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yeahhh will do be nice in the summer to get everyone to southport beach and have a big bbq and music

It's all about scrapheap challenge! lol. Is it even still on? Maybe the Drivers Club should get on there.

Hold tight skinny Prius tyres
 

I bought my GT from a VW garage in Derby

Hi everyone,
 
Thought to start a thread where we can keep all the Avo news and info in one place 
 
Starting off with some great news .... new pricing for 2015 has been announced, reducing prices by approx 10% making the kits even better value   
 
Stage 1, Non Ceramic is £2799 + vat
 
Stage 1, Ceramic is £2,999 + vat
 
Stage 3, Billet Ceramic is £3,349 + vat
 
Stage 4, Large Billet Ceramic is £3,699 + vat
 

 
 
Stage 1, is capable of 260 - 290 bhp depending mainly on exhaust flow and choice of actuator. A stock exhaust will be around 260 and a nice 2.5" exhaust will max out around 290bhp. Maximum flow for this turbo is 380bhp.
 
Stage 2,  is simply the same as stage 1, but adds a 3" exhaust for higher output, 280 - 320bhp is possible depending on tune. Maximum flow for this turbo is 380bhp.
 
Stage 3, uses a "Billet" compressor wheel in the same housing as stage 1, the billet wheel provides approx 20% increase in flow. We rate this set up as 280 - 440. This is the kit we used throughout 2014 on our GT86R, making 421bhp on stock engine and around 460 on a built engine. Maximum flow for this turbo is 470bhp.
 
Stage 4, uses a larger Billet compressor wheel and larger turbine wheel with internal changes to the turbo for increased flow. Also included is larger intercooler and up pipe. Rated at 400bhp upwards. We will be testing this early next year and our target is 520 - 550bhp.
 
Kit specifications are available on our website.
 

 
Other Products
 
Advised for all turbo kits:
 
Breather System (199 + vat) 
 
3 bar map Sensor & overboost fuel cut (89.95 + vat) 
 
Optional Upgrades for all kits:
 
Electronic Boost Control (150 + vat)
This includes the EBC valve, wiring and map upgrades using 10 custom race rom maps to allow closed loop boost control, boost is switchable via cruise control stalk and both throttle angle and gear dependant. Temperature safety maps are also included and boost is only allowed to increase if oil, water and air temps are within safe parameters.
 
Dump Valve:
There are a few options here, you can use an OE recirculating type available for £20 off ebay/scrappy etc. Or we have the Avo polished alloy one which can be configured as recirculating (quiet) or as a 50/50 for the whoosh!
 
High Capacity Air Intake Kit
Avo have developed their own airbox kit, crafted in carbon fibre and housing an induction type cone filter. The airbox includes a intake duct for cold air supply. More details soon.
 

 

 
Exhausts:
Avo exhausts are available in 2.5" & 3" depending on power goals, they are also available with or without cat, with or without resonators depending on exhaust note required.
 

 

 
Anything else?
Don't forget the stock clutch is all but useless when turbocharging, it is only just possible to use with the lowest spec turbo and even then its marginal! So factor in for an uprated clutch.
 
Fitting Costs
Turbo Kit Basic - install and map £750 + vat
Turbo Kit + EBC, Clutch, Exhaust - install and map £995 + vat
 
We'll update this thread with further news, pics and specs as we get them
 
Any questions fire away   
 
Best Regards
Adrian

I did a Google virtual tour of a VW Dealership in Burton Upon Trent today. I found this white variety for £17,000 22k miles. Best thing for sale at VW for Sure!
 

I'm there either date for me

I have a DCW Kit, this was made up for me but due to me holding back shipping as I was waiting for carbon bits to be made by the guy and the weather was so cold out there I completely forgot about it..
 
I want £400 for the kit below or a close offer (This is yet to touch down in the UK but it will be in the next week or two)
 

 

 
Now I honestly can't keep both nor do i have the room for them both so any takers?

In April this year I collected 500+ legs and an LDV Convoy minibus and drove them all the way from Leicester to The Gambia for my charity Legs4Africa. 
 
