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    1 hour ago, DanJ said:
    15 hours ago, Bfranklyn86 said:
    Thanks mate. That is a good shout - I did consider this but it would involve paying somebody to take the kit off and put the stock stuff back on, then reflash. No idea how much... I can’t do it myself.
    I also think that the car as it is represents a great buy for someone so I’ll try like this first. 
    I personally was never interested in ‘a few HP here and there’ with manifolds, air filters, tunes, catbacks etc. I wanted a step change in performance and it’s exactly what I got, at a cost (£££). However, now that I’ve absorbed that cost, whoever buys this doesn’t have to! Not fair really....

    Shame to see you selling up, a real bargain for whoever buys it!

    Yeh I’ve been in two minds about selling it for a few months now. I was considering keeping it as a daily and gettting something else quite ‘extreme’ for the weekends, but ultimately the Mrs and the bank manager are not happy with that.

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    5 hours ago, thetyrant said:

    Looks a nice kit that :)   decent spec for the money as well :D

    Its a bit of a select market selling these charged cars but buyers are out there just might take awhile,  i chose to put my cosworth charged 86 back to standard to make it easier to sell and just sold the car to Arnold clark and parts seperate on here, ended up costing me nothing to own it for 6months/9k miles which was nice for a change, just an option for you if you need to sell it quicker.

     

     

    Thanks mate. That is a good shout - I did consider this but it would involve paying somebody to take the kit off and put the stock stuff back on, then reflash. No idea how much... I can’t do it myself.

    I also think that the car as it is represents a great buy for someone so I’ll try like this first. 

    I personally was never interested in ‘a few HP here and there’ with manifolds, air filters, tunes, catbacks etc. I wanted a step change in performance and it’s exactly what I got, at a cost (£££). However, now that I’ve absorbed that cost, whoever buys this doesn’t have to! Not fair really....

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    Hi Everyone,

    I’m selling up to try something a bit different, but I would absolutely keep this if I could afford to! Brilliant car.

    62' plate Toyota GT86 Silver, Leather and Nav, 49,719k on the clock.
     
    I picked it up 22/6/15 from a main dealer with 32K on the clock.
     
    Full dealership service history, up until the last intermediate service 7/12/16 (@40,937miles) which I had done by GT86 specialists Abbey Motorsport - I am ahead of schedule as this was supposed to be 50,000 miles. 
     
    11 months left on the MOT. 
     
    Harrop Supercharger (£6k - Eaton TVS 1320) and stage 2 clutch (£300) fitted by Abbey Motorsport 28/8/16 - 238hp at the wheel which translates to around 285bhp engine power. (Stock 86 is around 160 wheel hp on Abby's Dyno)
     
    AP racing front big brake kit black (£2.2K) - fitted 5/11/16. 
     
    HKS oil cooler (£800) - fitted by Abbey 4/8/17
     
    Overall, the appeal of this GT86 is that the fantastic stock handling and looks have been retained, while the important deficiencies remedied: power, braking and oil cooling. Including fitting/mapping, over £10K spent - these are premium mods that are sought after, and relatively recently bought.
     
    Tires are Michelin Pilot Sport 4s with plenty of tread left. There is nothing that needs doing or fixing. 
     
    I’m after £14,995 which I think is a good price given the performance.
     
    Give me a buzz on here if interested.
     
    Thanks,
    Chris 
     

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    45 minutes ago, Cerastes said:

    Ahh that makes sense, I'm also saving/buying my first property. Looking for something very close to work so even if I can't afford to run the GT86 I can just walk/cycle to work :lol:

    A supercharged GT86 is a great daily driver though. The fuel economy is pretty good (considering the power to weight), it makes the drive fun if you’ve got good roads, and it’s quick enough for easy overtaking when you are running late.

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    As an FI owner, I only ever had a minor issue with oil temps on a very hot day on track. Then I bought an oil cooler and it was fine.

    Ive never had a problem with charge air temps (I.e power loss) or coolant temps even on hot days.

    I think it’s quite dependant on the FI kit too - traditionally (looking at FT86) it has been the turbo guys who have struggled.

    I also remember Cosworth’s Matt saying his one heat management mod would be the Beatrush undertray.

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    I daily my Harrop supercharger 86. It's only a 5 mile commute though, and I'm pretty kind to it. With the supercharger you never need to get near 4K RPMs, and that's without any torque loading either.

    It is reliable, quiet, comfy (....well, for an 86, stock suspension) and fast. Economy is still good but ever so slightly reduced.

    I saw on the American forum someone had done over 100k dailying on his Jackson racing SC.

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    39 minutes ago, rob275 said:

    I've been running 300 for a while now, probably around 2 years. It's not broken yet, someone had also ran a HKS at 320ish and was fine (I say way because I don't know of it's status since it was sold on) The person who owns it is on here somewhere can't remember his username though.

    It's a bit of a gamble as to if your rods are made of butter or cheese :)

    What is yours showing at the hubs, Rob?

     

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    2 hours ago, Ade said:

    The tvr engine is a modified ford v8 used in the mustang.

     

    Its still in development. They have to devise a pulley system.

     

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    I'm more interested in the cosworth engine internals personally, but I guess that waits on the full system.

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    3 hours ago, Steeps said:

    I don't think development for this is at the top of their agenda right now. With changes to the F1 regs (new twin turbo V6 without MGU-H), tie ups with AM and more of their electronics being used in other race series I'm not expecting anything major to be released for a while.

    Also, apparently they have built the engine for the new TVR. 

    Still, the high boost set up has been running in their development car for a long time.... maybe there's just nobody driving it!

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    4 hours ago, Ade said:

    You must be easy on the car then. I had no problem in a bone stock car getting oil north of 135C in summer months.

     

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    I just kept my sessions really short (like 5 laps) and made sure the bonnet was open in between. 

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