After doing some analysis, the OTS OFT stage 1 map wasn't working to well with my takeda intake. Long term fuel trim was averaging ~20% and I was running a bit rich.
I still had the stock intake lying around, so I figure I'd throw that back in there and order a new K&N drop in filter.
I modified the snorkel, cut off the end of it like others have done, and removed one of the resonators in the front. Also upgraded to shiv's 1.53b tune
Original, 1.42 log
Modified intake, stock filter 1.53 log fuel trim, afr much better
Modified intake, k&n drop in 1.53 log (coming tomorrow)

@MysteryMachine was kind enough to give me his old BRZ ebrake boot. Why they the FR-S didn't come with red stitching was beyond me. Thanks man

http://i.imgur.com/SEce7em.jpg

so awesome and i agree!

damn, i wish someone would send me their boot. i'd even pay for shipping. :)

Exciting things incoming...

updated log to reflect upcoming changes to both our builds!

(Today)
I have several things coming in the next few days. Sard seat covers come in tomorrow. I decided to remove the seats entirely ( not really necessary AFAIK ) and ran into the dreaded reverse torx bolts. Wow, these are AWFUL. I stripped 3 of the 8 of them with very little pull. Decided to try and follow what someone else said to drill a small hole, use a punch and a hammer to start knocking it out. Didn't work out too hot for me. Ended up trying to drill out the entire bolt. I finally got the head of the bolt separated from the bolt itself to pull the seat out. The other two, I ordered a bolt extractor (5/16 ~~ 8mm) to remove the other 2. Replacing with M10x1.5 SS bolts all around. No reverse torx joke this time.
OFH should come in next week. Plan to show some before and after videos, as well as a full install in this build. First jLoBRZ mod incoming this weekend as next weekend is her birthday. Yes, this is me admitting her present is something for her car. Not sure if she'll read this or not - but I plan on revealing it this weekend. I also added leather wrapping the dash pieces to my future list.. got some synthetic leather vinyl coming in next weekend and going to see what I can do.

Okay.. I gave @jLoBRZ her bday present early..

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5536/1...4564a545_b.jpg

special thanks to jarret @Raceseng for letting me do a special engraving. The engraving matches the tattoo she has. The ashiko knob feels great, a bit heaver than my slammer. And as always, matches the interior perfectly.

here's another pic, via @Raceseng 's instagram
http://i.imgur.com/bPI11Oz.png

That is one nice looking shift knob. I hope to find one that I like the looks of and has the feel I like too.

Between our two raceseng shift knobs, I really think that they are the best out there. They have compliment the interior perfectly, have a great feel in the palm of your hand, and really shift smoothly. And they're the right size compared to the dinky oem one

Hi guys, just installed OFH yesterday. Here's a video and some pics

Here's what I got.

Video

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKx_yEStvXg"]FR-S BRZ OpenFlash UEL Catless Header - YouTube[/ame]

Pics

http://i.imgur.com/xjcgwZe.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/O8IYR6A.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/2VKTIb8.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/CBCTecP.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/6GGzFQV.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ALqDaoC.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/iJPhZP5.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/plkoD3C.jpg

Ordered a nice audio system upgrade.. maybe install this weekend or monday. I'm not big on expensive systems at all, so it's a bit of a budget system.

Door Speakers
Infinity Reference 6032si 6.5" 180w

Front Speakers
Pioneer TS-A878 3 1/2"

Sub Amp
Infinity reference 1300a 300w (mounted in trunk)

Subs
2x Infinity reference 86w 8" subs
2x sealed boxes with .44 cu ft each.

Eventually I'll do fiber class for each sub. Never worked much with 8" subs (I have a single 12 in my FJ and it is plenty for me) so I'm excited to get started on them.

My new ecu is much better than the original. Idle occasionally jumps around 2 hundred rpm or so but nothing like the original.

New winjets installed

http://i.imgur.com/lldkD42.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/hvbGXFT.jpg

Sorry for crap quality

Awesome progress! What mirror mount did you use for your radar?

thanks. I used an ebay one, I can't remember the name of it. I would just search around ebay for radar detector car mount.

I actually just trashed it in favor of a permanent mount. This way it can attach at a much higher point and is a little bit more out of the way. Cost like $5.

Going to be building this sub box tomorrow

http://i.imgur.com/9QQATWk.png

The idea was to follow the angle of the rear seat, and push this up against the rear seat. The box in the middle is the amp. It is 12" deep, and will take up a good chunk of the trunk area.

Will post some construction pics tomorrow

edit -- preliminary iphone pics

http://i.imgur.com/eM4lg6pl.jpg