The second-hand prosthetics were crammed into the back of the minibus, which had just enough MOT to get it out of Europe and a spare engine wedged between the rear seats, just in case.
Before the trip, no-one knew what to expect. This daring and frightening adventure really began when the crowd-funding money began rolling in, the van got kindly donated to us and the pile of donated legs was growing by the week. The smiling supporters and donors reassured us that everything would be fine, so we bowed gracefully to the social pressure, put on our brave faces and kept our fingers so firmly crossed that our wrists went blue.
My journey was truly life-changing (both for me and the Gambian amputees). It was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done as we encountered a seemingly endless amount of setbacks, and agree that I will probably never do it again!
Luckily enough for the rest of you, my journey has been recorded for your entertainment in a compelling and personal documentary to be released in Spring 2015.
 
Support our current Crowdfunding project to get 1,000 prosthetic legs out to Africa here
 
It was fair to say that the van had seen better days 

 
The following trailer is for a documentary we made on route and will be releasing in early 2015.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytjMG6cQt0w
 
​We are sending another 1,000 legs out to The Gambia this Christmas and are currently fundraising to cover the costs, you can help us to achieve our goal and have a direct impact on to the lives of many by donating here
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3sg8aW7omk
 
Thanks for reading, please share the videos etc on facebook to spread the word
 
https://www.facebook.com/legs4africa

So you have never changed a wheel Nick? Always left it to the "morons"

Awesome stuff Skally, great work and what an achievement!  I look forward to seeing this!

If weights an issue lose the back seats

Ha that will be a coincidence Rob, It is supposed to be Africa behind the 4/legs not blood!

In April this year I collected 500+ legs and an LDV Convoy minibus and drove them all the way from Leicester to The Gambia for my charity Legs4Africa. 
 
The second-hand prosthetics were crammed into the back of the minibus, which had just enough MOT to get it out of Europe and a spare engine wedged between the rear seats, just in case.
Before the trip, no-one knew what to expect. This daring and frightening adventure really began when the crowd-funding money began rolling in, the van got kindly donated to us and the pile of donated legs was growing by the week. The smiling supporters and donors reassured us that everything would be fine, so we bowed gracefully to the social pressure, put on our brave faces and kept our fingers so firmly crossed that our wrists went blue.
My journey was truly life-changing (both for me and the Gambian amputees). It was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done as we encountered a seemingly endless amount of setbacks, and agree that I will probably never do it again!
Luckily enough for the rest of you, my journey has been recorded for your entertainment in a compelling and personal documentary to be released in Spring 2015.
 
Support our current Crowdfunding project to get 1,000 prosthetic legs out to Africa here
 
It was fair to say that the van had seen better days 

 
The following trailer is for a documentary we made on route and will be releasing in early 2015.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytjMG6cQt0w
 
​We are sending another 1,000 legs out to The Gambia this Christmas and are currently fundraising to cover the costs, you can help us to achieve our goal and have a direct impact on to the lives of many by donating here
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3sg8aW7omk
 
Thanks for reading, please share the videos etc on facebook to spread the word
 
https://www.facebook.com/legs4africa

thank you Dave for giving Nigel a demo 
 
Nigel, we have some great news on the Avo front
 
for 2015 there will be 4 different turbo specs
 
Stage 1, Original turbo, 260 - 290
Stage 2, Original turbo + 3" exhaust, 280 - 320 ish
Stage 3, Billet Turbo, 280 - 400 ish
Stage 4, Larger Billet Turbo, larger intercooler and pipework, 400 upwards ( I'm hoping to crack 550  )
 
I'll start a thread and get specs, prices and pics asap 
 
Best Regards
Adrian

Stumbled upon this, Guy has balls, looks great 
 

http://www.gt86ownersclub.co.uk/forum/used-blue-strut-brace-60_topic6345.html

Selling it as I never got round to fitting it.

£60 posted.

Yes you can contact the DVLA and explan your cause for wanting their information. If it is a legitimate reason, they can bypass the data protection act and provide you with their address.
 
I'd say if you have evidence of an accident the DVLA would assist you here. Let us know how you get on and its nice to see someone actually caring for once so well done to you!

On the basis that there are some newer owners who will no doubt experience the panic of getting frozen and completely stuck side windows given the falling temperatures (had my first ones of the year this morning) then just a heads up that you don't need to panic or call a dealer  - once things have thawed out enough you can reset the mechanism by holding down both window switches on the drivers side for a good 10 secs (making sure the child window lock isn't on) and then holding them up for a good 10 secs and you should find everything gets reset and starts to work again properly.
 
