New here, Few questions about some mods.

[Dylanacessna]

Originally Posted by krayzie

In case the OP has no fucking clue what he's about to blindly chop up, these four videos might benefit his knowledge

I'm not doing anything blindly. Im going to have assistance. I would never start going to town on my car without knowing for a 100% fact that I'm doing it right. Just because I don't know what to do right now doesn't mean I'm going to start with no help like an idiot. I'm going to be taught and walked through the process. You guys need to calm down lol when someone says they don't know what to do, why do you all automatically assume that person is going to go wild and start ruining stuff? Example, I had no idea how to build a computer, went online, bought all the parts, had a friend come over, help me build it and show me what's what. Now I know how lol if I'm ever confused or don't know something I look for advice or help before moving forward. It's comments sense.

[tahdizzle]

Originally Posted by Account Attempt No. 4

Lol ffs.. "I think"

No you don't. Go home.

Edit: I see that you actually went to the thread and started reading it. Doing some research before your next comment?

Hey, if you can't afford the greddy kit and want a knock-off more power to you.

I did read the thread like i've read it when I was considering turbo kits.

The SBD is a knock-off in design, as far as where the parts were manufactured, I could be wrong.

[Account Attempt No. 4]

Originally Posted by tahdizzle

Hey, if you can't afford the greddy kit and want a knock-off more power to you.

I did read the thread like i've read it when I was considering turbo kits.

The SBD is a knock-off in design, as far as where the parts were manufactured, I could be wrong.

Hey, if you want to spend $5000 on a $3500 kit, the same power to you.
You obviously read only a page or two, (probably the first couple) where everyone was saying it was a knock off. Do some DD and you'll see parts are made in Taiwan, theres a few other kits that are the same design, etc. I really don't care as I won't be putting either the Greddy or the SBD in, but it is, in fact, a cheaper version of the same kit. You pay $1500 for the "Greddy experience". Buy a Greddy sticker and save $1490.

[husker741]

Originally Posted by Account Attempt No. 4

Read the threads. Or pay Greedy like husker obviously did.

No turbo kit on my car. Actually I've never put anything Greddy on any of my cars. Nice try, though.

[Dylanacessna]

Originally Posted by Marchy

Dylan,

I have to say you're going by this all wrong and way to gung ho like a classic newby. I'm not even sure this is the right car for you if you're already looking to turbo and massacre the body. Ask yourself why do you want to do that to the car you just bought? Is it because you find the stock power lacking, or because you want the look at me wow factor? do you know that the RB kit is not reversible and requires cutting of the fenders? What if life happens and you need to sell in a year or two, are you ready to undertake finding the unique buyer for your modified car. If you turbo it, are you ready to incur the cost of a full rebuilt when the engine fails?

since you're asking i'll give you my 2 cents. Think long and hard if this is truly the car for you, test drive over cars that might suit your needs (something sporty but fast, g37, 2015 mustang, genesis, corvette etc...)

Whatever car you choose should be more than sufficient stock form until you decide what you actually want to do to it (if anything). If it is the car for you and you're ok with the stock power, the interior rattles, the fuel pump chirp, the clunky transmission, the lackluster sound system, then buy car. Then drive car for a while as you research the car mods you would like to do. There's a TON of information out there about all the things you want to do including other people who've already done it. Research, look up build threads, see what snags or hiccups they've run into along the way and really make sure you're ready to sink an extra 20-40k into the car because the list of mods you were talking about, you're looking at a HUGE chunk of change to pay someone to do the work done correctly.

oh and that's one more thing, do you even have a shop locally that can perform the work and do you have a tuner local who can make sure the engine doesn't blow up fast and gives you a few years of fun before the rebuild is needed.

anyway, good luck on your search for your car/hobby.

Starting off I just want to say thank you for the way you worded this post. You seem like your actually giving advice rather than being a ****. I'll go ahead an answer some of your questions. I want to do theses for both the wow factor and the fact that it's lacking in power. Where I'm from there's not much to do. Small town few people. But most of the people I know spend time at the strip just for fun with friends. We also have some small local car shows. So you can see why I'm interested in having a good looking car that's faster than stock. I do know the RD kit is irreversible and requires cutting, I'm okay with that. I am prepared if life happens, I have another car if anything happens to this one, my wife, kids and I both have free health care, and have money put away for emergencies. I DO NOT have a local shop that will do this for me, but I know where some are, they are a good drive but I'm willing to do that if need be. I do have a shop that I have access too to use as I please and I have someone with the know how. So we will be in the shop which is like 6 blocks away with all the tools we could need and he's going to help me learn and do the project with me. I will definitely do more research I know I've barely scratched the surface.

