Fast Lane's Whiteout FR-S (Now Wrecked) see classifieds for accessories.

[rmz290]

Good to hear. I picked up a set of 18x8 superleggara's with worn out 235/40 starspecs mounted and they really hurt the acceleration of the car. Only 41.5 pounds on the scale but .7" bigger in OD over stock. Handling and feel was night and day. I've been trying to decide what size to replace them with and 225/40 is where I'm leaning or other option of 245/35's.

[FastLane1000]

Quick update. After spending some more time at highway speeds I had a vibration with the Dunlop Direzza DZ101. Tirerack allowed me to swap them for the Michelin Pilot Super Sports (payed the $ difference) and the difference is night and day. Not only is my vibration gone but the car rides so smooth over bumps. Its like I haven't lost any ride quality with the lowering and larger wheels with lower profile tires. I also lost a pound with each tire from the Dunlops, I can rotate these side to side, and they are stickier. Kudos to tire Tirerack and Michelin.

[FastLane1000]

Just a quick update with some pics from the dragon. I've added the clear side markers, Perrin crank pulley and awaiting Valenti taillights and FA20Club catted and coated EL header. The Michelin's made a night and day difference at the dragon. The tail does not come out anymore and the car feels much more balanced because of it. Now its time for some larger anti-sway bars.

[jacobzking]

great looking car!

[jacobzking]

i have almost completed my quest to clone your car, HIDs, yep. 18x8 SP10s, check. shark fin, yes sir...

what do you think of your Perrin intake tube? any good? what filter you using?

[FastLane1000]

Originally Posted by jacobzking

i have almost completed my quest to clone your car, HIDs, yep. 18x8 SP10s, check. shark fin, yes sir...

what do you think of your Perrin intake tube? any good? what filter you using?

Creeper! Haha just kidding. There are much nicer cars on here to copy. The perrin tube is high quality. I just wanted to neatly lose the sound tube. Filter is works. Waiting on fa 20club header and Valenti rear lights now

[jacobzking]

your car is clean!

i'm thinking of doing the AEM intake, seems like the only functional intake since it doesnt reduce down to the stock tubing size anywhere on it. i'm doing the red valentis with the white bar, you?

[FastLane1000]

Originally Posted by jacobzking

your car is clean!

i'm thinking of doing the AEM intake, seems like the only functional intake since it doesnt reduce down to the stock tubing size anywhere on it. i'm doing the red valentis with the white bar, you?

I have the same Valenti lights on order. I think that is the way to go on a whiteout. If I were going to purchase an intake I would probably do the FA20CLUB CAI. Its cheap at $245 and probably one of the best. I also like the TRD intake as well and its probably quieter which I like. I haven't looked into the AEM but my understanding is the stock intake works quite well with a high flow filter. You have a build thread yet?

[jacobzking]

no build thread, it would be too similar to yours, lol. here's the thing with intakes... if an aftermarket intake is LARGER at the MAF mounting point, the car will NOT run correctly because it changes the velocity of air going through the MAF which causes it to read incorrectly which is the worst thing you can do. the only way to avoid this is the keep the MAK portion of the intake tubing the same size as OEM... which 9for most purposes) defeats the purpose of a larger intake. the only way to have a larger intake that is large all the way through, without bottle necking air flow at the MAF, is to tune the car around the intake.

the AEM unit actually has an electronic module that does a simple calculation and adjusts how the MAF reads the air flow. so say the AEM pipe is 20% larger, it just sends a modified signal to the MAF to correct for the 20% decrease in air pressure at the MAF. seems like the only way to go to me.

[FastLane1000]

Originally Posted by jacobzking

no build thread, it would be too similar to yours, lol. here's the thing with intakes... if an aftermarket intake is LARGER at the MAF mounting point, the car will NOT run correctly because it changes the velocity of air going through the MAF which causes it to read incorrectly which is the worst thing you can do. the only way to avoid this is the keep the MAK portion of the intake tubing the same size as OEM... which 9for most purposes) defeats the purpose of a larger intake. the only way to have a larger intake that is large all the way through, without bottle necking air flow at the MAF, is to tune the car around the intake.

the AEM unit actually has an electronic module that does a simple calculation and adjusts how the MAF reads the air flow. so say the AEM pipe is 20% larger, it just sends a modified signal to the MAF to correct for the 20% decrease in air pressure at the MAF. seems like the only way to go to me.

You need a tune regardless. Its the best money you can spend on the car in my opinion. You'll see noticeable improvement in throttle response and power, torque curve will be reduced, and you'll maximize your gains with your mods. Otherwise, you could be losing power.

[jacobzking]

here's my imitation lol just added the BRZ inserts today.

[FastLane1000]

Looks great! I like the vents and the led DRLs. How do you like them? Are they bright? What tires did you go with?

[jacobzking]

Originally Posted by FastLane1000

Looks great! I like the vents and the led DRLs. How do you like them? Are they bright? What tires did you go with?

if you like the DRLs so much, buy mine i dont care for em, but the dealer installed them. falken 912s 235/40/18 all around

[OICU812]

Noted you are about to install the FA20 Header, really looking forward to your thoughts on their header.