Varis 2JZ Build
 

November 6, 2016:

Hello,

I decided to slightly reorganize my thread since it was cluttered. I've been tracking my FRS regularly since I've owned it and modified it along the way. Unfortunately, my motor went on Oct 9, 2016 while tracking it at Buttonwillow Raceway. Though it seems a bit soon given the motor has only 35k miles, it wasn't that surprising since everyone seems to blow up these motors. I already had a 2JZ planned but I didn't expect to do it so soon. Luckily I had been collecting parts for this build but I'm still a good while from finishing it. I should have this ready by summer time and hopefully in time for 86Fest and Speed Ring.

Jason

http://i.imgur.com/mnBdVu7.jpg?1

Current Modifications (parts in red are off. Inquire if you're interested):

Exterior

• Varis Widebody
• Varis Kamikaze Turn Signal/Fog Delete
• Varis Kamikaze Wiper Cowl Delete
• Varis Kamikaze Hood Gurney
• Varis Type 1 CF Hood
• Jun Carbon Fiber Mirrors
• MPH Dry Carbon Honeycomb Roof
• MPH Dry Carbon Honeycomb Side Window
• MPH Dry Carbon Trunk
• Voltex Type 7 Swan Neck 1700mm Chassis Mounted
• Aimgain Trunk Spoiler

Engine and Transmission:

• Motec M130
• Motec PDM 15
• Motec C127
• Motec Keypad
• Rywire Engine and Chassis Harness
• 2JZ GTE VVTI Built By DSPORT
• CP Higher Comp Pistons
• Carrillo H Beam Rods
• ARP CA625 Headstuds
• ARP Main Studs
• King Bearings
• Garrett GEN II GTX3576R
• Full Race T4 Manifold
• Twin Turbosmart Hypergate 45 Wastegate
• Turbosmart Raceport
• Bosch 82mm GT3 Throttle Body
• Hypertune Wiggins Throttle Body Adapter
• Hypertune Intake Manifold
• Hypertune Dry Sump Oil Pan
• OCD Works Billet Valve Cover
• Xcessive Manufacturing Engine Mounts
• R35 VR38 Coils
• Titan Motorsports Dry Sump Kit
• GSC S1 Cams
• GSC Beehive Valvetrain
• GSC Valves
• GSC Valve Guides
• Fuel Safe 10 Gallon Fuel Cell
• Radium FCST
• Triple Walbro 450lph E85 Pump
• FIC 2150cc
• Hypertune Fuel Rail
• Turbosmart Fuel Pressure Regulator
• Hypertune Wiggins External Pump Water Neck
• Davies Craig External Water Pump
• C&R Radiator
• C&R Oil Cooler
• T56 Magnum
• Quicktime Adapter
• OS GikenTriple Disk and Flywheel
• Tilton Hydraulic Clutch Release

Footwork

• Brembo Clubsport BBK with 355mm Type 3 Rotors
• Brembo RE10 Compound
• Tilton 600 Series Pedal Set
• Advan AD08R 295/30/18
• Volk Racing Bronze TE37 Saga
• Racer X Fabrication Front Lower Control Arms
• Racer X Fabrication FLCA Extenders
• Racer X Rear Toe Arms w/ Lockout
• JRZ RS Pro 2 Way
• MCA Traction Mod
• SPL Rear Lower Control Arm
• SPL Bumpsteer Adjustable Tie Rods
• SPL Aluminum Subframe Bushings
• Salasko Aluminum Differential Bushings
• Salasko Aluminum Steering Rack Bushings
• Tomei 2 Way LSD
• Whiteline 18mm Rear Sway Bar
• Password JDM Rear Spherical End Links

Interior

• Schroth 6 point HANS Hybrid
• PCI Seat mount
• Recaro Pro Racer HANS
• Works Bell Steering Wheel Hub
• Works Bell Quick Release
• Nardi Steering Wheel 330MM Classic
• LMR Development Roll Cage

