My first performance mod?

[Tectoniic]

Corn Juice

[jawn]

I would also get some way of reading oil temperatures and pressure, if you think that's the culprit. It'd be putting the cart ahead of the horse to install an oil cooler without actually knowing what your oil temperatures are.

In lieu of dedicated gauges, any number of the Bluetooth OBDII readers and the Torque app will let you see what's going on for under 30 dollars.

[scottxnizzle]

decals, definitely decals.

[jawn]

Originally Posted by scottxnizzle

decals, definitely decals.

+5 HP and mad street cred

[STV3]

LS swap /thread

[mixxxx]

Originally Posted by strat61caster

Always upgrade the weakest component first:

1) Driver Mod: Track days, AutoX, Seat Time, etc.
2) Alignment
3) Brakes
4) Tires

it's amazing what a simple alignment in these cars can do. especially on the brz.

a lot of these non-aesthetic mods can really do wonders.

[extrashaky]

Originally Posted by jawn

I would also get some way of reading oil temperatures and pressure, if you think that's the culprit. It'd be putting the cart ahead of the horse to install an oil cooler without actually knowing what your oil temperatures are.

In lieu of dedicated gauges, any number of the Bluetooth OBDII readers and the Torque app will let you see what's going on for under 30 dollars.

Just to clarify this, Torque will give you oil temperature, but not pressure. The car has an oil temp sensor, and Torque will read the temp. But for pressure the car only comes with a pressure switch that turns on the idiot light at some ridiculously low psi and will not give you an actual pressure reading. You have to install an aftermarket oil pressure sender and separate gauge to get oil pressure in psi.

I run Torque almost all the time with a first gen Galaxy Note phone set up as a dedicated engine computer. I have water temp and oil temp gauges set up on it side by side. It usually stays below 220° unless I drive with the RPM up above 4K or 5K for an extended period of time. I seriously doubt any of us really need an oil cooler if we're not tracking the car.

[jawn]

Originally Posted by extrashaky

Just to clarify this, Torque will give you oil temperature, but not pressure. The car has an oil temp sensor, and Torque will read the temp. But for pressure the car only comes with a pressure switch that turns on the idiot light at some ridiculously low psi and will not give you an actual pressure reading. You have to install an aftermarket oil pressure sender and separate gauge to get oil pressure in psi.

I run Torque almost all the time with a first gen Galaxy Note phone set up as a dedicated engine computer. I have water temp and oil temp gauges set up on it side by side. It usually stays below 220° unless I drive with the RPM up above 4K or 5K for an extended period of time. I seriously doubt any of us really need an oil cooler if we're not tracking the car.

You are correct. Brain fart.

[soundman414]

Cool. Thanks for the suggestions. I like the idea of the BT ODBII reader for reading stats.

I'm saving for blizzaks now. TSW wheels and Michelin PSS, along with DBA rotors, Motul 600/660, SS lines all next year... Just started my job here in the D.

I'll probably do redstuff pads and a master cylinder brace this year since it's not too expensive.

As for bone stock tunes/flasher systems that are flexible enough to have stepped and reliable tunes as you add things like air intake, catless header, etc.; what do you guys recommend?

[chaoskaze]

Do it slow, learn the car. & add things that you feel it's lacking on track 1by1

Brake pad is a very good start.