glamcem's Track Build 2022 BRZ
 

I am not really good for build threads but I figured it would be nice to have everything in chronological order to see the progress :)
Car has been purchased in March 2014 and I've started ordering some of the parts in the very same week to get ready for the track season..

Here's my 2014 DGM BRZ Limited when I first got it

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and with the mods

Street
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and Track

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List of mods:

Engine/Exhaust/Drivetrain:

• Kraftwerks Supercharger Kit (C30-94 standard pulley w/92 oct tune)
• Invidia 2.5" Catless Front Pipe -------
• Perrin 2.5" Overpipe
• HKS EL Header (getting ceramic coated 2000F and will be wrapped with a titanium exhaust wrap)
• Berk Catted Front Pipe (will replace the Invidia)
• Cosworth Low Temp Thermostat(Received) -------
• Tsudo 2.5" Catback exhaust (soon to be replaced)
• Invidia 2.5" Q300 Catback Exhaust SS tips (so it will work with DriveWay Labs rear diffuser)-------
• ADD W1 Baffled Dual catch cans in RED----
• Koyo Radiator
• OEM DIT Oil cooler parts
• Mobil 1 0W-40 European Car Formula (old)
• Motul V300 5w-30
• Motul Gear oil for Transmission and Differential 75w-90
• Ecutek License and Moto-East tuned (thank you @moto-mike)Ecutek License and Moto-East tuned (thank you @moto-mike)
• Boomba Racing vacuum check valve
• Cusco Accelerator pedal
• Shorai (or similar) lightweight battery (soon)

Suspension/Brakes:

• Fortune Auto 500 Coilovers with 9k/9k Swift Spring, Radial bearing and Extension upgrades (update: lowered about 1.25" all around -3.0 front and -2.3 rear camber with the camber plates)
• OEM Camber bolts with custom alignment
• Stoptech Performance Brakes and OEM rotors (OLD)
• Carbotech XP 12 F/R and Centric Premium Blank rotors (OLD)
• Raybestos ST43s F/R and Centric Premium Blank rotors (current)
• Raybestos ST47 F/ ST45 R and Centric Premium Blank rotors (spare)
• Motul RBF600 Brake Fluid
• GrimmSpeed Master Cylinder Brace
• Hard Brakes Titanium Heat Shields
• Custom heat reflective taping
• Custom brake ducting with fog light delete(see my signature for the DIY)
• Exedy Stage 1 Clutch and Flywheel kit - ordered not yet received
• Perrin and Whiteline Bushing combo (WL Positive gear and Perrin Rear shifter bushings)-
• Whiteline Rear subframe bushing inserts

Wheels and Tires:

• Enkei RPF1 17x9 +35mm wheels with 235/40/17 Nitto NT-01 R comp tires / Muteki "SR35" Closed End Lugs w/ Locks (for track)
• XXR 527 17x8.25 +35mm wheels with OEM tires (for street)
• Muteki "SR35" Closed End Lugs in Red (w/out locks)
• Hankook Ventus Z214 C51 (medium) 245/40/17 ordered with HC service (soon to be installed)

Cosmetic:

• Nothing much redded out tail lights :)

Aero mods:
Functional aero mods for track

• Ft86SpeedFactory Front Splitter with supporting rods
• Driveway Labs Rear Diffuser V1
• Longacre 8" splitter support rods
• Quik Mini latches (for bumper support)

Interior/Electronics/Seats/Harnesses:

• Schroth Rallye 3 ASM Harnesses
• Go Pro Hero3+ Black edition
• Bluetooth OBD2 device
• Nexus 7 and GT86 mounts for track data
• Akron Headrest extendable mount for tablets (GoPro)
• Akron Cellphone suction mount
• Qstarz BT-Q818XT 10Hz Bluetooth GPS receiver for accurate lapping data
• Misc apps for track data, overlay and data logging (Racechrono, Torque App, RaceRender 3)
• Beltronics RX-65 Radar Detector Hardwired

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Track Videos and best lap times:

The Ridge Motorsports Park (RMP)
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvz-aYHuF44"]BRZ vs GT3 RS @ The Ridge Motorsports Park (RMP)- 2014-4-18 - 2:02.96 - YouTube[/ame]

Best lap time 2:02.76


Stock powered, R Compounds ambient temps were about 60 degrees
Notice the GT3RS massive hp advantage, my car begs for more power ;) and better brakes since I experienced some fade issue..it was a nice baseline IMO


