I'm assuming you had an OG but you'll forget all about the M2 as you drive this platform more. At the same time, there will be days when you miss some of the excitement of the 6 cylinder and rwd antics.
That explains it, I missed that detail on your tire width.
I was running 275/35 PS4S and getting slight rubbing on the other edges of the tire. This was on a 19x9.5 rear wheel with +35 offset.
Back to stock tires in the meantime but I'm be trying it again with a more aggressive alignment...
If you're just dailying the car I'd be wary of the suspension mods because some R owners are already complaining about the OEM ride quality. We don't know what your tolerance level is for NVH but for every suspension bit you replace, that's another potential to add NVH. I reckon you'd be able to...
Not to get technical but you don't necessarily *have to* remove the ECU, that's just the easiest and quickest way to access the filter for service. The alternative is to remove the entire filter box from the hose side but that's a lot more trouble, in my opinion.
To answer your question...
Bro, are you me?
Trying to figure out new method to heat up the garage space also (currently running a propane heater). Your mod path is basically what I did/have planned. Steering recall letter received this week but I'll likely bring it in in the spring once I mount the summers and new...
Figured I'd update the gang since my AEM dry filters came in. In short, it ain't happenin'. The filter base is way too big to fit into the front opening no matter which way I tried to orient it, the only way to service the filter is through the access panel (and removing the ECU in the process)...
Just wanted to chime in that my man Jester has been superb to work with!
Currently just running a base map and it's already 90% of what I'm looking for out of a tune!