Hey everyone, just wanted to start a car journal for my FRS since I enjoy reading everyone else’s so much! I am a huge lover of Japanese cars, in particular Toyota. I went to work for them in 2012 and moved over to Lexus mid 2014. Lexus is an incredible company and is meticulous with the details of their cars they produce. They use a term “Kaizen” which is a Japanese word meaning “continuous improvement” as they are always looking to make the cars better and put an emphasis on fine craftsmanship. I wanted to to apply this same type of idea to my car, be meticulous and use quality parts, and take the time to do it the right way. The goal is to build a fun car for twisty roads that occasionally gets to see the track. I’m really trusting of Toyota’s (TRD) factory engineering, and plan to use a lot of their parts.
My 86 is a black 2015 FRS that I bought as a CPO from a Toyota dealer. This is actually my 2nd FRS, I was working for Toyota when the car launched in ‘13 and I leased one, but after the lease was up I toyed around with buy a bunch of different cars, but everything I drove made me miss the feeling of the 86! So I just picked up this black one up August 2018, it was all stock aside from an MXP Comp RS catback that was installed at the original dealership.
So far the mods on my FRS are currently:
Engine:
-Motul engine/trans/diff fluids
-TRD Intake
-Greddy Intake Snorkel
-Openflash V4 tune
-Braille lightweight battery
-MTEC shifter springs
-MTEC clutch spring
Exhaust:
-Tomei UEL catless header
-Tomei overpipe
-HKS duel resonated front pipe
-TRD (usa) catback
Suspension:
-KW V1 coilovers
-TRD front strut mounts
-Cusco rear LCAs
-Whiteline adjustable endlinks
-TRD strut tower bar
Wheels/Tires:
-BBS LM F1 Championship Edition 17x8 17x9
-Hankook Ventus V12 225/45 245/40
Exterior:
-OEM RS1.0 Headlights
-OEM Toyota clear sidemarkers
-Valenti sequential taillights (red edition)
-Valenti 4th brake light (black edition)
-TRD aero stabilizing cover
-OEM fog light kit
-Verus rear diffuser
Interior:
-TRD ball shift knob
-TRD suede dash trim
-TRD RS1.0 steering wheel
-Verus throttle peddle spacer
-Cusco wide throttle peddle
-BRZ ts suede gauge hood
-BRZ ts suede upper door trim
-OEM Toyota red door grips
This was 2 days after I purchased, took a short road trip to some proper roads and just enjoyed having the FRS back, such a fun balanced car! I put like 3k miles the first week I had it!
And here is a current picture!