# Moving back home to Buffalo. **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [March 21, 2014, 7:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-back-home-to-buffalo/268689 "2014-03-21T07:14:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Akursed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Akursed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Akursed)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 7:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-back-home-to-buffalo/268689/1 "2014-03-21T07:14:37Z")
Well this is a re-re-introduction on this board. I was a member of UBRF back in the day, then I found this board back in 2010 when I was trying to transfer back home [this thread](http://www.nyspeed.com/showthread.php?163896-Ex-Buffalonian-hoping-to-move-back-soon) And now, I am finally moving back home this Spring. I know there are some others here, I am a Customs & Border Protection Officer and have been working in Detroit for over 10 years. I just got an offer through the NROB to transfer back to Buffalo and have accepted it. It’s going to be a huge change for me as I’ve been an A-TCET guy for the past 6 or so years. Back to the line until the bid season at least. Anyways, although I have my wife, a 4-year old and a 1 year old, I still like to do car stuff and find cash to mod my cars. Right now I have a 2011 WRX and a 2004 Mazda RX8. My WRX has Enkei RPF1’s, short shifter, AEM intake, Accessport, 3" Magnaflow catback and a couple more small things. Some H&R coilovers will be coming soon. [![http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m221/akursedx/DSC_0052_zps51b62e68.jpg](http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m221/akursedx/DSC_0052_zps51b62e68.jpg)](http://s105.photobucket.com/user/akursedx/media/DSC_0052_zps51b62e68.jpg.html) My RX8 also has RPF1’s, H&R spring with Bilstein Shocks, EBC USR Rotors with Porterfield R4s pads, Corksport midpipe, SOHN adapter, Accessport with custom tune, BHR ignition, and some other goods I have probably forgot. I daily-drive it in the summer, but it’s more suited to the track. [![http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m221/akursedx/RX8/RX8%20Sale/DSC_0498_zps600af74a.jpg](http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m221/akursedx/RX8/RX8%20Sale/DSC_0498_zps600af74a.jpg)](http://s105.photobucket.com/user/akursedx/media/RX8/RX8%20Sale/DSC_0498_zps600af74a.jpg.html) Anyways, I am looking forward to being back home and hopefully attending some gtg’s. I will probably be a bit more active here on this board too. ---
**Author:** ![Beck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/beck/32/28683_2.png) [@Beck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Beck)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 7:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-back-home-to-buffalo/268689/2 "2014-03-21T07:19:02Z")
Welcome back :tup: ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 7:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-back-home-to-buffalo/268689/3 "2014-03-21T07:26:51Z")
Welcome back. You had a Fiero at one time and were on Pennock’s forum too right? ---
**Author:** ![91MR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91mr2/32/7217_2.png) [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 7:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-back-home-to-buffalo/268689/4 "2014-03-21T07:27:00Z")
I like your choices in vehicles. Welcome back. I like when people come back home… ---
**Author:** ![GV1390](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gv1390/32/5432_2.png) [@GV1390](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GV1390)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-back-home-to-buffalo/268689/5 "2014-03-21T07:39:01Z")
> [@Beck](#): > > Welcome back :tup: +1 ---
**Author:** ![Akursed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Akursed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Akursed)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 7:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-back-home-to-buffalo/268689/6 "2014-03-21T07:50:24Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > Welcome back. > > You had a Fiero at one time and were on Pennock’s forum too right? Yes sir. My Fiero had a custom series-2 3800 turbo setup. I ran a 11.21 at 121mph on it in street trim. I sold it to a friend of mine who put a different turbo on and ran a 10.97 @127mph in full street trim. It still would get 27mpg too. I miss that car a bit, but I like driving my RX8 more as I find it much more fun to drive around turns than in a straight line. I did run my RX8 at the strip though and it runs high 14’s at ~96mph. Quite a difference haha. ---
**Author:** ![BigRon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@BigRon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BigRon)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 7:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-back-home-to-buffalo/268689/7 "2014-03-21T07:54:38Z")
Welcome back from another former UBRF member who lives in Detroit. You find a decent shop to do work around Royal Oak? ---
**Author:** ![GV1390](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gv1390/32/5432_2.png) [@GV1390](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GV1390)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 8:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-back-home-to-buffalo/268689/8 "2014-03-21T08:00:17Z")
11.20’s that long ago was moving! ---
**Author:** ![Akursed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Akursed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Akursed)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 8:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-back-home-to-buffalo/268689/9 "2014-03-21T08:06:26Z")
> [@BigRon](#): > > Welcome back from another former UBRF member who lives in Detroit. > You find a decent shop to do work around Royal Oak? I do a lot of my own work on my cars, but I have been to Horsepower Techs, Oakos Automotive, Steve’s European Auto, and Livernois Motorsports through the years for parts or various small projects and I have never had any issues with any of them. I have a ton of friends in the VW crowd and met some very talented people through them. My friend Bryan at BTEK Fabrication is one of the most talented automotive guys I have ever met and recommend him for any kind of fab-work. His welds are amazing. [http://btekfabrication.com/](http://btekfabrication.com/) His [instangram](http://instagram.com/btekfabrication) has a lot of pics of his work too. ---
