Upgrading a newly leased FR-S

[DAEMANO]

Originally Posted by Who8myrice

1. Drop in filter
2. Open flash tablet
3. ?
That's my recommendation.

To tag on to this, here are some easily reversible mods that make the most difference:

For performance:
1. Drop in Filter (for sure) + sound tube delete
2. Open Flash Tablet Stg. 1 tune
3. Open Flash Tablet Stg. 1 e85 tune
4. Tires
5. Brake pads + fluid
6. Camber bolts
7. Header (although to reverse this will take a few hours)
8. Open Flash Tablet Stg. 2 e85 tune
9. Phantom Electric Supercharger
10. Open Flash Tablet Phantom ESC e85 or pump gas tune

For appearance:
Exterior
1. Springs or coilovers (reversing springs will take more time than reversing coils)
2. 25mm spacers for OEM wheels
3. New wheels, but this may also require new tires depending on size
4. Window tint
5. Exhaust tips or Catback exhaust
6. Spoiler that attaches with 3M tape only OR trunk swap w/ someone
7. CS Style lip kit and spats
8. Aftermarket tail lights
9. Aftermarket headlights

Interior
1. Vinyl wrap interior panels
2. Weighted shift knob (Raceseng Slammer or Ashiko there are others, these are the two I've tried)
3. Aftermarket reverse lockout to match the knob
4. Seat covers
5. 3D molded floor mats

[Packofcrows]

Originally Posted by EssJay

Hey all!

Just leased a '16 Halo White FR-S in Santa Barbara, CA!

Coming from a '14 Focus ST (which I finally was awarded lemon law for), I won't bother preaching to the choir about how an underpowered sports car > an overpowered grocery getter any day.

The passion is BACK! Not since my highschool days in my (obnoxiously loud and dropped) Del Sol have I felt this passionate about my daily driver. This is what a car should be (well, minus the anemic stock engine power)

Couple of questions off the bat:

The engine ticks at idle. Sounds like a belt/cog is tapping something. Not horribly loud but noticeable, especially for less than 100mi so far. Anyone else?

It's a lease but I def. want to mod. A local friend is parting out his BURZ and offering me first dibs! I'm considering his barely used Berk front pipe and Perrin cat back. Not sure if the header and subsequent tune are worth it for a lease. Thoughts? Anything else that's easily bolt-on/bolt-off you would put on the must have list?

Dealership claims the spoiler would be > $1k painted & installed. JESUS. Anyone selling a halo white spoiler?

Short ram intake. Worth it? Easy enough to return to stock?

Anything you wish someone would have told you at the beginning?

Jxn

TRD intake helps keep warranty just in case and helps smooth shifting imo. Worth it over stock.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Packofcrows

TRD intake helps keep warranty just in case and helps smooth shifting imo. Worth it over stock.

TRD drop in does the same thing at a fraction of the cost and work. Doesn't look as pretty though.

[86kahl]

[xcooperx]

I got a lease FrS, so far my mods are:

Ark grip catback
Motiv catless front pipe
Buddyclub tailights
Winjet headlights
K&n drop in air filter
Valenti 3rd rear brake light
Window visor

No problem with the dealership when im doing my maintenance service, im not planning to tune it though or touch anything on the engine, im still undecided if im keeping the car, so incase i can just bring it back to stock when i return it.

[JetSpeed]

So, exactly HOW MUCH HP gain does a drop-in give you? Can't be much if it all. Why wouldn't Sub/Toyota add a drop-in during the factory build if it truly does gain HP?? Any real data??

Don't mean to hi-jack, just never seen any numbers.

[soulreapersteve]

Originally Posted by JetSpeed

So, exactly HOW MUCH HP gain does a drop-in give you? Can't be much if it all. Why wouldn't Sub/Toyota add a drop-in during the factory build if it truly does gain HP?? Any real data??

Don't mean to hi-jack, just never seen any numbers.

Within the margin of error of a dyno, from most tests that were performed.

I'm too lazy to search for the threads but I'm sure you can find plenty.

[Theratt1]

It's a lease. Unless you plan on keeping it then don't mod it. It's probably in the contract and if they service it with any of the parts on it you might get stuck paying full price since it's more than likely breech of contract. Not to sound bad but if you're gonna trade it in after lease they probably won't like that. Check your contract for sure. If it doesn't say anything then mod away. Just my 2 cents.

[Mr.Impreza]

As long as you decide to keep the car at the end, you can do anything you want to it. Even paint it bright green. The only time they will care is if something breaks and they can find a way to prove that your aftermarket part broke that part or when you if trade it in.


However if you plan to trade it in...I wouldn't mod it. Just a waste of money, even if you resale the parts you will never get what you paid.

[EssJay]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

TRD drop in does the same thing at a fraction of the cost and work. Doesn't look as pretty though.

Might just drop a T(u)RD filter in there and call it a day.

[EssJay]

Originally Posted by Mr.Impreza

As long as you decide to keep the car at the end, you can do anything you want to it. Even paint it bright green. The only time they will care is if something breaks and they can find a way to prove that your aftermarket part broke that part or when you if trade it in.


However if you plan to trade it in...I wouldn't mod it. Just a waste of money, even if you resale the parts you will never get what you paid.

Unless those parts were already deeply discounted

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by EssJay

Might just drop a T(u)RD filter in there and call it a day.

My ear dyno loves it! Not sure how much you really gain but I like it.

[LOLS2K]

Originally Posted by JetSpeed

So, exactly HOW MUCH HP gain does a drop-in give you? Can't be much if it all. Why wouldn't Sub/Toyota add a drop-in during the factory build if it truly does gain HP?? Any real data??

Don't mean to hi-jack, just never seen any numbers.

Don't know if serious but...
Why wouldn't they add better brake pads, tires, etc. during factory build if it truly does gain better performance? It's a lot deeper than that.

[EssJay]

Originally Posted by DAEMANO

To tag on to this, here are some easily reversible mods that make the most difference:

For performance:
1. Drop in Filter (for sure) + sound tube delete
2. Open Flash Tablet Stg. 1 tune
3. Open Flash Tablet Stg. 1 e85 tune
4. Tires
5. Brake pads + fluid
6. Camber bolts
7. Header (although to reverse this will take a few hours)
8. Open Flash Tablet Stg. 2 e85 tune
9. Phantom Electric Supercharger
10. Open Flash Tablet Phantom ESC e85 or pump gas tune

For appearance:
Exterior
1. Springs or coilovers (reversing springs will take more time than reversing coils)
2. 25mm spacers for OEM wheels
3. New wheels, but this may also require new tires depending on size
4. Window tint
5. Exhaust tips or Catback exhaust
6. Spoiler that attaches with 3M tape only OR trunk swap w/ someone
7. CS Style lip kit and spats
8. Aftermarket tail lights
9. Aftermarket headlights

Interior
1. Vinyl wrap interior panels
2. Weighted shift knob (Raceseng Slammer or Ashiko there are others, these are the two I've tried)
3. Aftermarket reverse lockout to match the knob
4. Seat covers
5. 3D molded floor mats

Beyond the front pipe and cb, I might entertain a drop in filter.

Electric.. Supercharger? A plug-in snail?! LOOOL