I would also recommend this stuff - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-x-Einszett-Gummi-Pflege-Rubber-Care-Stick-100ml-Rubber-Treatment-Roll-On-/191409793896?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2c90e9ab68 - as a preventative treatment for the rubber seals between the window and the door frame as it should help prevent most freezing if used regularly (have lost mine that I got last year so have just got some more ordered!).
 
 

I think the black looks good on the GTR and on the GT86 but with the black roof.
 
If you're keeping the roof red, I'd say go for red...

I’ve been on the hunt for a spoiler / wing for the last few months and been looking around. Part of me wanted something small, effective and discrete. And other parts of me wanted to go all out and hang a massive carbon wing off the back of it.
 
Knowing I didn’t have 400-500bhp to warrant a massive wing. I decided to go somewhere in the middle. And try find a high rise spoiler to sit off the boot lid but one that wasn’t to big.
 
I’d always had my eye on the Aero spoiler but part of me thinks once they come down in price it won’t be so special and they’ll be common. And the easy option to just bolt it on. I felt anything that was nice or easy was just being done. The TRD ducktail seems to be a common one because its easy to fit, solves the solution to the holes in the spoiler and cheaper to get painted.
 
There were a couple of other options but nothing really caught my eye. They all had an element I didn’t like, or the mounts looks bulky and horrible. Or the cost of getting them prepped and painted was ridiculous.
 
Whilst looking around on ebay a GTR R35 spoiler came up and got me thinking. Knowing it probably wouldn’t fit I didn’t get too excited but I knew this was the sort of spoiler and height that I wanted. Fensport actually had a GT86 specific GTR style wing. But the mounts were quite bulky and it was too rounded for my liking. The GTR wing looks very well built and angular. Which works very well.
 
So I decided i’d buy the GTR Spoiler. The guy on ebay took £80 including shipping for a carbon wrapped 2010 R35 Spoiler. So I took the plunge and went for it.
 
It arrived and I set out working out how to fit it. It sat on the boot lid perfectly. It lined up with the car perfectly. But the mount didn’t sit flush on the boot lid, as expected. The first bit of the mount sat flush but the GT86 boot lid curves downwards towards the edge and front.
So decided I would need to make some custom brackets to fit it.
 
First up was to make a  Fibreglass Mould of the boot lid….
 
Taped up the boot lid so that I could remove the mould and it didn’t stick to the paint work…
 

 
Then time to apply the fibreglass resin and glass cloth….
 

 

 

 
To get a rough idea of the size and shape I made some styrofoam templates to get a rough idea.
 

 
Obviously one issue that needed to be resolved was the holes in the front of the boot lid which were used to hold the original stock spoiler on.
 
From the inside I applied a layer of fibreglass to block the hole up. Then added filler of this and smoothed it all out. Once dry I then rubbed it all down and smoothed it over.
 

 
At this point I had a boot with no holes, two fibreglass moulds, a very dusty bedroom and a car without a boot.
 
Next up I placed the fibreglass moulds onto the boot lid and taped them down so they were in place. Added some insulation tape over the whole lot and lined the spoiler up in its perfect position to where it needed to sit on the boot lid. By adding the insulation tape it allowed me to press the spoiler down and create a mark on it ready for drilling.
 

 
The spoiler has bolts built in to it which made it easier to line up and lock the spoiler in place. Concentrating on just one bolt for now I removed the other two. Marked the position this bolt needed to go and then drilled through the fibreglass and boot lid.
 

 
With the spoiler now lined up on the boot lid and in position with the nut and bolt in the correction location it was time to stick the fibreglass to the GTR mount.
 

 

 
Bolted it up tight and left it to dry.
 
Filled in the gaps with styrofoam to give the fibre glass some support and a little more shape.
 

 
Once all was dry unbolted the spoiler from the boot lid and removed the mounts from the top part of the GTR spoiler. The GTR spoiler is in 3 parts. The two side mounts and the top edge. Which can be taken apart.
 
I then cut off the excess fibreglass to the rough shape of the existing mount.
Filled all gaps and smoothed with Body Filler.
 