After a week of daily driving it, I took it out to Buttonwillow to see what it felt like stock. I threw on a few supporting mods like Raceseng cam plate, Perrin oil cooler and Cusco catch can to help the car. Surprisingly, the car was pretty fun and I clocked a 2:16 6 laps in. More to come on future posts!

http://i.imgur.com/Bqkh14q.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ebu5Ao4.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/N3K8oQ8.jpg
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Just picked up a Nardi 330mm Deep Corn:
https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/hp...21673088_n.jpg

Latest Hyper Rev from https://www.more-japan.com/
http://i.imgur.com/89VS9pC.jpg

My Nagisa rails came in from https://www.more-japan.com/ It's actually pretty cool that they used Japanese newspaper to wrap the goods. As for the rails, the quality is just as good as the Bride ones. It didn't come with resistor for the airbag but I have a few Works Bell ones laying around for that. The seat I'm using is Bride Zeta 3 off my old car and my seating position is a good 2 inches lower. I'm 5'8 and it's kind of hard to see over the steering wheel now.
http://i.imgur.com/iPkb6Yo.jpg
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https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/hp...49182773_n.jpg

Manhattan Beach Toyota has a listing on eBay right now for the F&R badge along with key cover for $65 to help purge the ugly Scion Badge.
http://i.imgur.com/ZGhbJqF.jpg

Good stuff. I'm excited to see what else you have planned

Please share link.

Thank you. There's isn't much coming but it'll be good parts.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/321209636275...275%26_rdc%3D1

Quality parts in your build BTW. Keep it up and keep us updated.

Works Bell long hub installed along with the Nardi steering wheel. There's honestly no reason to run anything other than Works Bell.
http://i.imgur.com/uZBa7TI.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/QW4zoiF.jpg

Now to wait for the shift knob and floor mats.

I like where this is going.

Wow. HyperRev is up to #6 for these cars??? Gotta go to J-Town...


Also, what did you do with the cruise control?

Yeah, I didn't know until my friend showed me. I haven't figured out what to do with cruise control but since I don't use it, it hasn't bothered me.

Since I loved how the bronze ZE40 looked on my old car, I decided to pick up a set for the FRS.
http://i.imgur.com/xHJWNAG.jpg

Can't wait to put on the Voltex Wing! More photos on that later
https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/hp...54982411_n.jpg

Nice! Swan neck?

Yes, just waiting for a few more parts to come in and I should be done with the car... for now.

Cool, do you have a kit coming in to balance the wing?

Yes, I do. I have the Blitz bumper coming in and have the Downforce side step here. I'm not sure if the sidestep will sit higher or not.

Cut a little too much to the left. Oh well!
https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/hp...18866292_n.jpg

Every FRS I looked used was stick. The one I bought was flawless except a few scratches on silver sections of the door. Not a lot of ricer cars here anymore like there used to be. I see a few kids of mixed races riced out. I mostly see Hispanics with ricers. I think a lot of folks grow out of that stuff. Probably more apparent in Cali. Used to be huge here but it just faded out along with big subwoofers.

Voltex Swan Neck 1600mm with Juran gurney flap
http://i.imgur.com/53H9gFW.jpg

WHAT? :iono:

Pretty simple dude, there was no riced out ones when I was looking at them. He said all the ones he saw used had shitty mods

Of course. People love to modify cars in Southern California. Cheap cars attract cheap owners

Can't wait to see the wheels and big wing on the car.

Thanks! Waiting on suspension to come in and still have to decide on the control arms.

With the Christmas gone, I got myself some more parts! EVS resonated front pipe, Motive front pipe, Tomei UEL and Tomei 60S!
https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/hp...37248463_n.jpg

My friend Ken from Godspeed Project also gave me a sticker for the car!
https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/hp...73118996_n.jpg

On a side note, since the weathers been chilly and I just sold my last car, I decided to take apart the motor on the old car to see what's salvageable from the blown engine. Bonus point if you know what it is :)
https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/hp...96357223_n.jpg

Looks like your build is coming together nicely as well!

excited to see where this goes :popcorn:

Thanks! Hope mine turns out well like yours when I put everything together!

