TF-Works (Touge Factory) FR-S Build Journal... Making it funner

[Dustin]

How do you like the Tomei 2 way? I'm almost done with my diff and final drive change up and went with the Tomei as well.

[Touge Factory]

Originally Posted by MrMarinakos

How's the fitment on the VS kit? I heard it wasn't all that great ;/

Actually, the front lip fits extremely well. Fitment was very snug, which required additional hands to put on, so that we didn't scratch up the bumper. It's so snug that we're only using 4 bolts to hold it up.
Side skirts is what hurts the fitment rating.
Not sure if the Japanese version is different in some way, but the liner that runs down the wheel well makes the fitment of the side skirt very tight.
We had to use a heat gun to massage the side skirt over the liner. If you pull the liner, it fits very snug, which is why we wonder if the Japanese version's liner goes on differently.

[Touge Factory]

Originally Posted by Dustin

How do you like the Tomei 2 way? I'm almost done with my diff and final drive change up and went with the Tomei as well.

I've become accustomed to drving cars with 1.5 and 2-way LSD's, and the Torsen diff was a whole new learning curve for me, especially for drifting.
We're a big fan of the Tomei 2-way. It's affordable and very good quality. We have multiple cars here with them and some have over 4 years of use with no signs of needing a rebuild.
Due to this diff being a clutch-type, you will here some clunking making small tight turns while in gear.

[MrMarinakos]

Originally Posted by Touge Factory

Actually, the front lip fits extremely well. Fitment was very snug, which required additional hands to put on, so that we didn't scratch up the bumper. It's so snug that we're only using 4 bolts to hold it up.
Side skirts is what hurts the fitment rating.
Not sure if the Japanese version is different in some way, but the liner that runs down the wheel well makes the fitment of the side skirt very tight.
We had to use a heat gun to massage the side skirt over the liner. If you pull the liner, it fits very snug, which is why we wonder if the Japanese version's liner goes on differently.

Well i really want a TRD kit but i don't know if i want to risk buying the replica if theres going to be problems with the fitment:/

[raul]

Originally Posted by Touge Factory

17x9 +40 wrapped in 245/40/17 ZII star specs.

Do you have ANY pictures of these on the car? I never pulled the trigger on these because I was unsure if they would look undersized on the car.

[Touge Factory]

Originally Posted by raul

Do you have ANY pictures of these on the car? I never pulled the trigger on these because I was unsure if they would look undersized on the car.

This is the only picture I could find quickly... Also this is the exact same sizing as the RPF1's and RS3's on our car.

[Touge Factory]

Well well well... what do we have here.

[whiskerbox]

Originally Posted by Touge Factory

This is the only picture I could find quickly... Also this is the exact same sizing as the RPF1's and RS3's on our car.

Originally Posted by Touge Factory

I love how these sit . Can you tell me a little bit more about your suspension setups? coilover, camber, toe, etc....

[whiskerbox]

Originally Posted by Touge Factory

This is the only picture I could find quickly... Also this is the exact same sizing as the RPF1's and RS3's on our car.

Originally Posted by Touge Factory

I love how these sit . Can you tell me a little bit more about your suspension setups? coilover, camber, toe, etc....

[Touge Factory]

Originally Posted by whiskerbox

I love how these sit . Can you tell me a little bit more about your suspension setups? coilover, camber, toe, etc....

Thanks.

On the Black car:
STANCE ProComp2 Coilovers: 8k front / 9k rear
Front camber is -2.5 / 0 Toe
Rear camber is: -2 / 1/16 Toe in (We're going to put the rear camber down to -1.7
Whiteline 22mm adjustable front sway bar

[Touge Factory]

Installed one Jackson Racing kit on a customer's BRZ.
Very straight forward install. Everything went on smoothly and fitment is great.


customer has an aftermarket bumper, so Greddy and HKS oil cooler wouldn't fit.
We decided to make our own. You can see the custom aluminum brackets we fabbed up to mount between the front mount and the AC condensor...right next to the Compressor oil cooler.

[pche]

Found your website and had been debating on whether or not to use your tail light service. After seeing this thread I'm sold, they look great. Now I just gotta go rob a 7-11 or two, not that you're expensive, I'm just kinda tight right now lol.

[Touge Factory]

Gotta love this picture of Chicago's Polar Vortex.
"DAY AFTER TOMORROW"

We hit -48 degrees last tuesday.

[Touge Factory]

Two budget friendly front pipes we installed. Both fit right on without any issues to our Motiv Overpipe.


both were 2.5" outer diameter. Most front pipes we've installed are all measured outer diameters, and the I.D was approximately 2.37."
You can see that the DCsports lacks the bends.


Another angle


One more to show the bends


Flange:


Other Flange


Hanger for the front pipe:


INSTALLED PICS OF DCSPORTS
Without the additional bend by the transmission mount, the piping sits about 8mm away from the transmission mount. Length wise, fitment was better then the Tanabe, where we did not have to pull the catback forward at all to put in the bolts.



INSTALLED PICS OF TANABE
Tanabe allowed for much more room between pipe and the transmission mount due to additional bends. At least 1" gap between the two.