The "Soapra" Build Thread

[barasoap]

Saw there's a couple of people putting up their builds so why not?

I fell in love with the car after seeing the design and always wanted one. The 3.0 was a bit of a stretch car at my old job and when I saw there was a 2.0 I didn't really think too much and just bought it. Car has been a blast but I feel like I can't help but think of what it would be if it were a 3.0. I wanna swap for a 3.0 now but I have too many memories with this car. We'll see.

This is my first car I've made any changes to and my old car was a Toyota Camry so it really has been a lot of fun. I used to ride motorcycles until I crashed mine and the experience of having a performance vehicle again feels really good.

I'm not really interested in crazy cosmetic mods I'm still in love with the design. I think this car is very easily tipped over into the "try hard race kid" aesthetic and I think without adding any mods it looks like a regular luxury car.

Pictures down below. Others on my instagram that I haven't updated in forever.

Performance Mods Done:
HKS 2.0 Exhaust
JB4 Tuned by Jesse
KW Height Adjustable Springs
FI Exhaust Sport 200 Cell Downpipe
ARMASPEED B48 Cold Air Intake
Cusco Strut Tower Brace

Cosmetic Mods Done:
GTECHNIQ Crystal Serum Ultra Ceramic Coating
Hypersonic Black Car Door Edge Guard (Janky Wind Buffeting Fix)
Rudolph Antlers and Nose during Christmas!

Wheels:
Stock Pilot Super Sport on Stock 18"
Michelin Alpine PA4 on Sparco Pro Corsa 19" Matte Black (Winter)
Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 on Advan GT Premium Gloss Black (Summer)

Next Mod:
LSD?

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[tofulo]

the fitment looks great on the last pic

 

[morfhious3]

whats your spec on the Advan GT Premium ?

 

[barasoap]

whats your spec on the Advan GT Premium ?

19x9.5 & 19x10.5 cup 2s are 265/35 & 305/30

I also sold the car for around 45k and now have a A91 Manual so no more updates unfortunately. Had a fun time!

 

[SD_MK]

When i see Soapra, i think of this.

also, well.. the 2.0 didn't last long lol

 

[barasoap]

When i see Soapra, i think of this.
also, well.. the 2.0 didn't last long lol

Whoa I had no idea that was a thing. I got soapra from my nickname. That's so cool. Maybe I should be looking into putting a soarer front on this one LOL.

and yeah, I have a terrible ritual of upgrading cars when I switch jobs.

Also adding this here because it was in a DM:

Downpipe required a custom fit to match. The HKS is a slip over type and the 2.0 downpipe fitting is a flange. An exhaust/welding shop should be able to do this for you no problem. I would recommend you modify the stock downpipe and not the exhaust. If you’re looking for a solution that works out of the box you can also contact FI Exhaust for a slip over type fitting for the downpipe and they can provide one. I did this when I upgraded to a 200cell catted downpipe from them.

Video of HKS exhaust without downpipe:

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