Alexb27

Another vote for autoglym UHD range. Works perfect on 61k grey 👍

Nice meeting you all! The good company helped put up with the bad weather!
See you at the next one! 

Nice meeting you all! The good company helped put up with the bad weather!
See you at the next one! 

Nice meeting you all! The good company helped put up with the bad weather!
See you at the next one! 

Nice and easy to get to the spark plugs....

Thanks for organising Lee
See you guys on August 11th next time

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I'll also try to be there! I've been to the one in May and it was decent. Some very nice cars

I'll also try to be there! I've been to the one in May and it was decent. Some very nice cars

I'll also try to be there! I've been to the one in May and it was decent. Some very nice cars

Did it say "Aus dem Weg du scheisse Japanisches Auto!"?

So having read this and other forums, finally took the plunge and decided to get my 2012 BRZ mapped.
Contacted Mike on the 18th Feb and he was very helpful, responding quickly to my initial enquiry and patiently responded to my numerous questions.
After a bit of back and forward I decided to go for the NA Tuning Package (UEL), MTEC Uprated Spring and Whiteline Positive shift upgrade kits and since TD would have the car for the best part of the day, decided to have the Billet Cam Plate kit fitted as a preventative measure at the same time.
Everything was arranged for the 7th of March and I was up and out on the road early (5:20am)  to make the trip south from Glasgow.
Arrived at 8:30am and Mike was 15 minutes behind me to open up.  Having handed over the keys, Mike was kind enough to give me a lift to the nearby UBC business centre (3 miles away) where I had booked an office for the day, I currently work mostly remotely from home so was able to effectively work there for the day, meaning I didn’t have to use a days holiday - result!
Picked the car up at 4pm and couldn’t be happier with the upgrades - drives like a different car with the dreaded torque did almost entirely gone with the increased lower rev torque noticeable across all the gears.  Gear changes are now much snappier and the exhaust note subtly enhanced.
Had a bit of a blether with Mike before heading off home, and ooh'd and ahh'd about possibly getting a turbo at some point in the future as well as a couple of options for dealing with the cars suspension, which I have been unhappy about almost from the day I bought it in the summer of 2015. Previous owner had lowered the car on Eibach sportline springs and I subsequently upgraded to 18" rims with the rear end especially, being very unforgiving with the car bouncing badly on rough roads.
Long story short, I was heading back down the M6 two weeks later, this time to get the BC Racing coilovers and the TD Super Resonated CAT back exhaust (my stock exhaust was corroded badly and very slightly beginning to blow so seemed like a good enough excuse).
I have not stopped smiling since ... ride quality and handling are 100% improved and the exhaust note is just loud enough to be noticeable, without being in your face but at the same time very civilised when cruising on the motorway.  
Can’t speak highly enough about Mike, Nick and the rest of the guys at TD. I was well looked after, their prices are competitive and the work has been carried out to a high standard. I have spent a fair chunk of change in anyone’s book in a short space of time, but every upgrade has had a noticeable and very positive effect, all in all it's like having a new car.
My only dilemma now is which kidney am I selling to fund the turbo upgrade? ...

Tell him to get in contact with the Venturer Alliance - they focus on CAVs  - it was a multi million government funded (innovate UK) programme so they have some useful info. 
DM me if you want more details  

Same place I believe. Deffo want to go back in the summer

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I'll try to be there! Is it really busy usually? Do I need to come before 9 to find a parking space? Thanks! 

But who says it’ll actually be called a Supra?
May have a totally different front, back, interior and name.
Dont forget, Supra was just a top spec Celica back in the day.
Most people hear the word “Supra” and instantly think Mk4. Where as I hear “Supra” and think of a mk2/3 Celica with a 6-cyl squeezed in.

I run spigot rings on my TE37's, it's no problem, so it isn't bad practice not for a decent wheel. 

Welcome and enjoy your 86, nothing comes close in the price bracket if you enjoy real driving 

Welcome aboard. Good choice on mods so far. As for tyre sizes, stock tyre sizes are better on an 8" rim as you may find the increased sidewall with a 225/45/17 robs it of some feel. 225/40/18 is the correct profile if going for 18's. You'll enjoy the TD NA package makes a big difference to how the car drives.

Hi all,
 
Decided to skip the rx8 step and went straight to a GT86. Bought it back at the end of October and after reading through the forum in the past month or so, I have finally decided to join the club! Enjoying every bit of my daily drive to work + the fun on backroads during weekends. Beautiful car!
 
Umm... I am already in contact with Mike at TD to get a resonated catback and the famous NA pack (uel). If anyone has videos of how this sounds pls send me links. Also, I am really struggling with wheels - if anyone has a good option for a wheel (8 inch) and tyre (225/45/17 or 225/35/18) pack for under £1000 that would be awesome! I want something that looks like a deep dish (or at least deeper than stock!) wheel, but I am aware that there's limited options. Also, I wouldn't want to go much wider as I like the back end sliding around. Short term I will drop the car 25mm, but I would like to get some coilovers at some point, although I am a bit worried about ride quality (Oxfordshire has some "great" quality roads..). Smoked Valenti tail lights (+ fog light) are also on the short term mod list as well as a ducktail (TRD maybe).
 
