Rarity Luis_GT's 10 Series DD/Trackday build
 

Rarity is 10 Series #0036

This will be a slow build, as I'm a poor university student doing a Masters in Construction Management.

Mods

Performance
Q300 Catback
Perrin 3" catted FP
Drop in K&N Filter
Perrin LW Pulley
225/45/17 Cooper RS3-S
Fiebruz IMRE (Intake Manifold Runner Extender)
FT86SpeedFactory Catted UEL
Fiebruz 2.5" Overpipe

Interior
Yospeed custom Center console Plaque
JDM Knee pads
Sard Racing Seat Covers

Drivetrain/brakes
Mtec Shift Springs
P&L Stainless Steel Braded Brake Lines
Project Mu HC+800 Brake Pads
Motul 5.1
Whiteline positive traction kit

Exterior
10 Series DRL LED Mod
Supertek hood dampers
Drivewaylabs Type 2 Diffuser with alternate Strakes



The day I got her (July 27th)

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First mod (JDM Knee Pads)

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Custom center plaque by Yospeed

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Mtec Shifter Springs

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Baseline dyno 155 WHP

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DRL Mod

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Q300 Exhaust + Perrin 3" Front pipe

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Dyno after Exhaust and K&N drop in filter

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Sard Racing Seat Covers

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More mods to come... as I sell more bitcoins for cash or my part time pays up...

Looking great and love the color!

Awesome progress coming from another poor college kid.

Some fun at the drag strip!

[ame]http://youtu.be/RlC1BtsWSng[/ame]

Got myself the base ground control coil over kit.

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Here's how she currently sits, not very low yet, as ground control is sending me a new set of front sleeves that will allow me to drop the front some more, and I need to adjust the rears.

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Looks nice how much you paid for them?

Those SARD covers look really good. Hmmm

450 bucks shipped

Coming along very nice!

How does the ride feel?

Over big bumps, the car feels a bit pogo-ish but I think that can be fixed with a set of adjustable dampers.

Other than that, the car feels similar to stock, and feels way more planted on the corners

Ok thanks

hey couple of weeks ago u where in bayamon shell gas station?

Nope, I'm from Mayaguez, and only use Gulf or Total, there's a couple of 10 series in the metropolitan area though.

Oh ok

Finally got it squared off with about a 1" drop

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Looks great! What's your overall impressions with the GC kit?

Seen another Series 10 in the Las Piedras area...

Nice build BTW.

I'm gonna start by saying that the customer service is excellent.

So far I like the kit, it's limited due to the stock shocks, but overall the ride is just a bit stiffer than stock, and it feels somewhat pogo-ish over large bumps, may test it with a set of koni adjustable shocks in the future and see if adjusting the dampening helps, but it's still a great DD setup considering that the springs are 6.7K

Definitely feels more planted, and it conserved a bit of the tail happy style of the FR-S.

Can you go lower with the sleeve kit? Couple owners said they're max out and barely below stock height on these.

looking great bro. sorry been following you on fb not on here...kind been off the forums a while lol

I'm at the limit, but ground control is sending me shorter springs so I can lower it more, will report back once I receive them.

After measuring the rear, it only dropped half an inch with the supplied springs, fronts did drop an inch though.

I've put a lot more photos on fb than here, so you could day you have seen more of the progress :w00t:

Shorter springs came in... 425lb front 440lb rear... I have a bad feeling this will be quite harsh...

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Small update: Removed and returned the GC kit since the stock shocks couldn't handle the spring rates, and ordered the FT86SF Catted UEL

I also installed the supertek hood dampers a few weeks ago.

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And here's some rolling shot porn

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Nice build so far. Fellow 10 series FRS here :) are those hood dampers holding up well so far? I plan on getting a set soon and SuperTek looks like a great deal

I rarely open the hood, but they should last, they don't receive a lot of constant use or are subject to stresses.

Installed the perrin pulley today, still waiting on my FT86SF headers

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FR-S PR Meet!

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Did a few miles!!

Few... only drained the tank in less than 24 hours :burnrubber:

Little stuff going on

New tires 225/45 Cooper Zeon RS3-S

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P&L SS Braided Brake lines + Speed Bleeders

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All done

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Last week I bought a set of Fiebruz Intake Manifold Runner Extenders (IMRE) and yesterday went to the dyno to see the gains I got out of them.

Dotted line is before the power blocks with all my other mods. Q300 Catback, Perrin 3" catted front pipe, and drop in filter.

Solid line is with the extenders, and all previous mods.

Both dynos where run on 91 oct and both are untuned

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Peak HP didn't improve much, but this run was made on a heat soaked engine vs a cold engine from the previous time. Torque dip was reduced and peak torque increased froms 133 to 138, which is very nice, along with a much improved midrage curve.

This mod is probably the best bang for buck mod available for our cars at only $350.



Lastly, this week I got myself some Project Mu HC+800 brake pads... My god are they insane, so far on the street they bite so hard that I'm often overcooking the tires if I'm not careful

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I wonder what's in the box

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A fat chick blow up doll

At the minimum.. if not two PHAT Ponies.

@Sportsguy83 you know me so well :wub:

LMFAO