[Account Attempt No. 4]

Originally Posted by husker741

No turbo kit on my car. Actually I've never put anything Greddy on any of my cars. Nice try, though.

Well aren't you just the authority on the subject then. Lol

[mav1178]

Originally Posted by Dylanacessna

Well I have a very short period of time before I get it. My friend is an owner and I've driven his many times so I know how it handles. I'm just getting an idea of what's getting purchased first, what price, where from etc. I like being prepared and having a plan or goal set in place .

That's part of the problem... you don't have a goal, you don't have a plan, you have a list of things you want to put on your car but you have no idea how to do it.

If you are in search of advice, you need to be looking at these things in person, seeing what parts of the car you are looking to change, and go from there.

I mean, go read your first post again:

Another question, in pictures of the certain BRZs (or scions or 86s whatever) with the aero V2 I see the "GREDDY" painted on that part in the front (sorry, dont know anything lol) When i put the aero kit on will that part be there? Because i really like seeing that there and would personally like that on mine.

You can see an example here http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/10/...nny-86-ver2-0/

I also intend on installing the GREDDY Turbo kit. Is it worth the price? I would love an engine swap but thats alot of money as well and i would just have a perfectly good engine lying around.

What is worth the price? What are your power goals, or intended use of the car? Is power just a name to you? Do you want brand name parts or bang for the buck? Do you know how the turbo kit is set up? Do you know why the words "Greddy" are on the front mount intercooler setup on the Rocket Bunny car?

Just because your friend owns a car (and you've driven it many times) doesn't mean you actually have owned the car. I did not drive the car once before I bought it, but I bought this car (and modded it) based on prior experience from driving/drifting on the track, working every week on my previous cars over the course of 15+ years.... and even then, my supposed "game plan" was thrown out the moment I bought the car.

In the end, you can do two things:

- own/drive the car, mod accordingly
- mod the car, drive accordingly

To each their own... and trust me, your "plan" isn't a plan, it sounds more like a "I have $20k to spend and here's my shopping list."

-alex

[husker741]

Originally Posted by Account Attempt No. 4

Well aren't you just the authority on the subject then. Lol

There's a difference between a company knowingly selling products that are a blatant copy, and companies that continue to say they did all the R&D and came up with everything themselves. Such as companies that sell TRD style body kits compared to companies like SBD that sell a product they know is a knock-off but will not say so.

[Dylanacessna]

Originally Posted by mav1178

That's part of the problem... you don't have a goal, you don't have a plan, you have a list of things you want to put on your car but you have no idea how to do it.

If you are in search of advice, you need to be looking at these things in person, seeing what parts of the car you are looking to change, and go from there.

What is worth the price? What are your power goals, or intended use of the car? Is power just a name to you? Do you want brand name parts or bang for the buck? Do you know how the turbo kit is set up? Do you know why the words "Greddy" are on the front mount intercooler setup on the Rocket Bunny car?

Just because your friend owns a car (and you've driven it many times) doesn't mean you actually have owned the car. I did not drive the car once before I bought it, but I bought this car (and modded it) based on prior experience from driving/drifting on the track, working every week on my previous cars over the course of 15+ years.... and even then, my supposed "game plan" was thrown out the moment I bought the car.

In the end, you can do two things:

- own/drive the car, mod accordingly
- mod the car, drive accordingly

To each their own... and trust me, your "plan" isn't a plan, it sounds more like a "I have $20k to spend and here's my shopping list."

