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60k here, never needed to add a drop.
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So the car went in to RRG for the big 60k service last Thursday. It was just before this the whole valve spring recall thing happened, and mine is one of the effected cars. Given that the work procedure is still unknown I asked if it was possible to do everything on the major service apart from the spark plugs, since I didn't see the point in having the engine lifted for the plugs only to have the same thing done again a month or so later for the springs. Every cloud and all that...
Whilst it was there I had a couple of other bits done. I'd picked up a Cosworth baffle plate a few months back, purely as a peace of mind thing. I don't do track work, but do hammer around the country lanes on the odd occasion and knowing how prone to oil issues the FA20 is I figured for a couple of hundred quid it was probably worth it. I took the splitter up as well, and that got chucked on. A few pics
I sprayed the rods black, but left the threads since for the moment I wasn't sure how far they'd need to be wound out. These will be touched in by hand when it's not chucking it down.
Freshly fitted and ready for collection from RRG Macc
Cleaned up a bit
The tie rod silver bits are setting my OCD off and I think I'll probably remove the Maxton badge as well. More stealth. Need to get the front brick off and sort some fresh plates now I think.
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On 07/11/2018 at 5:20 PM, Adrian@TORQEN said:Sorry guys, I was away for SEMA SHOW in Las Vegas. Just catching up with the emails, enquiries, forums, Facebook etc.
Last time I spoke to GReddy on this they had 1 left in stock - 11910200
Please PM me in case you need further info on this.
Here's me with the GReddy team last week @ SEMA
Adrian
Hi Adrian, thanks for the post. The snag I'm finding is that everyone I talk to says that generally ITBs are a really bad idea on a daily and an utter nightmare to tune. Given mine is a daily that I'm pretty much relying on to get me to work and back until I hear a bit more about the actual 'usability' of the kit and some numbers I think I'm best holding off for now. I'm definitely keeping an eye on any further info though.
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3 hours ago, vagthomas said:I do really have this as well and actually this is the first time I hear that is. lets say, common.
I have asked TOYOTA here in Greece and officially replied through email that this is nothing. They have attributed it to resonance transfer from the gear shift to the gear box. How this happens, nobody could explain. And this reply came after I had contacted directly with Japan :-).
Any way, do you have any further information on how this rattling noise is created inside gear box? Is there something I should be afraid of?
@Riceburner is probably the best person to answer this given that he sorted mine out.
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Booked in? They've not been given work instructions yet?
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2 hours ago, TomsGT86 said:Have they said what kind of discount they'd be willing to offer?
Or do they just take the labour charge of removing the engine off your bill?
Nothing's been formalised - but car goes in towards the back end of next week. We'll discuss it then.
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9 minutes ago, TomsGT86 said:Do you reckon they'd be willing to do a deal on the 60,000 mile service for the plugs if they are already taking the engine out?!
I'm fully expecting a no here though lol
Depends on your dealer I guess. Mine have said OK - but then I'm also considering what else to get done while the engine's out. Clutch is a potential, as is any timing chain stuff that's otherwise a dick to get to.
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Mine's affected. It's a pain in the arse because at 12 hours worth of work it means I've got to take a day off work to get it sorted. The only positive I'm taking from this is that I was due to have my spark plugs changed at the back end of next week. Since the engine's gonna be coming out for the recall I've opted to have it done then instead and save myself a few quid. Still a day off that I can't really afford at this time of year though.
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As @Kadaver mentioned I bought his old Maxton Design splitter the other day. Longer term I'm thinking of getting some of the Verus Engineering aero stuff, but given the price of it I wanted to be sure that I wasn't going to bin it after 5 minutes. So, my thinking is try this and see how I get on. If I don't smash it up after a few months due to having such a low front end, then the Verus parts are a worthwhile purchase. I tried a mock fitting with cardboard risers just to get an idea of what it'll look like. I think visually it'll help balance up the front end, since the rear is looking quite aggressive with all the louvres etc, but the front is just kinda... well, stock.
I think I'm going to paint the tie rods black to hide them a little more, and I'll probably drill out the Maxton badge to keep that looking a bit more stealth. That brick of a numberplate holder needs to come off too. Wish I had a warm garage haha!
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Breather pipe blocked?
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2 hours ago, knightryder said:ITB without a plenum (so traditional velocity stacks) will need to be Alpha-N tuned, not SD. SD requires manifold pressure. It would be costly to tune as it'll require massive time calibrating. SD or MAF tuning can be done if you keep some form of inlet manifold, not quite as long to tune as a result. The standard manifold isn't too bad for the peak RPM flow, most ITB cars suit a higher rev limit but to do that you'll need head work on the FA20 and oiling system improvements that no-one seems to have worked out.
It's a lot of money for very little performance gain and really it's a choice of this or FI. It would make the car really lively if tuned well though as ITBs excel on throttle response if done well.
The port injectors are installed in the inlet manifold so would be ok of they fit the new set up. The rails are attached to each pair from what I remember.
