Subota Boy

Wow Sam!  Good luck Mate!  Can't wait to see the Bunny fitted (for this year).  
 
You cost me some new rear lights so far, so don't go too mad!!   😉 

Indeed Nick.  Two big engines.  Grandchildren love the drama, and how large the driving wheels are!  My kids can still name all the Thomas the Tank Engines from back in the day!

See you next time then

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There is no wrong and right with personal choice.  Happiness with the end result is more important.  You will love your car even more!!  Not too long to wait either!!  Enjoy!!

It's around £5900 for the kit, installation and dyno tune.
I am now negotiating an installation date.  It's a two-day job and they'll give me a courtesy car for the night.

Possibility turns to probability!

Its a proportional thing. The Cosworth Kit runs +15C over ambient on track. The cooling system is specified for 380hp, hence being so low iat. 
The smaller pulley adds 0.1bar boost, raising it to 0.6Bar of boost. ~20hp. Its so small that you are hard pressed to see the difference in intake temps. 
Running 380hp would mean 1bar boost and +30C intake temps, roughly doubling them over the normal stage 2 setup. 
 
On the whine, since adding the smaller pulley mine has a subtle whine. With the normal pulley that comes with the kit, it wasn't noticeable for me even with stock exhaust.
 
The Edlebrock and Harrop spin slower and unlikely to whine. 
 
On the issue of rods. 
Even the few rods the guys at Cosworth tested would work at cylinder pressures that would be approaching 350hp, but then they used their data from OEMs to set the 280hp point to allow for manufacturing tolerance.
In essence if you tested a large number of rods from multiple batches, you would get a normal distribution around the mean strength. The way you set the power, is such that the probability of one failing is within acceptable limits. e.g. had they set it at 320hp, they might have found 1 in 10 cars eventually would fail. Unacceptable and dial it back until the probability of failure is lower. 
On top of that, if they ran the car at the max pressure the rods could take and somehow it develops knock bye bye rods. So setting it at 280hp gives headroom taking into account all the variables in manufacture and possible failure modes when installing or tuning the kit.  
This is why OEMs make stock rods that a typically capable of much more than stock power... typically. A dodgy Friday afternoon batch with a massive crack inside might not handle  190hp...
So yes you can take a gamble and run 350hp but there are plenty of blown FA20s on less power than that on the ft86club. 
 

Possibility turns to probability!

Not been for many years, so this looks a possibility!

So we had 14 GT/BRZs and one Prelude attend our first meet at this great venue.  We will be back again!  Thanks to you all for attending, including Lee all the way from Essex, and Annie all the way from London.
 

Great to meet you Scott and thanks for bringing a BRZ.  We don't see one often enough.
 

So we had 14 GT/BRZs and one Prelude attend our first meet at this great venue.  We will be back again!  Thanks to you all for attending, including Lee all the way from Essex, and Annie all the way from London.
 

I have actually asked whether we can get a club stand or at least a dedicated parking space.

I guess we can always meet and convoy to arrive early enough to park together

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Not sure we fit the bill for the autumn classic breakfast but the autumn motorsport day sounds possible.  I tried to book a club display at that event last year, but they did not return my email.

Brooklands - and maybe park next to Concorde!!

Brooklands - and maybe park next to Concorde!!

Brooklands - and maybe park next to Concorde!!

(Sorry, double posting here and in original announcement). Agreed. Thanks, Subota Boy. Had a great time. Lovely to meet everyone, and see Lee again. Cool little place in the gorgeous Sussex countryside. Everyone I've met in this group is so friendly. I've been to other social gatherings organised on Meetup, for example, and people aren't usually this friendly. Perhaps there is something about 86 owners?
Also super lovely to meet the other ladies who attended!
The cars look great!

Should be able to make the next one 

Thanks for the invite Keith and Luke. It was a great little venue. Sorry for spoiling the pics with a 20 year old Honda! 

Thanks Keith and fab to see all my lovely 86 friends, had the best day,......want to do it all again!!  
Sorry my yellow cardigan didn't quite colour match The Minion for the photo shoot!!

So we had 14 GT/BRZs and one Prelude attend our first meet at this great venue.  We will be back again!  Thanks to you all for attending, including Lee all the way from Essex, and Annie all the way from London.
 

Thanks for organising it. Great first meet for me.

It was a really good turnout and a very enjoyable relaxed meet, we'll have to do it again some time.
Thanks to Keith for organising!

So we had 14 GT/BRZs and one Prelude attend our first meet at this great venue.  We will be back again!  Thanks to you all for attending, including Lee all the way from Essex, and Annie all the way from London.