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I'm buying my Subaru BRZ in March, and I'm gonna start ordering parts soon, but what are the first things I should start on and where to buy them from!!

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You want cosmetic or performance???

I wanna start more with performance.

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Depends on your budget bro. Also are you going FI??

I can't tell you what to do, but I can tell you what I did.

Started with drop in K/N air filter. Then CatBack. Then did intake. Then Front pipe. Supercharger going in next month with headers, down pipe and tune.

Depends on the parts. But I want it to be worth the money . Nothing crazily expensive though. But I just want it to be a nice ride with more than what it has stock, with some power in her. What's FI?

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Forced Induction. Either turbo or supercharger

Welcome to the forums!

FI stands for Forced Induction, turbo's / superchargers

You may want to search a few things on the forum and see what other members have done in the past. It's possible that many of your questions have already been answered.

Lots of great information on this forum

Let me know if you need help with lighting upgrades

Nick C.

Here is my build thread if it helps

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55703

Thanks Nick C., I'm looking for a turbo, I don't want a turbo to rough though. Just to give it a bigger kick than what it already has, and still run great with no problems in the future

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Thanks @sklimo

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You might also consider PM'ing one of the many vendors on here who sell turbos and various performance upgrades. Tell them what you have in mind and they will point you in the right direction

Nick C.

Make sure you make a build thread to show off your mods :popcorn:

Unfortunately, all three of those are some highly subjective statements, and can make it hard to give concrete suggestions.

Lets start backwards:
Statement 3: What does this mean? Nice ride as in nice car? Or nice ride as in nice feel? What do you mean by more power? Power to slide on the track, power to win drag races, or power to pass other cars on the freeway?

Statement 2: What is "crazily"? For some, dropping more than 10% of the car's costs in upgrades is crazy. For others, crazy might be defined per part, so a $5000 turbo kit is expensive, but would be willing to do a piecemeal upgrade despite a higher total cost. Are you going to factor costs as a *whole* or *per part*?

Statement 1: Bottom line, this depends on what you want. For some, the $5000 Visconti SuperCharger kit is worth it. For others it is severely overpriced. Both groups will have various, valid reasons.

So lets start with my recommendation:
Step 1: Drive the car for its break in. 7500 miles. Then come back to this issue. You may find that the car is just fine power wise for what you're doing with it (daily driver), so you just want cosmetic upgrades. Hopefully by then you'll have delved into the many car journals we have here and gotten idea of what you like aesthetically.

Step 2: Actualize your budget. Set a budget, and stick with it.

Step 3: Actualize your goals. What is the minimum you want?

Step 4: Actualize your dreams. Work your goals around your budget, not your budget around your goals. Then enjoy your car! And if you find your not satisfied, you can re-work the car again, with another set budget.

Your completely right, I'll just have to see how much I enjoy the speed it has. I will start with cosmetics, but at the same time deciding on which parts I want. I have never been inside of a supercharged vehicle, only turbocharged. I just need advice on the differences between both and which one will have the least lags. Power isn't a problem, but the stress on the engine is my whole thing.

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Look here for FI info

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=78

I would suggest getting a nice set of wheels, tires, and then possibly a new set of springs and just enjoying it from there. Figure out what you want the most out of it and then decide which parts will get to your goal the best.

V8 swap.

That's where I'm gonna start, and work my way up and get opinions from yall. Wouldn't hurt at all to start there lol

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This.

If you care about handling the first things you do should be tyres, swaybars, bushings, and things of that nature. They're relatively cheap mods and will really transform the way the car handles in corners. Wheels can be a great 2-for-1 mod that can make the car look better and drive better simultaneously (hint: if you want a zippier feel then you want wheels that are close to stock size and preferably as light as possible while still being strong enough for street use). An exhaust is another easy place to start that will improve the driving experience a lot (sound can really make a car feel a lot more exciting) while also increasing performance slightly (think a couple of hp /ft/lbs) and potentially trimming some weight off the car (the stock exhaust is quite heavy).

As far as power is concerned, good luck achieving any meaningful increases for under $5k. These cars aren't like most modern cars which are already turbocharged-- you can't just take them to a tuner, flash the ECU and walk away with 30% more power for a grand. You'll either have to pay large amounts of money for NA mods that won't gain you much, or you'll have to pay large amounts for some kind of FI kit. Unless you really love your BRZ it probably won't be worth it to significantly upgrade the power, so I'd suggest driving it a lot to get a feel for what you do and don't like about it, and getting it to handle the way you want it to first. Then if you really love it you can think about doing something silly and making the car more powerful :lol:

No doubt in my mind BRZ is the car I wanna put upgrades into. Thanks man, and I will definitely get up with yall about what I've bought and opinions between which parts

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Pretty off...to say the least. Why not do more research (i.e. searching) before spreading your 'conclusive' disinformation? Thank you.

Lets say you want to start with only spending $1,000 (both cosmetics and performance). For the best bang for your buck - I would suggest,

$495 - OpenFlash Tablet - http://openflashtablet.com/products/OFT/index.html
$260 - Rear trunk spoiler - http://openflashtablet.com/products/...ler/index.html
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$40 - HKS Drop in air filter - http://ft86speedfactory.com/hks-drop...s-brz-182.html
OR
$159 - SuperTek's inlet + filter combo (decent value i'd say) - http://ft86speedfactory.com/supertek...lter-1346.html

Should yield you some great results and decent NA gains. I think you will be very happy

Great prices, have you brought those for yours

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I am buying the tablet tonight. Unfortunately SuperTek was not around at the time, so I bought a Perrin inlet tube instead. But seeing SuperTek's deal, I would have gone for that had it been later. I got my FRS March 2013 so yeah.

Tell me how you like you tablet when you get it, I'm gonna end up with the same thing

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