The worst mod you ever did to your twin? - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

jcrAggie2020 · 08-19-2016, 02:47 PM

Driver mod.

Took a driving lesson with these two.

Twinz · 08-19-2016, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by enjoi23

Upgrading door speakers, subwoofer, and radio. That could have been a flex fuel tune :/

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Originally Posted by Bowen

This was my exact thought that kept me from buying an OEM audio+ kit

I know you are probably speaking from a money-allocation standpoint, but from a performance standpoint, the OEM Audio+ system does a great job of minimizing weight-gain and placing the weight in the lightest corner of the car.

Putting 20 pounds in that corner got me closer to a 50/50 corner balance. (from 49.7% to 49.9%)

20 extra pounds is still 20 extra pounds, but I think OEM Audio+ is the least-bad way to get great sound in the FRS. (and wow does it sound great!)

Cole · 08-19-2016, 05:15 PM

Doing coil overs. Too much time spent fucking around, not enough time spent driving the damn car.

Now on springs, happier than ever.

Celica00 · 08-19-2016, 05:30 PM

Legal limit tint all around. In Utah, the rear has no regulations so it was limo tint with the back side windows and rear window. Couldn't see a damn thing once the sun went down. Even the front at 35% was a bit too much

fang_gt86 · 08-19-2016, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Cole

Doing coil overs. Too much time spent fucking around, not enough time spent driving the damn car.

Now on springs, happier than ever.

Everytime I see any car with a ridiculous drop, this pops in my head haha..

Bowen · 08-19-2016, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Twinz

I know you are probably speaking from a money-allocation standpoint, but from a performance standpoint, the OEM Audio+ system does a great job of minimizing weight-gain and placing the weight in the lightest corner of the car.

Putting 20 pounds in that corner got me closer to a 50/50 corner balance. (from 49.7% to 49.9%)

20 extra pounds is still 20 extra pounds, but I think OEM Audio+ is the least-bad way to get great sound in the FRS. (and wow does it sound great!)

That's actually really cool. I had no idea that back right corner was a little underweight! But from a performance standpoint, the money he spent on audio, could have gotten him an more WHP.

We're not saying audio isn't important, I'd just rather spend my money on performance first, and then address audio.

One day I'll have that OEM+ Kit!

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civicdrivr · 08-19-2016, 05:56 PM

Giving any money to Visconti...

Cole · 08-19-2016, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by fang_gt86

Everytime I see any car with a ridiculous drop, this pops in my head haha..

It was more having to consistently try and dial in a ride height I was happy with, and then constantly changing the damping settings to find a good balance of comfort and performance.

AdrianSaldana · 08-19-2016, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by weederr33

Lightweight crank pulley. Complete waste of money

Y

Bowen · 08-19-2016, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by AdrianSaldana

Y

Cause it does nothing and only causes problems.

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weederr33 · 08-19-2016, 08:06 PM

What they said ^

And it was a waste of money.

finch1750 · 08-19-2016, 09:14 PM

Cheap LEDs that flickered from day one. Also the 2 different crank pulleys I bought and sold without even installing lol.

daiheadjai · 08-20-2016, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by weederr33

What they said ^

And it was a waste of money.

Not sure I'd agree. Throttle response felt much better with the lightweight pulley.
It was immediately noticeable after installing, and uninstalling (returning the car to stock) that shifts were smoother and rev-matching easier (throttle blips responded faster).

You won't get any power out of it - you just access what you have a bit sooner.

nzer · 08-20-2016, 03:41 PM

4.556 final drive change. Cost a lot in parts and labor and ended up changing back as didn't like the extra revs for daily driving and I like the gear indicator working correctly.

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civicdrivr Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: 2018 Golf R Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 2,807 Thanks: 5,386 Thanked 1,095 Times in 647 Posts Mentioned: 68 Post(s) Tagged: 7 Thread(s)	Giving any money to Visconti... __________________ Parting out HERE

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weederr33 Airborne at your service Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: '17 BRZ Series.Yellow Location: El Paso, Texas Posts: 6,326 Thanks: 4,529 Thanked 5,587 Times in 2,929 Posts Mentioned: 33 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	What they said ^ And it was a waste of money. __________________ Series.Yellowbird - http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=122135 MS, CSCS, TSAC-F, CPT

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finch1750 Undisputed El Presidente Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Zenki 37J ZN6 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 11,571 Thanks: 9,382 Thanked 9,397 Times in 5,261 Posts Mentioned: 374 Post(s) Tagged: 33 Thread(s)	Cheap LEDs that flickered from day one. Also the 2 different crank pulleys I bought and sold without even installing lol. __________________ "Just like how a strut bar somehow enables you to corner 20MPH faster around a cloverleaf on-ramp, when the reality is, you can do it already but you just don't have to balls to do it." - CSG David

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nzer Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2012 Grey TRD GT86, 2015 VW Golf R Location: Wellington, New Zealand Posts: 1,572 Thanks: 666 Thanked 942 Times in 540 Posts Mentioned: 62 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	4.556 final drive change. Cost a lot in parts and labor and ended up changing back as didn't like the extra revs for daily driving and I like the gear indicator working correctly. __________________ My fully loaded TRD86 http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...760#post582760

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