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Hi Stu, Assuming you've gone for the CP9200 caliper with 330mm disc (not the larger 355mm setup). The best and cheapest option is just to keep the standard rear calipers & paint them. The rears don't really do a lot or generate anywhere near the amount of heat that the fronts do, therefore making a rear BBK pointless (looks aside). If you buy AP's rear caliper setup, I expect it will substantially change the brake bias with the CP9200 setup. On this note the AP Rear disc's are actually bigger than the front discs at 335mm. It will however work with the larger 6 piston 355mm setup. You could also do what I've done, which is get a set of the STi rear Brembo calipers, this has a slight affect on brake bias but it's hardly noticeable. More information can be found on my build thread: https://www.gt86.org.uk/forums/forums/topic/4097-will300s-subaru-brz-build/?do=findComment&comment=105056

It's definitely worth while getting a Japan Rail Pass (you'll need one each), if your going for a couple of weeks. You can get a green class (1st class) pass, however you need to book the seats prior to getting on the train (atleast an hour before hand). You can get the pass here: https://www.japan-rail-pass.com/?currency-code=GBP Whilst your on the site, order a Sim card & a couple of Suica cards (I spent something like £80 over 3 weeks on subways & trains, when I couldn't use the JR Pass). The pocket wifi might also be useful, however most of the accommodation I stayed in included them. Also the Suica card can be used for various things not just transport, which is really handy. That is until you find out some of the arcade machines accept them.... 😄 This is a good website to use for reference & finding various things to do: https://www.japan-guide.com/ If you're spending a couple of days in Tokyo, make sure you visit Tokyo Bay (Odaiba). You can get the subway there and visit Shinonome Autobacs, Toyota Megaweb & historic museum (this is in the shopping center opposite), DiverCity Plaza to see the massive Gundam and Gundam museum. Then finally head to Aqua City Odaiba and have dinner on the top floor, where you can look over the bay and see the rainbow bridge at night. Depending on who you are going with (this won't work with children), make sure you take a look at the Mario Kart tours: https://maricar.com/en/faq_shinagawa.html - you will need an international drivers license for this. One final point, on my trip I ended up staying in alot of different locations, whilst this was good for sight seeing it meant alot of traveling. If I was going for 2 weeks, I'd probably stay one week in Tokyo and then stay the 2nd week in Osaka - Osaka is a brilliant base as the bullet trains are so efficient you can do Kyoto, Kobe, Okayama & Hiroshima within an comfortable train journey (Osaka to Hiroshima is 90 minutes).

Imagine my surprise when I bought a car with an advertised 200hp only to find out none of them come with that..... 🤣....... 😥

Both Keith's did indeed have issues, however that was with the older version of the kit. K-Sport have since updated their caliper design, which the likes of @VAD17 & a couple of others have run with out issue. (The Pro's & Con's I produced on the 1st page, apply to both versions of the K-Sport kit)

Bumping this.

Update 11/05/19 - Blyton Park Trackday On Saturday I attended a Javelin Trackday at Blyton Park, it was a good day with everyone well behaved and reasonable weather, slightly overcast with only a small spell of rain in the afternoon, around 3o'clock. After my previous trackday at Bedford Autodrome, I had an issue with the brake pedal going soft after a couple of laps, so last month I took the car to Rogue Motorsport to have the oil changed and the brake fluid replaced. Rogue bleed the brake system (inc the master cylinder) and supplied Millers Racing Brake Fluid 300 Plus. I didn't experience any issues with a soft pedal at Blyton, however it's possible that might be because Blyton is alot shorter than Bedford so the brakes aren't getting worked as much. For research purposes I ordered a set of Racetech Motorsport temperature stickers (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Racetech-Motorsport-Temperature-Test-Strip-Sticker-121-280c-Pack-of-10/231396436152?hash=item35e04d68b8:g:K98AAOSwPhdVDZ~m) to apply to the brake calipers. The max temperature registered on the front calipers was 143°c, the rear's didn't even reach the minimum temperature of 121°c. I'm going to also look at getting an infrared thermometer (I'm fairly sure I already have one somewhere), which I can then use the measure the disc temperature. With quite a few trackday's coming up in the next couple of months I'm considering swapping the front pads out and re-fitting the Ferrodo DS2500's. Whilst I really like the MX72 pads on the road as they have better inital bite and feel compared to the Ferrodo's, I think they lack the aggressiveness of a more track biased pad. I'm also going to order a set of track tyres to go on my 949 Racing wheels, I'm considering the available options but it looks like the most likely tyre will be the new generation of Yokohama AD08RS. Here are the photo's from the day:

How badly kinked? Non-Res if you plan on leaving the rest of the exhaust stock.

I believe so yes.

Unfortunately there's only one way to know for sure. However modern paint is much more durable and less resistant to fading. Do you know if the car has ever been detailed? Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk

Here is a post I made not so long ago:

This is just a chrome overlay, not the part @Paul is talking about. @Paul, Japex will probably be cheapest (your link).

@JohnM It's a Verus Engineering Non-Aggressive Rear Diffuser: https://www.verus-engineering.com/product-page/non-aggressive-rear-diffuser-ft86

Update 05/05/19 - Japfest 2019 Today I attended Japfest 2019 at Silverstone, with 59 other members of the drivers/owners club. This was a great turn out for the club and nice to see so many faces new and old. Here's a couple of photo's of my car from the day. There are a couple of close up of the Verus Engineering splitter with race upgrade kit and dry carbon end plates, as I've just noticed I haven't posted any close up's before.

@JohnM, why do you want wider tyres? You mention you'd get rid of the Yoko's is that because you want more grip? If so just buy Michelin PS4's in stock size. Tyre compound is more important than tyre width.