Thanks!

With all the free time over the weekend, I decided to go dyno my car to get a baseline before and after my OFT stage 1 tune. The car felt like it had a lot of midrange gain with the tune and I wanted to dyno to support it.

Overall Power
Before:
155 HP
135 LBFT

After:
159 HP
140 LBFT

Under the curve gain:
+14 HP
+17 LBFT

The peak gain is slight but the midrange gain is pretty substantial. However, after reading the forum, it seems I shouldn't have flashed it back to stock at the dyno and flash it to stage 1 between pulls. Either way, I'm pretty impressed with it and will be getting another dyno next week when I put on my header and full exhaust.

http://i.imgur.com/PDpSZxI.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/lG4dJHT.jpg

I went ahead and installed everything today and everything is pretty straight forward on it. As for the Tomei 60S, this is a very loud setup. It's not the loudest I have but maybe I'm just a bitch now and will probably part with the Tomei 60S. As for the header, I really hate the boxer rumble so the UEL is going to be up for sale. On a performance standpoint, I flashed it to OFT Stage 2 and it doesn't seem like there's any gains but I will give it a few hundred miles. I'm starting to toy with the idea of force induction since my last car had 3x the power of the FRS.
https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/hp...20205482_n.jpg

Hmm... If you do ever get the Stg 2 tune dyno'd, think you could ask the tuner to overlay the stock, stg1, and stg 2? I think you'd be doing the whole community a favour...

I've scoured the forums looking for dyno plots using the same car as a control, with a baseline, stg 1, and stg 2 comparison, but haven't come across anything. Really curious to see the results.

Nice build! Gets better every time I click on your thread... :popcorn:

Of course, I'll post it once I do it.

:popcorn:

hmm .. wating for the dessert...

I was sick today but my room mate had to go borrow something at the shop so I asked him to take my car.
Here are the dyno #'s with OFT Stage 2, Tomei UEL, Motive overpipe, Invidia catted front pipe,and Tomei 60S.

Before with OFT Stage 1 Only:
159 HP
140 LBFT

After with the full exhaust and OFT Stage 2 UEL map:
159 HP
142 LBFT

Under the curve gain:
+18 HP
+25 LBFT

http://i.imgur.com/OC2sehu.jpg

With the header, it was disappointing not to gain any peak but it was surprising to gain so much in the mid range. This pretty much aligns with the power gains that Tomei published.
http://www.tomeiusa.com/_2003web-cat...FRS_gluf_l.gif

After the first 3 pulls, my room mate changed out my filter to the Apexi drop in and we dyno again to see if there were any gains. I didn't expect much since it was a drop in but was pleasantly surprised to see the gain through the entire powerband. The car was able to pick up 7HP and 2FTLB.

Before with full exhaust and OFT Stage 2 UEL map:
159 HP
140 LBFT

After with the full exhaust, Apexi drop in filter and OFT Stage 2 UEL map:
166 HP
144 LBFT

http://i.imgur.com/CGMREav.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/2h801nI.jpg

While there, I also had him pick up my new Greddy Evolution GT catback since I couldn't handle the loudness of the Tomei 60S. I'll probably buy a new Tomei EL header and install with the Greddy when I get back from Japan in Feb.

Rotary 13b!!! :lol:

You don't count.

Here is the photo of the Greddy Evolution GT.
http://i.imgur.com/epD50jR.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/L2Q5wE0.jpg

Honestly, Greddy exhaust has always been solid and this is no different. Comes with everything you need to bolt onto the front pipe. This systems ditches the donut and replaces the spring bolts for regular bolts.

My Project Mu HC+ and Project Kics R26 just came in! Unfortunately, the r26 is a bit short to my liking on the ZE40 so I may have to sell them.

http://i.imgur.com/IysKUFJ.jpg

Oh Hi! We know a lot of the same people lol.