 

 
Next up was hours and hours of smoothing, sanding, filling, rubbing, priming, filling and more sanding. Some sanding done with an electric sander. Sand paper and wet and dry. It was difficult to get both mounts perfect and identical whilst keeping a perfect shape and smooth.
 

 
At this point I drilled through the entire mount and added the bolts back in to all 3 locations. With extended bolts. This works well as its then using the original mount as the mounting point and not relying on my new fibreglass mount. My fibre glass mount almost becomes a sandwiched bit between the bootlid and original spoiler mount.
 
After lots of sanding. lots of concentration, lots of dust and patience I finally had something which looks like it would be acceptable to fit to my car!
 

 
Also added in a single cable to make it easy to thread the brake light cable through the mount.
 
Bit more sanding for good luck..
 
Next up gave the mounts a good thick spray of filler primer. This showed up all the imperfections and indents and small marks.
 

 
So more filling, sanding smoothing and dusty bedroom.
 
At all times test fitting it on the boot lid to ensure it still fitted and the shape of the mount was correct.
 
Next up I made the commitment and drilled the other two holes in the boot lid. Added in the bolts, put the spoiler back together and for the first time sat the spoiler with the new mounts on the boot lid..
 
And it fits! Almost perfect! Couple of 1mm gaps!
 

 

 

 
So bit more sanding, little filler and a wet and dry sand.
 
Also in this time I had the boot lid sent off to the body shop to have a full sand fill and respray to ensure the holes were filled. paint was brand new and looked amazing.

 
Next up you have to drop the drill with your sharpest steel drill piece onto your new full can of primer spray paint. So that it immediately starts pissing out primer all over the place which you try and grab and get outside asap, but fail.
 

 
For now I’ve had to wrap the Spoiler as i’ve not had a chance to get it into the body shop for respray and haven't yet added the centre mount to it.
 
Got it fitted onto the car again and wired in the brake light. Done this by removing the old brake light cable and extending it to the original GTR brake light.
 
This means i’ll be able to get rid of the after thought 3rd brake light on the rear parcel shelf.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
It probably took me around 50 hours to get this on the car. it was 3 solid weekends and a few nights. Hours of sanding, hours of filling and hours of waiting for things to dry. Sore fingers, spray paint everywhere, cut fingers and some stressful / ‘Oh Bugger’ moments. But obviously like everything the first one would always be hardest.
 
I’ve not driven it much since having it fitted or hard enough to notice a difference. It does feel a bit more planted on the back and can actually feel a slightly different steering feel.
Not sure how much it really says but without the centre mount the middle flexes a fair bit. Looking in the rear view mirror at higher speeds the spoiler is actually flexing in the centre. I reference it with the rear brake light and it probably drops around 10 - 15mm once getting up to speed. So I believe it is actually generating some downforce. Being off a genuine GTR they've’ probably done some research into it having some aero benefits. Probably not enough to notice. But I done this mod more for looks and the appearance. I’ll add the centre mount in soon and see how that changes things.
 
But next up is to just extend the centre mount a few mm to make it fit better. This will stop the spoile flexing in the centre and stop some ressination you can hear under low RPM high engine load accelerations.  
 
For those of you who are super worried about weights and adding weight you'll be surprised to know the stock GTR spoiler is very well built and only weighs 3kg. The stock spoiler weighs in at 1.8kg. The GTR spoiler with my custom brackets brake light and bolts is 3kg. I can also remove the brake light from the back of the car. So for the added looks, better brake light and maybe extra downforce I don't mind adding 1kg. 
 
Will also be getting it all sprayed in a High Gloss Black to match my wheels and TRD accents.
 
I might make it red in due course if I feel the black is a little too outgoing and in your face.
 
Total cost to do this was around £350
 
£80 for the spoiler (From ebay)
£20 for the Brake Light (From and GTR Owners Club member)
£200 in respray / smoothing of the boot lid. (Local body shop)
£50 in filler, sandpaper and bits etc.

Im off to Romania for a week, im staying with friends down the road from Transylvania. Looking at the roads around there i wish i could afford to take my 86. But with £40 return flights sadly not.....
 

Im off to Romania for a week, im staying with friends down the road from Transylvania. Looking at the roads around there i wish i could afford to take my 86. But with £40 return flights sadly not.....