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    On 8/5/2021 at 9:19 PM, BRZ-123 said:

    The key question we are debating is , is 300 bhp safe and reliable power (ignoring dyno differences) or are we playing rod lottery or affecting long term reliability. And does the car need supporting mods at that power- fuel pump, injectors. What's your view Mark?

     

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    On 8/5/2021 at 9:19 PM, BRZ-123 said:

     

     

    The issue is the rods , people have lost motors at a lot less than 300bhp so as a tuner you have to look/tune on the safe side , The rods are powder forged and this adds a element of risk but the rods are the same as the FA-20 turbo motor in the late Imprezza so even Subaru are working these rods a little. 

     

     

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    1 hour ago, Leeky said:

    Actually the Auto box is much stronger than the manual and can handle more power. Only issue with the auto is it gets quite hot. Yes I now have a Stark Performance cooler fitted with fresh fluids.

    I just took a vernier to my pulley and confirmed it’s definitely the smaller 63.5mm one. I just need to decide whether to try and find someone with the larger 70mm pulley to swap with or be prepared for the possibility of a bent rod followed by a rebuild.

    Quoting power gains on an auto is a little hit or miss, @Leeky what power did your Auto car record at the wheels please? 

     

     

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    Why am I shady? 
     

    so with a little work I can work out who you are? 
     

    The kit was updated after the issues that I said about above , with a little time on Google your see the HKS kit part number has changed. We have sold a fair few of the later kits ( early kits that failed while in warranty where replaced with the Up-dated kit)

    Just remembered I had to chase you for my loaner Ecutek kit took you over a month of chasing for it to be returned?

    Did you sell the car?

     

     

     

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  6. Posted · Edited by Mark@Abbey M/S · Report reply

    Come forward with a full name please then, you say we have spoke before but I speak to numerous people about a lot of things

      Did we supply a HKS kit to you or did you buy a car we had fitted a kit to?

    The HKS kit was updated some time ago, the failed kits which broke within warranty period was updated with the new specification Super Charger unit. From what we worked out was a gear drive unit failed.

     

     

     

     

     

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    2 hours ago, ThatGuyThere said:

    Sold a faulty product.

    Still selling what is now well-known to be a faulty product.

    Ignoring a simple question to clarify.

    I been slow as I have been super busy @ Abbey HQ , 

    Okay , can we all be transparent then ,  can we have your names and not your forum names. I thin this is the way forward.

    Thanks

     

     

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    10 hours ago, BRZ-123 said:

    Are you saying having a test car is sufficient evidence that Harrop have been as thorough in their design? I am very keen to see them talking / writing about them having engine dynos  (not chassis or hub dynos please) which Cosworth has from their F1 experience and the engine being tested for 10000 hrs on full load vs no load for 30 sec interval each. If Harrop had done this kind of work, i would imagine it would be all over their marketing to show their prowress and i have seen none

    I have no doubt Cosworth have a good name , Myself coming from a racing background numerous years in GT and Prototype Racing numerous having worked with/used numerous Cosworth power units , did Cosworth run a GT86 Engine for 10000Hrs on a dyno? Thats is a huge investment and  that would need to be passed on to the end customer.

     

     

    10 hours ago, BRZ-123 said:

    On balance, i prefer the clean no pipe design of the Cosworth SC. Harrop has too many flex pipes coming out. The pictures speaks a thousand words.

    You could say that the long intake pipe on the Cosworth is a little ugly and un-needed when the intake can go directly into the from of the Charger housing, like wise the Harrop Charge cooler pump is hidden away and the header tank built in the back of the Manifold which is a far tidier build.

     

    10 hours ago, BRZ-123 said:

    A company with one third the size  (revenue, resources, people) has the same credentials and ability to test is something you are saying and i find it very hard to comprehend. And on this note, i will carefully say that i am not slating Harrop but saying car industry (including aftermarket) is a highly resource intensive industry. There is a reason why Cosworth is used by Aston Martin to make the Valkyrie engine and Gordon Murray not Harrop unfortunately. And with this, i rest my case!

    What i find strange is Cosworth have stopped making the kit , wonder why this was, not profit making I presume , maybe not the sales or something they decided wasn't worth the effort.

