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Hey everybody. I recently bought an frs and I have $5,000 left over so I wanted to use that money to upgrade it however I don't know that much about cars. I really want to learn and get the right parts so I'm asking you guys. I don't want any visual upgrades looking for pure performance. If anyone can tell me what I should use the $5,000 for that would help me out a lot!

Trd stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And wheels.


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Open flash tablet/E85 stage 2/custom tune
header
exhaust
intake
coilover
tires

You should ask @Thefear13 or follow his build on IG. It's a purely functional and tastefully modded FRS. Nothing very cosmetic/flashy either. Mostly performance.

Ace 350 Type A 4-2-1 header, full 2.5' exhaust with flex fuel kit, intake & tune! $3500 at the very least if all bought brand new.
Weight Reduction - $ free
Then learn the car- $ also free
maybe an oil cooler if you have $ left over.

It's been said a few hundred (or more) times on this forum that the most important thing to spend is time driving the car, then decide what makes the most sense to YOU to upgrade. Ask a hundred guys here what you should do and you'll get a hundred different answers. If I were you, and if my thoughts actually matter, if you're looking for performance, spend a little money on a HPDE course and learn how much performance you can gain by learning to drive for performance. That will give you a good baseline to start adding performance parts to the car, of which there are a boatload. Like someone mentioned above, look through the member build sub-forum and see what other people are doing. Often they will tell why they're doing it. Some guys build for show, some for performance and some to impress their friends. It shouldn't be too tough to tell the difference.

Anyway, welcome to the forum and good luck with your journey to make your car your own!

@Odsil ........welcome to ....The Forum .........:clap:

This is GREAT advice; I suggest you listen up.

Be advised, short of FI ....... your car ain't gonna beat many mustangs .... in a straight line race ...... ;)


humfrz

Just do a rocket bunny kit like everyone else who bought a twin and has money burning a hole in their pocket. Also, get Forgestar f14 wheels to go along with it, and use their recommended size for the rocket bunny kit too.

I....
Well....
Ummmm...
Get one of everything?

Don't "upgrade" for the sake of upgrading. As Wire and Hum said learn the car and then figure out what you want. You are going to get more confusing answers here than if you just learn what there is and what YOU want to do. Hell, half these guys will tell you to take the extra and buy a Miata as a second car!

Read up and make up your own mind: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=96158

Edelbrock Supercharger which, if installed by an authorized shop, they'll cover your 3 year warranty. Might end up over $5,000 though.

Hahaha, thanks! Im gonna take all the parts off and do flashy stuff to it now :barf:

Well, the first thing you need to know about cars is they break...And crash....

How much is your deductible? Hold onto that!

Keep your coin in the bank and drive it for a year. Really get to know your car and read the forum.

You don't really have $5k left over if you still owe on the car. Everytime I see a first post like this I can never tell if they are just trolling.

Only if he bought it new, if I'm not mistaken, and we don't know that he did.

5k extra eh?
Buy a second set of wheels and sticky tires, better brake pads, a snell approved helmet.
Maybe an exhaust and a high flow air filter.
Use the rest for auto x and track days.

More details please.

Doesn't have to be purchased new, just still has to be under the 36,000 mile warranty and the warranty coverage was adjusted because of the Edelbrock installation. No mention that it you have to be the original owner in the agreement.

OP :This gets my vote. But then you'll need better tires. Then you'll need experience driving the beast. Maybe you need 10K.

Tires.

Thanks for all the help you guys! I'll for sure take the advice on getting to know the car! I'm pretty busy with school and other things so i won't be able to check this thread that often but thanks again for all the replies! I also own the car and don't make payments so i do have the rest of the cash to spend freely.

Greddy Turbo kit for around 4k... Its what I would do haha.

Maybe ill end up doing a 2jz swap...

You're a student and you own a new car and you have $5,000 in cash ....... oh, where did I go wrong ..........?? :cry:

Good on ya, Odsil ...... :thumbsup:


humfrz

Show us what wheels you got.

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Looking at these posts it seems the big thing is tires. Hit me up with some tires! Again I don't know about parts and brands so advice would be great!

Why not drive for a while and change whatever you want to upgrade

Well, Odsil, I reckon that depends on what kind of driving you want different tires for.

* touring ..?

* auto X .. ?

* track ..?

* general going around corners faster ..?

Unless you plan on doing any of the above, and since you live in Florida (no ice/snow), I feel that the tires that on your car would be just fine ..... ;)


humfrz

+1 on this, well done!

Take a second to read through our blog post about the 6 Mods to Get the Most out of Your FRS/BRZ.

It gives a great description of what FRS/BRZ products we see most from our customers and research and why!

Definitely a good read for someone looking to mod their 86 :)

Feel free to drop me a PM or email and I would be happy to help!

Wrong the warranty is only good for the first 3 years in service date or 36K miles on the odometer.



ELIGIBILITY
In order for a vehicle to be eligible for the E-Force limited powertrain warranty:

1. The vehicle must have less than 36,000 miles on the odometer and the E-Force Supercharger System must be installed within 3 years of the original in-service (purchase) date as determined by the manufacturer of the vehicle or by OASIS, or by GMVIS, or by Dealer Connect.
2. The vehicle must be equipped with an Edelbrock E-Force Stage 1 or Stage II (Chevrolet Corvette only) supercharger system. Please visit Edelbrock.com/eforcewarranty for a complete list of eligible Edelbrock E-Force Supercharger System by part number/ application.
3. The vehicle must be legally registered & insured by the applicant named on this Limited Powertrain Warranty Terms & Activation document.
4. The installation of the Edelbrock E-Force Supercharger System must be conducted by: a certified new car dealership; a certified Edelbrock E-Force supercharger installer; or by an automotive service technician certified by the Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) at an automotive repair facility with a valid business license.

　
WARRANTY TERM
The contract term shall be the 36 months/36,000 miles, whichever occurs first. The term of months shall be counted from the vehicle’s original in-service dates. In order to determine the in-service date for your vehicle, you may: request it from a new car dealer for your make of vehicle, order a CarFax report, or call (877) 266-3838 and request the date for a fee of $9. Mileage shall be measured from ZERO (0). The coverage under this contract will only be activated provided

Guess I'm a boring old fart, I'd stick it in the bank!

Nice sounds like you're on the right path. Take time to get to know the car, but also figure out what you want to do with it. Highly recommend trying a track day/HPDE or autocross. It is addictive and if you get hooked (like a lot of people do), that will definitely influence how you mod your car. The money you thought you wanted to spend on power you might decide would be better spent on tires, brakes and suspension. Either way congrats and welcome!

Track days!
SCCA driving school - get your regional racing license.
Or buy a used spec miata and go race.

That is basically what I was saying, admittedly not very elegantly. They will cover you during your original bumper-to-bumper warranty for anything rejected by Toyota as being caused by the supercharger. Unfortunately, it doesn't cover the entire 60K drivetrain warranty.