follow ft86club on our blog, twitter or facebook.
FT86CLUB
Ft86Club
Delicious Tuning
Register Garage Community Calendar Today's Posts Search

Go Back   Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community - FT86CLUB > Technical Topics > Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

Engine, Exhaust, Transmission Discuss the FR-S | 86 | BRZ engine, exhaust and drivetrain.


User Tag List

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 06-05-2012, 03:44 AM   #1
TheShiftingChef
Car Freak
 
Join Date: Jun 2012
Drives: BRZ
Location: Irving, Texas
Posts: 7
Thanks: 0
Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Garage
Best Mods for the BRZ

What is everyone doing to Trick out their BRZ?? Need some tips and info and what is working best and where can I get the parts.
TheShiftingChef is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-05-2012, 05:51 AM   #2
industrial
Add lightness!
 
industrial's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2012
Drives: 17' WRX
Location: Boston
Posts: 1,253
Thanks: 380
Thanked 888 Times in 411 Posts
Mentioned: 20 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
The car is too new to know. Get a nice set of rims or buy your way into a few HPDEs and wait like the rest of us.
industrial is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-05-2012, 06:02 AM   #3
Captain Snooze
Because compromise ®
 
Captain Snooze's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Drives: Red Herring
Location: australia
Posts: 7,737
Thanks: 4,001
Thanked 9,383 Times in 4,137 Posts
Mentioned: 60 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quote:
Originally Posted by TheShiftingChef View Post
Best Mods for the BRZ
There is no "best" ; only that which you want to do.
Captain Snooze is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to Captain Snooze For This Useful Post:
civicdrivr (06-05-2012), Exhaust (06-05-2012), russv (06-05-2012)
Old 06-05-2012, 06:07 AM   #4
Archer1.8
Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2012
Drives: 2005 Subaru Legacy GT Stage 1
Location: Pine Grove PA
Posts: 18
Thanks: 1
Thanked 11 Times in 2 Posts
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Go to a Drivers Racing School. The best mods are the Driver Mods
Archer1.8 is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 10 Users Say Thank You to Archer1.8 For This Useful Post:
ATL BRZ (09-07-2012), Captain Snooze (09-07-2012), civicdrivr (06-05-2012), Exhaust (06-05-2012), Fly Guy (06-05-2012), gdi2290 (09-07-2012), Guff (06-05-2012), Racecomp Engineering (06-05-2012), russv (09-08-2012), Tainen (06-05-2012)
Old 06-05-2012, 08:07 AM   #5
Captain Snooze
Because compromise ®
 
Captain Snooze's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Drives: Red Herring
Location: australia
Posts: 7,737
Thanks: 4,001
Thanked 9,383 Times in 4,137 Posts
Mentioned: 60 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quote:
Originally Posted by Archer1.8 View Post
Go to a Drivers Racing School. The best mods are the Driver Mods
x10
Captain Snooze is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-05-2012, 09:08 AM   #6
BioRage
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2011
Drives: ~_~
Location: Toronto
Posts: 831
Thanks: 27
Thanked 190 Times in 111 Posts
Mentioned: 8 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quote:
Originally Posted by TheShiftingChef View Post
What is everyone doing to Trick out their BRZ?? Need some tips and info and what is working best and where can I get the parts.
Coils.
Wheels.

Slammed.

BioRage is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-05-2012, 10:09 AM   #7
bimmerboy
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2012
Drives: 2009 135i
Location: Midwest
Posts: 283
Thanks: 126
Thanked 74 Times in 43 Posts
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Besides increasing driver skill,

I would say this car has an excellent chasis that can handle much more power than stock. Increasing hp by another 20-30 hp at the wheels should put this car in a sweet spot IMO.
bimmerboy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-05-2012, 10:10 AM   #8
BioRage
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2011
Drives: ~_~
Location: Toronto
Posts: 831
Thanks: 27
Thanked 190 Times in 111 Posts
Mentioned: 8 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quote:
Originally Posted by bimmerboy View Post
Besides increasing driver skill,

I would say this car has an excellent chasis that can handle much more power than stock. Increasing hp by another 20-30 hp at the wheels should put this car in a sweet spot IMO.
E/H/I.
BioRage is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-05-2012, 11:56 AM   #9
TheShiftingChef
Car Freak
 
