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Old Jan 11, 2021 | 05:22 PM
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Well I figure it’s time to start a build thread. I purchased a 2020 GSF in ultra sonic blue with white black interior in October 2020.

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1) All weather floor liners
2) 19 inch polished BBS wheels
3) Illuminated door sills
4) Color heads up display
5) Mark Levinson audio system
6) Preferred accessory package
7) Xpel PPF full front end and front pillars








First mod I added was OEM F logo puddle lamps.



Current Mods:

1) Avery Dennison Nano Ceramic Window Tint 30%
2) TOMs Carbon Fiber Mirror Covers
3) TOMs Carbon Fiber Intake Tube
4) TOMs Front Strut Tower Brace
5) TOMs Oil Cap
6) TOMs Carbon Fiber Front Lip
7) TOMs Carbon Fiber Side Skirts
8) TOMs Carbon Fiber Rear Diffusor
9) TOMs Super Ram Air II Air Filter
10) TOMs Member Brace (Front)
11) TOMs Member Brace (Rear)
12) TOMs Lower Body Brace (Front)
13) TOMs Lower Body Brace (Rear)

14) RR Racing Carbon Fiber Heat Shield
15) RR Racing USRS Race Version
16) Sliplo Front Lip Guard
17) 20 inch Vossen HF-3 in anthracite
18) Stek USA Carbon Fiber Roof Wrap
19) PPF On Front Lip & Side Skirts
20) Lexon Carbon Fiber Roof Spoiler
21) Elvin Wong Carbon Fiber Display Surround
22) Elvin Wong Carbon Fiber Door Switch Trim Set
23) Elvin Wong Carbon Fiber Shoulder Seat Trim
24) Elvin Wong Carbon Fiber Cluster Top
25) Elvin Wong Carbon Fiber Steering Wheel and Leather Wrapped Air Bag
26) Elvin Wong CF Shift K_nob and Shift Boot
27) Elvin Wong Carbon Fiber Arm Rest
28) Elvin Wong Carbon Fiber Mouse Module
29) Elvin Wong Carbon Fiber Bumper Ducts
30) Carbon Fiber Engine Bay
31) Shiftpower 4.0 Throttle Controller
32) Bayson R Carbon Fiber Hood
33) Novel Equal Length Headers
34) Novel Mid Pipe
35) Novel Axel Back Exhaust
36) Jworkdesign Carbon Fiber Engine Cover
37) Elvin Wong Carbon Fiber Clock
38) TOMs Racing Rear Performance Rod
39) Titanium’s Works F Battery Bar
40) TOMs Racing Brake Pads
41) Novel Stainless Steel Brake Lines
42) Novel Two Piece Rotors
43) Swift R Spec Lowering Springs
44) RR Racing Pulley Combo
45) FIGS Engineering Engine Mounts

Potential Future Mods:

46) Beat Sonic Apple Car Play
47) Novel Carbon Fiber Fender Ducts

I will update with pictures and videos as things get installed. Stay tuned 😁

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Your Toms parts are packaged and awaiting pickup today.

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Your Toms parts are packaged and awaiting pickup today.

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Thanks Josh. I am looking forward to getting everything installed and updating the build thread here.
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Nice color combo! Looking forward to the build. I see you've already got parts in shipment
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Nice color combo! Looking forward to the build. I see you've already got parts in shipment
Yes, all the Tom’s items mentioned in the upcoming mod list are finally in route to me.
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Old Jan 12, 2021 | 08:50 PM
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Next on the list is ceramic window tinting. I went 30% on the doors and rear with 60% on the windshield and sunroof. The car and the work turned out flawlessly. Big thanks to the owner, Rob at Bings in Mlps, MN

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Nice car, this is differently a unicorn and will hold it's value just like the 2014 ISFs. I recommend the full novel system (header and exhaust). I am speaking from experience, I have spent so much money (10k+) swapping/customizing different exhaust setups that I should of just bought the best from the beginning, do it right the first time. Yes the PPE catless header will yield a bit more power vs the novel catted header but it is negligible. any exhuast mod on this car won't yield you night and day horsepower difference so pick the best sound and novel is the best in term of sound and it's also a valved system.

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Man, that is a great combo. Congrats!

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Originally Posted by I nd ISF
Yes, all the Tom’s items mentioned in the upcoming mod list are finally in route to me.
That's exciting! Just curious as to why you chose the Toms intake tube?
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Originally Posted by RATEDF
That's exciting! Just curious as to why you chose the Toms intake tube?
I went with the TOM's intake for a few reasons.

1) I want to keep with TOM's for the vast majority of the build
2) The rarity and quality of TOM's parts
2) Carbon fiber to match the RR heat shield
3) The largest reason I went with TOM's was it maintains the stock setup unlike the RR racing version. Oh and Josh at Meraki gave me a good package deal on the large parts purchase
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Nice - great to see some life in the GS-F "build threads" forums !
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Originally Posted by shu5892001
Nice car, this is differently a unicorn and will hold it's value just like the 2014 ISFs. I recommend the full novel system (header and exhaust). I am speaking from experience, I have spent so much money (10k+) swapping/customizing different exhaust setups that I should of just bought the best from the beginning, do it right the first time. Yes the PPE catless header will yield a bit more power vs the novel catted header but it is negligible. any exhuast mod on this car won't yield you night and day horsepower difference so pick the best sound and novel is the best in term of sound and it's also a valved system.
Thank you. It’s definitely a dream come true. I saw a you tube video that showed a dyno run for the novel set up and it only yielded about 29hp. Not very good for the price premium versus GT Haus price and better performance gains it has.

The exhaust, headers, Tom’s underbody bracing and RR racing air oil separator are part of my second phase of my build. For the time being, I am focused on the cosmetics since this will not have any effect to my warranty. So this will give me plenty of time to consider both options. I would love to hear both in person. I’m sure that would help with the decision.
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Nice - great to see some life in the GS-F "build threads" forums !
For sure man. Most people switched over to Facebook, and IG.
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For sure man. Most people switched over to Facebook, and IG.
Yep, seems a lot of the action is on Commintiy F these days. I still update my build thread here, just out of habit.
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After waiting for just over 2 months, today was delivery day!!! I was shocked at how much care went into pack these parts. Everything arrived absolutely flawless. It was clear to see that the reputation of Tom's products was spot on! So next weekend the drop in filter, intake tube, strut bar, mirror covers and rr racing heat shield get installed while the front lip and side skirts are wrapped in ppf. I’ll post more photos once these items have been installed.










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