On my way to work i keep spotting a red gt86 going down south on A34 and was wondering if that's one of you. 
 
So if you see a black gt86 drifting around Oxford, that's me! Looking forward to joining club meetings in the future and thanks to the people who have created this community! 

Hi All,
Just thought i'd share my experiences of the excellent Tuning Developments and their Stage 1 turbo kit.
First of all about me. I've had my 86 since 2013 (it's a Peal White limited edition with the red cross hatched stitching on the leather for the interested) and been lightly modifying it for the last couple of years. So far i'm running, Valenti sequential tail lights, trd spoiler, beatsonic antenna, stop tech disks and pads front and rear, tuning developments brake cooling fins, ate super blue brake fluid, P3 multigauge, Scorpion cat back and decat with a miltek overpipe. So, naughtier but still well behaved. Normally driving wise my trips consist of pootles around town mostly, some hard A road driving and long motorway jaunts. I track it once or twice a year, usually at Brands or Silverstone as they are closest to me.
I'll start by saying i loved the stock car, great balance, surprising nippy on track and quite rewarding to wring it's neck. Gripes? Well the god damn squealing stock brakes and needing to wring its neck to get it shifting. As i said earlier, i do a fair chunk of long motorway drives and that ability to shift lanes and blow past something that was always missing.
Or was....
I missed the first TD black friday sale but caught it this time round. If they do it again, definitely jump on it. I went for stage 1 turbo with UEL headers for the bass and the wub wub wub, knowing i may drop a couple of ponies for the pleasure but gain a little low down torque. The guys at TD did an excellent job turning it around in a week with no dramas what so ever.
The new car (because i can't really refer to it as the old one anymore) is a completely different animal. Soundwise, there's probably 3 distinct phases. It's quieter than it was at idle, startup and when running round on 0-25% throttle. My exhaust was probably a little on the loud side especially when pulling under load and that has just lost a few dB and hit a sweet spot now. 25-50% throttle there's a little turbo whoosh from under the bonnet and a little grumble from the exhaust but pretty tasteful, hitting that little boost is probably my favorite of the sounds. At full chat, there's a lovely spooling sound followed by a dump of pure power. It sounds awesome!
Balance wise, I've not driven it on track yet but i have taken it down a few A roads. Word to the wise, get an oil cooler before going on track, mine runs a few degrees hotter now and it wasn't exactly a cold running car to start with. Bearing in mind that i'm still on the stock primacy's (damn tires are harder than rock) traction is surprisingly good. One can't stand on the power out of a corner anymore but that adds to the enjoyment in my book and suits my driving style. Hopefully this'll speed the death of my tires and I can legit throw on an upgrade.
The power, my god, the power. That's why we are all here right? Well i'll probably split this into everyday and pressing on. For everyday driving it's the perfect solution. I'm sure you've all done it, lent on the accelerator, felt the revs and torque build to a crescendo but been a little disappointed that it never really came. Well, now that crescendo is there, the one after that, and the one after that is there too. It pulls... well...everywhere. Mine makes more power and torque pretty much everywhere on the band vs stock. After the upgrade peak torque was 230ish with peak HP at 277.7 (check out the dyno below) the stock car was probably putting out something in the 180s. What's more important is that the torque is pretty flat across the band and is massive so it just hammers home. Driving down the motorway now, 6th used to pull better at 90 than at 70 and required a bit of a run up at 70 too. Now you can leave it where it is in 6th, lean on 50% throttle and you've departed and left everything behind.
Pushing on, the sheer power as it punches through the gears is unbelievable. After my first couple  full throttle blasts i was left giggling at the steering wheel saying "jesus christ, yeah f***ing right" to myself. If it wasn't playing my bluetooth, i would have sworn they swapped the car. It's always hard to compare apples with apples though  with just how much quicker it has got however I was lucky enough to be given a direct competitor to measure against. At a number of track days I've caught but struggled to pass Caymans, just too quick on the straights with reasonable brakes.  Well i was served one with a willing driver on the way home. A Cayman S PDK (last generation) no less and thought here's a good benchmark. He looked at me, i looked at him, we both knew it was on. We did a couple of drags from 65 north...significantly north (kph or mph i couldn't say). I did mine purely in 6th just to see what she could do, the answer was to pull a gap and keep pulling a gap, higher in the rev range the gap stabilized but the initial gap was decent. We did this a few times, the result the same and then the Cayman S departed with a confused shake of the head and a look of bewilderment.
Well there you have it, in short, just get one, it is simply incredible. If i had to describe it in one word, for me the delivery is just so progressive and smooth it would have to be "creamy." Downside, if there is one is that it now takes only Super. I know, i know i should have been doing this anyway and not just for track days but hey. Hope this helps guide some people, trust me you won't regret it!

Welcome to the haven for RX8 owners in mourning. You will find 50-80% improvement in fuel economy, 50% greater tyre endurance, an easily accessible oil filter, reliable starting and the droplinks will still be attached. Also the sparkplugs are where you expect them, behind the wheel arches.
Enjoy your car!