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Tire Slayer LS2 Powered FRS - Featuring APEX ARC-8 Wheels


Many of you may have been caught drooling over ft86club member @spitsnaugle's insanely clean LS2 powered FRS, as his build thread has been ongoing here since June of 2018. Having formally owned an LS-powered 240Z, Joel is quite familiar with the art of tire slaying. This machine quickly became a favorite amongst the APEX staff, and we recently assigned Shutter Fuel Media to capture it in the wild.

Lightweight 17" wheels in a chassis specific width and offset is one of the key modifications 86/BRZ track enthusiasts like Joel count on for maximizing performance, reducing rotational mass, and mitigating the seasonal tire budget. The 17.8 lbs ARC-8 was designed with brake clearance in mind, clearing a variety of big brake kits including the factory Brembo's found on the Performance Package BRZ and TRD SE 86 models.

WHEELS & TIRES
APEX ARC-8 17×9″ ET42 Wheels in Satin Bronze
Hoosier A7 Tires F: 245/40-17 / R: 275/35-17

SUSPENSION & BRAKES
CounterSpace Garage Spec’d Tein Flex A Coilovers
SPC Adjustable LCA’s
Alignment: F. -3.5º / R. -2.1º camber
Cadillac ATS Brembo front Brakes (near identical to PP Brembo's)
2014 STI Brembo rear brakes (keeps brake bias in check with front upgrade)
Street pads: F. Winmax W3 / R. ebc red stuff
AutoX pads: F. Winmax W3 / R. W4
Road Course pads: F. CounterSpaceGarage C2 / R. Project Mu Club Racer

MOTOR & TUNING
LS2 Swap - Dyno’d 440 HP / 426 TQ at the wheels
T56 m12 trans (GTO)
GTO throttle pedal
E40 ECU.
K1 forged 3.622 crank
wiseco pistons
Callies compstar rods
LS7 Lifters
Melling 10295 oil pump.
ImprovedRacing Baffle
Accusump
Monster twin disc LT1-S clutch
New slave cylinder and remote bleed
Sikky short throw shifter
KATECH ported 243 heads
FAST Intake
FAST fuel rails
D514 coils
Brian Tooley Racing Cam
Lightweight Yella Terra 1.7 rockers.
Chromoly push rods.
Meziere electric water pump.
C5R timing chain.
Lokar Flexible Dipstick
ATI super damper
Holley AC Mount #20-159
Sanden SD7B10 compressor
East Coast Auto Electric mini alternator
Custom Alternator mount for corvette spacing.
MSD Wires 32073
... and much more to complete the swap

EXTERIOR/AERO
Trackspec Hood Vents
Varis Arising Adjustable GT Wing
Verus Front Splitter
Verus Rear Diffuser
2017 BRZ tail lights
2013 BRZ headlights
BRZ Leather/Alcantara heated seat and console swap



















PHOTOGRAPHY: Shutter Fuel | @shutterfuel
OWNER/DRIVER: Joel | @spitsnaugle

[jflogerzi]

Wow that thing be so balanced but super fun to drive not to mention pretty damn quick!

[Jmk91]

I love your wheels besides the Arc-8. Not sure how it even got popular. The rest of your wheel line up looks awesome tho.

[Will BRZ]

Originally Posted by Jmk91

I love your wheels besides the Arc-8. Not sure how it even got popular. The rest of your wheel line up looks awesome tho.

Really? How come? It’s just a simple classic design. I agree though. I wish we had the whole Apex line up in our specs. Love the designs

[Jmk91]

Originally Posted by Will BRZ

Really? How come? It’s just a simple classic design. I agree though. I wish we had the whole Apex line up in our specs. Love the designs

I dislike that design style. Just like 6UL wheels. I personally like styles such as as advanti storm s1. I think it flows better with the car. Apex has some killer wheels but only one in our car unfortunately. I really like the 5s they have! I’d buy them in a second if they fit our car.

[Will BRZ]

Originally Posted by Jmk91

I dislike that design style. Just like 6UL wheels. I personally like styles such as as advanti storm s1. I think it flows better with the car. Apex has some killer wheels but only one in our car unfortunately. I really like the 5s they have! I’d buy them in a second if they fit our car.

For sure! I love a good 10 spoke too. I’ve heard about that wheel, but never really looked into them. They come in 17x8 +35 which is perfect. They’re flow formed and in that size, they weight only 17.3 pounds for under $800. And in silver too which is a plus. Kinda surprised we don’t see them that much.

Everyone has different opinions of course, but what I love about our cars is that with the right fitment, color combo, mods etc. you can pull off almost any wheel that suits your taste.