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Old 03-21-2013, 10:13 AM   #1
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Arrow Sportsguy's LS2 Swapped BRZ

I really never bothered with making one of this threads, but since then I have gotten a few goodies on my car worth sharing with you guys.

I was on the market to get a new car. I had searched around and hadn't found anything of real interest. A friend told me about the new Subaru coming soon. I researched it and was SOLD!

Put my order on March 11th, got my car June 12th, 2012. Was so excited when the day finally arrived. The car handled like a dream, everything about it was on point. After 8 months, I can definitely say it is a dream come true! I initially thought I was going to keep the car stock (looking back, who was I kidding??? What a joke!).

Next I planned on getting an intake, exhaust, tune and call it a day. While doing research, the price per HP I was going to be able to accomplish with these mods did not make sense. I really wanted more power, but was not willing to spend that much (about 3K) for a "marginal" gain. (bought and sold AVO kit due to some quality concerns)

Ran the KAB customs turbo kit for a few years with zero issues, now onto swapping the LS!

More to come......

Current status of car:

July 2018:

Stating up the LS:

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4ip8sxnlFs[/ame]

January 2018:






December 2016:

The car is getting an LS2 Swap!!






KAB customs turbo kit is in. Amazing piece of hardware!

Update 10/30/16 Current View:

DSC_1953 by chronumn, on Flickr

Update 8/11/16 Current View:



Update 3/3/16 Current View:























Update 7/27/15 Current View:



Update 9/01/14 Current view:














Update 6/30/14: Current View of car:



Sound of the new kit:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhakkNTVIT8"]Dyno time KAB Customs FRS BRZ Turbo Kit in South FL - YouTube[/ame]


Go to my Youtube channel to see all the car videos:

http://goo.gl/xbTj4


Swapped videos Youtube channel:

https://goo.gl/ndCmLQ



(They are also linked here at different posts in the thread, but if I link them all in the first post, the page will be crashing on a lot of computers.)


Mod List:

Interior

All LED lights
AEM Failsafe Boost/AFR
Innovate Oil Pressure/Oil Temperature
OEM armrest
Raceseng Translucent SLAMMER shift knob
Custom ECA display

Exterior

Toms Taillights
All LED lights
Diode Dynamics HID Glass Foglights
Beat Sonic Sharkfin
Chrome Fender Trim
Clear Side Markers
6000K Headligths
OEM Style Rear Diffuser
Fourth Brake Light/Rear Fog Light
Rear Backup Camera
Bayson R Front Lip

Powertrain/Drivetrain

@KAB-FRS Turbo Kit, GTX30 turbo with TIAL V-band Backhousing, short IC pipes, EL Manifold, TIAL BOV and WG
@KAB-FRS Full turbo back 3" V-band exhaust
Flex Fuel Kit
Gimmspeed 3 port EBCS
Kartboy Exhaust Hanguers
Perrin Engine Mounts
Nameless Powder Coated Blue Engine Cover
Vibrant Vacuum Manifold
D3PE Catch Can
Perrin Coolant Hoses
ECUTek Pro ECU, James Martin (HRI Tuning) tune
Injector Dynamics 1000cc
Full Blown Motorsports Walbro 485 pump kit
@KAB-FRS (Kab Autos) Battery Tie Down
Driveshaft Shop Carbon Fiber Driveshaft
DriveShaft Shop 600HP rated Axles
Koyo Rad
KAB Customs Oil Cooler
Kartboy Short Shifter
Kartboy Shifter Bushing
Force Fab Jon Transmission insert
Nameless 3" DP/OP SOLD
Nameless 3" Midpipe SOLD
Nameless 3" Offset Axleback SOLD
AVO Turbo Stage 2+ SOLD
AVO 50/50 Blow Off Valve SOLD
DEI Titanium Turbo Blanket SOLD
DEI Titanium Header Wrap SOLD
Perrin CAI SOLD
Prime Motoring Gauge Cluster Pod SOLD
Hallamn Manual Boost ControllerSOLD
DW 65c Fuel PumpSOLD
FIC 600cc injectors SOLD
Custom Powder Coated Nameless engine cover


Suspension/Wheels/Tires/Brakes

BeatRush Strut Brace
BeatRush Strut Bar
Tein StreetFlex Coilovers
SPC Rev. 2 LCA's
Cusco Diff Brace
Volk Racing TE37SL Pressed Graphite 18X9.5 +40
Michelin Pilot Super Sports 275/35/18 squared
Perrin Master Cylinder Brace
StopTech front BBK
Rear slotted disks mtaching fronts
Rrear calipers powder coated to match BBK color
Volk Racing ZE40 Diamond Dark Gunmetal 18X10 +40 SOLD
Rays Grammlights 57Xtreme Sunlight Silver, 18X9.5 +40 SOLD
Michelin Pilot Super Sports 265/35/18 SOLD
Raceseng CamCas plates SOLD

Total Price: $XXXX...




