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    spikyone reacted to Lauren in GR Yaris who's going for it?   
    It's now left the factory. No messing! 
     

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    spikyone reacted to Lauren in GR Yaris who's going for it?   
    I received a notification on Friday night telling me my car is being built! 
    I'm just a little bit excited.
    In other news, got an email from RRG telling me they will have a demo car in for the beginning of November, so I will be first behind the wheel. I really hope it's as good as it looks! 
     

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    spikyone reacted to Billyb in Anyone in Herts/Bucks who can show me their car?   
    A big thank you to @spikyone for coming out of his way this evening to take me out in his very lovely GT86. You are a true gentleman!
    Not only that, but I really want your car - it would be my perfect spec. 👏
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    spikyone reacted to Subota Boy in Congratulations!   
    Congratulations are in order!  Mother and baby are doing well!!
     

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    spikyone reacted to Neil-h in Harrop self fit supercharger kit review   
    So I figured I’d do a little update on this given I’ve just collected the car from its first MOT after fitting the supercharger and it’s good news. It flew threw without a problem, even the emissions were well below the required level (which is impressive given its only got the main cat). A real credit to @Mark@Abbey M/S and his mapping skills.
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    spikyone got a reaction from VAD17 in New member - planning mods and trying TSS   
    Get Mike to turn it up to 11, I have a SC now 😂 (I feel a bit like John McClane - "Now I have forced induction, ho ho ho"...)
    Didn't realise you had Thruxton booked, I'm doing the one in October.  Looks like that September date is sold out now.
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    spikyone reacted to Lauren in Jordan aka Smudge   
    It is with very sad news that I have to announce that Jordan Wade has lost his battle with depression. To many he was the cheeky and often controversial face of the club and whilst I always saw him as a good friend and a true petrolhead that loved nothing more than to while the night away talking cars with a pint in hand. Those were the good times.  
    However, he had a true passion for all things automotive for which he lived and breathed. A kindred spirit I always thought if ever there was. That is what I'll miss Jordan for. I have spoken to Jordan in the past about his depression and I really hoped that things were getting better, but that wasn't the case and there is nothing I or anyone it seems could do. 
    I am not sure what we will do from here as I would have been at the funeral, but I seriously doubt current circumstances will allow. I am meeting with Richard to have a discussion about it, but feel that if we can't be there we should perhaps organise something else and Jordan would have liked a good amount of GT86 presence. So I will have a think about that and welcome any ideas. 
    I have spoken with Jordan's girlfriend, Michelle and she is understandably devastated and confused by the whole turn of events. I have let her know that we are there to support her and we will.
    I am just so terribly sorry to have to tell you all about losing one of our best and I think most loved members of the club.
    Apologies for not making a very well written post, I am just so sad and I can't think straight. 
     
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    spikyone got a reaction from VAD17 in New member - planning mods and trying TSS   
    Get Mike to turn it up to 11, I have a SC now 😂 (I feel a bit like John McClane - "Now I have forced induction, ho ho ho"...)
    Didn't realise you had Thruxton booked, I'm doing the one in October.  Looks like that September date is sold out now.
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    spikyone got a reaction from choupolo in New member - planning mods and trying TSS   
    There's this one through Circuit Days, Silverstone in early November. Between you, me, and @VAD17 we could make it 3 grey GT86s and 2 sets of TE37s 😂
     
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    spikyone got a reaction from choupolo in New member - planning mods and trying TSS   
    There's this one through Circuit Days, Silverstone in early November. Between you, me, and @VAD17 we could make it 3 grey GT86s and 2 sets of TE37s 😂
     
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    spikyone reacted to choupolo in New member - planning mods and trying TSS   
    Alignment done. Went to Drury Lane Garage in Oldham. Top class job done same day within a few hours, very friendly and got to chat about trackdays etc.
    Now have -2.5 camber front, -2.0 rear and very slight rear toe-in. They checked over all my handiwork to ensure it was all safe. I left the dampers at 7 clicks. The wobbly handling is cured, hurray! Feels very planted so far, as much as you can feel on the road anyway.
    Once the BBK is in, I'm rebooking the last track day I had planned that was cancelled due to covid back in March (anyone planning to do a Circuitdays event soon?).  Will post some beauty shots of the finished car soon once its stopped pouring. Just saving up for the TD NA tune now.
    Pictures of the final camber and ride height:


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    spikyone reacted to Bourney67 in Hi all   
    mucho excitio ! I've just put down a deposit on a blue edition with performance pack. I test drove it on my own for around an hour and just had to buy it 😁 can't wait to get hold of it for good.