**Author:** ![jay\_g](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jay_g/32/111288_2.png) [@jay\_g](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jay_g)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 8:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-back-home-to-buffalo/268689/10 "2014-03-21T08:17:23Z")
> [@Akursed](#): > > My Fiero had a custom series-2 3800 turbo setup. I ran a 11.21 at 121mph on it in street trim. I sold it to a friend of mine who put a different turbo on and ran a 10.97 @127mph in full street trim. It still would get 27mpg too. Much love for l67. I had a modded gtp (cam/intercooled/headers…) ---
**Author:** ![lorge1989](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lorge1989/32/6153_2.png) [@lorge1989](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/lorge1989)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 8:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-back-home-to-buffalo/268689/11 "2014-03-21T08:24:26Z")
Btek fab does some crazy shit. One of the few VW shops that are that involved. Welcome back! ---
**Author:** ![BadnewsMike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/badnewsmike/32/7419_2.png) [@BadnewsMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BadnewsMike)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 8:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-back-home-to-buffalo/268689/12 "2014-03-21T08:30:37Z")
no more tdi? ☹ did your wife learn stick? anyways welcome back 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Akursed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Akursed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Akursed)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 8:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-back-home-to-buffalo/268689/13 "2014-03-21T08:41:39Z")
> [@BadnewsMike](#): > > no more tdi? ☹ did your wife learn stick? > > anyways welcome back 🙂 Thanks for all the welcomes! No, my wife drives a Mazda-5. I do miss my TDI, except for the transmission. The DSG matched to the TDI was horrible. Low-speeds and stop/starts left the car hunting for gears and then slamming into place. Even S-mode and manual mode had issues like this. I had it reflashed a couple of times but was never happy with it. It really took the fun out of the car and I decided that fun and AWD were more important than mpg’s so I traded it in for my WRX. ---
**Author:** ![BadnewsMike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/badnewsmike/32/7419_2.png) [@BadnewsMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BadnewsMike)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 10:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-back-home-to-buffalo/268689/14 "2014-03-21T10:07:21Z")
ya i cant hate the scooby. considering I took a break from TDI’s for while with the EVO… I bet a DPF delete would have made the DSG a little better. The transmission has no idea what to do during a re-gen cycle. Planning any power mods for the RX8? ---
**Author:** ![Xander](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xander/32/7597_2.png) [@Xander](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Xander)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-back-home-to-buffalo/268689/15 "2014-03-21T10:41:49Z")
Welcome back. Nice taste in cars. ---
**Author:** ![1QIKZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1qikz/32/6112_2.png) [@1QIKZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1QIKZ)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 12:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-back-home-to-buffalo/268689/16 "2014-03-21T12:12:45Z")
Welcome home. Hope to see you out there this summer…sometime around late August. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 12:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-back-home-to-buffalo/268689/17 "2014-03-21T12:33:59Z")
Welcome back 👋 ---
**Author:** ![double\_j](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/double_j/32/7380_2.png) [@double\_j](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/double_j)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 1:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-back-home-to-buffalo/268689/18 "2014-03-21T13:33:40Z")
What date do you start in Buffalo? ---
**Author:** ![Akursed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Akursed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Akursed)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 3:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-back-home-to-buffalo/268689/19 "2014-03-21T15:30:59Z")
> [@double j](#): > > What date do you start in Buffalo? Should be June 1st, but I don’t have that 100% certain yet. - - - Updated - - - > [@BadnewsMike](#): > > ya i cant hate the scooby. considering I took a break from TDI’s for while with the EVO… > > I bet a DPF delete would have made the DSG a little better. The transmission has no idea what to do during a re-gen cycle. > > Planning any power mods for the RX8? I bet that it would have made a difference. I had a MKV GTI with DSG and I didn’t have any of the same issues. There are no real power mods for the RX8. It’s hard to get much more out of the Renesis than what I have without going forced induction. ---
**Author:** ![XwalkerX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xwalkerx/32/7598_2.png) [@XwalkerX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XwalkerX)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 4:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-back-home-to-buffalo/268689/20 "2014-03-21T16:37:50Z")
LOL good luck i just transferred out of Buffalo last year to the LB seaport. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/moving-back-home-to-buffalo/268689.md?page=2)