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Old 11-16-2017, 02:04 AM   #1
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I currently drive a 2017 Focus RS and I am buying my second car next week. Im getting a 2015/2016 WRX Limited.

I need some advice on some first mods for drive ability.

Some things I have been looking at
JDM Grille
Perrin Shifter Bushing
Some different lights all around (turn signals/head lights etc etc)
Axleback

Im not really looking for more hp/tq but give me some mods you guys have done.
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Old 11-16-2017, 04:14 AM   #2
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Just curious why you are going from a quick econobox to another less quick Econbox.
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Old 11-16-2017, 05:46 AM   #3
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Just curious why you are going from a quick econobox to another less quick Econbox.
I put 7k miles on my RS in 4 months, so obviously I need another car to daily drive. The WRX has more mod support but will never be as fast as my RS. Its like driving a GTR every day for a year. You will be bored of it after a year. I dont want that to happen with my RS like it did with my impreza, and not only that but I need to build my credit and I am going to make payments on my WRX unlike my RS which I paid in cash.

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Old 11-16-2017, 09:49 AM   #4
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For what you are looking for, you should have the Mods move this to the Interior and Exterior forum.

You are only really talking about cosmetic mods here, not performance-oriented mods so you would get better answers there
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Old 11-16-2017, 09:53 AM   #5
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https://forums.nasioc.com/forums/sho....php?t=2621349

https://forums.nasioc.com/forums/sho...light=mod+list

Personally the first thing I'd do first every time is an alignment and maybe springs. Dialing out the rear camber and dialing in some front camber transforms these cars.
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Old 11-16-2017, 10:16 AM   #6
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The first thing I looked at was the TGV/EGR Deletes, one of the most common things people are complaining about is the carbon build up in these motors and one of the best solutions for it was to do the EGR delete, I figured while I am doing this I might as well do the TGV deletes, it's a simple install for both and with a tune it looks like you gain a decent amount of power. Based on others dyno results on here, the intake tract of this car seems to be the most restrictive between the TGV and OEM Chargepipe. The OEM intercooler is ok but if you're looking for a huge difference in cooling especially during hotter climates it just won't cut it. Baseline dyno for my car was 220whp/250tq so we'll also use this as as reference.
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Old 11-16-2017, 10:54 AM   #7
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I know this is silly, but the car comes perfectly "driveable" as is. Get the car and drive it for a little while. Then when you say to yourself, gee whiz, this shifter feels a little squishy, address that. drive the car, gee whiz, I'd like it to make more noise, address that, drive and repeat.

Good luck!
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Old 11-16-2017, 11:39 AM   #8
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Fatter Tires. Look at pictures of them stock vs with after market wheels, they just look so much better
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Old 11-16-2017, 01:52 PM   #9
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Old 11-16-2017, 02:00 PM   #10
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Tackle the handling platform first. Decent amount of power in the car. Try to solidify her with some stiffer bushings, and some shnazzy sway bars

Once you`ve mastered the car on the track, start adding more power!
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Old 11-16-2017, 04:22 PM   #11
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If it were me, I'd be just driving the RS. It's just a car. I could see if it were a Lamborghini 12 cyl car where mileage really matters in resale. A Ford? Nope.

(note, Jack daily drove a FFR Cobra for a month and a Lotus Elise for a entire summer)
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Old 11-17-2017, 03:13 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by Lqndon View Post
I currently drive a 2017 Focus RS and I am buying my second car next week. Im getting a 2015/2016 WRX Limited.

I need some advice on some first mods for drive ability.

Some things I have been looking at
JDM Grille
Perrin Shifter Bushing
Some different lights all around (turn signals/head lights etc etc)
Axleback

Im not really looking for more hp/tq but give me some mods you guys have done.
killer b oil pan, the whole kit if you can... these cars oil starve themselves with stock oil pan.
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Old 11-17-2017, 04:39 PM   #13
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If it were me, I'd be just driving the RS. It's just a car. I could see if it were a Lamborghini 12 cyl car where mileage really matters in resale. A Ford? Nope.

(note, Jack daily drove a FFR Cobra for a month and a Lotus Elise for a entire summer)
$47k (tax included) is what I paid for my RS. For alot of people who have not had many cars in their life yet is alot of money. For me the RS is a supercar and for that reason I do not want to put 200k miles in 5 years on it. Which is why im going to daily commute a WRX. I had an impreza before this and put 50k miles in a year and half. Doing that in a car that gets 16mpg and cost almost triple the amount of the impreza is not efficient.
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Old 11-17-2017, 11:51 PM   #14
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Honestly if I had the rs and a wrx I wouldn't even bother modding anything but style on the wrx. Out of curiosity why did you pay cash for the rs. Like you said 50k is a lot of money to drop all at once, why not finance it since you said you wanted to build your credit anyway and invest the let's say 40k into stocks and let the stocks pay your car payment and make you money on top.
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Old 11-18-2017, 01:46 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by Lqndon View Post

I need some advice on some first mods for drive ability.

Some things I have been looking at
JDM Grille
Perrin Shifter Bushing
Some different lights all around (turn signals/head lights etc etc)
Axleback
none of those really will affect driveability. maybe the shifter bushing for day to day life, but all around the car is in fact quite solid.
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Old 11-18-2017, 02:15 AM   #16
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Old 11-18-2017, 03:21 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by Lqndon View Post
I currently drive a 2017 Focus RS and I am buying my second car next week. Im getting a 2015/2016 WRX Limited.

I need some advice on some first mods for drive ability.

Some things I have been looking at
JDM Grille
Perrin Shifter Bushing
Some different lights all around (turn signals/head lights etc etc)
Axleback

Im not really looking for more hp/tq but give me some mods you guys have done.
You want more drive ability any you list a single drive ability mod?
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