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    spikyone got a reaction from DuncanM in GT86 Racecar build   
    Can't speak for anyone else but I'm finding it pretty fascinating so far, some great attention to detail going into the build.
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    spikyone reacted to AJ124 in CSL style bootlids   
    There was someone on a German GT86 forum that was making some decent looking ones, I might have it bookmarked somewhere, will have a look and post the link if I find it.
    Found the link, it's dead. was on gt86driver.de
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    spikyone reacted to BRZ-123 in INTEC Tail lights wanted   
    Same brand. They have rebranded themselves to remove the 86 reference as they have started selling Supra parts as well.

    Sent from my SM-G970F using Tapatalk

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    spikyone reacted to Beney86 in INTEC Tail lights wanted   
    Love you guys ❤️ instantly purchased. Need to re-pin them but thats no problem. 
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    spikyone reacted to Lauren in GR86 Finally Spied   
    My car with a TD NA package makes 178lb/ft thought it is noticeably more torquey than a stock car. It will probably hold a bit more torque throughout the rev range. I would not expect a night and day difference, but you will notice it. 217bhp again is 4bhp more than mine, so not a lot of difference but over a stock car you would notice it. The point of the car is it doesn't have a turbocharger, it's the NA responsiveness which is the cars real selling point. I too am looking forward to it. I've got a GR Yaris on order, but am going to do two years finance on it and see how things pan out in terms of the new GR86. 
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    spikyone reacted to choupolo in New member - planning mods and trying TSS   
    Look what arrived today! 17x9 Face 3 TE37 Saga. Thanks @Lucas@PartBox!

    Weigh in : 7.7 kg
    Can finally get the Flex A suspension and AP racing BBK on with these. Just need to get tyres and a few other bits.
    Do 245/40 Michelin PS4 sound about right?
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    spikyone reacted to Tweedbean in tweedbean's Porsche RS Green BRZ Build   
    Thanks yeah I thought the same RE the rivets.  
    Its on the road
    Well I'm glad to say the BRZ flew through the MOT, with one advisory for a nail in the rear tyre, meh I have new wheels going on soon.  So glad to get it to where it is, but this is just stage 1.  Stage 2 involves modding it, plenty to come.  Therefore its now taxed and insured. Heres a picture as it sits now:
    Untitled by James Baker, on Flickr
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    spikyone reacted to Neil-h in Harrop self fit supercharger kit review   
    Hi All,
    Back at the start of the lockdown I decided I needed a project to look forward to whilst working from home and I'd been toying with the idea fitting a turbo/supercharger for a while. Only problem was a i really fancied doing the installation work myself, so after some research (and a test drive in the Abbey demo car) I settled on ordering the Harrop supercharger kit from @Mark@Abbey M/S . Now it turns out that Abbey don't sell many of these kits for DIY fitment, so i figured I'd write up a bit of a review in the hope others might find it useful and may even have a go themselves in the future.
    Existing mods
    Prior to fitting the supercharger I'd had a TD manifold fitted and a remap by Abbey which took the car up to about 180bhp at the hubs and around 140ibft of torque. I’ve also fitted several cat backs ultimately settling on the TD super res.
    What's included?
    So for the money you get Harrops custom built manifold mated to an Eaton TVS1320 blower plus all the bits and pieces required to make it work on the car (including a special tool for reforming the A/C pipe around the supercharger). I have to say on unboxing the kit i was really quite impressed, it includes just about everything you need to get the job done. Complete with a signed off opy of the picking sheet when the kit was put together at Harrop so you can see someone's taken the time to put it all together and you can easily check it's all there. The only bit that wasn't included was the coolant for the charge cooler but that's not the end of the world as it's a standard GM coolant so you can get the anywhere.
    In addition Mark also provided; the loan of an EcuTEK programming cable and dongle, a base map to get the car running, distance mapping (more on that later) and a session on the dyno for final map tuning and a power run.
    The fitting process
    This is the bit i'd imagine will be most of interest to other as there's not an awful lot of info online about it. Now the first thing I must stress is much in the style of the Pirates code (see one of the Pirates of the Caribean films for the full reference), the instructions are really for guidance only. They'll point you in the right direction (usually getting you 95% of the way there) but there will be times where a little bit of thinking is required. Most of those moments centred more around the removal of the OEM items rather than the refitting of the new bits, which in all honest I kinda expected and it wasn't really that difficult. That being said Mark was always at the end of phone when I had bits i wasn't sure of.
    In terms of what was required to fit the kit, i did it over the course of a week with the front end in the air on a set of drive on ramps. If you're going to this way it's worth considering fitting the chargecooler/chargecooler pump/pipe work first (the instructions have it last). That way all the work from underneath is done before you start removing things like the fuel rails. Also it's worth following a bit of advice from one of the American forums and remove the undertray all the way back to the footwell, it's sods law you'll drop something and it will almost certainly land on that under tray.
    As for tools, the only specialist tools required were the former for bending the A/C pipe out of the way and that was included in the kit (it's worth making sure you have a substantial G clamp  though as bending that pipe is hard work). Just about everything else can be done using a socket set and the odd screwdriver/allan key.
    The only minor issue i did find was that clearance between the TD manifold and the crank pulley was a bit tight, so we had to grind a little bit off the flange to fit the auxilliary belt. That and getting the fusebox apart to fit the chargecooler pump wiring but that's simply a case of trusting that it's more solid than you think. Once you're happy leavering things knowing what you can get away it comes apart fairly easily.
    Mapping
    Now the mapping process is something I've never really been involved in before so it was quite interesting. So Mark talked me through the initial process of connecting the EcuTEK software to the car and querying the ECU. He then sent over a base map which allowed me to get the car running and. From there it was a case of going out taking data logs starting keeping the car at low load/rpm initially then gradually increasing load/rpm as Mark tweaked the mapping till we got to a point where i could run it all through the rev range. This was the first point where the supercharger relay began to put a smile on my face, running it all the way through the rev range in third is really quite addictive. The way the torque just builds and builds is fantastic. After that i got the car booked in on the dyno for the final tune and a power run (the results of which are attached), the headline figures being approximately 240bhp (up 60bhp) and 200ibft or torque (also up around 60ibft).
    Conclusions
    to wrap up, i have to say i don't regret going down the DIY fitment route and i'd highly reccomend it to anyone that's half decent with a set of spanners. Fitting this kit really isn't all that complicated and the feeling of pride when you fire it up for the first time is just fantastic. That and of course you get a car at the end of it with some serious performance, the bit where it really comes alive is the the way it pulls through third/fourth/fifth. Where it used to run out of steam the car now just pulls like a train. With the added bonus that the fuel consumption hasn't taken to much of a hit, granted if you really press on then it drops quite quickly but on a gentle cruise i can still get 32-33mpg.
    I'd also just like to say a big thanks to Mark and the team at Abbey Motorsport. They were really helpful through out the process (Mark even delivered the kit personally after Parcel Force decided it was to heavy but didn't bother calling him to say so) and it was good to know that Mark was at the end of the phone should i need some advice.
    If anyone has any questions then fire away, i'm more than happy to help.
     