Oregon Raceway Park (ORP)
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvWgPLLGUsc"]Oregon Raceway Park (ORP) - CCW - BRZ - 2014-4-19 - 2:04.82 - YouTube[/ame]

Best lap time 2:04.81



Stock powered, R Compounds ambient temps were about 55 degrees


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now with Kraftwerks and FA coilovers ambient temps were about 75 degrees
Best Lap time 1:58
[ame]http://youtu.be/Fa1UWvB-Lrg[/ame]

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Oregon Raceway Park 2014-6-15
Best Lap Time 2:02 with some serious rubbing issues ..
[ame]http://youtu.be/2JDtUJGLag0[/ame]

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The Ridge Motorsports Park (RMP) Ambient temps were 92+ F degrees!!
[ame]http://youtu.be/lqiiD42H0d0[/ame]

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Pacific Raceways (PR) 2014-7-19 Ambient temps were about 83+F
[ame]http://youtu.be/f0uJqaFv9hs[/ame]

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The Ridge Motorsports Park (RMP) 2014-8-19 Ambient temps were 80F
[ame]http://youtu.be/D-mPfYoUFns?[/ame]
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Oregon Raceway Park (ORP) 2014-8-30 Ambient temps were about 73F

[ame]http://youtu.be/hIgpo7q_6GI?[/ame]

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The Ridge Motorsports Park (RMP) 2014-7-4 Ambient temps were 95F
(the day I destroyed my 2nd OEM manifold)
[ame="http://youtu.be/zj2_yBwBENY"]https://youtu.be/zj2_yBwBENY[/ame]

Can't wait to meet you on the track!

^^ It was a lot of fun :) Hopefully you can make it next time.
I will post some pictures and videos when I finish editing. I am loving these NT01s they handle like a dream

That list of stuff to be installed looks promising...eagerly awaiting updated pics :party0030:

Great list! Can't wait to see it finished.

I will do my best to post everything about the progression . In the meantime, I've added couple videos of the track events I attended this past weekend and updated my first post and will continue adding new videos. I think I am the fastest stock powered BRZ at both tracks unless otherwise posted ;)

Nexus 7 and Torque app seems to be working fine to take logs for the most part (in both events) my coolant temps were at around ~95 degrees (F) which is good but I saw oil temps rose up to ~265-270 (F) hopefully OEM oil cooler will help reduce those oil temps. I am glad I was running Mobil 1 0W-40 since it looked good between sessions.

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Stoptech brakes on the other hand could've been better since I noticed slight fade, I will soon get some Carbotech or Raybestos St43 or equivalent pads and separate rotors so that they can bind well together..
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Tires also seems to be holding fine and pressures were stable at around 35 psi between sessions..

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Here are some pictures of my car and friends' Mx-5 Miata and Lotus:

getting ready for the trip
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I can fit 4 wheels and tires, track stuff (jacks, helmets, tq wrench, ..etc) with no problem
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The Ridge Motorsports Park
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On the road to ORP (Oregon Raceway Park)

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ORP:
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What color was your Evo? Did you ever have it at the ridge?

It was white with gold painted wheels :) here's a video taken with my Evo X GSR at RMP event

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L4lBsiCLBc"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L4lBsiCLBc[/ame]

Not a lot of white evo's running around The Ridge. If you had it at The Ridge in 2012 with Ridge Racing School, there's a really good chance that I was your instructor that day.

I haven't attended any racing school with Ridge and I am fairly new to the Seattle area (moved here in October 2012 from Florida) I will look forward to meeting you one of those events though :)

hey, it was nice meeting you today. I picked up the lip from you in Factoria. Sorry but what was your name again? I'm really bad with names.

Nice meeting you too, I hope you like the lip :thumbsup:

A Little update: I've installed Perrin OP, Invidia Catless FP and Tsudo Catback.. It was an easy install but time consuming maybe it's because I am not that to install parts in general :) It took me about 4 hours (could've been faster but I took my time).

