FR-S Daily/Drift
 

PAGE 1: Introduction, Drift Day 41 and Automass in stock form
PAGE 2: coilovers, wheels, drift knob, track pipe install, Drift Day 45
PAGE 4: 2way LSD install
PAGE 5: Automass RD 3 drift event
PAGE 6: Drift Day 46, bucket seat
PAGE 7: new exhaust, Drift Day 101, US-41 drift event
PAGE 9: Drift Day 51, Drift Day 52, steering angle mod, OFT + header install, Final Bout II, CRASH!!
PAGE 10: RS Watanabes!

Hey guys, let me introduce myself, My name is Phil from Chicago and I just picked up my Argento FR-S on Tuesday 7/17/12. It is now Sunday and I am at just shy of 500 miles. Hoping to break it in before next weekend so I can start having some real fun!

I have been drifting for 7 years now and am part of a drift crew Grip Gambler which was formed in 2003. This will be more of a driving blog than a build thread since I really plan to track and drift the car in stock form to really see the limits of what a stock FR-S can do.

The best mod is driver mod and with my short time with the car so far, I really believe this is a car that will help me grow and excel as a driver, allow me to practice and perfect techniques, get rid of bad habits, and leave me with a smile every time I get out of it.

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I see a lot of old familiar screen names on here especially from the Miata community. Some may know me from some of my previous drift cars below.

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I hope to pick up a Countour HD or GoPro cam soon so I can film plenty of in-car footage. Here is some footage from previous outings and from my girlfriend's Flip cam to give you an idea.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICtazw1uOOE&feature=player_embedded"]Drift Day 37 - PHILSTAR - YouTube[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhu_CF8luB4&feature=player_embedded"]DDBeta - Phil - YouTube[/ame]


Anyways, I just wanted to introduce myself and I hope I can provide some valuable information to this new community!

SAVING

Badass miata man. That's amazing to see that yall have such a lively drifting community over there. Not much of that over here. Very envious

What up! Glad your enjoying the new ride im about to pop on one of these bad boys also.

I effing love your Miata.

^I thought you weren't a fan of hella flush!?!


Phil, +1 on your Miata and your drift vid is sick!! Iridium visor! :w00t:

I can't seem to get away from you on the internet Phil.

Welcome.... looking forward to what you do with the the FT.

Ah, I see now! Tucked, nice offset and a mild stretch are ok. I was never a fan of the rebarreled steelies too.

Hi brudder!!

awww yeah! Rob's old miata <333333 It was as good as ever in your care, you did the community a real service by BEING A BALLER and keeping his car legit.

Glad to see more miata guys over here.

EDIT: and ****er is here? oooh damn. <3 miatas
if you guys even remember me, dontpassthefence on cr.net - though I dont much anymore due to recent... developments on that forum.

That yellow RX-7 parks at A&L Auto Body/IND Performance. I pass it every day on my way in to work, heh.

looking forward to the vids of you drifting the new 86!

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWIRAMA5jOE"]First time drifting my Scion FR-S - YouTube[/ame]

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Are those old WRX wheels?

And your passenger looks surprisingly calm! I think I would be terrified at that point! :bellyroll:

Love the pics and videos! Keep em coming!

The s2000 is so dope yo

Forgot I made a thread to track my progress with my FR-S. Car is still 100% stock and I am enjoying every minute of it.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSFe8FhmaZc"]Scion FR-S Drifting - YouTube[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF2aJ2-ze3w"]Scion FR-S drifting at Automass - YouTube[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwK9NQDf29s"]Automass Round 2, Scion FR-S drifting - YouTube[/ame]

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Finally a kick ass thread! Love it!

Still love that 180. Last time I saw some of the RD guys was when the came to cali for ASB

Sick! :party0030:

Filllthy Miata you had there. Can't wait to see what you cook up with the FR-S!

that black miata was sick

You know I'm loving it.

nothing crazy, just messing around and having fun at a local spot =)

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mOp0cAFjm4"]Philstar - YouTube[/ame]

Installed a few parts. The car is continually proving itself to be a great everyday car that I can drive worry free to events, drift all day, and drive home. I love this thing!

-TF drift knob
-STANCE coilovers 6k/7k
-M2 Hanbai MS-010R-GT wheels with 5x100-5x114 conversion spacer
-Nameless track pipe

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A few photos from Drift Day 45. I rub a lot but the car looks so great that I dont mind it. After a rough morning, I was able to dial in the car some and was able to lay down consistent runs time after time after lunch. Please enjoy the pictures and the video my friend took with a ton of cameos of me in the FR-S!

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oh you fancy.

how much are you dropped?

Dat black miata.

Niiiiiice!

Funny how you and I are running 95% of the same exact parts

No clue, I dropped it till it was at a height I liked. It rubs pretty excessively for most people though Id say though with this height and wheel offset. Rubbing through the plastic liners all around, rear bumper tab has been rubbed through, front fenders are pulling themselves out and taking shape, front markers are getting worn through, etc.

Same mindset! We know what the essentials are ^_~

Haha, for surez. We're about the same height too. You're a little lower. I see you're running a stiffer rear spring on the stance coils. What do you have you damping stiffness at?

I'm at full stiff in the rear and exactly half on the fronts. Curious where you're at

Car felt very stable and controllable with the 6k front 7k rear once I got the dampening dialed in throughout the day. I ended up with running full stiff up front and 4 clicks from full stiff in the rear.

I still need an alignment but the car feels great, and I want to save to get the STANCE rear control arms before getting one.

Obviously I am sure there is a ton of room for improvement but so far, this is where I am at. I seriously love this car and I want to continually develop it for years to come to compliment my driving and style! =)

Quick video from the last event, totally forgot to change the setting AGAIN on my GoPro so the video sucks horribly. Sorry! lots of rubbing as well as lots of ebrake use due to the stock torsen diff lol

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8sLoZqypR4"]Drift Day 45, FR-S drift - YouTube[/ame]

Interesting. I'll have to try and see how much difference stiffening the front dampers make. I've always ran around half way on the front dampers on my cars. Might be a nice change to the settigs for this car.

I hear ya on the torsen diff haha. Need a clutch type bad. New LSD, more mid range torque, and more steering angle is all this car needs

A few more photos that I liked from DD45

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Nerding out last Friday

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHAcZEbOV0o"]Friday Night Ricers - YouTube[/ame]


Also showed my car at Slammed Society Chicago last Sunday

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How do you like the stance coils ? I cant decide between them and kw :/

Quick question . When i pull ebrake i get this horible sound from drum brake and i am afraid i am gonna bust it . How is it for you?

I love my coilovers. I am biased towards STANCE since they are local to me and are good friends of mine. The car rides and handles great though even at my low ride height and in my opinion, they are the best bang for buck coilovers you can get.

Yup I get the same noise when I pull my ebrake. Completely normal