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    spikyone reacted to MartinT in Petrol / Fuel Type Shell V Power, Tesco 99 Momentum, Sainsbury Super Unleaded, BP Super Unleaded   
    The engine is 12.5:1 compression ratio and is very sensitive to knock. This is known.
    Putting ordinary fuel in a nice car and relying on the knock sensor is short-sighted and the car deserves better. Of course you can feel the difference!
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    spikyone reacted to MartinT in MartinT's BRZ   
    The bhp calculation has gone up from 300 to 315bhp at the flywheel.
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    spikyone reacted to MartinT in MartinT's BRZ   
    I don't think it was that kind of mechanical noise - there was no resonance peak, just that off-beat of exhaust pulsing.  The supercharger definitely made it louder (that's the difference between turbos and superchargers, a turbo would make it quieter).  It was fine before, but reached a point where I was uncomfortable going through our village late at night.
    I mentioned to Mark that you might be interested in a Rogue.  He said to call him if you're interested so that he can get one in time for your booking with them.
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    spikyone reacted to will300 in MartinT's BRZ   
    Has the HP changed at all @MartinT? 
    Although that torque graph isn't helping with my decision to stay N/A 🤔
    😆 
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    spikyone reacted to MartinT in MartinT's BRZ   
    Mark at Abbey Motorsport has done a superb job.  He has found torque across the rev range, with 284nm max but a very good relatively flat curve and smoother, too.  On the road, the car feels livelier, more willing again to rev than before and has a lot of go even in 6th on the motorway.  The noise is noticeably smoother and lower in level.  There is also nowhere near the heat in the engine bay after a spirited drive.
    All in all, a very good day.
    The colour coding is a bit weird: green/yellow lines are for the Rogue, red line is for the TD manifold.  Yellow flash is the new torque.

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