I’ve been asking some questions about the kit, and Delicious were kind enough to answer really quickly. The kit is a full bolt on solution. Literally just needs a tune after fitting.
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Taken from here: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=125122&page=8
So the one thing I've never done to a car I've owned is ITBs. I'm trying to get my head around the options available and since it's not really been done in the UK that I've seen, getting information on it is pretty difficult.
Greddy have made a kit - well, EMC Engineering in Japan have made a kit that Greddy have bought the rights to sell in the USA. Not really sure what the crack is getting one to the UK. @Adrian@TORQEN is a distributor for Greddy, can you get hold of these at all? I don't think EMC sell to the UK, at least I can't understand enough Japanese to make sense of it anyway!
http://greddy.com/products/Special+Vehicles/frs-brz-86/?partnum=11910200
The kit seems to work by using removing the intake manifold/throttle body, replaced using remanufactured AE111 ITBs. There's a replacement vacuum unit, and the plenum still has the MAF so should just be a case of Ecutek tuning. Velocity stacks are apparently coming at a later date but this needs Speed Density tuning apparently? I don't really understand that, but I believe it's a way of tuning the car without using a MAF. @Mike@TD.co.uk is this something you're familiar with and do you think you'd be able to tune it up?
I also trying to get my head around this bit:
(additional fuel management not included - requires original OEM electronic throttle body and compatible fuel injectors and fuel rail)
So does this means it uses the OEM stuff or you need to buy other stuff?
Lots of questions...
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Can't say I've heard it happening with the 86 platform, but on some cars it is possible if fitting a badly set up BBK to drain the master cylinder which can be fun! These are all pertinent questions though, and ultimately you need to talk to the manufacturers to understand their goals when designing the kits. I doubt most tuners and retailers will know if there's any significant bias shifts or if the kit is designed to work alongside stock rears or not. Like you say there's so many variables to take into consideration that unless you've got either some cast iron data or a bias valve and a private road for testing/set up, I'm not 100% sure it's worth the outlay for most people. The stock brakes aren't that bad really.
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Hey Siri, Open Spotify.
Done.
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Vibration to the point of blur isn’t normal. Sounds to me like the mirror glass is loose and about to fall out. Quite common.
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They're Ikons - or at the very least made in the same factory. Matt couldn't remember exactly where they'd been imported from other than it was from Japan. Bit unusual given they're an US company though.
Ikon do two styles, but their pictures of this type show their prototype which has a slightly different brake light area (wider gap). The actual production ones look like mine.
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Marmite time!
Saw these for sale the other week and couldn't get down there quick enough to get them! They're the matching rear deck to my side louvres. Turns out it was Matt, the owner of MB Developments, a pretty well known Impreza breakers. He's got a BRZ as a personal car and these were from that. That said there wasn't much left of his own car
To say it's undergoing a transformation would be an understatement. It was basically a rolling shell, everything back to bare metal in the most, and it had been attacked with an angle grinder. Rear arches cut away with wide arches being put in place. Custom made front wings with canards on too though none of that will be long term, since these are moulds for the carbon fibre panels that will go on once made. Oh, and there's a stinking great 2JZ in the front! This will be an absolute weapon when it's finished, I can't wait to see what it looks like in the end. Might be worth keeping an eye out for the company too since I guess they'll probably start doing more BRZ/86 platform stuff if the demand's there. Anyhoo, back to louvres.
They were a little dusty since they'd been kept next to the BRZ when it was being fibreglassed so first port of call was a bloody good wash, and then layer of trim sealant to bring the black out a bit. That's when I took the above photo. Next job was removing all the old 3M tape that was stuck to the inner edge and the mounting brackets. This was a slow, slow process even with the careful use of sticky stuff remover. At this point I noticed one of the mounting brackets was missing and a couple of the rounded nuts were a bit damaged, so I managed to source some replacements along with fresh washers from Screwfix.
Next step was to put some fresh 3M down.
I decided to miss out the top two brackets since I was already one down and instead concentrate on some good thick 3M there. I put in a couple of water breaks along the top and bottom edges for good measure. Since I didn't have the original template for the brackets it would be a one shot deal on lining everything up once the 3M was peeled, so I placed the brackets into the louvres and finger tightened them up. My father in law gave me a hand fitting them, and we did a dry fit first to make sure everything was OK. The fit was spot on, so we used double glazing packers wedged in-between the glass and body to act as guides once we went for the final fitting. It worked pretty much spot on, lots of pressure and heat to help the 3M bite and then it was left in the garage overnight to cure.
Rear visibility is obviously compromised, but not actually by all that much. The cabin is much darker though, especially in the back as you'd expect.
Overall I'm really pleased. I know they're not to everyone's taste, yes they probably ruin airflow and add weight... but I think they look cool AF.
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Yeah, I reckon someone's gonna lose their job over that one. Bet Toyota are going mental!
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Fitted my smoked indicators. Having a few issues with one side hyper flashing, so need to look at the resistor pack in there but I'm pleased with the look. The fogs look out of place now though. Another job...
Haven't had chance to do any painting of the tie rods, weather's been atrocious.