LFA JR. -- My Whiteout FRS BUILD
 

-- Boost T-Minus 2 WEEKS :) -- That is all

Hey guys I'm Ben from Chicago and this is my FRS build. I will be taking things slowly upgrading aesthetics and performance until the warranty expires at which point I will be going the Forced Induction route. I am a 19 year old college student working construction in my free time and the summers, been saving for this car since last year! This is my first stick shift car but i have been riding motorcycles for a while so this should be interesting.

I plan on doing track days, autocross and maybe even a few drift days with this car, all the mods apart from aesthetic stuff will be to help me perform better in these events as well as prepare & provide a solid platform for when I go forced induction.
Anyways,

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Timeline:

[6/26/2014]: Took Delivery of my beautiful 6SPD M/T Whiteout FRS

[6/27/2014]: Cusco Front Strut Tower W/ Brake cylinder brace went in.

[7/10/2014] Perrin 3" Catback Installed

[7/27/2014]:Break In Done!

[8/17/2014]: Cusco Intake Tube + Cosworth Filter Installed

UPGRADES (Past,Present,future):

Present:

Performance:
-- Cusco Front Strut Bar w/ brake cylinder brace [INSTALLED]
-- Cusco Rear Strut Bar [INSTALLED]
-- Perrin 3" Exhaust [Installed]
-- Cosworth Air Filter [Installed]
-- Whiteline Positive Shift Bushings Pending Installation
-- Greddy Magnetic Oil Drain Plug Pending Installation
-- CUSCO Intake Pipe [INSTALLED]
-- J2 Cat-Less Front Pipe Pending Installation

Interior:
-- Blue Cusco Drift Knob Pending Installation

Exterior:
-- Matte Black Toyota JDM Badges [INSTALLED]
-- Red Lug Nuts + Wheel Locks (Because people like to steal wheels on my block :() INSTALLED


Future Upgrades:
Performance:
-- Perrin Stage 2 Tune
-- Headers (Not sure which yet)
-- AP RACING BBK
-- DG-5 Coilovers
-- Crawford Billet Power Blocks
-- Moto-East Flex-Fuel Kit

Interior:

-- Carbon Fiber panels
-- Leather Seat Covers


Exterior:

-- Front splitter been looking at this one http://www.ft86speedfactory.com/ft-8...tter-1648.html
-- INGs+ Aero Front Fenders
-- Cusco Tow Hooks
-- WEDSPORT SA-60M Rims
-- Carbon Fiber Trunk Lip
-- Spec D Headlights & Tailights


It might take a little for all this to come in fruition but it will. College is expensive haha

My friend was installing one side of the cusco strut bar and he over torqued the bolt that connects the black engine bay brace and it sheered is there anyway to fix this...? its my fault for being a dumbass and forgetting my torque wrench :(
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Here are the toyota badges getting dipped.
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Perrin 3" Cold Start
[ame]http://youtu.be/X0imPlkPnmI[/ame]

I plan on keeping this car classy and simple, and practical, not super low as i do live in pothole capitol chicago lol.

Had my buddy who does some amateur photography take some pics an edit them, I'm pretty pleased with how my baby Melanie came out.

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Dyno Graph with only the Perrin 3" Catback installed
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J2 Catless front pipe + Perrin 3" Catback. Stock header stock overpipe.
One more video of a cold start after a night of sitting. Loveee the tone <3

[ame]http://youtu.be/VN5sLCQDG5k[/ame]

Absolutely nothing to see here guiz:

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Thanks for tuning in!

My perrin 3" catback exhaust came in yesterday. Picked it up at Touge Factory, highly reccomend these guys.

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Cant wait to install it and see how it sounds!!!

Cusco Rear Strut Bar finally went in because i had some time to make everything look nice and flush, had to trim the OEM styrofoam tool kit and cut some channels into the carpet but im pleased with the result.
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Matte Black Toyota Badges went on as well
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I want to get these fenders so bad, but my budget only permits so many upgrades a month.
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Finally heres a cool picture of my car and my cousins LS2 'vette. I call this one beauty and the beast haha
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Finally got the Exhaust installed.

I am extremely pleased with the quality of the product, the welds are superb. The sound is even better. I cannot find words to describe how pleased I am with the sound. Its very tame around 2-3.5k rpm but once you start to throttle, oh boy does it let you know its there. I was surprised at how deep and pleasant the tone is, not ricerish (for lack of better word) at all. The 4" tips also fill in the holes in the rear valence quite well.

Here is a quick video of a Cold start-up. I will uploading more videos/pictures as soon as my phone charges.

[ame]http://youtu.be/X0imPlkPnmI[/ame]

The Car looks Great
Keep up the good work
:thumbsup:

Very NICE! I'm not sure but I think I ran into you at TF-Works a week or two ago when you picked up the exhaust.

Yeap! I think that was you haha you were looking for an Invidia exhaust if i remember correctly! Haha we gotta meet up and cruise some day

Yep that was me! Defiantly have to meet up sometime, so I can hear that exhaust in person. I was able to pick up my Invidia from another forum member.

Sweet pm your fb and we can meet up at TF one day and cruise haha

For that snapped stud... Idk what the hell your friend was using to tighten that nut but it was wayyyyyyy to tight lol. I personally have never looked at it but its probably removed through the strut tower area on top of the fender liner. You can probably pound it out and put a new one in (I would imagine so)

Last i ever let a buddy touch my car haha, ill have to look at it and think more as too a solution once i have more time from work. Im sure it can be fixed somehow lol. He was just using a regular ratchet haha, idk how the hell it snapped like that!