Special Thanks:

@Jason@Nameless for time and time again coming through, making awesome badass parts, and having patience with me!!

@JoeBoxer for allowing me to order parts out of the blue and get them here in time

@Pure Automotive for also getting me parts in impossible time frames!

@jazztennor @raul @C4rlosRuben for taking time off of theirs to come help me out!!

@King Tut who I have bothered with a lot of questions and is always a ring away to answer all of them, a true example of what this community should be about.

@KAB-FRS for the stupidly incredible turbo kit!

@jamesm for teaching me what tuning means and keep working with me with ZERO vested interest, just because he is a good guy that LOVES to help and enjoys tuning.

@alpine @marcoaferrer @Poros0304 for shaping up what great local meets are, ever since we got together for a meet, its been great time after great time together and sharing car moments together too.

@ATL BRZ for being my polar opposite car build wise, but appreciating it regardless.


Old AVO Dyno Plot: 300 WHP / 240 WTQ!

FINISHED new kit tune @20 PSI 460 WHP 393 WTQ

In Dynjoet speak, around 550 whp, 470 wtq




Latest: Map3 17 psi (calculation from mustang was 416 WHP +20%= 499 whp Dynojet)....

Well Rev Works Dyno IS as heartbreaker as advertised. I made 496 WHP on that map we had calculated 499....


Dat tune doe... so SMOOTH! @jamesm The Wizard hard at work. @KAB-FRS on the hardware
See below.






Update 4/27/15

Hopped on the Dyno yesterday, made 533 WHP. Temp. reading was 104F. Numbers are right in line with what I made a year and a half ago, so still running that James Martin solid tune and great Kabcustoms Sunrise turbo kit. On a cool night (75F) I made on Map3 496 WHP and on Map4 552 WHP. Yesterday on this weather I made 469 WHP on Map3 and on Map4 533 WHP. Not bad!
For reference a BRZ with intake and exhaust dynoed right before me and made 145 whp
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GBp-WoATbo"]BRZ Turbo 533 WHP Dyno Run - YouTube[/ame]




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Old 03-21-2013, 10:13 AM   #2
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The day I picked up the car!



Soon after ownership, met the first FRS/BRZ on the road. Co-worker and now friend @F3dzo



Initially thought I was not getting an exhaust (again who was I kidding???) and so I bought the JDM Tips.



Car sitting at work, as far away as possible from door dings



Got my Subaru badge of ownership!



Got the Chrome Fender Trim as a gift from my Salesman. Most hate it, I like it.



Started the armrest business with @schroeder69



Got one of those Shark Finns I said I would never get....



Third Brake Light, looks very nice.



WC Lathewerks Stainless Steel shift knob, just awesome!


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Old 03-21-2013, 10:13 AM   #3
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Got a HUGE rock dent on the roof. (Got is PDR and touch up painted it. Came out very good, almost can't notice it anymore).



got my Nameless exhaust with OP/DP combo, could not be happier. It is a piece of art.







Say CHEEEEEEEEEEEZZZZZZZZ:



Orlando trip to the all FL Mega Meet:

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@King Tut's awesome BRZ in the Dyno!!


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March 20th, I finally got my AVO Turbo Kit!!! Huge thanks to Paul for being such a nice guy, being so available and guiding me through the good and rough times of the wait. Some pics of the in progress install:








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Very nice David! Don't forget to post lots of pics of your AVO install/review for those of us still deciding which FI route to go!
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Very nice David! Don't forget to post lots of pics of your AVO install/review for those of us still deciding which FI route to go!
Definitely will!! I installed the IC yesterday and will get as much as possible done Saturday!
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I think those are the most UEL headers I've seen on this site yet. I'm really interested to hear what kind of sound they make. Post a vid when you get the chance!
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You were holding out on me, haha. Man I want to see the AVO kit in person. How is the reception with that Shark Finn? My Perrin shorty really hurt reception.
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I think those are the most UEL headers I've seen on this site yet. I'm really interested to hear what kind of sound they make. Post a vid when you get the chance!
The sound is AWESOME! You can go to Vubaru's or Nixr's build threads, they have couple of videos and it sounds glorious.

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You were holding out on me, haha. Man I want to see the AVO kit in person. How is the reception with that Shark Finn? My Perrin shorty really hurt reception.
Hopefully our tuning day does happen!! BTW, I have a pic of your car in the Dyno, added to the third post.

I have had the Visual Graphics and Beat Sonic Sharkfinn. I can tell you without a doubt, with the Visual Graphics the reception is almost the same as stock. With the Beatsonic (the one I have now) the reception does suffer. I still get the same stations I used to, but some of them don't connect to HD anymore.

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More stuff removed and a little bit more progress towards the install list night.

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More stuff removed and a little bit more progress towards the install list night.

the picture is blurry, get a better picture so we can see your progression better.
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