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Originally Posted by FRSBRZGT86FAN
*It's coming with the TRD springs, sway bars, brake pads, quick shifter, and muffler.*
Seriously if that's what is coming straight from the factory drive the car for the break in period +500 miles at least 1500-2000 miles see what you like and don't like and mod accordingly. You said yourself you're new to this particular aftermarket so at least look up reviews for each of the parts you are even thinking about. Also I can personally vouch for OFT I love not having to go out and pay for new tunes each time I add a mod or for a latest feature.
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I'll probably wait until after the thousand mile point, get a magnetic drain plug for the engine, and change the engine, trans, and diff fluid. Then I will buy some parts, but that's not going to be for about 2-3 months with the amount I drive (unless I am really itching to get it broken in, then maybe I will just go for some adventures.) My goal is to by then know what fluids and parts I want to pull the trigger on (and what people recommend.) I have been looking at reviews, build logs, et cetera, which is how I came to the parts I had chosen already. All that may change over the course of the next 4 months though haha. My brother has always been an advocate of Royal Purple but I see a lot of people recommending motul here.
As for the the tuning software, OFT sounds nice. I have seen that ECUtek flashes are kind of pricey so I could see how that would add up quick if I am wanting to optimize every time I get a part. I will look into both of them further. Also a friend of mine co-owns Tri-Point Engineering, I am guessing he could help me out in this deparment (unfortunately they are like 1,200 miles from me currently, but I'll be down there soon enough.)
Thanks for the experience!
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Originally Posted by WNDSRFR
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I looked at this. I don't like that it requires extra batteries, that it is essentially high/low boost only, that it isn't inter-cooled, and that it can only be run in stints. I think utilizing exhaust gases makes way more sense. A proper turbo kit would be brilliant on this car but I am not sure if I want to deal with the hassles of FI. I thought about the Cosworth SC kit, the Works kit (mainly for the CARB sticker but the kit has it's drawbacks,) and the AVO stage 1. Really though I want to maintain the reliability of the car and I am concerned that getting into FI will make that a little harder without doing some engine work. At this point it's more than I am willing to consider doing to the car, but maybe in 3-4 years that will change.
More pipe dreams: I think making a variable vane kit would be awesome for this car (probably most cars,) but that would be a lot of work. I was recently offered a job at TPE, which I am seriously debating taking, it would be a great opportunity for me to implement many of my ideas. Unfortunately(?) the first one I would design would likely be for a 13b. But, I would probably try to make the electronics pretty generic. That way the system could be implemented on different platforms by making different manifolds, intake plumbing, and tapping into different sensors.
Thanks y'all!
