[Spuds]

Hi. I'm Spuds and I have no idea what I am doing!

So some history first I suppose. I bought my FRS new in October 2013. Started doing all the periodic maintenance in 2015 and some basic mods in 2016 (see below). No major issues, and no, I never got the valve spring recall done. It's now at 60k miles and 9+years and I'm looking to make a few updates to it.

Why am I doing this? Well, the FRS is a pretty fantastic platform to learn things, and there's still a bunch of stuff I haven't tried. I was considering getting a gen 2, but having test drove one I decided I would spend a bit more time with my FRS. I also got myself addicted to autocross so there is that. So this is all an experiment just to try stuff out, in leu of getting an entirely new car.

My current plan for the car is to continue doing autocross, and possibly do some HDPE. I'm willing to sacrifice daily driver comfort for response, feedback, predictability, etc. I'm also willing to sacrifice a bit more money for better build quality and functionality where applicable. I would prefer to avoid common reliability problems though.

March 1, 2024 update: Smaller mod list this year, endlinks, another set of wheels, and just fixing some stuff. I'm pretty happy with the car at the moment. Still need to tune for the this specific header, which I at least got leaking less with some high temp rtv. Going to play around with damper settings.
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Current mods as of March 1 2024:
Power:
--OFT running a slightly modified v4 tune (in work)
--Perrin inlet tube
--AFE drop in dry air filter
--PTuning EL 4-1

Chassis/suspension/etc:
--RCE Tarmac 2
--Vorshlag front camber plates
--Verus rear LCAs
--Perrin 19mm front sway
--Whiteline front endlinks (KLC180-215)
-Whiteline rear endlinks (####)
--Whiteline rear subframe inserts
--Whiteline differential inserts
--STI engine mounts
--STI transmission mount
--Perrin shifter bushing
--Perrin MC brace

Alignment:
Front Camber: maxed out at -3.6°
Rear Camber: -2.3°
Toe: 0° all around

Exterior
--Full-sized underpanels
--Grimmspeed license plate relocation kit

Interior
--Some Mario Kart stickers for the lulz
--Dual lock pads holding my OFT where I can see it

Wheels/Tires
--Street set: Apex Arc-8 17x9+35 matte bronze with GT Gmax AS-05 245/40
--Autocross: Apex Arc-8 17x9+35 black with Bridgestone RE-71RS 245/40

Brakes:
--Centric plain rotors all around
--Ferodo DS2500 pads all around

Misc:
--Ultra's clutch slave swap
--Fumoto oil drain valve
--Amsoil transmission and diff oil
--PDM Tranquil Snout Kit 1 (PN) and associated TOB
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In the pipe (acquired, not installed yet):
--There is always room for more...


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This future mods section is subject for discussion in case anyone reads this and wants to give advice. I'd like to keep within the STX rules for the time being.

Power:
--working on the tune...
--maybe a different header, the ptuning leaks a bit
--catted FP and catback?
--anything and everything STX legal to cool the engine bay a bit...

Drivetrain:
--4.3 or 4.56 Final Drive -- not stx legal
--AL or CF drive shaft? -- not stx legal

Suspension:
--

Chassis:
--Are there any chassis braces that actually do anything?

Brakes:
--Maybe a bbk at some point in the future, especially if I get into track driving.

Wheels/Tires:
--i don't think my wife will let me have any more wheels ...
Interior: TBD.

Exterior: TBD.

Other:
--Lightweight battery and tie down.

First pic is from October 2022.