I Bought a Salvaged FRS

[billay]

So last year, I bought a salvaged FRS for $7K. There are some electrical issues with it, but no major mechanical issues. This is my first stick, and when I first got it, I couldn't stop driving it! Now, I think I'm at a point where I want something with a little more kick to it.

I've been talking to a friend, and he's been encouraging me to buy a turbo kit. After some back and forth, I'm beginning to like this idea more and more. He recommended a kit to me and I can afford it. However, I would need a second car for work and going out when the FRS is out of commission.

I'm shooting to do this by 2023-2024. I'm in the very early stages of my research. One question I had, was that since this is a salvaged/rebuilt title, is it inadvisable to add mods to it?

[Ashikabi]

Depends on why it was salvaged. If it was flooded, mods are probably gonna be tricky because of the gremlins. All flooded cars have gremlins. If you go so far as to replace literally everything in the car then you might get rid of them though.

If it was scratched on several body panels then mods aren't gonna hurt anything.

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[Decep]

I mean, it's not adviseable to add FI at all, salvage title or not... it's not a financially smart thing to do. As long as you're ok with that and you've worked out the electrical problems and the car runs and drives fine, i don't see why not.

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by billay

...After some back and forth, I'm beginning to like this idea more and more. He recommended a kit to me and I can afford it.

the thing about turbo kits is that the cost of the turbo is very much like just buying a cell phone. there's still the service to make it work.

turbo's need tunes. custom tunes need time on dyno's, and logging, and repeating. and adjustments. and new tunes. and mechanical adjustments. and more dyno time, and more tunes.

realistically, expect a minimum of 2x's the cost of the turbo kit for a functional build.

[EAGLE5]

Psht! A low power not custom kit is fine.

[Grady]

It does not matter if it is salvaged or not. The question is can you afford it and afford to not have that car to drive while you work through issues?