Project FR-S is for Sale!
So many things good things have to come to an end and for us, we would like to move on to new projects and pass our Project FR-S to a…
Victory Functions Functional FR-S Fender Vents
Our friend Cheston is an aerospace engineer during the day, but he also designs and sells functional body kits sold through his company Victory Function when he isn’t working on…
Project FR-S, Fixing the original tune with Church Automotive Testing
We had been running Project FR-S on the track for a few events. Most of these were at Streets of Willow, a tight course with a lot of turns and…
Project FR-S, Improving the Aero Balance with Verus Engineering and Victory Function
When driving Project FR-S on the track we had noticed that although the car had excellent handling in general, it had understeer in high-speed turns. We also noticed in pictures…
Prevent Recovery Damage with Raceseng (and Mount Your Go Pro)
We have seen cars damaged at races and track days by corner workers and tow truck drivers many times. Often the damage caused by recovering the car is worse than…
Reducing FA20 engine Vibrations and Boosting Power!
When driving our Project FR-S on the track, we noticed that the engine has a pretty noticeable vibration at 6500 rpm. This was especially noticeable in the higher gears where…
The Best of 2021, #3: Resurrecting Project FR-S: Wisefab Track Suspension
Our Project FR-S was already a really good handling car with the stuff we had done to it with parts from KW Suspension, Whiteline and Cusco but we wanted to…
Resurrecting Project FR-S: Greddy Oil Cooler
We had dusted off Project FR-S for an industry track day at Buttonwillow Raceway last month. While we had run the car in the winter on small courses like Streets…
BMW Powered Toyota 86 – Roll Cage, Pedal Box & Fuel Cell
The Toyota 86 (FR-S or BRZ) does everything quite well, right up until the moment you mash the throttle. The chassis would make an amazing race car, but something has…
Project FR-S: Aero Fender Concept
Project FR-S: Aero Fender Concept by Cheston Chiu Following up on fantastic fabrication of the Project FR-S’s initial aero modifications from the splitter, rear diffuser and rear wing installation there…
The CSF Radiator Challenge! CSF vs Masiv
The CSF Radiator Challenge! CSF vs Masiv by Mike Kojima and Khiem Dinh During the summer CSF radiator launched a bold ad campaign with MotoIQ: the CSF Summer Challenge. CSF…
Protect your FR-S Airdam with Protekt Skidplates!
Protect your FR-S Airdam with Protekt Skidplates! by Mike Kojima No matter how careful you are, you will do it eventually. We have done it plenty of times. Modern high…
Project FR-S – Testing the Nameless Performance Second Generation Header
Testing the Nameless Performance Second Generation Header by Mike Kojima Until now our FR-S had been running on Nameless Performance's very first prototype header, in fact, this was the very…
Project FR-S – Ultimatizing Our Suspension With KW 3-Way Adjustable Clubsport Coilovers
Project FR-S- Ultimatizing Our Suspension With KW 3-Way Adjustable Clubsport Coilovers by Mike Kojima If you have been following the build of Project FR-S till now, you have probably noted…
Project FR-S: Interim Progress Report
Project FR-S: Interim Progress Report by Mike Kojima If you have been following the build up of our our Project FR-S and the Ticket to Ride FR-S you might have…
Project FR-S: More Rear Suspension with Cusco and Whiteline
Project FR-S: More Rear Suspension with Cusco and Whiteline by Mike Kojima In our last segment we brought the front suspension of our FR-S up to the latest top standards…
Project FR-S: Getting More Out of Our Front Suspension With Whiteline and Turn In Concepts!
Project FR-S: Getting More Out of Our Front Suspension With Whiteline and Turn In Concepts! by Mike Kojima The suspension on our FR-S was originally done over a year ago…
Project FR-S: More Power Everywhere with an Intercooler from Innovate Motorsports
Project FR-S: More Power Everywhere with an Intercooler from Innovate Motorsports by Mike Kojima With good handling and unbelievable brakes, our FR-S is really hurting for power. In one of our…
Project FR-S: More Details with Cusco, Kartboy and Turn 14
Project FR-S: More Details with Cusco, Kartboy and Turn 14 by Mike Kojima We are continuing to work on Project FR-S, refining it bit by bit in our efforts to…
VIDEO: Unboxing Your StopTech Big Brake Kit
VIDEO: Unboxing Your StopTech Big Brake Kit MotoIQ Video When the nerd-herd decided to upgrade the brakes on our Project Scion FR-S, we of course turned to our partners…
Project FR-S: Rocking Functional Aero from Kognition, Afterhours Automtoive and Seibon
Project FR-S: Rocking Functional Aero from Kognition, Afterhours Automotive and Seibon by Mike Kojima As the SEMA Show approached, we knew we had to do something a bit different. We…
Project FR-S: Getting More Grip with Whiteline, Cusco, Rays Wheels and Achilles 123S Tires!
Project FR-S: Getting More Grip with Whiteline, Cusco, Rays Wheels and Achilles 123S Tires! by Mike Kojima In our last suspension installment of Project FR-S we were rushing to get…
Project FR-S- Getting Torque Everywhere with an Innovate Motorsports Supercharger
Project FR-S: Getting Torque Everywhere with an Innovate Motorsports Supercharger By Mike Kojima Our FR-S is a difficult car to deal with in the engine department. The ECU with a…
Project FR-S: Getting Stopping Power with Stoptech Brakes!
Project FR-S: Getting Stopping Power with Stoptech Brakes! By Mike Kojima Our FR-S isn't the fastest thing but it has inspiring handling and best of all it's rear wheel drive. …
Project Scion FR-S Suspension part 1 Getting the Basics with KW Suspension, Cusco and Race Comp Engineering
Project Scion FR-S Suspension part 1 Getting the Basics with KW Suspension, Cusco and Race Comp Engineering By Mike Kojima With the FR-S engine giving us fits we decided…
Project Scion FR-S Part 4- Exhaust and Tuning Frustrations
Project Scion FR-S Part 4- Exhaust and Tuning Frustrations By Mike Kojima When we last left off, we had just installed some bolt ons onto our Scion FR-S's motor…
Project Scion FR-S- Testing Greddy’s Cold Air Intake!
Project Scion FR-S Testing GReddy's Cold Air Intake! By Mike Kojima The Scion FR-S is a pretty exciting car to be involved in. It has single handedly given our…
Project Scion FR-S Part 2- Uncorking the exhaust with Greddy
Project Scion FR-S Part 2- Uncorking the exhaust with GReddy By Mike Kojima The more time we spend behind the wheel of Project Scion FR-S, the more dear it is…
Project Scion FR-S Part One
Project Scion FR-S Part One – An Introduction By Mike Kojima 27 years ago I bought the first new car in my whole life, a red Toyota AE86 GTS…