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Originally Posted by regal
Plan on taking off the catted manifold, going with a nice header along with a tune and robispec's radiator/oil cooler. All reversible but I believe these mods will keep the engine away from the dealer the life of the car.
Sometimes when you are worried about warranty its best to mod for reliability and gaining a little performance is a side benefit.
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Thought about this. At the same time, I don't drive the car hard so I'm not worried too much about things failing.
Couple red flags for me as far as modding....a new engine design, and two different manufacturers integrated into that new design (Toyota direct injection). We are already seeing one small flaw with the DI system in the factory tune of the car that can lead to catastrophic failure (please no DI discussion, keep any more of it in the couple threads already going), but thankfully, it looks like an easy fix. Also, the crickets, which can be annoying, but doesn't seem to have any negative outcomes.
I figured that I would give the car the full 60k miles worth of time to make sure everything is ironed out as I don't personally see any major problems arising, but I would like to air on the side of caution.
After that, if I decide to keep the car, I want to turn it into weekend/open track car. Full interior, with a turbo and roll cage....then all the fun cooling goodies will come. At that point, I will probably put some lower compression pistons in there as well, so warranty will for sure be void. So for now, I wait and save my pennies. The modding is done for the moment and I stay content with exactly how the car is/looks right now. It simply doesn't need anything more for the time being.
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Originally Posted by BRZnut
That's my plan too!
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Originally Posted by michaelosx
Gotta love companies that really support consumers.
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Love this, but I want as little down time as possible if something goes wrong. The dealer will find every excuse it can to void it...I would rather not give them any. While K&N will back me, it will also delay the process as well. Right now I'm in no position to be without a car any longer than necessary (scary thought and I hate that it's true)
Suspension is easy and fairly cheap to replace, so I will do some suspension mods, but anything major (Engine, tranny, Diff) will remain stock. It is somewhat of my "insurance." I also keep meticulous records on the car in case the dealer needs them as I am not going to the dealer for service.