what mods should I do next?

[8RZ]

Porsche Cayman mod.

[Twinz]

OP, what are your goals?

[MarbleSoda]

Personally I'd start off with coil-overs, fully adjustable dampening and ride height. (You'd be surprised on how much better your car looks/performs lowered)
Wheels and tires with some nice lug nuts.
A front splitter (AeroFlow Dynamics or APR)
Side skirts and rear spats.
Convex side mirrors, Broadway mirrors.
It's all up to you. That's just based off experience from myself and other people that I've recommended.

[jtaeric]

Originally Posted by mav1178

Buy a 2017. It's a modification.

lol. Good point. I had a 14 frs and got my 17 PP late January. As a daily driver there is not a huge difference, but as a track car it is amazingly fast. I have installed a front strut bar and change tire to Michelin PSS 225/45 R17. Lap time at NJMP Thunderbolt is around 1:42.


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[nikitopo]

Lightweight crank pulley, bigger throttle body, better tires, good coilovers, weight reduction.

[Yoshoobaroo]

Originally Posted by nikitopo

Lightweight crank pulley, bigger throttle body

No and no.
Both are a huge waste of money and the crank pulley can damage the crankshaft if it's not properly balanced.




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[nikitopo]

Originally Posted by nikitopo

Lightweight crank pulley, bigger throttle body.

Originally Posted by Yoshoobaroo

No and no.
Both are a huge waste of money and the crank pulley can damage the crankshaft if it's not properly balanced.

I've done both changes and they were not a waste of money. If you tried these options and you didn't see any changes, then please share your experiences.

[jtaeric]

There are two kind of mods, to improve lap time or just makes it look better. I know nothing about the second one. For the first one, change tire is essential. 235 or 245 max performance tire like PSS, re71r and you will feel a huge difference on track. Next, exhaust. Brings a little bit of horsepower and most importantly, can let you hear the rev of engine so you know when to shift (too many loud cars on track). Seatbelt is also a good choice. Stock seat is good enough but it is still not able to hold you in place, racing seatbelt is very useful. I'm using the Schroth Rallye 3ASM, no harness bar is needed, goes to stock mounting point but is a pain in the ass to install. Before you have a VERY GOOD plan, do not touch the powertrain and the chassis. Factory setting is awesome, if you don't have a professional helping you, don't mod it. I was way faster than a 250whp turbo frs on track.


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[nikitopo]

Originally Posted by jtaeric

There are two kind of mods, to improve lap time or just makes it look better. I know nothing about the second one. For the first one, change tire is essential. 235 or 245 max performance tire like PSS, re71r and you will feel a huge difference on track. Next, exhaust. Brings a little bit of horsepower and most importantly, can let you hear the rev of engine so you know when to shift (too many loud cars on track). Seatbelt is also a good choice. Stock seat is good enough but it is still not able to hold you in place, racing seatbelt is very useful. I'm using the Schroth Rallye 3ASM, no harness bar is needed, goes to stock mounting point but is a pain in the ass to install. Before you have a VERY GOOD plan, do not touch the powertrain and the chassis. Factory setting is awesome, if you don't have a professional helping you, don't mod it. I was way faster than a 250whp turbo frs on track.


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Here is a nice guy who knows what he is talking about. Seatbelt is not only for protection. In fact it is there to help drive faster! Without a good seat belt, you'll find fighting with yourself to stay in place

[Silver Cervy]

Eh, if you're asking people on a forum what to mod, then that means you don't know what to mod, which means that you shouldn't mod anything. Modding for the sake of modding is stupid, and every mod you do should fulfill some purpose, even if it's just for looks.

Look at the car, drive it, figure out the things you want to improve, then make your mod list. If you're modding for a specific goal though, such as tracking or autoX, then you will need a specific set of mods.

[jtaeric]

Originally Posted by nikitopo

Here is a nice guy who knows what he is talking about. Seatbelt is not only for protection. In fact it is there to help drive faster! Without a good seat belt, you'll find fighting with yourself to stay in place

lol. Thanks dude.


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[Gforce]

Better shocks and struts would be my next choice. Bilstein makes a bolt in set for stock springs.

For a lot less money you will find that rear subframe bushing inserts are cheap and very effective. Transmission mount insert is a good idea, adds a bit of gear noise, also cheap and easy to fit.

MCA traction aids are an excellent mod, eliminates wheel hop and improves drive out of corners.

Finally, a front anti roll bar increase to 20 mm makes a big improvement as does fitting softer rear springs from the 2017 model year. Both help you get drive down onto the road in hard cornering.

Although I fit better tires first if I had a do over I would fit better tires last. Increasing the grip available first just makes the other modifications more important. Doing the suspension first and then adding better tires makes more sense to me now. Bonus to doing suspension first is you can explore the limits of the car more effectively after the suspension changes so you'll be in a better position to decide how much better grip you want and also enjoy the higher limits safely.

Trouble with fitting better tires first is everything gets faster and more demanding right away with grippier tires. Sticking with the stock tire lets you explore the car's amazing handling at safer and lower speeds.

[extrashaky]

Originally Posted by Silver Cervy

Eh, if you're asking people on a forum what to mod, then that means you don't know what to mod, which means that you shouldn't mod anything. Modding for the sake of modding is stupid, and every mod you do should fulfill some purpose, even if it's just for looks.

Look at the car, drive it, figure out the things you want to improve, then make your mod list. If you're modding for a specific goal though, such as tracking or autoX, then you will need a specific set of mods.

Best advice on the thread.

All but one of my mods was done because over a period of months or years I kept thinking, "I sure wish this car had _____." My comfort mods, like the FRS armrest, padded knee panel, Cusco accelerator pedal and ceramic window tint all came about because I would think, "Damn my knee hurts," or "Damn that sun is hot." Cosmetic mods came about the same way, where I would look at the car and just not be quite satisfied with the way it looked stock.

The only performance mods I have are the wheels and tires, which I didn't swap on until the stock tires were worn down to the tread markers. The car just doesn't need much unless you're trying to shave every second off your track time.

Oh, and the one mod I did because I got caught up in mod fever? Beat Sonic Blaid antenna. The most idiotic mod ever. Eventually I came to my senses and took it off. I should sell it, but the ad would read something like: "Piece of shit Beat Sonic Blaid antenna for sale. If you want to make your car look exceptionally stupid in a single mod, this is for you."

[why?]

weight reduction is free. Just strip the car as much as you want. Also an aluminum driveshaft is a good mod, as is a lightweight flywheel and depending on how you use the car a lighter battery is nice too.

but it really depends on what you want to do with your car. People here mention sound deadening and the like and that to me is a waste of money, but I've been in a friends car who did a ton of it and he took the time to do it so well you literally could not even hear the windshield wiper motor. It was really amazing.