The most I did was hoover the boot out and then use some anti-bac wipes on any remaining crap. The rest of the car was fair clean, the lower half of the doors were abit grubby, but the sound deadening still stuck. You shouldn't need to heat the panels if it's a nice day, this weekend should be perfect.

Here's the weight of the Reyland setup - taken from the AP Racing website CP9200 Calipers without pads & brackets: 2.43kg 330mm x 28mm AP Racing brake rotor (Not including the hat/bell): 5.94kg

These are the ones I run (in a different colour), got mine from here: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TPi-XR-Lightweight-Alloy-Wheel-Nuts-Locks-12x1-25-BLACK/282961261832?hash=item41e1ce3508:g:s30AAOSwmwFcista

Yes plenty of clearance with the 949Racing wheels, see:

@Mike Here some of my observations of the various kits - bare in mind I thought about this for 18 months before committing to the Reyland kit. I actually ordered but then cancelled both the Essex AP Racing Sprint kit and the Godspeed AP kit, before settling on the Reyland kit, this was after speaking with @Ade and one of the technical team at AP Racing. These are for the approx 330mm kits (355mm+ kits have different requirements) Reyland - AP Kit: Pro's: AP Caliper - CP9200 (2 piece aluminum body) 4 Pistons Dust Boots - Made by Brembo Perfect for Street and track Common Pad Size 330mm x 28mm discs - 2 piece Good thermal capacity High quality caliper by premium brake manufacturer. Keeps stock brake bias Complete kit - Calipers, Pads, Brake lines, brackets, discs Various disc options - Either bolted or floating brake disc hat/bell. AP or Reyland disc's. Clear's the majority of 17" wheels Latest design of caliper by AP Racing - including new paint finish Used by various members of the community - with extensive track use Con's: Reasonably expensive Custom made brackets, which you need to shim to get perfect fitment Won't fit under stock wheels without spacer. Godspeed - Brembo's: Pro's: Brembo caliper 4 piston Dust boots 330 x 28 discs 2 piece discs Cheap Con's: Unknown caliper model Unknown caliper material Unknown piston sizes - not sure what effect this will have on brake bias Unknown pad size No brake lines included Godspeed - AP Kit: Pro's: AP Caliper - CP9040 (2 piece aluminum body) Dust Boots - Made by Brembo Common Pad Size Good thermal capacity High quality caliper by premium brake manufacturer. Latest design of caliper by AP Racing - including new paint finish Con's Reasonably expensive Caliper designed for a 362mm disc - not 330mm as included Caliper designed for a 32mm thick disc - not 30mm as included Ø330mm disc in this caliper will leave a fairly large gap between the discs OD and the calipers disc pathway and this gap can be prone to collecting road debris. 6 pistons - overkill No brake lines included K-Sport: Pro's: Cheap Used by various members of the community - with extensive track use Clear's the majority of 17" wheels Complete kit - Calipers, Pads, Brake lines, brackets, discs 330mm x 32mm? disc - 2 piece Dust boots Perfect for Street and track Con's 8 pistons Unknown piston sizes - not sure what effect this will have on brake bias Unknown pad size Unknown replacement disc price Won't fit under stock wheels without spacer. STi Brembo's - Used on Subaru Impreza WRX STi: Pro's: Cheap Used by various members of the community - with extensive track use Clear's the majority of 17" wheels Complete kit - Calipers, Pads, Brake lines, brackets, discs 326mm x 30mm disc Various disc options Common pad size Dust boots 4 pistons Con's Shifts brake bias forward massively Steel calipers - heavy Bleed nipples need swapping - i.e. caliper refurb before fitment Not a complete kit Won't fit under stock wheels without spacer. Only available second hand RR Racing (Wilwood😞 Pro's: Cheap Wilwood caliper Complete kit - Calipers, Pads, Brake lines, brackets, discs 326mm x 30mm disc - STi disc's so cheap replacements Clear's the majority of 17" wheels Con's 6 pistons no dust boots Won't fit under stock wheels without spacer. Limited pad selection Only available from the US Moves brake bias forward Essex Parts - AP Racing Sprint Kit: Pro's: AP Caliper - CP8350 4 Pistons Perfect for Track Use Common Pad Size 2 piece discs Extremely light High quality caliper by premium brake manufacturer. Complete kit - Calipers, Pads, Brake lines, brackets, discs Clear's the majority of 17" wheels Keeps stock brake bias Used by various members of the community - with extensive track use Con's: Expensive 299x32mm disc's - Can have some thermal issues Only available from the US Won't fit under stock wheels without spacer. No dust boots Not a daily driver friendly caliper AP Racing Genuine kit: Pro's: AP Caliper - CP6600 (2 piece aluminum body) 4 Pistons Dust Boots Perfect for Street and track Keeps stock brake bias Complete kit - Calipers, Pads, Brake lines, brackets, discs Clear's the majority of 17" wheels - including stock wheels Con's: Very Expensive 26mm thick discs Limited pad options Limited disc options Uses older AP caliper Stoptech ST40: Pro's: Stoptech ST40 caliper 4 Pistons Clear's the majority of 17" wheels Complete kit - Calipers, Pads, Brake lines, brackets, discs 328mm x 28mm disc - 2 piece Dust boots Perfect for Street and track Con's Expensive Can't 100% confirm piston sizes Limited pad replacement options Unknown replacement disc cost Won't fit under stock wheels without spacer.

Drop them an email: support@hksusa.com or post a message here: https://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=89226&page=62 This might also be of some use: https://www.hks-power.co.jp/en/product/supercharger/repair_parts/index.html

Welcome Adam. You've just reminded me I need to sort out another Midlands meet.

You've never used a Subaru dealer then..... 😆

@Test Drives Unlimited wheel nuts or the studs?