My 2013 FRS

[Bart1]

Traded in my MINI on an FR-S back at the end of last year. I was wanting one when I got the mini but didn't want to pay for a new one (hard to even find new ones at that point).

Don't think I'll be modding very much at all, but I will search around on here. If there is anything I can do to improve reliability I will want to do that. Any suggestions? It will be my DD and I will put a lot of miles on it.

2013 Raven. 5k miles. Bought extended warranty to 100k. Car is 99% as far as I can tell.



Here is a pic beside my "toy"



Been driving the car for a bit now, so I thought I would share a few quick thoughts.

Pros:

- Great seating position and seats are nice
- Good shifting
- Steering wheel and feel are good
- Looks nice - lotta compliments (couple niggles noted below)
- Most maintenance seems like it should be reasonably simple
- Decent space inside
- Fuel mileage (this was my best - fantastic!)


Cons:
Hmm, not many
- You can tell that car was built to a budget, as may of the materials seem pretty cheap, not a terribly huge concern for me as long as they hold up
- Stock exhaust tips seem very whimpy and there don't seem to be a lot of inexpensive alternatives (I think my girlfriend's Camry has bigger and nicer looking tip)
- Don't really love the stock wheels' look or offset
- Headlights could be a little better

Questions:
- I know with my MINI, which has been around a bit longer, a lot of peopl added oil catch cans to reduce buildup on that back of the pistons due to the nature of direct injection. Should that be on my mod list?
- Any other mods that will add reliablility or are considered a no-brainer? This is my DD, so I plan on leaving it almost stock, maybe a couple mods as hinted to above. I would like to make it sound a little better, but I am very concerned what I might end up with.

Mods so far:
- WeatherTech mats. I also got the Diode Dymanics custom badges, but honestly I haven't installed them and think they look a little cheap compared to the stock ones.
- That's it so far...

I'll add any other things I do as I go along. Thanks for any thoughts or input!

-Bart

[993Fan]

Congrats!

Nice "toy"...

[Bart1]

Originally Posted by 993Fan

Congrats!

Nice "toy"...

You have one too? I have had this one (95 C4) for 6 years now. Great car.

[1086]

My only suggestion as many others would agree would be this: http://openflashtablet.com/products/OFT/index.html

I got my OFT at 13,000 miles - but I wish I got it much much sooner. Have fun

[husker741]

If you don't plan on modding it, stay off the forum... Seriously. I would have a lot more money to my name right now if it weren't for being on here and catching the mod bug.

[mrlewistan]

Cheap tips? Walmart has some I really liked and were easy to install.

[Pegasus]

This car has both Direct and the traditional port injection. So in that sense it should be the case that the port injected fuel will clean off intake valves, but its only a theory. It is also a theory that these catch cans actually do anything, if Toyota or Subaru or any automaker deemed it necessary to have a catch can they probably would. But as far as I am aware there are no OEM catch cans.


Regardless I will be adding a catch can or something similar once I boost my FR-S, but there does not appear to be any evidence that these things actually make your car last longer. The best thing for reliability is leave it stock and use common sense with driving and maintaining your car.

[humfrz]

CONGRATULATIONS and WELCOME ......

Good looking backup toy!

Improve reliability? - just do regular maintenance; keep it off the track.

Exhaust tips? Here are a couple options for your consideration:

http://perrinperformance.com/i-13324...-fr-s-brz.html

http://shop.namelessperformance.com/...eback-exhaust/

Both are pricy but are well made and good looking. The muffler system, with the 2.5" piping and 5" mufflers gives a relatively mild, but yet strong sound.

I don't believe oil catch cans on this engine for average driving are necessary.

Have fun!

[funwheeldrive]

Originally Posted by 1086

My only suggestion as many others would agree would be this: http://openflashtablet.com/products/OFT/index.html

I got my OFT at 13,000 miles - but I wish I got it much much sooner. Have fun

This is the first time I've seen this. Does it void your warranty?

[1086]

The nice thing about the OFT is that it is an unmarried tune. It copies your original/stock ecu and can then be re-written with the OFT's free maps. So if you are going into Toyota for your first oil change, for example, you can flash your ECU back to stock and there will be no detectable trace - it will look like you never flashed/tuned your car to begin with. That being said, it technically will not void warranty as long as you make sure to flash it back to stock prior to dropping it off at the dealership.

[stock]

Congrats and welcome.
Awesome car collection.
I highly recommend the Nameless axel back and the TRD cold air. Easy to install, not crazy mods and make a big diff in feel and sound.

[993Fan]

Originally Posted by Bart1

You have one too? I have had this one (95 C4) for 6 years now. Great car.

I've owned earlier and later generations but never had a 993, although I've driven several. I still kick myself for not buying a C2S in 98.

IMO, the 993 was the pinnacle of the 911. Since then, they've gotten bigger, heavier, and more luxury-oriented. More performance, no doubt, but somehow less satisfying (even the way the door latches!). These days you don't even get to see much of the engine and the last straw: the latest GT3 is PDK only.

[lickitysplit]

If you want some nicer looking stock tips i would suggest getting the GT86 stock tips. Congrats on the car but from past experience i would also stay off the forums like said before, you will end up modding if you are on a forum, i promise

[Bart1]

Originally Posted by lickitysplit

If you want some nicer looking stock tips i would suggest getting the GT86 stock tips. Congrats on the car but from past experience i would also stay off the forums like said before, you will end up modding if you are on a forum, i promise

I won't go crazy on this car, I have 2 other toys.

I did add some DC Sprt EX-1010 exhaust tips. With the 30% online discount from AAP, they were a mere $30 and look decent. I pushed them in as far as I could and gor them even and barely sticking out. I'll post a pic sometime.