s just say things have escalated with my 2023 Subaru BRZ project car since the last update.

I’ve been slowly building up the BRZ, first with a track day at Laguna Seca, then with some basic mods like a Recaro bucket seat, new tires, and a Brembo Pista big brake kit to complete the treatment. But it was finally time to put it all together for our YouTube channel, so we took it to a track day and tested all the mods I’ve put on it so far.

Keen viewers will quickly realize that most of these mods have already been blogged about, so there’s actually an element of movie magic to this. What really happened was that I installed some of the parts during the track day for the video, and then wrote about them later. But it was the genuine first track test of any of the parts, and I thought it’d be a fun challenge to see if we could go from zero to hero in a single track day.

What do you think?

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We also figured out what mods are really worthwhile. Some mods are great for setting faster lap times. Others are good for simple comfort and consistency. Either way, the mod has to work and improve the experience in a meaningful way. The stopwatch doesn’t lie, nor does the driver.

This video is just part one of the series. We have more in the tank, and I took the BRZ much further than this as a track car. For now, sit back and enjoy our first entry into the YouTube project cars, and let us know what you think.

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