My Boosted BRZ

[protpibe]

I've been a member on the forums since I got my car back in October, but never got around to making a build journal on here. I have one on another local forum, but I figured I would make one here as well to get some feedback from fellow FRS/BRZ enthusiasts, as well as some suggestions on where to go from here.

It's a 2013 BRZ Sport Tech. In mid-October of 2013 I flew from my home in Winnipeg to Calgary to pick it up, then drove it home. It was a bit of a pain in the ass to drive it that far within recommended guidelines for the break in, but it gave me a chance to get to know the car fairly well. My first impression that it was loud on the highway, it was very choppy, and slow but had a lot of personality.

I work for a Toyota/Lexus dealer in Winnipeg, so before I left for Calgary I had already ordered my first part: TRD Exhaust, and shortly after getting home, some suspension parts and wheels. At about 3000km in mid-November, it started to snow and the car was put away.

Note: The original plan was to do basic stuff like intake/exhaust/header/tune and go from there, but ultimately the memory of flooring it and being underwhelmed was stuck in my head.

Here's what ended up happening over the winter:

Current Mod List: *Updated 08/05/2014

17x9" +35 GramLights 57DR Gun Blue
Project Kics R40 Black Lugs
245/40/17 Continental Extreme Contact DW
HKS Hipermax Max IV GT Coilovers
Buddy Club front control arms with racing ball joins **on order
Buddy Club rear lower control arms **on order
Hotchkis Front and Rear Sway Bars
Whiteline camber bolts
Whiteline rear subframe bushings
StopTech front/rear stainless steel brake lines
Motul 600 brake fluid
Motul 300v 0w20 oil
Motul Gear 300 75w90 for Transmission and Differential
STI Brembo Front and Rear brake calipers
Hawk HPS Front Brake Pads
Hawk HPS Rear Brake Pads
DBA T3 4000 Slotted Front Rotoers
DBA T3 4000 Slotted Rear Rotors
KNS Brake rear caliper bracket

Perrin Light Weight Crank Pulley ****DELETED Due to lack of weight on the crank
Perrin Light Weight Water pump and Alternator Pulleys
Perrin Master Cylinder Brace
Whiteline Transmission bushings
MTEC Shifter Springs
Kartboy Short shifter + Bushings
ECUTEK Cable + License
AVO Stage 1 Turbo Kit
AVO 50/50 Blowoff Valve
AVO Crossover Pipe (Ceramic Coated)
GrimmSpeed hood struts
GrimmSpeed exhaust gaskets
AEM Boost/AFR Failsafe Gauge
Innovate MTX-L Oil Pressure/Temp Gauge
Block8Head Custom defrost vent gauge mount
ATI Vent Pod gauge mount
Blitz EU GT86 specific Oil Sandwich plate with spacer
Grimmspeed black engine cover
T1R Front Pipe with custom welded o2 bung
Vibrant T-Bolt Clamps
Vibrant Vacuum Manifold
Vibrant Hose Clamps
Spencer Fabrication custom vent hard lines
Treadstone turbo blanket
ProSport remote oil pressure line
Cusco Air/Oil Separator
Custom dual catch can setup made by Saikou Michi **On Order
Spencer Fabrication custom 3" Front Pipe with high flow cat and 02 bung **Waiting to be installed
Perrin 3" Catback Exhaust
Perrin Cold Air Intake in Black
Delicious Tuning ECBS
Delicious Tuning 11psi MAP Sensor
Delicious Tuning Speed Density Tune (3 maps)
Full Blown Motorsports Oil Cooler
Exedy Stage 1 Clutch and Flywheel
Full Blown Fuel Pump setup with Warlboro 485
DW 450cc Port Injectors
Omni 3 Bar Map sensor
Gates Racing V-Belt
Full Blown Motorsports Aluminum Radiator
Full Blown Motorsports Aluminum rad shroud
Dual SPAL rad fans

LED Conversion for all bulbs in the car (plate, interior, trunk)
Yellow tinted fog light lenses
Clear side markers with amber LED bulbs
Amber LED front signal indicators
35% Tint
Toms JDM red tail lights
Hella Supertones
Perrin aluminum shorty antenna
Grimmspeed front license plate bracket
Useless OEM Pioneer AVIC 930 NAV hacked to allow input without having the e-brake on
STi JDM rear wing gurney flap
STi JDM Push Button Start
Alpine PDXF4
JL C3650
JL C2350
Dynamat Extreme
Weathertech All Season Mats
Backup Camera
Debadged rear
Cusco aluminum E-Brake knob
Eur Toyota OEM arm rest
Aus Toyota OEM Black interior conversion
Rexspeed convex and polarized rear mirrors
Subaru Autodimming Homelink Mirror
Cipher Harness Bar
Takata Drift II Harnesses in Black

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Current as of 05/01/2014

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Day I picked it up:


It didnt look ilke this for long:


My first part - TRD Catback. I know it's a Subaru that I owned, but I actually like the look of the exhaust tips and the sound


Rims and Rubber! Rays 57DRS 17x9 +35 in Continental ECDW's


Comparison of OEM rubber vs new rubber. More contact patch!


