nikitopo's BRZ OEM+ build
I am presenting a journal of my car. It is based on the bares-bones JDM car, with a few changes for the German market. This trim level was offered until the middle of 2015. Now we have only the high spec trim. It is not a daily driven car, but a weekend fun car.
September 2014: Car arrived ... http://i58.tinypic.com/10cn52q.jpg http://i62.tinypic.com/vqmszb.jpg January 2015: Rims Enkei Racing RS05 (16 inches), Project mu lug nuts http://i58.tinypic.com/23r6521.jpg http://i63.tinypic.com/35be8t4.png April 2015: Spoiler & badge delete, new tires (Advan AD08R) http://i62.tinypic.com/2dj0yrk.jpg http://i62.tinypic.com/ipbghd.jpg http://i61.tinypic.com/2wclaat.jpg June 2015: A/C delete http://i57.tinypic.com/acer5z.jpg November 2015: STi flexible tower bar, STi bolt support rear sub-frame & upper stopper http://i67.tinypic.com/acy5cg.jpg http://i68.tinypic.com/10qcjfc.jpg http://i66.tinypic.com/xojdhl.jpg February 2016: Smaller battery based on the bare-bones JDM car http://i64.tinypic.com/16a5sev.jpg June 2016: STi steering bolts http://i68.tinypic.com/124bgj5.jpg August 2016: Toda Racing pulley kit http://i66.tinypic.com/117epaa.jpg http://i68.tinypic.com/i72y6f.jpg April 2017: Toda Racing bigger throttle body http://i63.tinypic.com/10h9i6e.jpg September 2017: Sachs Performance Coilover Suspension http://i67.tinypic.com/ru4cw0.jpg |
After a long time, I am ready for the next step. I'll make an order for the Toda big throttle body. I used once the sprint booster (throttle controller) and the results were quite good (*). Only issue was that the car was very nervous during city driving (e.g., traffic lights). Personally, I couldn't used to it and the only solution was to take it off. I expect the throttle body change to be a much better option, without any of the disadvantages. Toda parts are very rare and this one are saying will need a 60-75 days period for delivery. Let's see when it will be delivered.
(*) The engine was more responsive, it could rev quicker and there was a small torque increase in the low-middle area. Probably because more air was getting in, than the tip-in enrichment. |
Interesting, I didn't even realize those wheels came in 16"
|
First post updated with the Toda Racing throttle body.
|
Are those RS05 reps? I thought they only came in 18in...
|
Quote:
http://www.enkei.co.jp/wheels/racing/rs05/ |
Quote:
|
Quote:
http://i67.tinypic.com/30sdgxt.jpg Overall, you don't need bigger wheels. Only if you have bigger brake calipers or for aesthetics. The Advan AD08R tires have very stiff sidewalls, so they can compensate the more rubber. |
Can you tell me the sizing on the tires please? I downloaded the pic and zoomed in but I still can't read it.
|
Quote:
|
Quote:
Just like their: PF01 vs PF01 EVO GTC01 vs GTC01RR NT03M vs NT03RR |
I had the chance to test the new throttle body. I didn't test it thoroughly, because there was traffic and then it started raining. However, I managed to make a few pulls up to 4-5k RPM with partial throttle and one with full throttle. The car has definitely more torque and the engine runs much smoother. I was a bit puzzled how this can happen with just a small size difference, so when I arrived home I studied the stock part.
It looks that the stock tb has some design issues like that the inside surface is quite rough and overall the tapered shape is not very smooth. It is like they glued two different pieces together, but without fitting them exactly. I am not sure if this was made on purpose or just for keeping the cost low. However, these differences together with the size increase (+2mm) of the new tb, gave an impressive result. Additionally, I didn't see any disadvantages like higher idle RPMs etc. I heard at the beginning there were such kind of issues, but it looks that Toda managed to solve them because this is a revised part (16400-FA2-002 instead of the older 16400-FA2-001). |
Quote:
How did you measure this? |
All times are GMT -4. The time now is 11:00 PM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
User Alert System provided by
Advanced User Tagging v3.3.0 (Lite) -
vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.