-alex

When it comes to the power I just know i want more than what the car has already, from what ive researched it seems like the turbo is plenty for me. I know brand name parts arent a priority for me but i dont want crap that will fall apart. If its reliable and isnt overpriced its good to me. I know some of how the turbo is set up. Not 100% of course because i havent actually done it. Just have information from what ive read and seen. Im not sure why the Greddy is on the intercooler. Was kinda looking for information on that. thats why i asked about it but i actually just found this so i guess that sums that up.

http://www.shopgreddy.com/intercoole...o-stencil.html

I dont plan on drifting and racing all over town guys. Ill probably just take it to the track now and then for fun with my friends and take it to the local car clubs and shows. Nothing serious. But you are right in saying that its more of a shopping list. It does seem that way and i have a bad habit of doing things in that fashion. I asked the questions here because, maybe its just me but, its not easy to find the exact information im looking for. If anyone knows exactly where i can find what im looking for or the answers to my questions it would be the people here. Instead of browsing the web going to hundreds of websites and watching hundreds of videos, asking BRZ owners seems to be the smartest thing i can do. Im a hands on learner. Having the car and having the parts with me in the shop, and having a person with me who knows what to do, ill learn faster than web surfing i can guarantee it. There isnt really a place i can just go to see people who already have this stuff. Its either surfing the web or hands on. Those are my options lol Im just trying to find out what i need to know, and what fits, what works, whats best, before i start my hands on learning experience.

[Account Attempt No. 4]

Originally Posted by husker741

There's a difference between a company knowingly selling products that are a blatant copy, and companies that continue to say they did all the R&D and came up with everything themselves. Such as companies that sell TRD style body kits compared to companies like SBD that sell a product they know is a knock-off but will not say so.

Care to comment, @spdbydesignchris ?

[krayzie]

Originally Posted by Dylanacessna

You guys need to calm down lol when someone says they don't know what to do, why do you all automatically assume that person is going to go wild and start ruining stuff?

There's something called an Internet search engine, make use of it as there are vast amount of information available already at your finger tips.

You seriously need to carefully re-read your first post, which is really ambiguous even for complete strangers on the Internet to give you any sound advice. Building a car hasn't yet reach the level of straight forwardness as putting together a home personal computer, even if Fast and Furious tells you otherwise.

You said you wanted a hobby. For me, a hobby is when you spend many hours/days/years researching, going thru hundreds of webpages and hundreds of videos, countless trial and error, sleepless nights working on it, money spent and lessons learned. If you really can't find the answers you are looking for after making a big effort, then create the solution yourself. Now that's real bragging rights!

No single thread on a forum is going to build a show car for you. It's not that easy.

[Kostamojen]

I think you should try all this on a cheaper car first... Say a used Miata for $1000. You need to learn about everything yoruself before jumping in the deep end.

Car mods are 95% research, 5% execution, and Rocket Bunny body kits and turbo chargers on a non-turbo car are indeed the deep end. You didn't even list brakes or suspension work, or upgrading your drive train to compensate for when things start breaking with the extra power.

The BEST way to mod a car is one piece at a time, find a problem and solve it and keep going from there... You can't plan ahead for when you find out you hate driving your car cause you did so much stuff to it and it suddenly drives like crap, its a step by step process.

[husker741]

Originally Posted by Account Attempt No. 4

Care to comment, @spdbydesignchris ?

He's already commented numerous times on his knock-off kit. Let's not derail this incredibly awful thread even more. Think what you want, but let's agree to disagree.

[Dylanacessna]

Originally Posted by krayzie

There's something called an Internet search engine, make use of it as there are vast amount of information available already at your finger tips.

You seriously need to carefully re-read your first post, which is really ambiguous even for complete strangers on the Internet to give you any sound advice. Building a car hasn't yet reach the level of straight forwardness as putting together a home personal computer, even if Fast and Furious tells you otherwise.

You said you wanted a hobby. For me, a hobby is when you spend many hours/days/years researching, going thru hundreds of webpages and hundreds of videos, countless trial and error, sleepless nights working on it, money spent and lessons learned. If you really can't find the answers you are looking for after making a big effort, then create the solution yourself. Now that's real bragging rights!

No single thread on a forum is going to build a show car for you. It's not that easy.

Ill try to explain this again lol I know the information is on the internet, spread out all over the place. ll i am using the internet to find the information im looking for, by asking others on it. The internet can be used for more than just reading and watching videos. Im connecting with others who have the information via the web. Which, is a faster, smarter way. Also, im not building a car, im adding to one. Huge difference. The create the solution yourself idea is stupid for someone with little experience. Maybe if i knew tons about cars and mods then yeah. But doing that at this point is just the dumbest thing ever. You dont just try and fix random shit yourself when you dont know what your doing. Once more ill say this... IM NOT ASKING ANY OF YOU PEOPLE TO BUILD MY FUCKING CAR! Jesus Christ. Im trying to gather information from people before I do shit myself. I dont know why people cant wrap their heads around that.