N/A Touge Build!
 

Hey everyone!

As of December last year I bought my 2013 FRS! My plan had always been to do a naturally aspirated build on this chassis and tailor it 100% to being one of the best-performing cars in the mountains of norcal. My main purpose for this thread is to receive input on parts and advice on how to achieve the best performance out of these cars! Below are some photos of how the car sits now along with a full build plan, marking which parts are currently installed on the car and which ones have not been completed yet.

Exterior:
Avery White Wrap
Verus Brake Duct Kit
• Wrapped Satin Black
Chase Bays Washer Bottle
Mishimoto Overflow Tank
LRB Speed Front Under Tray
Beatrush Front Crash Beam
APR Radiator Panel
TRD Fender Fin
• Wrapped Satin Black
TRD Aero Trunk Cover
Rocket Bunny V1 Full Kit
Rocket Bunny GT Wing
• Wrapped Satin Black

Interior:
Works Bell Short Hub ✅
Works Bell Tilt Hub ✅
Personal Neo Grinita ✅
CAE Short Shifter ✅
Status Racing Circuit Seats
Brey Krause Seat Brackets
Brey Krause Submarine Bar
Schroth Profi 6 Point Harness
Renown Garage Race Roll Bar w/ Eyelets
Cusco Acceleration Pedal ✅
Subaru TS Red Stitch Gauge Trim
Subaru TS Red Stitch Upper Door Trim ✅
Subaru TS Arm Rest ✅
OLM Carbon Fiber Dash Panel
Carbon Fiber Window Switches
OLM Carbon Fiber Door Handles
JDM Toyota Red Inner Door Handles ✅
JDM Toyota Speaker Grill ✅
JDM Toyota Knee Pads
JDM Station Shift Boot
JDM Station E-Brake Boot
JDM Toyota Shifter Bezel
JDM Toyota Shifter Buttons
TRD Door Strikers
GCS Door Hinge Covers
JDM Toyota Upper Door Sills
JDM Station TRD Door Sills

Suspension:
TRD Motion Control Beam
TRD Battery Hold Down
KW V3 Coilovers ✅
SPL Outer Tie Rod
SPL Front Lower Control Arm
SPL Rear Lower Control Arm
SPL Rear Toe Arm w/ Eccentric Lockout
SPL Rear Trailing Arm

Brakes, Wheels, Tires
Project Mu Big Brake Kit
• Front:
• Rear:
Work Meister S1R ✅
• 18x9.5
• 18x11
Toyo R888R ✅
• 255/35
• 295/30
Lug Nuts
ARP Extended Studs

Engine:
Koyo Filler Neck w/ Cap
Koyo Radiator
Delicious Tuning Stage 1 Tune
Red Intake Manifold
Grams Throttle Body
Blitz Intake Pipe Red Coupler
HKS Drop In Filter
Legsport Intake Duct
OEM Header
PLM Overpipe
Catless Front Pipe
Remark Mid Pipe
Remark Muffler Delete
TRD Oil Filter
TRD Oil Cap
TRD Fuel Cap

Drivetrain:
Sideways Fab Solid Trans Mount ✅
Cusco Close Gear Set
Verus Carbon Synchro Kit
Verus Carbon Driveshaft
Cusco 1.5/2.0 Way Differential
Cusco 4.556 Final Drive
Cusco Differential Cover
Cusco Subframe Spacer
Cusco Differential Spacer
Cusco Differential Brace

Images wont post so these bad ones will have to do for now :(
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List looks more like a show build than a touge build. Staggered + incredibly wide tires for less than 200whp.

Touge builds usually have heavy focus on weight reduction and performance suspension mods. I don't know how a stanced wide body fits in that ethos personally, but its your car man so have fun and make it yours!


If you haven't seen it already, Revolution Garage Touge 86 https://youtu.be/3t742T1GwUs?t=382

Agree with the above. IMO the quickest way to build a fast mountain pass car:

1. Driver mod / HPDE
2. Driver mod / HPDE
3. Driver mod / HPDE
4. Driver mod / HPDE
5. Sticky tires (71R, A052, rt660)
6. Good suspension (949 Xidas, RCE T2) + proper track alignment
7. BBK + track pads
8. E85 + good header (Ace, JDL 4-2-1, PTuning EL) + good tune
9. Weight reduction
10. Driver mod / TT / W2W

Good luck and be safe.

Great build and glad to see another 86 hit the many mountains here in NorCal!

IMO it looks more of a show car than a canyon cutter but you do you.

"Every racecar can be a show car but not every show car can be a racecar"

100% agree! And I really appreciate all the pointers! Im trying to do a track day in the near future at thunder hill but it gets hard since its about a 4 hour drive and thats our closest track :( hence why i take to the mountains but then I constantly have to worry about not endangering the public and being reckless. but yes definitely first on my list to do next is going to be big brakes im thinking project mu but i know the ap racing kit is a very well built kit also, thankfully the KW's do the job for now but I definitely need to aim to reduce the unsprung weight, which i believe the SPL arms do a good job at that. along with lighter wheels, these works came on the car when I got it and because of covid theres a huge delay on parts so I chose to just keep them for now, and down the line move up to a much lighter setup.

What would you reccomend as far as weight reduction? This car is actually my daily so Im not sure how tolerable a full gutting would be haha

I mean its a 11 inch wide rear and 9.5 front, I personally dont consider that super wide haha, my focus is much more on suspension and grip, because im in california.... where I will probably get state reffed for a drop in filter :bonk:

Yeaaa thats been everyones perception since I got the car, but I dog on it like hell haha. Im just super quality oriented so I love getting the best (and nicest) things for this car

Thanks man! and yea I love the bestmotoring videos haha. Ironically this car isnt too stanced. doesnt rub, scrape, or bottom out anywhere! I think that says a lot coming from the pot hole riddled roads of CA. If you have any recommendations for weight reduction I would love to hear them! This car is my daily so I am not too keen on gutting it but if it needs to be done Im game!

This thread is worth reading. This guy managed to get his FR-S down to 2280 lbs, which is pretty remarkable. Also has all the weights of various components listed, so you can pick and choose how you want to reduce weight.

https://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42284

Thanks so much! spent some time looking at it and have a good idea at what else to do, as far as what I have not done :party0030:

No problem and glad you found it useful!

FWIW I compete in a lot of hillclimbs, as close to touge racing as you'll get. My car has headers, no cats, E85, coilovers and a 4.67 diff (extra torque for hills is a must for a touge car surely) . It's in full road trim and is competitive with most things with two doors and 2000cc, including a few Elise's, Integra Type Rs, S2000s, and Miatas, and BMWs.

My advice would be to focus on performance mods with data to justify them. Start racing and get as much seat time as possible, and for the love of God leave VSC in sport mode when you're on public roads.

https://youtu.be/lzrb-mhxVA0

Oh yeah, and a six-point harness is a bad idea unless you have a head restraint of some type.




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Wow man, that's some incredible driving! I really appreciate the .2! Other than seat time, definitely lightening the drivetrain is next on the list for me along with a FD. And would you recommend that the stock belt is used when using a nonreclining bucket seat?