ImperiousRex's Greddy Turbocharged BRZ

[ImperiousRex]

Originally Posted by enivid

What's your Aero plans for next year?

Sorry for the delayed response @enivid! Currently I'm looking for a splitter and the one used by the Mackin/Greddy FRS at Super Lap Battle looked very nice. I will probably go for something similar this year.

[ImperiousRex]

So we had our first round of the 2015 86Cup at the Streets of Willow Springs in the CCW configuration. I was able to set the FTD with a 1:27.5 (in traffic)!

But the really special part of the day came when I got to talk to Formula Drift driver Taka Aono and asked him if he'd mind driving my car and provide some feedback on the set up - and he said "yes!" Fortunately I had my GoPro with me and if you're interested in seeing him feel out a car - here's the footage from the session:

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He gave me some specific feedback aftewards but it was surprisingly very positive. His notes on my setup:

- He was very happy with the powerband. After having driven several NA FRS/BRZ's earlier in the day, he was surprised with how much usable power he had through 4th and 5th gear. For NA cars at that track, usually all you need is 2nd - 4th gear.

- He was very impressed with the suspension setup. He said he was tentative at first but pushing each lap he was surprised at how well the car settled out of every corner and regretted not pushing it harder from the get go.

- He felt my LSD set up was good but there was a slight delay on lock up. He suggested a setting for a little more preload.

- He felt that I might be able to get a little more grip out of an 18" wheel/tire setup for my power level. But he admitted this was a bit of a toss up.

- He also confirmed what I suspected in that my 3rd gear synchro is nearly dead after 2 years of hard track abuse. He suggested that I get it addressed asap.

So I've got a bit of a checklist of tweaks to address in the coming year but it was very nice to get a professional opinion on the set up and it confirmed everything that I've been trying to accomplish with the car to this point. Here's hoping everything works out

[enivid]

You get the transmission looked at yet?

[ImperiousRex]

Originally Posted by enivid

You get the transmission looked at yet?

Not yet, the car is still driveable. The synchro issue is really just a problem at low rpm's... At high rpm shifts I have an engagement problem maybe 1/10 times.

I will probably look for a used transmission in the next few months tho.

[enivid]

Are you using any wl bushings?

[ImperiousRex]

Originally Posted by enivid

Are you using any wl bushings?

Nope.

[Ghost of Akina]

Awesome build and story so far! I am looking at my FI options and really like the setup of the Greddy kit. What did you do on yours about the crash beam? Did you modify it?, remove it or replace with something like a drift armour bar? Keep up the great work!

[In1t]

awesome setup bro

[1Cor10:23]

@ImperiousRex sweet build man. Can you provide some insight as to why you drilled new holes for the aerocatch when it looks like the factory one (where the headlight fixture is) could have been used? Perhaps even remove the push pin and install the pin + washer/nut on top of the plastic bracket? Thanks!

[ImperiousRex]

I liked the look of where I had them placed Funtionally there was no real reason on the placement.

[ImperiousRex]

So the time has come and I've finally decided to sell my Greddy Turbocharged BRZ Limited 6sp Manual. Most of the bolt ons have been parted out but on top of the turbo kit it will still come with the associated power and cooling mods and a few extra accessories. The car was built with stability and reliability in mind and over the years has met that goal with flying colors.

ASKING $21,000 FIRM

• 49,xxx miles and at this point is only being driven to keep the battery charged
• 31,xxx miles were turbocharged
• Fresh transmission swapped in a couple weeks ago from a stock car that only had 18k mile
• Maintenance for engine/transmission related parts was kept on a meticulous schdule and all installation/maintenance work was done by CounterSpace Garage, Evasive Motorsports, Bluemoon Performance and South Coast Subaru
• Many parts have been refreshed/replaced including but no limited to: new front and rear bumpers, fender liners, brake pads, fluids, etc.
• Interior is pretty much stock (trunk liner was trimmed for a rear strut bar at one point)
• Car was originally a Limited trim BRZ and has all of the Limited amenities (i.e. Navigation, Keyless Entry, Push Start, Heated Seats, OEM Trunk Spoiler and OEM Diffuser, etc.) - only missing option are the fog lights (one was hit by a flying rock on a road trip and I opted to remove them than replace them)

The mods currently on the car include:

Engine/Exhaust Upgrades:

• Greddy T518Z Turbo Tuner Kit
• Greddy FV Blow-Off Valve (with recirculation)
• Greddy Neodymium Magnetic Oil Drain Plug
• Deatschwerks 700cc Fuel Injectors
• Deatschwerks 65C Fuel Pump
• HKS M-Series Super Fire Racing Sparkplugs
• Cusco Baffled Oil Catch Can
• Cusco Engine Mounts
• Phase 2 Motortrend Velocity Stack
• Ecutek with dyno tuning by Evasive Motorsports for both 91 and 100 oct
  
• Greddy Circuit Oil Cooler
• Koyorad Radiator
• Spal Medium/Low Profile Electric Cooling Fans
• Carolina Dyno Radiator Shroud
  
• EVS Catless 70mm Midpipe \ Custom Berk High Flow Catted Midpipe (will include both)
• Greddy EVO3 Exhaust (with silencers)
• Perrin Polyurethane Exhaust Hangers
• Perrin Transmission Mounts

Suspension Upgrades:

• SPL Rear Control Arms
• Robispec Spherical Bumpsteer Arms
• Cusco Front Sway Bar (20mm)
• Cusco Rear Sway Bar (16mm)

Wheel/Hub Upgrades:

• ARP Exended Studs
• Greddy Gunmetal Short Lugnuts

Interior/Exterior Cosmetic Upgrades:

• FA20Club AC Vent Gauge
• TOM's LED Tail Lamps (JDM)
• VG Shark Fin Antennae

Seibon VS Carbon Fiber Vented Hood + Aerocatch Hood Pins can be included for $500 more.

The car was conservatively tuned by Evasive Motorsports for both 91 and 100 octane. The kit makes roughly 115-125 more whp and about 50-70 more wtq. With a simple Flex Fuel + E85 upgrade and tune the car should be able to make 330+whp easily.

The last dyno was done at Church Automotive:



Also as you can see from the mod list, many cooling mods were added for maximum reliability and engine preservation.

The car as is, is a perfect definition of a sleeper.

If you have any questions or would like any other pictures just PM me here and I'll do what I can.

[PeterFRS]

It is awesome to have seen such development you have done with the car, and shown us what it is capable of.
Thank you for sharing that with us
sad to see it go, I guess onto better things!

[DHitHim]

With the Greddy Oil Cooler kit, did you opt for a different sandwich plate? I've noticed that I can't use the OEM Subaru 130 filter with the Greddy sandwich plate.

EDIT: just saw your last post with the photo. You are using the supplied Grex sandwich plate. What model oil filter is that?