Kiwi Green FRS Storytime Picturebook Build
 

There was once a time my Raven FRS was stock, on August 19th of 2012 at about 6 o'clock -

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In the beginning the plans were to add some style, so wheels and CF parts came after a while -

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I also wanted to add some color but wanted it to be nice and clean, so I 'chopped some options then opted for vinyl with Hexis Kiwi Green -

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I also had found that the stock lights and suspension we're weak, so I put in some LEDs, HIDs and some Teins for the street -

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The car looked great and it gets so much attention that it has it's own fanbase, it still was too slow so I put in some extra ponies in the crankcase -

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Along the way in my journeys I meet a few friends, Big Brothers and Dragons here's more pics to send -

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Now we're having some fun and I'll share one last pic with you guys, it's been 18 months long to build this beast, blood, sweat and zipties -

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New Hood:
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Post Storytime Details!

Cosmetic:
Varis Arising Hood (http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26778)
Aerojacket CF Trunk
Varis Arising 2 body kit, /w custom front bumper turn signals
ebay side turn lights
Varis carbon side emblems
Hexis Vinyl, Kiwi Green
Beatsonic Sharkfin Antennae
Winjets with 5k HIDs and black housing
Spyder taillights
Vanity plates (not shown)
Toyota Emblems

Wheels/Brakes:
Klutch SL14's 18x8.5/18x9.5 38/42 offset
Hankook RS3 245 - 265
'11 STi brembos in black n green
DBA 5k front 4k rear rotors
Stoptech SS Lines
dot600 fluid
APR Brake ducts
Motegi Racing lugs

Suspension:
Tein StreetFlex
RacerX UCA
RacerX LCA
RacerX Trailing Arms
RacerX Toe Arms
Whiteline bushings all around

Driveline:
Clutchmasters 4-puck FX400 /w Flywheel
Driveshaft Shop Aluminum Driveshaft
Whiteline Tranny bushing
SS Clutch Line
Motul 300LS (tranny and diff)
Beatsonic Diff Brace and Mount Bushings

Engine area:
Full Blown Stage 2 GTX3582r turbo kit
Moto East Flex Fuel kit
Full Blown Oil Cooler
Full Blown Radiator
Full Blown Fan Shroud
Full Blown Radiator hoses
Kartboy Crank Pulley
Grimmspeed Hood Struts
Grimmspeed Brake Brace
Avo Breather Tank
Greddy Magnetic Oil Plug
Cusco Engine Mounts

Exhaust:
Milltek 2.5inch downpipe back

Tuning/Gauges:
Omni 4-bar MAP
Zeitronix ZT2 Wideband /w Tweaker AFR display
EcuTEK via Jamesm
Nexus 7 /w Torque and OBDII Scanner

Shoutouts:
Full Blown (excellent customer service, I dont care how bad FedEx fks up deliveries)
FT86SpeedFactory (quickest and friendliest vendor I've ever dealt with)
Pure Automotive (great guys thanks for the hookups!)
Jamesm (I love u man)

Instagram: http://instagram.com/kiwifrs#

sick build man!! loving it

How's the lag with the gtx35? Awesome stage 2 build! And also lip size on those rear Klutch wheels

What lag? :burnrubber:

Florida heat killed the generic fans on the turbo kit, replacing with FullBlown radiator, shroud, SPAL fans, hoses and their oil cooler to hopefully get the bay temps down. Will post those install pics and a guide for fitment with the shroud and stage 2.

Lol yea what lag.. cool you did it yourself though. I plan to install a FBM kit most likely stage 1 w/ gtx3076r. Any tips?

The guide it comes with does a nice job. Measure twice cut once. Find a reputable local tuner with Ecutek experience, this is key to maintaining stock drivability or even better than stock in some cases. Solder any and all electrical connections. Get yourself an omni 3 or 4 bar replacement MAP sensor and think about getting a wideband 02 as well. If you are ina hot climate consider buying better fans, bigger radiator, etc. Make sure you have gauges to monitor AFR, Boost, Oil and water temps. Make sure you have the right tools and remember its better to overdo it on zipties than have something go wrong.

I didnt mean to sound like a douche, the lag really isnt there as people expect. Im hitting 10psi around 3800-4000 but the power curve is alot smoother when compared to a smaller turbo that ramps up
boost quicker. Think of it as a more linear boost curve instead of a real steep curve. Easier on parts, easier on the tires.

nice turbo kit!

@Ironsquid have u dyno tune yet? Any graphs or plots

Nothing yet trying to straighten out the overheating issues with the generic FB fans. They are sending me out some better SPAL fans this week.

Should have some numbers maybe late next week if we can borrow a dyno somewhere.

So your running on base tune right now? What are your overheating issues? Do u have an upgraded radiator? Is the fan shorting out or just not pushing enough cfm?

Base tune doesnt have much to do with the heating issues. But i cant exactly run the car on a dyno with 240+ degree coolant, so no WOT tuning until we fix those issues.

The fans died internally most likely from heat incurred by hotass Miami. No shorts, just dead. FB radiator coming today or tomorrow with shroud and better fans.

The only problem I see with these fans is that they may work in northern climates but when you add 60+ degree ambient temps onto an already hot oven enclosed engine bay, you might have some issues.

FWIW, last known time the fans worked was in 40 degree weather in Orlando. The next day it was 98 degrees in Miami and fans wouldnt come on with direct power.

That is so weird, because I had the original fans from Full Blown on my car for months in both the North Florida, Central Florida, and South Florida temps and they never failed to work for me.