Join Date: Jun 2012
Drives: BRZ
Location: Irving, Texas
Posts: 7
Thanks: 0
Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Garage
I was checking out the Axle Back Exhaust from nameless performance, and it sounds good but I can't find if it adds any power or adds more weight..I really like the lightweight aspect of the BRZ, I will be getting mine in November so I still have awhile. Rims could be better..spoiler could be better. Anyone adding a spoiler or are you guys staying stock? As far as what I want to do, I just want to give it some HP increase but not add much weight. Seems everyone is ok with the stock suspensions, so no need to change there. Hopefully try and grab an intake,and headers. Sucks waiting for them to develop all this.
TheShiftingChef is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-05-2012, 12:24 PM   #10
86purity
Member
 
Join Date: May 2012
Drives: 95 MR-2 Turbo, 08 Evo X GSR
Location: Fayetteville, NC
Posts: 29
Thanks: 8
Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
The funnest thing about this car (aside from driving it of course) will be deciding how to "enhance" it! I like the fact that Toyota has taken a more bare bones, blank canvas approach to the 86! Since Toyota isn't going to do a performance version of the FR-S, I plan on doing it myself. I'll start with a NA build to create a variant model. (Think Type-R) complete with unique badges!! May stop there to maintain the purity of the car.
86purity is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to 86purity For This Useful Post:
simonweisberg (06-21-2015)
Old 06-05-2012, 12:52 PM   #11
Mitch
form follows function
 
Join Date: Nov 2011
Drives: RIP '13 BRZ
Location: Baton Rouge
Posts: 688
Thanks: 42
Thanked 234 Times in 122 Posts
Mentioned: 7 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Good bit of guidance: if you're remotely interested in autocrossing, go ahead and look at what the different classes (stock, stock prepared, street touring) allow, and plan accordingly. It's always disheartening to go to your first autocross only to find out that something simple like cams gives you the same PAX adjustment as a fully prepared car.
Mitch is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-05-2012, 12:57 PM   #12
stevo_12v
Senior Member
 
stevo_12v's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2012
Drives: Mazda MX-6 Turbo, Toyota GTS86 37J
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Posts: 1,262
Thanks: 487
Thanked 743 Times in 413 Posts
Mentioned: 20 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Garage
I think if your a fatty(like a BMI of 26 and above), you should be going on a diet. That would be the cheapest and best mod. Increase the power-to-weight ratio.
stevo_12v is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following 4 Users Say Thank You to stevo_12v For This Useful Post:
bjun (06-13-2013), Guff (06-05-2012), kidgogeta (09-07-2012), PoorMansRacing (12-02-2013)
Old 06-05-2012, 01:13 PM   #13
Turbowned
Senior Member
 
Turbowned's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2012
Drives: 2017 Subaru BRZ Perf Pack 6MT
Location: Colorado Springs
Posts: 5,048
Thanks: 1,949
Thanked 1,945 Times in 1,150 Posts
Mentioned: 27 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Garage
The best modification you can do right now is to the driver. Go to as many driving events as you can and become a better driver, and completely familiar with the characteristics of the car. Then you can decide what adjustments need to be made to the car.
__________________

Current: 2005 Porsche 911 Carrera S 6MT
Previous: 2 BRZ's, 997 C2S, C5 RS6, C4 S6, B8 S4, GDB STi, S30 240Z, FC3S RX-7 TII, AW11/SW20 MR2, E30 318is/325i, etc.
Turbowned is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-05-2012, 02:29 PM   #14
TheShiftingChef
Car Freak
 
Join Date: Jun 2012
Drives: BRZ
Location: Irving, Texas
Posts: 7
Thanks: 0
Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Garage
Quote:
Originally Posted by Turbowned View Post
The best modification you can do right now is to the driver. Go to as many driving events as you can and become a better driver, and completely familiar with the characteristics of the car. Then you can decide what adjustments need to be made to the car.
Good point, just wish I had more time..Life in the Culinary business is nuts. Down here in Texas I know of a few good events. Gotta better myself as a driver for sure..no argument there..Specially with a car as new as this.
TheShiftingChef is offline   Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to TheShiftingChef For This Useful Post:
StarsGarrador (09-12-2012)
 
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Anyone already planning mods ? What, where and how much ? SCIONMONTREAL CANADA 11 03-01-2012 01:31 PM
Possible Mods Tomcat9700 Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 GT86 General Forum 8 01-17-2012 01:05 PM
Mods? Bruninho8 Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 GT86 General Forum 3 12-06-2011 06:11 PM


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 04:24 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging v3.3.0 (Lite) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.

Garage vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.