What mod made you think the hardest/long about? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

AdrianSaldana · 07-18-2016, 12:16 PM

and why

currently mine is the wheels because there are so many and super picky lol

olsonpg · 07-18-2016, 12:26 PM

supercharger or turbocharger. Built engine or stay under 300.
I should just keep it NA thats the responsible route.

insert 5 minutes on members journals- Oh ya baby we're going to boost on a built block lets do this.

rinse and repeat.

Gunman · 07-18-2016, 12:45 PM

Wheels, for the same reason.

krayzie · 07-18-2016, 12:49 PM

STI Flexible V-Bars; still thinking whether they would induce more demand of mechanical grip from my front tires and haven't commit to buying them yet.

new2subaru · 07-18-2016, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by olsonpg

supercharger or turbocharger. Built engine or stay under 300.
I should just keep it NA thats the responsible route.

insert 5 minutes on members journals- Oh ya baby we're going to boost on a built block lets do this.

rinse and repeat.

Ditto! Although, I've finally convinced myself to stay NA.

At least for now...

AdrianSaldana · 07-18-2016, 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by olsonpg

supercharger or turbocharger. Built engine or stay under 300.
I should just keep it NA thats the responsible route.

insert 5 minutes on members journals- Oh ya baby we're going to boost on a built block lets do this.

rinse and repeat.

thats funny because even before i got the car i was already planning on getting a turbo kit

that was no hard thinking for me lol

AdrianSaldana · 07-18-2016, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Gunman

Wheels, for the same reason.

i think about it too much and probably end up getting some i dont like

lizbrayan · 07-18-2016, 01:30 PM

Tactrix or oft. Only beating my self up is because I would like to learn the science behind actual tuning and logging not just reflashing.

DAEMANO · 07-18-2016, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by lizbrayan

Tactrix or oft. Only beating my self up is because I would like to learn the science behind actual tuning and logging not just reflashing.

Go with the OFT.

@steve99 gives a great writeup of Tactrix vs. OFT in this thread

kev60625 · 07-18-2016, 03:09 PM

Forced induction, so I went with the bolt ons/tune. Of course I could of spent an extra thousand and gotten a kit instead, definitely regret it..

Wheels also, I didn't want anything too flashy or something I didn't think were good quality. Went with volk ce28n's, very happy with them actually, wish the offset was a little lower though.

DarkSunrise · 07-18-2016, 03:16 PM

For me so far, suspension. The handling is so good from the factory, I didn't want to risk making it worse. The easy thing would have been to get really expensive dampers (JRZ, Ohlin, Moton, etc.) and call it a day, but I didn't want to spend $3k+ either.

Then Pobst wrote an article describing his experience track-testing a BRZ on RCE T2's, calling the handling balance magic.

http://www.sportscarmag-digital.com/...015?pg=22#pg22

Once I read that and saw they were well within my budget, I bought them. Big purchase, but no regrets. I did an open track day with them a few weeks ago and happy to report Pobst was on the money in his review (as usual).

shiumai · 07-18-2016, 03:39 PM

Forced induction. Took me 2-1/2 years to decide.

olsonpg · 07-18-2016, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AdrianSaldana

thats funny because even before i got the car i was already planning on getting a turbo kit

that was no hard thinking for me lol

Turbos are so much fun, but I just want to know what 325 lb's of instant torque feels like.

Most likely a crunch and bang followed by a CEL.

AdrianSaldana · 07-18-2016, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by olsonpg

Turbos are so much fun, but I just want to know what 325 lb's of instant torque feels like.

Most likely a crunch and bang followed by a CEL.

coming from a daily driven 07 suzuki sv650, its a nice rush. fastest car ive driven is probably the gtr and my bike is almost on par with it

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DarkSunrise Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: 22 BRZ (Previously 13 FR-S) Location: USA Posts: 5,798 Thanks: 2,187 Thanked 4,243 Times in 2,221 Posts Mentioned: 48 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	For me so far, suspension. The handling is so good from the factory, I didn't want to risk making it worse. The easy thing would have been to get really expensive dampers (JRZ, Ohlin, Moton, etc.) and call it a day, but I didn't want to spend $3k+ either. Then Pobst wrote an article describing his experience track-testing a BRZ on RCE T2's, calling the handling balance magic. http://www.sportscarmag-digital.com/...015?pg=22#pg22 Once I read that and saw they were well within my budget, I bought them. Big purchase, but no regrets. I did an open track day with them a few weeks ago and happy to report Pobst was on the money in his review (as usual). __________________ "Never run out of real estate, traction, and ideas at the same time." 2022 BRZ Build 2013 FR-S Build

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