Hotchkis Stage 1 suspension upgrade (sways and springs)




After it was all installed


Next on the list was a couple bits from Perrin. Light weight crank pulley and brake master cylinder brace


Takeda Dry Filter installed and sound generator delete


STI Gurney Flap


Vanity plate and gurney flap installed


Borla UEL, Toms JDM red tails, Hella Supertones


I absolutely love these tails


Here's a video of how it sounded (note.. sounded)
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22--fvv8eD0"]2013 BRZ with TRD exhaust and Borla UEL header - YouTube[/ame]
(and yes the man door on the side of the garage was open. It's about -25 celclius outside so I didn't have the big door open

... and that's how it sat, seemingly done until spring came around. I lasted about 2 weeks before I eventually said fuck it and decided that I'm going to keep the car a long time and I may as well enjoy it.

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So it was at this point (some time in late December) that I was chatting with my brother who is a terrible influence when it comes to this stuff. We both agreed that there was no point in spending hundreds and thousands of dollars for 5ish whp here and there. So at that point I decided to cut my losses on a couple of parts I bought and do it properly. I ended up going with the AVO Turbo kit for the OEM install and look, moderate but safe boost levels, and good placement for heat management. I ended up doing a bit more than that though

Kartboy Shifter


I wanted a pretty decent sound system and I had some good luck with JL, Alpine, and Dynamat in my 4Runner so I figured I would give the BRZ the same treatment

Before:


After:


I also didn't like the silver BRZ interior trim so I started collecting black aussie pieces. Most of it was available through Toyota Canada at our parts dept at work


Some minor dynamatting of the floor boards. I ended up doing the whole interior, trunk, and trunk lid. It will add about 40lbs, but worth it imo for the benefit


New black shifter assembly


Stoptech pads, brake lines, Motul 600 fluid, and Perrin endlinks (which ended up being a waste of money as you'll see later on)


While waiting for my big box of AVO parts to come in, I took the bumper off to prep for the install. I took the time to mount the Hella Supertones. They dont' block the intercooler at all


Gauge wiring


Genome resonator plug delete


Cusco Air Oil Separator (another waste of money. I should of done my research prior to installing this, but a lot of it was inexperience in being my first FI install on an NA car)


Innovate MTX Oil temp/pressure gauge installed in a vent pod


Happy day! AVO Turbo arrived along with Grimmspeed gaskets, Grimmspeed Hood struts (MUST HAVE), avo panel filter, aov 50/50 recirc BOV and a bunch of T-Bolt clamps from Vibrant


o2 Bung welded on to my t1R 2.5" catless front pipe


Whats inside the box


Intercooler mounted


AVO Scavenge pump and lines


The entire turbo assembly ready to be installed


Everything installed. Part of my dislike for the Cusco setup is that the lines are showing. I prefer a clean install. I've recently ordered a dual catchcan setup from Saikou Michi that will hide everything properly. Another issue with the Cusco is that the AVO turbo adds a 2nd breather line and requires tee fittings everywhere


I bought this for no other reason than I wanted some interior bling. I think the solid red button adds such much needed contrast inside. It serves no functional purpose, but I love it. One of my favorite mods.


2nd gauge installed! I love this vent pod from Block8head. The gauge is an AEM Failsafe


Another one of my favorite mods. Euro Toyota arm rest. Worth every damn penny!


USB extension. I mounted this in my glove box to run my AEM Failsafe gauge to. Cleans up the install nicely


This is another one of my favorite parts. They're custom PCV/Vent hardlines to run over to the battery area where the dual catch can will be. Less hoses = more clean! As stupid as this sounds, these are one of my favorite parts and I can't wait to install them


Black interior conversion done


Before putting my car away for the winter, my GF told me that she hates my car and doesn't want to be in it due to the choppy ride. I figured my springs needed dampers to smooth things out, but if I'm going to upgrade the dampers, I may as well do it properly. I sold my Hotchkis lowering springs to a local 86 owner and picked up some HKS Hipermax IV GT's. I've had the car out for 2 weeks and I'm shocked how well these ride. Worth every penny. I'm dropped 1 3/4" and it's as close to OEM ride as I could of asked for. I'm running them at 10/10 for stiffness, but will dial them in soon. Unfortunately, the Perrin endlinks are way too long to work with the HKS Coilovers. I'm assuming they won't work with any coilovers since the sway bar came nowhere near clearing the control arm.