I will soon post pictures and video, sound is not annoying on the highway and catback is pretty quite but with nice tone ..

after driving little more that it's not that "quite" but it's not really loud too.. if this is a quiet option I wonder how much it would get louder with other exhaust setups..maybe I am just getting old :)

A few more updates:

ADD W1 Catch can installed
Perrin OP installed
Invidia Catless FP installed
Tsudo Catback installed


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I love the exhaust sound and am happy with being on the quiet side ..my previous experience with Catback exhausts were not good :)

Ok a few more updates I've installed everything but haven't filled the canister with oil or started priming yet since it was getting late last night ..overall, it took me about one and a half day to install the kit but I took my time and had to make a few trips to home depot and harbor freight..also since I have been also installing my radiator and OEM oil cooler I had to be strategic so I wouldn't double the efforts ;) I installed everything in this order

• clamps to prevent leaks
• bumper removal and oil cooler install (since jacking and air box removal involved)
• Koyo Radiator install and adding coolant
• putting back the stock air box and test run to see everything works fine
• without putting back bumper remove the box again (2 mins job)
• started installing the KW kit

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cogged pulleys arrived right on time :)
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additional tips and install notes can be seen here

I have just learned that my FA 500 coilovers have been shipped !! I will post some pictures upon arrival :)

and here are some pictures of the completed setup

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oil cooler fitment tight but shouldn't be an issue
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for those who are concerned with KoyoRadiator and its fitment with this kit, I'd say go for it.. I put the intake tube by removing radiator support and slightly trim the plastic part on the radiator shroud ( about 3-5mm at most) so fitment not an issue at all..


also while at it, I removed the fog lights and put some mesh screens to fit the custom brake ducting that I will soon start working on it ;)

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my track setup is ready to be installed (with extra set of brake fluids)..

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Great looking build. Very well thought out and purpose built. Would love to hear your thought of the Kraftwerks products when you have some drive time.

Keep it up.

Thanks. My tuner (Mike from Moto-East tuning) sent me the revised tune so hopefully I can upload it with Ecutek today. If everything goes well I am planning to attend a few more track days this month so that I can provide more data and initial thoughts about KW and track use :)

wow car pulls really rally hard after the new tune also my coilovers arrived I will soon provide more pictures and info

ok here are a few more updates :) I have installed my coilovers and drove down to Firestone for alignment with the camber plates my friend was able to get -3.0 fronts and -2.5 and -2.8 at the rear wheels.. so far I am really happy with the improvement

Also I have to add I think Fortune Auto did a great job on packaging and they are pretty responsive when you need some assistance which is a big plus for me since I am not familiar with adjustable coilovers ..

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my custom brake ducting didn't work most likely due to bigger size of the hose :) I will have to find a better way to feed more air into the inner fender well, see below pictures


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Carbotech XP-12s and Centric Premium blank rotors have been installed as well, thanks to @CSG Mike for good communication

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Look how thicker they are when put against to Stoptech pads

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heat reflective tapes (2000F) on the calipers

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my ghetto ducting and spindle :P

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do yourself a favor and make sure you completely removed your ABS sensor before even removing the hubs

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and of course I have no ABS and traction control at the moment :)

on the way to RMP I noticed that I still could get 30.3 mpg, I wasn't even trying :)
maybe it's because of the traffic in front of me (drafting) but I was able to get about the same on the way back
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and some shots fron the lapping event with coilovers 1.5" drop all around

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I will soon post the video from the lapping event

Great thread. Would love to hear your thoughts. I am looking at the JRSC kit(Almost the same as your kit)

I think you cannot go wrong with either :thumbsup: KW had a group buy, at that price it's really hard to pass though

Did you get the standard Blower?

yes, C30-94

I am debating between this kit and the JRSC The GB really makes it hard.

to be perfectly honest even if the price was a bit higher I would still get the KW over the JR for the obvious reasons, with the GB offered by KW it's like a no brainer to me, to each his own, of course ;)

couple pictures I took yesterday :)
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Breather tube catch can installed

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found out the popped off house underneath the intake manifold and put clamps on them :)

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the first post has been updated so it now reflects the more up to date information about the camber/coilover settings..

I also received the revised map and car seems to be running even smoother now :)

I will include a few more photos regarding the updates ..

Nice build bro !

I took my car to Drift Office today for a dyno session :) I am really happy with the results
Ambient temps were about 72F

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and compared to stock baseline
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Nice horsepower numbers. Would you call that power curve linear? :lol:

thanks, well.. you tell me ;)

another reason to have catch cans ;) this is after one session at this Friday's event

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heat wrapped the intake piping and placed the .5" Boomba racing vacuum check valve (on PCV oil catch can)

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yes, I can destroy exhaust gaskets :D
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a few more updates:
gasket on the CBE has been replaced and the new bolts tightened :)

and below parts are ordered:
Motul V300 5w-30 engine oil [ let's see if it will help reduce the oil temps like people claim :) ]
Motul 75w-90 Gear lube for diff and transmission
Schroth Rallye 3 ASM Harnesses
Muteki "SR35" Closed End Lugs in Red (w/out locks)