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    4 hours ago, Tweedbean said:

    Hi thanks, I contact him through instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grigul_design/

    He is based in Latvia, I think he can source steering wheels to retrim for you, I never went down the route so assume you send him a deposit which you get back when you return your stock wheel to him once you have fitted your retrimmed one.  I just picked up a cheap second hand one on ebay/facebook marketplace and sent that for him to trim.

    Mine cost around £250 plus I think I then sent £15 for return postage once it was done.  That cost include the retrim and adding a flat bottom to it.  

     

    Awesome, thanks mate! 

    I’ve brought one from eBay also so will likely just do the same as you. 

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    On 7/27/2020 at 9:03 AM, Tweedbean said:

    Life has got in the way a little over the last week, so not touched the BRZ, however one update I had was a picture from Grigul Design/LederManZ.  I sent them a stock BRZ/86 wheel a couple of weeks ago now for them to retrim.  Its looking much tastier now, I cant wait to get my hands on it.  Due for delivery in the next 3 days:

    50157624103_e179957316_c.jpgUntitled by James Baker, on Flickr

    Its looking a top job from what I can see so far with the alcantara/leather mix, red stitching/centre marker, flat bottom and a little bit of extra padding.

    Hi @Tweedbean, just been reading through the build, great job! It’s looking really tidy! 
    How did you contact Ledermanz to get the steering wheel retrim done? Also if you don’t mind me asking how much did it cost? Finally, did you have to send them the wheel to retrim? 
    cheers

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    @CharlieBatchelor95 It definitely is a slippery slope!

    My exhaust setup currently is as of last week: 

    - HKS UEL Catted Manifold - Cobra Overpipe - Cobra High flow Catted Front Pipe - Cobra non-resonated Cat back

    It's also very loud! 
    I've just brought a Resonated TD mid-pipe from a member of this forum, hoping it'll quieten it down slightly but mainly hoping it takes some of the drone out (if it fits that is).

    Booking in for a remap at Fensport towards the end of Jan as well to get it all smoothed out.

     

    I'm on lowering springs at the moment but got a friend at work who has an mk2 MR2 on Tein Flex Z coilovers, when chatting to him about them I was tempted to get some. They might be another mod for further down the line 😂

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    5 minutes ago, CharlieBatchelor95 said:

    Picked up my 2017 Pre-Facelift GT86 back in June 2019.

    Done the following mods so far:

    • Fensport Leather Arm-Rest
    • 35% Tints all round
    • JR29 18" Wheels
    • Tein Flex Z Coilovers
    • BC Adjustable Drop Links
    • Cobra UEL Decatted Manifold
    • Scorpion Resonated 2nd Decat
    • Invidia N1 Catback
    • TD Stage 1 Turbo Kit and Stage 1 clutch being installed next week :)

    You've been busy!

    The Invidia exhausts make a good sound, although I imagine with an UEL manifold it sounds brutal haha.

    How do you rate the Flex Z coilovers? 

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    @Subota Boy Thanks for clarifying the details, I've brought the smaller pulley but have not fit it yet so I may hold off on doing that. Like you say I will sacrifice the safety margins for what is a minor increase in power which may not be worth it at this stage.

    @James7 Thanks for the links, I read through both threads yesterday evening. Some really good information and detail included in both. Also, it sounds like you have some good plans for your car coming up, I think we are in a similar boat as I brought mine with a lot of the mods done although I've done quite a lot in 2019 myself as well.

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    28 minutes ago, MartinT said:

    Stock fuel pump and injectors are good for around 300bhp, which suits most superchargers and stage 1 turbos.

    Good to know Martin, do you have a link to any info or is this just based on what you've read/ experienced?

    Also do you know if that is 300bhp to the wheels or the crank? 

    From what I understand I'm getting around 270bhp currently (ECUTEK catback cosworth map). Recently replaced the front half of the exhaust and hoping to install smaller pulley (which claims to add 10-15bhp) before remapping towards the end of this month.

    Just wondering how much wriggle room I'll have after that, cheers.

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    @James7 I have some plans to upgrade internals/ bottom end eventually although that might not be until 2021/2022.

    From what I read the stock fuel pump is on the higher end of it's capabilities with the Supercharger power, although I guess it depends on the individual unit. If you have a link with some info that you've found send it through as I don't claim to be an expert, I've only read one article myself haha cheers.

    Think someone else might have mentioned the sump plate.

    Got any mods planned yourself?

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    All sounding really good! 
     

    Nice to see the different the combinations that are about. 
     

    The brakes are something I’ve considered upgrading also, I have better pads and discs which are a massive improvement. Do you have any recommendations for brake kits? Interested to hear what people’s opinions are on the setups they have. I assume this is kind of a necessary upgrade for efficient use on the track. 

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    Nice! Realised I didn’t actually list mine... 

    - HKS UEL Catted manifold.

    - full cobra exhaust from manifold back including sport cat front pipe. 

    - Cosworth Supercharger stage 2

    - lowering springs

    - 18” Team Dynamics wheels with Uniroyal Rainsports, also have a set of MPS4 on stock wheels.

    - TRD spoiler & Valenti Rear lights 

    - A few other appearance and smaller performance mods
     

    For 2020:

    - Fuel pump and Injectors

    - Smaller Pulley on SC

    - Remaps One now for UEL (Just fitted) and one when I get the fuel parts upgraded

    - Potentially my first track day at some point

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    Hi All,

    Brought my Supercharged GT86 in September/October last year. Been great so far and have already spent far too much money on different car parts, mods & upgrades. 

    How long have you all had yours and what have you done to them so far? / What do you have planned for the future? 

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