My new WRB BRZ

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Originally Posted by FR-S FI

Mad near OEM notching skillz there Chad, Bravo!!! now that you've set the bar I'll have to follow suit. Thanks for this one, I've been wanting to do this, just needed the right catalyst...

Thanks man.. I would've posted some pics of the harness in the car but you couldn't even see it after installing it. I figured the pics of the parts out of the car would be most helpful here. Like I said, $126 shipped is a crime!! If you have about 6 feet of wire laying around you can buy the sockets and bulbs in the $15-20 range for everything. The wiring was super easy..the most time consuming part was filing the holes for a perfect fit. The finished product looks pretty cool I must admit

If you run into any probs with your install I'd be happy to help.

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Originally Posted by Vten

just happened to check on your built page Chad ...awesome !! nice car , nice lift and nice wifey too :P

I wished I live close by FA20Club too , I would've sent my car straight from the dealership ..lol

Thank you!! Yes, Toni is the man and I'm lucky to have him local. He has totally transformed my car with his tune and I'm sure the turbo will be game changing.

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Here's a picture of the 4th brake light I installed. This is with the running light on and the brake light off. Sorry for the bad iPhone pic but you get the idea. I will shoot some nice ones with my SLR one evening but it has been raining daily in South Florida and the 10 day forecast looks about the same. Sucks trying to keep a car clean down here.

[AMAY93]

Nice build man! Ive had my car for 3 weeks and have ordered a lot for the car already... I'm sure i will have questions here shortly haha.

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Originally Posted by AMAY93

Nice build man! Ive had my car for 3 weeks and have ordered a lot for the car already... I'm sure i will have questions here shortly haha.

Cool, I'm happy to help!! I remember waiting for my car to arrive..I could almost build a car out of all the parts I had waiting for it It was fun installing everything though and seeing the transformation. I still look at the picture of my car the night I bought it and it sure was dorky looking in stock form.

Ill be on the lookout for your build thread.

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Came home to some packages on the door step today. Big thanks to @PERRIN_Chris and @FA20Club.com for taking great care of me like usual.

I picked up some motor mounts and some new radiator hoses from Perrin..



I have been shopping Oil Coolers for a while now and I honestly think that the Perrin cooler is probably the best overall kit out there for a vast majority of customers but for those of us in warm weather states, the Mishimoto kit has an unbeatable value. Of course, @FA20Club.com had the best deal after tons of searching.



I have a couple other goodies on the way from Nigel at JDM parts. Looking forward to the OEM armrest and blue engine cover. Hopefully soon...

[ftc~brz]

noice!

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So I installed the oil cooler..I will update this post with plenty of install pics tomorrow.

I just wanted to comment briefly on the drastic difference in temps it has made. I would commonly be in the 215-225 range and sometimes as high as 235F. That's just too hot for me.

Tonight I got the car up to operating temp and I was amazed at the difference after a few pulls to redline in 3rd and 4th gear. Even sitting in traffic after these pulls I never passed 88C or 190.4 F! That's awesome!! At cruising speeds the temps dropped to 82C or ~180F. Not once did it even come close to 200F let alone 225-235!!

Lastly, the quality of the Mishimoto parts is really top notch. All of the CNC adapter plates and anodized fittings with their "M" logo...very nice attention to detail. And for $489 from @FA20Club.com, it's the best deal on an oil cooler by far. Awesome!!

EDIT: See MISHIMOTO FIRE THREAD..some of the parts aren't as nice as they look apparently and their customer service leaves a ton to be desired! Such a bummer because I was really happy with the oil temps. No resolution as of yet.

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Here is a quick video as people always ask how the Borla UEL and Perrin setup sound. Been playing around with a GoPro Hero 3 Black that I just picked up so I will be making plenty of videos soon..

[ame]http://youtu.be/wydRTVEkjoI[/ame]

[Mr.]

sweeeeeet build.

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Thanks @Mr. I appreciate it. Have some new pics I need to upload and new parts installed. Gotta get this thread back to life again

[Mr.]

Well, if you make a short stance video........people be like what does this guy got U GOT IT U GOT IT

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So true!! Let me make my car useless and then make a video about its uselessness..I will be an internet God! Great idea @Mr. !! Lol

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Time to resurrect this thread and update some pics. Added some new parts and installed the a flex fuel kit as well with some little custom touches. I'll post photos soon!