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Decay's Ultramarine Trackrat, now with less warranty!
“The test of the machine is the satisfaction it gives you. There isn't any other test. If the machine produces tranquility it's right. If it disturbs you it's wrong until either the machine or your mind is changed.”
-Robert Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance ![]() I purchased my car (early March 2013 build date) used from a coworker in July 2013, here is the first picture I took of her. ![]() The previous owner had installed the following HKS Hipower Spec-L Exhauist (Ti tips) - Removed, didn't get along with my header Greddy cold air intake - Removed, didn't get along with my oil cooler GT86 Spoiler - Removed, Didn't like it as much as a blank trunk. Since then I've been slowly adding parts to my car and tracking it a often as time and money allow. Here it is as it exists today. ![]() ![]() Current mods include: Engine/Exhaust: PRL Turbo Kit, GTX2867r Fujitsubop Front Pipe (fucking awesome!) HKS HiPower single exit exhaust Perrin oil cooler, changed out to 16 row Setrab core EcuTek Dyno Tune from Vit Viper STi Motor Mounts Raduim Catch Can w/custom mounting location Red Line oil Transmission: Kartboy short shift kit Kartboy rear shift bushing STi Transmission Mount Kartboy delrin shift knob Mtec transmission spring set Amsoil Drive line lubricants 3/4" dia clutch slave cylinder Brakes: Motive Autowerks brake master cylinder brace DBA Clubspec 4000 T3 rotors Project Mu Club Racer (front) HC+ 800 (Rear) ATE Typ 200 brake fluid Chassis: TRD door stabilizers TRD underbody brace set (minus the rear bar, need to figure out how that goes on) TIC solid aluminum steering rack bushings Grimmspeed strut tower bar Beatrush front bumper beam Whiteline rear subframe bushing inserts Whiteline diff bushing inserts Weight Reduction Ptuning lightweight battery tray Ballistic Evo2 HD 16 cell battery (~4lbs) Empty washer fluid reservoir (it huge! holds more than a gallon of fluid) Wheels/Tires Enkei RPF1 17x9 +35 wheels 245w Nexen Sur4 tires Suspension MCA Red coilovers SPL Rear Lower Control Arms Ordered or waiting to be installed: nothing Future Mods (maybe, actually pretty satisfied with the car as it sits) Additional cooling as needed Last edited by Decay107; 07-26-2017 at 04:28 AM. |
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Great color choice!
![]() Btw, your FR-S is coming along nicely...looks sweet. Where did you find you spoiler? Thanks! |
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Thanks!
![]() The previous owner actually bought and had the spoiler installed at a Subaru dealer in the area, I wouldn't have believed it, but I have the receipt for the work. |
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Did some work today, got the Oil Cooler and bumper beam installed. Also realized just how big the washer fluid reservoir was so I drained it.
![]() ![]() Also a few weeks ago I installed TIC aluminum steering rack bushings and the TRD brace set. ![]() ![]() |
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So in the past few weeks I've installed a nameless header and Perrin motor mounts.
Currently I'm fighting some rasp, and am trying to decide between my HKS, the stock muffler, or a track pipe. Each sounds good under certain conditions, but none sound good at all times. |
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Here are some exhaust clips
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJkB19cxRyY"]Nameless FR-S full exhaust - YouTube[/ame] And here is one of the HKS which has now been removed due to the sound it makes at 1:06 [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HWPxwkExps"]Nameless FR-S header, HKS mufflers - YouTube[/ame] |
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Also added coilovers today. Ride is quite good, stiff, but not at all crashy. I'll probably be getting corner balanced and aligned next week.
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Added Whiteline subframe and diff bushing inserts, no real noticeable increase in NVH. Also added some poly exhaust hangers to stop my straight pipe from flopping around
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Corner balance and alignment done today, front end bites VERY hard now. All that safety factory under-steer has been replaced by front end GRIP. Rear end is a lot more likely to oversteer, but I've just got to get used to the new way the car feels
Corner balance revealed that my car weighs 2775 with topped off tank and driver ![]() Alignment is an aggressive street/track set up with 3.1 degrees negative static camber per side up front with zero toe. out back there is a little bit of positive toe and around 1.4 degrees negative camber.
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Track pipe was WAY TOO FUCKING LOUD, I'm pleasantly surprised how much the Nameless muffled track pipe cuts volume without sacrificing aggressive tone
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWWi-WQ7S4Y"]Nameless FR-S Full Exhaust - YouTube[/ame] |
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Doug - I installed my muffled track pipe today - thought you might appreciate the trick I came up with for a diffuser. I just used the stock heat shield for the stock muffler, the one that is bolted to the chassis. I made some brackets for it to move it down into the air-stream. It's not perfect, but has to be a step in the right direction. When I get a plug for the passenger side exhaust hole, I'll have to extend it somehow... but that's a problem for another day.
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Nice I'll have to try that.
Wish I would have see this before today, I could have given it some proper track testing ![]() |
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Some pics from the last track day of the season
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Ran into some issues with the Grimmspeed intake and my oil cooler
![]() ![]() And the header melting the stock resonator (after a LOT of track time) ![]() For now I've drilled out the rivets on the resonator and removed it. I read some stuff about how that screws up low RPM maf readings, but I'll be the judge of that myself after looking at some logs. I'll be looking in to modifying the Grimmspeed to fit. |
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