Tag: 86

RPMs staggering from 1k down to 400

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I hate this. Half the time I feel like it’s gonna stall out from me. Don’t buy an FR-S, ladies and gentleman. (Is it an 86 now?…yeah whatever, i’m kidding.)

Maybe this baby needs a tune. I’ve heard about this ridiculous open tablet that can flash the ECU of the car to help with this issue – maybe keep it at a solid 1k. But for $499? You can kiss my sweet ass before I decide to buy that. Looks like I’ve got a lot to research to figure out a cheaper way of tuning my car.

Besides that, I just recently purchased the Fumoto Oil Drain Valve, which I will install very soon because my oil change frequency is very close to car washes, and a secret new part will be coming shortly after!

I’m excited how things are slowly growing for this car and I’m happy to have a group of friends who have a strong passion for cars. Without their help, installations would take long, YouTube would be my only friend, and I’ll magically screw up and turn my car into a piece o’ shit. Luckily that isn’t the case.

Thank you for those who are currently following my build! For those who are slowly coming in, I also appreciate your time and I hope to show you my wonderful work of art! 

Coilovers are Installed

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FINALLY. It brings me with great pleasure to let everyone know that the Coilovers are on! 

To set the tone of this story, I am truly appreciative of my purchase and install. The comfort of driving has changed drastically for me and expect it to get much better as I adjust it down the road. Thank you, Alex from coilovers360, for all your help with getting me a good deal and very quick shipping.

For those who plan to install coilovers in the nearby future, plan for at least 5 hours of work, grab a couple of buddies to help, a 12 pack, and leave the significant other home. For my first time installing these bad boys, the first one was a huge pain. And the pain was real. I started on the front-passenger side coil and worked my way back.

Figuring out how to remove the end-link nut (because what’s modification without a little rusted nut fun), removing the [poorly engineered] brake clips, positioning the top-hat correctly (messed up twice, third time was the charm), and bolting the end-link back on. It was a nightmare. 

Luckily, my friend Rudy brought an impact gun from his shop to help us with the other three sides. 

BUT This is just the beginning.



Now that all of the coils are on, I will have to continue driving around this whole week until they settle. Then, I go back to readjusting for [my] perfect riding comfort.

Special thanks to Nic, Rudy, Andy, Steven, Nikka, and Scott for the help.

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