dom2497 33 Report post Posted March 15, 2017 Well it's about time I started a thread for my 86, I have been too busy enjoying the car to get enough time in front of a keyboard! Previous car was a 380 bhp RX7 and before that it was a 350z HR, so the 86 had alot to live up to ! The spec of the car is: HKS V2 GT Supercharger HKS Stroker 2.1l Forged crank and Piston Kit Gram light 57Xtremes Alloy Wheels with AD08 tyres HKS Hypermax IV GT Coilovers HKS V Camshaft Intake and Exhaust Kit HKS Lega Max Sports Exhaust HKS LA Clutch R Spec Cat Front pipe and Silencer STI Brembo Big Brake Kit Front HKS FCON IS Telemetry ECU HKS Type S Pro SC Oil Cooler HKS Exhaust Manifold Updated Fuel Pump & Injectors Uprated Valve Springs ARP Main Block Bolts Front Carbon Ducts Ducktail Spoiler ARP Head Bolts HKS Metal Head Gaskets Overpipe RB26 Main Bearings Plug M-HL Spec 10 Plugs HKS Billet Oil Filler Cap Telemetry Display Kit HKS Air Filter HKS Super Hybrid Oil Filter HKS DMR Car is running 330 at the rears dyno proven and is a scream to drive. Since having the car I have made a few changes more down to my own personal preference. I will add these to this thread shortly. I plan to run the car mainly as a fast road car with a few track days each year. Also quite simply, I love a bit of JDM! Speaking of track days, here are a few pics from my first trackday at Snetterton. The car is already very well setup so its just a case of me learning more about the car and tweaking from there. Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk 1 Keethos reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dom2497 33 Report post Posted March 15, 2017 More pics! 2 KelvBRZ and Keethos reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Rich196 103 Report post Posted March 15, 2017 Love it! Sponsored by HKS how do you find the coilovers for track use? 1 dom2497 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dom2497 33 Report post Posted March 15, 2017 Next up, changes I have made to the car... Brake master cylinder brace Pilot sports Changed to a different clutch slave for more pedal feel and swapped out for a braided line. Other little jobs Sorted out getting the fcon readings using the head unit Sorted out the annoying parcel vibes, running poly diff bushes so it was like a wasp was in the car until I got this sorted! Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dom2497 33 Report post Posted March 15, 2017 Video from Snet, not confessing to be the next Senna by any means! Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dom2497 33 Report post Posted March 15, 2017 Love it! Sponsored by HKS how do you find the coilovers for track use? TBH, they are perfect for what I want. The quality of the damping for the road is very good and a good match for UK roads. On track I have to confess I didn't change the damping adjustment because I just wanted to get a feel of the car. I was running 10 clicks on the rear and 8 on the front, I believe there is 30 or so clicks. Car is very planted and handles poor quality road surfaces better than the HSD mono pros I had on my RX7. I think the only think you will get that is better are a set of Ohlins, but at a price! Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rich196 103 Report post Posted March 15, 2017 2 minutes ago, dom2497 said: TBH, they are perfect for what I want. The quality of the damping for the road is very good and a good match for UK roads. On track I have to confess I didn't change the damping adjustment because I just wanted to get a feel of the car. I was running 10 clicks on the rear and 8 on the front, I believe there is 30 or so clicks. Car is very planted and handles poor quality road surfaces better than the HSD mono pros I had on my RX7. I think the only think you will get that is better are a set of Ohlins, but at a price! Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk Agree'd I feel the 86 is hard on the road full stop. I think I might have found the limit of them at Rockingham. I feel like I was on the bump stops at the rear on one corner. Please share how you stopped the parcel shelf rattling like crazy! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nerdstrike 186 Report post Posted March 15, 2017 Your car has a lot of pace, and doesn't look like a handful in the bends. Impressive. 1 dom2497 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dom2497 33 Report post Posted March 15, 2017 2 minutes ago, dom2497 said: TBH, they are perfect for what I want. The quality of the damping for the road is very good and a good match for UK roads. On track I have to confess I didn't change the damping adjustment because I just wanted to get a feel of the car. I was running 10 clicks on the rear and 8 on the front, I believe there is 30 or so clicks. Car is very planted and handles poor quality road surfaces better than the HSD mono pros I had on my RX7. I think the only think you will get that is better are a set of Ohlins, but at a price! Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk Agree'd I feel the 86 is hard on the road full stop. I think I might have found the limit of them at Rockingham. I feel like I was on the bump stops at the rear on one corner. Please share how you stopped the parcel shelf rattling like crazy! I found a old pillow and took the wadding out of it, looks like white candy floss. Removed the rear parcel shelf and stuck it to the bottom and put it back in, you can also poke the wadding in through some of the holes from the boot. Mine looked like this before I put it in Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk 1 Bfranklyn86 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dom2497 33 Report post Posted March 15, 2017 Oh one other cheeky mod I forgot, Cusco pedal! Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dom2497 33 Report post Posted April 4, 2017 Next up, rear brembos! Sent from my HTC One M9 using Tapatalk 1 Keethos reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dom2497 33 Report post Posted June 6, 2017 Right finally got round to sorting out the rear brakes, ordering the disks ready for fitting. I have always been a red caliper man, was the same on all my other cars and I enjoy a bit of DIY so I stripped both front and rear brakes and gave them a lick of paint. While I was at it I refreshed the brake fluid and fitted speed bleeders as well. I will let the pictures do the talking... Rears Fronts (useful keeping old rubber brake lines + banjos when painting) (Also fitted decals on the rear) Finished! 2017-06-06_08-37-35 by Dominic Martino, on Flickr 2 Lauren and Andrew Smith reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cerastes 204 Report post Posted June 6, 2017 Very nice. How do you find the coilovers? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dom2497 33 Report post Posted June 7, 2017 Very nice. How do you find the coilovers? Really like them, they did well on track as well. I don't find them crashy on the road either, bear in mind everything is poly bushed Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rich196 103 Report post Posted June 7, 2017 1 hour ago, dom2497 said: Really like them, they did well on track as well. I don't find them crashy on the road either, bear in mind everything is poly bushed Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk Any idea how you have the damping set for road use? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dom2497 33 Report post Posted June 7, 2017 About 10 clicks on the rear 6 on the front I think (from soft). There is 30 clicks in total. Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jevvy 40 Report post Posted June 7, 2017 I'm about to fit sti brembos on mine how much difference do they make, also what paint did you use on the calipers and how did you swap the bleeders one of my grub screws is properly stuck in. Car looks great mate! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dom2497 33 Report post Posted June 7, 2017 I'm about to fit sti brembos on mine how much difference do they make, also what paint did you use on the calipers and how did you swap the bleeders one of my grub screws is properly stuck in. Car looks great mate! Can't say fully as they have not bed in, used hammerite. Fronts where already done on mine I just painted them. Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rich196 103 Report post Posted June 7, 2017 1 hour ago, dom2497 said: About 10 clicks on the rear 6 on the front I think (from soft). There is 30 clicks in total. Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk Do you change this for track work? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dom2497 33 Report post Posted June 7, 2017 1 hour ago, dom2497 said: About 10 clicks on the rear 6 on the front I think (from soft). There is 30 clicks in total. Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk Do you change this for track work? Yeah, depending on the conditions. I ran 30-32 psi on track. I am running ps4 on the front and ps3 on the rear. Planning on doing another track day soon to learn some more. I will likey make the setup firmer overall but also try running the rear firmer than the front as I was getting understeer on corner exit. Take it you have seen the vid earlier on my thread? Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted June 8, 2017 Looking good, Dom. Did you put some negative camber on the front and the rears? I do wonder if the lower spring rate on the rear (which is not like other setups) is a contributing factor here in the understeer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dom2497 33 Report post Posted June 8, 2017 Looking good, Dom. Did you put some negative camber on the front and the rears? I do wonder if the lower spring rate on the rear (which is not like other setups) is a contributing factor here in the understeer. Yeah running -1 on the front and rear. I have not looked into the spring rate. I think the car is running a fair amount of rake which is something I want to measure and understand. Tbh the car is pretty quick on track so I don't want to make any significant changes so I just tweak things and see how I go Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted June 8, 2017 The spring rate on the HKS setup is is 6kg front 4kg rear which is weird. Most other setups use 6/6jkg, or like I use 5/6kg. 1 degree is a bit conservative, I would say 2 degrees is better. I have driven your car years ago and I felt it was a bit too soft on the rear end like it would roll over itself a bit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
