Vittorio's TRD SE 86
 

Hi everyone, I'm back!

My previous build was a 2015 FR-S, which was a daily driver! After 104,000 miles I grew tired of it and started car shopping.

I truly enjoyed this car, but it was time to move on!

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Mod list:

Exterior: TRD Aero Fins, Seibon TS Hood, Verus Engineering Splitter, 86 Headlights/Tailights

Engine/Drivetrain - Vortech Supercharger, Exedy Stage 1 Clutch and Lightweight Flywheel, Verus Forged fork

Suspension - Eibach Multi-PRO R2 (custom rates), Eibach front and rear sway bars with Eibach adjustable endlink kit.

Brakes - Project MU Club Racer with DBA Rotors

Wheels - Rays 57CR 17x9 or Enkei RPF1 18x8

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I found myself within a TRD Special Edition and just had to get it! I ended up installing suspension and wheels an hour after picking up the car, haha.

Suspension: Eibach Multi-PRO R2 Coilovers
Wheels: Rays 57CR

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I don't really have a direction for this one, but I'm glad it's fueled the fire again!

Jesus christ fella, you sure know how to mod a clean looking car. Both look phenomenal

Gold wheels + Big red Brembo's = :drool::drool::drool:

Both builds look incredible, but that TRD 86 has me drooling! Car looks phenomenal!

-Sam

The gold 57cr's really make the decal work for me on the TRD SE.

Nicely done.

That is the best looking new TRD edition that I have seen.

Car looks great!
Just shows how terrible the factory TRD wheels are.

Thanks for the kind words guys!

I took the car to ACH for a quick cruise, mainly going over the suspension setup. It seems like I'll be installing some rear sway bars this weekend!

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Wow.... Nailed it. Wheel spec and color combo go great with this car. Nice work.

Bring your camera on sep 21 so we can have some nice shots! - pasi

Update: Re-installed coilovers
 

I removed my coilovers for a rebuild at work recently and man, what a night and day difference! We did some custom valving on the compression side and 10/10 feels incredible.

I also opted to run a 2015+ WRX rear sway bar, with a softer spring rate on the coilovers, a stiffer RSB is a must on staying flat on corners without sacrificing ride quality.

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Ground Control Camber Plates and Injen Evolution Intake
 

Installed the following the Ground Control camber plates and the Injen intake.
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Coming from a supercharged FR-S, butt dyno feels something with the intake installed.

I had the car aligned at work, pretty conservative, but should still be fun to drive around.

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I also forgot to mention that I installed my Seibon hood, it's mainly for cooling. Under track use, I notice these cars suffer heavily from heat soaking and this seems to help out a lot.

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What made you get sick of your supercharged Frs? I had a buddy who had a vortech powered car and we were constantly battling issues every time he came to the track

I just saw this, sorry for the delay.

I simply didn't enjoy the car that way. Loved the power bump, but the car not so much. I prefer to not have to worry about maintaining the car, but that isn't possible with a supercharger. The silver car saw a lot of track use, it was pretty reliable once I put a vented hood, no issues at all.

Desmond Regamaster MP 17x8 +35
 

Went down in width for my next set of wheels!

Saw an opportunity on Craigslist and decided to take it.


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