Bfranklyn86

I was thinking of the sump with track safety in mind. But it just gets me worried seeing NA engines go like this. Want to take all precautions, if you see what I mean. I would also assume oil surge is something that is quite hard to prove or disapprove, unless there is another smoking gun.

Sorry to hear this has happened, and that Toyota are being difficult. I know the cause is currently unknown, but does this put a baffled oil sump higher up anyone's shopping list?

Ok I wasn't willing to commit 15 seconds of googling to that, sorry.

Yeh this kit seems pretty tasty. Not too expensive, good peak whp number..... IIRC someone said it is essentially a GReddy turbo so there should be some track data from the FT86 forum.

I see your Clio/corsa, and raise you a Toyota starlet...........

Good article that. I do think the 86 fits in to that 'ripe for tuning' category because by investing 5-8k you can (arguably) make it perform like something worth 40k as it has the great chassis and steering from the factory. Also interesting to see that an engine build is a 'red flag' for him. I think that would really depend on at what boost level the stock engine of any particular car can take. If you are doing a build because you want to take a 200hp stock car to 500hp then it's a valid red flag for a number of reasons. But with our cars.... known weak rods, a 5k build to take it safely from 250 to 350 whp...... I think you could argue either way whether that's too much or not.

Very nice. Don't recognise the car, but recognise the forecourt! will you be tracking this then?

Headaches when flying are often caused by blocked/infected sinuses.

Just had a look at some reviews, and yeh, it sounds awful! I don't know how thy managed to screw that one up when it had all the ingredients to be great. Bunch of people who have forgotten how to make a sportscar. Its one of the best looking cars I've ever seen though. So, I'll have to change my mind again....to the lotus exige s.

Changed my mind. An Alpha 4C spider is what I'd love to have after the 86. Not in the same price range admittedly, but light, low riding and great looking. anyone driven one?

Port Solent would be good for me, but I agree it would be better as a summer thing. There are some good roads around here too. I do go up to London from time to time, so if one of the Essex meets coincides I'll pop along. Im also going to going on track (again, down south) over the next month or so....will update the forum when I know when/where in case anyone wants to pop along!

Hampshire

Is this the most southern meet we do?

Hello Tej. Getting in early with the mods I see! Is your screen name suggesting there may be an engine swap on the cards?

$4.5k (without tax or shipping or installation fees) doesn't sound too bad. And you could discount whatever money you'd get for your FA20.

Maybe worth bearing in mind before you pull the trigger on an engine build that cosworth have some FA20 internals in development currently (I believe). Rods, pistons, gaskets and more - according to their guy at SEMA.

1.5 tons though...... I remember chris from dedication blog saying in his video that he thought the M4 felt quite heavy for track when compared to his 86 or R8. I wonder how much power you'd need from the FA20 to get to get the 86 to feel like its got as much punch as an m235i.

BMW 440i for me. Slightly understated but still good looking and fast. Doubt it would be very trackable though.

When I can't get V power I use the BP 97 stuff. Seems to work ok for mine which is supercharged.

That's the look I'm after. Discrete but classy. Except on mine there will be a car attached too! These things can't get in my life soon enough.

Thanks! The kit comes with some APF404s, which I'm told are similar to the Ferodo DS2500s.

It might well be imagined, but turning in to tight corners quickly is where I feel I notice the extra weight (20-30kg I believe, which is comparable to a tank of fuel) of the Harrop. One of my mates who'd seen the car before and after asked me if I'd had it lowered! Obviously the car is much faster than it was before though and I'm very happy with the kit, but just saying. Anyway, I went with the AP racing 332mm kit. Very excited to get it on and get the car on track in the new year. I'll probably avoid doing any other significant mods for a while. This thing is fast enough and now should have the braking performance to match. Time to leave things be.

Sorry if my post wasn't clear. I think what he was saying that none of their road kits have more than 18% more braking power than the stock equivalents but I don't think this translates into an 18% shift in the brake bias, and for this kit apparently there is no change in bias. Extra weight on the front (e.g. A supercharger) moves the bias towards the rear because, if all else remains equal, there is less braking power on the front vs the weight over it and the extra grip it can get.

Thanks for the offer Ade. I'll take your word for it on the APs. It was Pete Cullen who I spoke to. He told me he didn't think the kit would have an appreciable impact on the bias.

That's interesting, thanks. I hadn't come across this when researching the Stoptechs - most people tend to swear by them. And the AP ones for that matter. The Stoptechs would necessitate either some spacers or new wheels. I could get the Stoptechs and some fox fx005s for the price of the APs. Which would save a good amount of unsprung weight, but I'm not really a fan of the look (of aftermarket wheels). The APs increase the front braking bias, whereas the Stoptechs do not. Having a big lump of a supercharger on the front has already moved the brake bias rearwards slightly from stock (by how much I have no idea) so the APs would compensate for this, but probably overcompensate moving the bias forward further. I spoke to someone technical at AP racing yesterday who said they ensure all of their front road kits keep below 18% extra braking tourqe vs stock so as not to mess with the balance too much or upset ABS. They have tested this kit with with the stock 86 rear brake set up and were fine, but did recommend a DS2500 pad on the rear. He also said they had worked very hard to get this to fit under the stock wheel! Anyone had problems with too much front bias?