Dude able to bench 400lbs? Lol

Nice ride bruh, keep us posted !

I would if I had one lol

Considering those bolts are only supposed to be torqued to 12 ft lbs, yeah, it doesn't take much.

Yeap figured as much. Lesson learned everything to torque spec, better to not work on the car if you dont have the right tools from the beginning.

As promised one more exhaust video, drive by exhaust vid coming soon.

[ame]http://youtu.be/-QFIJ05Zd2g[/ame]


More goodies, every time I go to TF-Works I just want to blow my whole paycheck. :cry: Good Guys over there all of them real car guys lol.

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-- Whiteline Positive Shift Kit
-- Wheel Locks + Red Lug nuts
-- Greddy Magnet Drain Plug
-- Cosworth Air Filter
-- Cusco Drift Knob

Plus a couple of dyno pulls scheduled for next week at P&L. No tuning yet just want to get a baseline of the car with the exhaust, then add the air filter etc.

Wheel Locks + Lugs installed, these will look better once I plastidip the rims

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When you come by on Friday, don't be shy to say "Hi" :thumbup:

Itll probably be easier for you to say Hi... since i dont know your name or what you look like :party0030:

Ill be there the 25th at 10 am (too damn early lol for my day off!)

Had my buddy who does some amateur photography take some pics an edit them, I'm pretty pleased with how my baby Melanie came out.

http://i60.tinypic.com/2v1409d.jpg

http://i59.tinypic.com/33yqtg0.jpg

http://i58.tinypic.com/5308w.jpg

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Update:
Dyno Day tomorrow.
Quick question
This is my first manual car and Sometimes when i engage the clutch i hear a clunk, just one, is this normal?

Yes.

Break in Close to done. Been revving it a little higher and ive noticed a high pitched rattling from the rear of the car under heavy load. Im gonna go to the dealership and let them know about it just in case.

Quick Pic from the dyno on friday:
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You may also notice my newest mod for looks, the multicolor DRL Leds from Diode Dynamics:

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Sorry for the bad quality pictures I will invest in a decent DSLR soon and no more phone pictures I promise!

Break in was finished on saturday as i was communting a lot this weekend!
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Stay tuned, more goodies coming in this week!

Package came in
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Ready for my 1k mile oil change. Was reccomended amsoil by a friend so i went with them. I will also be sending my oil for analysis to blackstone labs.
I will be doing a diff and tranny fluid change at 1500 miles, i will be going with motul 300 for those!

Dyno Graph as promised. This is with only the perrin 3" catback

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Finally got my CUSCO intake tube & cosworth drop-in filter installed. The difference is definitely noticeable in the peppiness of the car.
Also those ugly ass yellow caps in the engine bay had to go, so i grabbed some blue engine bay enamel and went to work on them.
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As for an update on how my experience with learning stick shift is coming along, I am no longer afraid of being stopped on hills haha. Starts are still a little harder to be quick and smooth, but nonetheless better than the first month LOL. 2nd gear shifts are getting smoother as well. I got rev matching learned pretty well into every gear except 2nd haha so difficult for me to get that one well, also ive started dabbling into a little heel & toe and it definitely takes a little getting used to but apart from all that im pretty happy with my progress and i hope i continue to get better.

Catless Front Pipe came in today. I ordered the cheapest i could find, its just a piped after all.
J2 Catless front pipe:

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So stoked to get this one on. Ive also been setting money aside out of every weeks paycheck for a flex fuel kit so look for that in the near future!

My car made some friends at school haha

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Installed the catless frontpipe

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I also installed the whiteline shifter bushings as well as the energy suspension rear shifter bushings. This along with a trans and diff fluid swap with motul gear 300 has made the shifting almost silky smooth.

I highly reccomend the above mods, all of them can be done for under 100 bucks and will totally change how the shifting feels. I'm ecstatic about it!

One more video of a cold start after a night of sitting. Loveee the tone <3

[ame]http://youtu.be/VN5sLCQDG5k[/ame]

Wow, the FR-S looks like a peanut next to the Charger! I'm surprised it's that much smaller than the A3, too!

Love the ride dude! Post up vids of the boost!

Renato
Team TWM Performance

Haha I know its so little, it looks like the lovechild of the A3 and Charger haha.

Nevermind. Youtube showed me another video.

Update: Kit is taking a little longer than expected due to the holidays and the powder coaters dragging ass. Ordered a south bend stage 3 endurance clutch with a stage 2 flywheel, which I also found out is backordered until after the new year. And the car is now in the garage chilling on jack stands waiting to go under the knife :D

Absolutely nothing to see here guiz:

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:w00t:Great thread, you sir have my attention, Goodluck on the project keep us updated.

..on a side note im stealing your quote.:thumbup::eyebulge::thumbsup:

Got a perrin 2.5" overpipe today, Koyorad Radiator, perrin hose kit and also getting a new exhaust setup soon.

Stay Tuned :D

Let the dissection begin.

Koyorad Radiator and perrin hoses install/headers & o2 sensor removal:
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Men @ Work (Oil Pan/Windshield fluid Reservoir Removal):
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nic3 work sofar keep it going at it