Bumper reinstalled finally. The car spent probably 2 months on jackstands since it was stored for winter, but spring was approaching at this point and I wanted to get it back on the ground


New front height


Rear height


New exhaust note (TRD Exhaust, t1r 2.5" front pipe, AVO Overpipe
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mi7rXQup1BI"]Start up (already warmed up) - YouTube[/ame]

New Whiteline adjustable endlinks. These are shorter than the actual BRZ whiteline part #


Cusco drift knob


I mounted a Vibrant vacuum manifold onto the drivers side fuel injector cover with riv nuts. The fish eye of my cel phone makes it look a tiny bit crooked, but it's dead straight in person. I recently changed a couple of the vacuum port locations to clean up the install a little bit. This is also one of my favorite mods I did over the winter. It looks like it's supposed to be there


Another part from one of my favorite places to order from. it replaces a factory vacuum line with a tee'd line so I didn't have to cut into any rubber hoses. Again, very clean install! It's located behind the intake manifold bolted on top of the engine and was a 100% perfect fit.


Motul Gear 300 for diff and tranny


here's the sketch for my custom catch can setup. 1 can is for the breathers and has a 2nd port being installed (1 for the drivers side vent, 1 for the AVO vent). The other tank is for the PCV system and I'm installing a check valve to make sure positive pressure isn't pushed into the crank case.


This is now current. I've had the car out for a couple of weeks now and have noticed a couple of issues. I'm 99% sure my TRD exhaust is a GIANT bottle neck. It goes down below 2" in the resonator section, so I took this as an opportunity to upgrade. My intention is to go full 3", so for the time being I tapped the shoulder of my favorite fabrication guys in the states (no names, he's not a vendor, but a great guy to deal with). I usually just send him a Facebook message saying "Can you make this for me?" and it's done asap.

So anyways, I ended up ordering a Perrin 3" non -resonated cat back, and replaced my straight through front pipe with a custom 3" catted one. Here's a shot of the 3" front pipe with high flow cat. At my request, he welded in an o2 bung for my wideband


One of the other things I was really disappointed with was the sound of the turbo. I saw sportsguy on here had an AVO turbo mated with a Perrin cold air and it sounded unreal, so I followed suit. The perrin 3" catback and intake should be here in a couple of days, and the front pipe will be here Monday.

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Blitz oil sandwich plate installed. This is a UK Market Blitz part for the GT86. It's raised so the ports will clear the lip around the oil filter platform. It has a port for temp and pressure

[Stealth Gt86]

you have the same color 86 as me with the same wheels as me and your car is turbo like mine. we're kind of like twins

[Lonewolf]

She is a beauty!

[protpibe]

Originally Posted by Stealth Gt86

you have the same color 86 as me with the same wheels as me and your car is turbo like mine. we're kind of like twins

Great minds think alike and all that? lol I checked out your build thread, it looks good!

I should be getting some proper pics of the car this week to post up. The snow is pretty much gone here, but it's still pretty messy in spots. Tough to keep a black car clean

[SkAsphalt]

Oh you Winnipeg boys, always showing up the Saskatchewan kids.

[Stealth Gt86]

Originally Posted by protpibe

Great minds think alike and all that? lol I checked out your build thread, it looks good!

I should be getting some proper pics of the car this week to post up. The snow is pretty much gone here, but it's still pretty messy in spots. Tough to keep a black car clean

thanks, and i was actually thinking about the trd exhaust until i bit the bullet and ordered my greddy cs gts ver. 2. car looks great man

[4Running Daily]

Pics of said 4Runner

[L3P47]

Nice build man!

[protpibe]

A couple arrivals!

Perrin 3" non resonated, Perrin CAI, Random Vibrant fuel injector clamps, and the final 3 bolt clamps to finish my genocide of ladder gear clamps in my engine bay







I started installing the exhaust but it's turning out be a giant pain in the ass. I'm having a hell of a time adjusting the VBands so the S-Pipe doesn't hit the diff.

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Sorry, double post.

Here's a shot of my 4Runner. Not a very good one, but it's all I had It's an 04 4Runner V6 Sport lifted a few inches with BFG All Terrains.
@4Running Daily