Bang for the buck - upgrades - Page 6 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Sportsguy83 · 08-29-2012, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ATL BRZ

It's a very bold statement to make and to me it seems more out of personal pride than anything related to the product(s).

You know what? It IS a bold statement, and I think he has EARNED the right to be bold. The amount of effort and passion this guy is using on making this car better is legendary.

Visconti · 08-29-2012, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by ATL BRZ

That's cool, thanks for clarifying.

It just bothers me because there is such a long wait list for ordering these cars and many folks don't even have their pre-ordered cars yet. To deny these patient to-be 86 owners the same great deal on a tune group buy that you offered the relatively small group that already have their cars seems a bit unfair.

I appreciate tuners in other large markets, like APR, who do group buys and sales regularly, almost every season, and remain profitable.

There were a number of non car owners that went in on my group buy...

My group buy was only suppose to be for 15 then I kept extending it when I could have easily have not.

I think I've been more than fair.

John

ATL BRZ · 08-29-2012, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Visconti

There were a number of non car owners that went in on my group buy...

My group buy was only suppose to be for 15 then I kept extending it when I could have easily have not.

I think I've been more than fair.

John

Respect for extending your group buy, and there's no denying your hard work. I'm waiting to see what will come of the bogging issues related with the tune + aftermarket intakes and further revisions. It would be cool if the group buy were still active by then.

Visconti · 08-29-2012, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by ATL BRZ

Respect for extending your group buy, and there's no denying your hard work. I'm waiting to see what will come of the bogging issues related with the tune + aftermarket intakes and further revisions. It would be cool if the group buy were still active by then.

Let's not side track this thread anymore then we have to - but AIRAID contacted me about the issue and together we are investigating it. At this point it is not a tune + intake issue.

If you disagree I kindly suggest you call Brian @ AIRAID and have a chat with him.

ATL BRZ · 09-05-2012, 10:49 AM

bump for a great thread

JoeBoxer · 09-05-2012, 11:08 AM

I'm waiting for my tune but in the mean time I have added 3 parts which together really seemed to wake the car up. I don't have dyno numbers but for $400 I got the Perrin crank pulley, Motiv test pipe, and Cosworth drop in air filter. I would highly recommend this combination to anybody looking for good value. I will probably get a catback or axleback exhaust down the road but i'm pretty happy with the gains I got from these three. You could get a Perrin or Apexi filter instead or a Nameless downpipe but if you're on a budget this a good start with quality parts.

gmookher · 09-05-2012, 01:15 PM

get a catback to add to your setup, why wait? you will be even happier. I am about to order a midpipe and overpipe today to add to my catback, which rocks btw..

JoeBoxer · 09-05-2012, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by gmookher

get a catback to add to your setup, why wait? you will be even happier. I am about to order a midpipe and overpipe today to add to my catback, which rocks btw..

waiting on my tune from the group buy first, plus i'm waiting on Motiv to see if they can make me an axleback and if not i'll get the Nameless one.

dabocx · 09-05-2012, 03:51 PM

So far after a few days visconti's stg1 flash is my best buy hands down. The smoother idle, better performance and better milage make it a no brainer.

Second is my nameless axleback and downpipe/overpipe, sounds simply amazing!

BAE · 09-22-2012, 12:43 PM

Added some more FI kits in the first post.

Dr. BRZ · 09-25-2012, 02:05 PM

this is really helpful BAE, ignore what everybody said. just keep updating it with more stuff that comes out. excellent man.

xwd · 09-25-2012, 02:29 PM

One thing to keep in mind is the gains are not additive. Two parts may end up improving or change the same attribute. The biggest example is the E85 tunes and the fact bolt on parts do not seem to generate any better results than a stock car with a tune. So right now the tune seems to be far and away the best bang for the buck.

Leonardo · 09-25-2012, 02:31 PM

Tires. Best bang for buck.

Noise generator delete. Free. -3db cabin noise.

RedRocket · 09-25-2012, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Z06tofrs

I'm torn between a turbo or supercharger(trd or another's ) my budget is 6500-7000$. What I would really like is a 20b tri rotar wankel engine in there. Small lightweight and able to produce nice power. However paying 28 grand for a car to void my warranty with in the first month is silly

. Dammit why couldn't they just have 240ish from the factory.

Intake, Exhaust, Tune, Pulley, Fuel Thats what you do to get your 40 more horses your looking for... well maybe closer to 30, but 30 HP is substantial for the low cost... IF TRD puts out their supercharger you can keep your warantee...

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JoeBoxer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Whiteout FR-S Location: Arkansas Posts: 4,154 Thanks: 1,666 Thanked 1,627 Times in 997 Posts Mentioned: 72 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I'm waiting for my tune but in the mean time I have added 3 parts which together really seemed to wake the car up. I don't have dyno numbers but for $400 I got the Perrin crank pulley, Motiv test pipe, and Cosworth drop in air filter. I would highly recommend this combination to anybody looking for good value. I will probably get a catback or axleback exhaust down the road but i'm pretty happy with the gains I got from these three. You could get a Perrin or Apexi filter instead or a Nameless downpipe but if you're on a budget this a good start with quality parts.

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dabocx Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: Scion FRS Location: United States Posts: 1,267 Thanks: 564 Thanked 261 Times in 191 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	So far after a few days visconti's stg1 flash is my best buy hands down. The smoother idle, better performance and better milage make it a no brainer. Second is my nameless axleback and downpipe/overpipe, sounds simply amazing!

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xwd Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: 2013 DGM Subaru BRZ (Subie #9) Location: ATL, US Posts: 2,667 Thanks: 123 Thanked 861 Times in 552 Posts Mentioned: 32 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	One thing to keep in mind is the gains are not additive. Two parts may end up improving or change the same attribute. The biggest example is the E85 tunes and the fact bolt on parts do not seem to generate any better results than a stock car with a tune. So right now the tune seems to be far and away the best bang for the buck.

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