    Harrop have delete with GM and Toyota over the development and supply of SC kits for a long time as well, they maybe not as big name in the UK but they have been around since the 1950.s so they have a rich deep history in performance tuning.

    Thanks

     

    If everyone like the same thing it would be a boring world

     

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    1 hour ago, BRZ-123 said:

    Buy a Cosworth used as they no longer make it. Exactly the same as Harrop and better in my view with more R&D, smaller losses. Its a TVS 900 , not 1320. If you are serious, I can try and find the guy who had a brand new kit and wanted to sell it at full price (£5250 IIRC). Or join the Facebook buy and sell group and ask for it yourself.

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    Yes they have smaller losses but the kit doesn't fit as nice/look a snice in our eyes that why we use the Harrop kit, regards R&D can you enlighten me please what Cosworth have done over and above what Harrop had done please? I presume you referring to the engine work they did in regards engine loading.

    , exactly them same as Harrop did when they developed the kit , they have had a GT86 Development car for a long time.

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    43 minutes ago, ThatGuyThere said:

    HKS has a design flaw and should be avoided.

    I don't think the turbos really have a lag issue, but can't personally testify. Can absolutely testify to the HKS being a shit design though!

    There was an issue with the earlier Kits that have been sorted , I being a HKS dealer and a well known tuner wouldn't be selling something that isn't

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    15 minutes ago, gavin_t said:

    I will recheck the latest comments. When I asked about the springs he said mark at abbey had ID them as the old springs and quoted the part number.

    The said 2014 car has the original valve springs fitted,  it seems it was just a batch of springs made to the same part number that was to fault and this was fitted to 2012/2013 cars,.

    Toyota have now superseded the valve spring part number for the earlier cars to a later part number that is used on re-call work.

    I haven't had a reply  to my question from my Parts supply if the original part number for 2012/2013 cars is the same as this 2014 car but I am expecting it is.

    Not all cars have had this valve spring issue but the 2014 is the 1st car I had actually seen a broken valve spring for myself. Car would misfire at idle , compressions all good, valve clearances all good but the valve with the broken spring felt soft due to 1 coil be broken at the top of the valve spring 

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    On 10/30/2020 at 2:02 PM, Leeky said:

    I’ve done lots of sumps in the past and never waited for the sealant to dry. Its clamped down tight by the bolts and the engine heats up/dries out the sealant fast.

    Amber Performance actually did my cossie baffled sump while I wait and I drove it straight home the same day. No waiting overnight for stuff to dry. This is the first i’ve ever heard of this if im honest.

    The sealant used on these engine it is advised to leave to go off before any heat or fluids are added, the same sealant is used on the Nissan VQ motors we build and we always allow it to cure before any heat or fluids are added.

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    4 minutes ago, Conscript said:

    Almost exactly a year since I had my first recall letter, another one arrived with me yesterday. I need to contact the dealer to arrange everything, but given that no one ever bothered getting back to me last time (despite three chasers), I'm guessing that things will be even slower given the pandemic situation. 

    Is this true? If so I would be much happier taking my car to Abbey. Only lightly modified, and as per previous posts in this thread, Beadles Medway appear to have handled several recalls already, but I'm wary given the amount of failures experienced. 

    This isn't true I am afraid , we use the Toyota recall springs if we are carrying out a rebuild

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    1 hour ago, GravelRash said:

    Interesting. I’ve got an accusump in the garage. I’ll be in touch.

    we need to use the EPC valve set up with the Accusump as this makes the Accusump controllable from the ECU that needs Ecutek to enable the ability to control the Accusump

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    On 1/13/2020 at 9:11 PM, Lauren said:

    It's not really an issue as such as long as you have adequate oil in the sump. I've never had any problems, run the same tyres as you and have been doing trackdays and sprinting in the car for seven years now. 

    Adrian does run an Accusump so has a dry sump, but he does run Aero and 265 wide 888's! 

    Adrian's car if it I was dry sumped wouldn't need an Accusump , Accusump is used on wet sump cars.

    We have used Accusump on numerous GT86's and with the use of the Ecutek and race Rom maps we control the Accusump to only work when the car is under load.

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