2013 Raven FR-S, "Yoruichi"

[malave7567]

Car was purchased in June of 2013. My wife is the one who named the car. I probably will keep the car N/A though until years later when it is fully paid off, or have decided to go another route.


Mods:

Engine/Engine Management/Exhaust/Intake:
Borla V2 UEL Header w/Grimmspeed gaskets (V1 replaced under warranty in Aug 2015)
Magnaflow muffler installed with mandrel bent stainless steel and tips
Perrin Drop-In Air Filter
ECUTek Stage 2 Tune by Delicious Tuning
Innovate MTX-D Oil Temperature/Pressure Gauge with ATI vent pod w/52mm conversion

Chassis/Suspension/Drivetrain:
STi Motor Mounts
TRD Quickshifter Kit
TRD USA Springs
SPC Camber Bolts, front (running -1.6 degrees up front)
Whiteline Positive Shift Kit (stiffens transmission mount)
Whiteline Positive Traction Kit (rear subframe bushing inserts)
Whiteline Support Outrigger Inserts (differential bushing inserts)
Grimmspeed Strut Tower Brace
Grimmspeed Master Cylinder Brace
Motul 300 Gear in the transmission and rear differential
Michelin Pilot Super Sport Tires, 225/45/17

Cosmetic:
Window Tint - 35% all around
OEM Mudguards
Grimmspeed Pulley Cover/Tool Tray
Grimmspeed Hood Struts
Hero HID Kit (5k – White)
Taillights painted red with Nightshade VHT + clearcoat
Phastek Footwell/Dome light LED kit (red)
FT86SpeedFactory TRD Style Spoiler
YoSpeed Custom Center Console Plaque and matching Door sills
Scion Accessories Center Armrest
Third brake light relocated, as per this thread: Easy Third Brake Light Solution
Custom old Toyota (often called "TEQ"-style, but they say Toyota in Katakana) front and back emblems
JDM Frameless Mirror
Diode Dynamics Fog Light kit with wired switch and Luxeon LED fogs

As it looked brand new when picking it up:


As it looks as of Oct 19, 2014:

[malave7567]

Pics of mods:

First thing was getting it tinted:


Custom door sills and center console plaque from YoSpeed featuring the car's namesake:


Redding out the tails:


Putting the Borla UEL on my car:



My goodies ordered from FT86SpeedFactory:


My engine bay after putting on the Grimmspeed strut tower bar and master cylinder brace:


Getting all my whiteline goodies installed at DDPR in Sealy, TX:




My muffler done at a local shop. The welds may not be the cleanest, but they use mandrel bent stainless and it sounds and looks great from behind the car


My interior lighting, from Phastek Performance

[malave7567]

Here some more recent mods:

Grimmspeed Pulley Cover/Tool Tray


FT86SpeedFactory TRD Style Spoiler



Grimmspeed Hood Struts

[ModalSoul37]

Looks really Clean so far! Those Yospeed custom pieces are dope, I named my WRB BRZ Saber, hopefully they start taking custom orders again soon so I can do something similar.

[malave7567]

Originally Posted by ModalSoul37

Looks really Clean so far! Those Yospeed custom pieces are dope, I named my WRB BRZ Saber, hopefully they start taking custom orders again soon so I can do something similar.

I hope they do too. I got some friends who might be interested in custom stuff as well.

Thanks for the compliment. I prefer a clean look and don't really plan on doing much else cosmetically to the outside of the car. I really want to drop it a bit on some mild springs and get a tune. Just got to wait for some money again.

[ModalSoul37]

Less is more. I'm two years away from thirty and I want to be sure I don't look funny coming out of a car that is heavily modded appearance wise, haha.

[malave7567]

Got my tune in from Delicious Tuning this past weekend. Loving it so far.

[malave7567]

Got on a dyno early today... at possibly the hottest time of the day, 4pm in Sealy, TX (near Houston). Weather conditions: 96.67 F, 29.93 in-Hg, Humidity: 48%
Graph below is uncorrected dyno and AFR.

[malave7567]

Following this DIY : http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32414
I installed TRD springs onto my FR-S. I also got SPC front camber bolts and got a new alignment. I am now running -1.6 degrees of camber each side up front with 0 toe. The toe in the rear has been reduced down to 0.07 on either side as well. Pics in the first post updated, with a couple more pics below.

[malave7567]

Here's a great picture from a local club autocross event back in March 30, 2014. This was before a lot of my mods (as you can tell from the lack of spoiler, and those big wheel gaps). It was a great time though with a small number of people I know.

[malave7567]

So a couple weeks ago, I bought and installed the center armrest offered through the Scion dealership. Here's some pictures showing the install. It was pretty straightforward, just have to be sure to get your templates straight.









And here's a bonus shot from two weekends ago of my car when I went home to visit family in Oklahoma.

[bimmer635csi]

Originally Posted by malave7567

Here's a great picture from a local club autocross event back in March 30, 2014. This was before a lot of my mods (as you can tell from the lack of spoiler, and those big wheel gaps). It was a great time though with a small number of people I know.

What club is this that doesn't require car class labels on the car?

[malave7567]

Originally Posted by bimmer635csi

What club is this that doesn't require car class labels on the car?

H-Town Camaro Club, doing a preliminary run of their course for Camaro5Fest back in the spring. Being as my car and a Mini Cooper were the only imports there, the majority of the cars were Gen5 Camaros, and the point was just to test the track and timing equipment, classes were pointless.

That said, even on a track that allowed the Camaro's to stretch their legs on a straight a bit, I still finished in the top 10. Almost everyone acknowledged that on a proper SCCA course, or with more power in my car, I would have been top 5.

(I used to own a Camaro SS and my wife still has a gen5 v6; this is one of our favorite clubs to hang out with)

[malave7567]

So there are a few things I haven't posted yet...

1) Relocated third brake light to top of rear window, per thread on this forum, link in updated first post of this thread.
2) Removed Scion front and rear badges and FR-S badge, and replaced with old Toyota emblems (commonly spelled out "TEQ" badge from how it looks, actually is Katakana for Toyota).
3) Installed Innovate MTX-D Oil Pressure/Temperature gauge, using ATI vent pod w/52mm conversion for interior mounting, and the TRD sandwich plate for sensor mounting.