Bfranklyn86

Hmmm.... genuinely difficult decision. The catback I want, or the catback that saves me £700...... money which could go towards an oil cooler (much needed) or some coilovers

I really like the spec L, and again, if a second hand one came along......... But it is a bit louder than Ade's, also not a true Y shape, and more expensive. Getting a quieter exhaust covers me just in case I ever do the manifold.

Not a stupid question at all! There is 17whp more at the top end on offer for me if I get an aftermarket catless manifold and a high flow cat centre pipe. I don't think it's worth it. If I was ever to drop a pulley size (which Mark has told me unequivocally not to do) then I'd definitely do it. A guy in the states is making 280whp with just a tomei UEL manifold and a dropped pulley size..... rest of the exhaust stock I also considered paying £330 to get the stock manifold cat removed - not sure what the horsepower gain is with this though.

The q300 is a good shout, and I would probably snap up a second hand one. However, two reasons why my number 1 preference is Ade's Hayward and Scott: 1) the q300 is (supposedly) quiet throughout the rev range, whereas the H+S has been designed to be quiet around the RPMs where you get the annoying cabin boom on WOT, but then louder when you want it to scream. 2)exhaust flow. The H+S is a 2.75" and it's a Y-shape. Unlike the q300 which is a back box. The clutch has a slightly sharper biting point than stock. It's hard to say if it's responsible for any other changes because it went on simultaneously with the supercharger. Its fine for DD and for track, so overall I'm happy.

I agree with Paul that I think this car does need a bit of lowering. There's a bigger wheel arch gap than most family saloons. But equally I wouldn't want a fully slammed look or an aweful ride. But anyway......it now looks like I'm keeping the 86 for the foreseeable future, so I'll be doing a build thread soon explaining what I've done and where I want to take the car.

I've clearly misunderstood what coilovers are because I thought you could easily adjust the ride height. Or is it that the rise height adjustability is limited, therefore you'll need coilovers which are roughly the desired height when bought?

Are there any draw backs to the flex joints? Like weight added, or turbulence created. Seems like a good safety measure.

I've gone through the same do I don't I get some wheels phase as you.... Would like to save I sprung weight, would like some more grip, but don't really want the aftermarket look. In the end I've gone for some new PS4s on my stock wheels to see if this solves the grip issue. Got my first track day on them tomorrow.

It's a bit of an odd looking collector, right? I thought it was a cat a first glance. good price though. does anyone know what the stock manifold diameters are for comparison?

How come you didn't take it to TD? (No offence to RRG, it's just they fitted the turbo and tuned it right?)

One thing to consider would be selling your 86 and buying one that's already been boosted. May be cheaper than getting the kit and paying for the install etc. when I checked a little while ago there were a couple on piston heads, one with a built motor putting down >300whp

Blackcircles is the site I'm using £106 fitted I'm afraid. Price must have gone up.

Is that unfitted? Best I can find is £85 for the yokos and £106 for the ps4s. With that much of a price difference I'm really in two minds.

So the enkei and works are forged too? I'd be doing this for performance, I actually think the stock wheels look good (albeit the car rides too high on them).

I thought the gearing was perfect for NA, but FI I find that 1st is pretty much obsolete and a bit jerky. Ive heard of FI people in the States swapping the final drive for a Lexus one that's shorter (longer?, basically the opposite to how people usually swap their FDs) i thought 18s might be a neat little way of improving grip, better looks and getting a change in final drive. Also, would the speedo not read under?

Actually I didn't realise that's what people did! But I would be looking to increase the rolling diameter to increase FD. seems like everyone on 18s has reduced the tyre size accordingly.....

Errrm, surely larger diameter wheels will change the gear ratio?? But anyway, sounds like not enough for anyone to notice.

Generic wheel question for the wheel thread: Does anyone with 18" wheels notice that it changed how the gearing felt? I was thinking about getting 18s with a dual purpose of slightly lowering the final drive ratio. Is it at all noticeable?

It was a good to meet everyone - we definitely stole the show. I was impressed we had 5 different FI modalities on display too... not to mention the worlds loudest gt86.

Nobody going to mention the Cayman S? I think in terms of value for money then getting a cheapish 2nd hand 86 then going turbo/SC - you'll be as fast as the golf R, but in a better driving, better looking RWD car. I went through a phase of considering selling my supercharged 86, but the cars that would offer a significant improvement were much much more money (exige, new Cayman S or Cayman R, M235i). The TTRS is good bhp vs ££, but I'm told not much of a drivers car.

Guys if you want to get there on time you will have to go without me, sorry have hit some traffic won't be there until 11:25

Shall we assume that Kevin (understandably) doesn't want 6 strangers roaming his kitchen on a Sunday morning and chose somewhere else to meet first?

That's a good shout.

I'm confirmed for this. We should make a little GT86 section.

I could pop along for this actually. It seems to be the most southerly event I'll get to catch any of you lot at... Quite exciting because I've never seen/heard a gt86 with any mods on. Actually wait - do you think my car would be accepted as it's not been visibly modded - so just looks stock 86? Maybe not flamboyant enough for a car show.