spikyone

This was the original concept for the GT86 - it's not based on the GT86, it is a GT86 before it was toned down for production. I wish they'd offered a colour more like that on the production version, IMHO it's much nicer than the solid red. ETA: Hadn't realised it was actually sitting in a museum! Always nice to get up close to concept cars.

The problem with the Primacies isn't that you have to adjust your driving in the wet - it's that you have to drive ridiculously cautiously. They really are much worse in the cold and wet than in the dry, and when they lose grip in wet conditions they do it without any warning. It's a cliff edge: grip, then suddenly you're sideways or lighting up the dashboard. I don't consider changing tyres to be a modification. It's not like running semi slicks; PS4 are road tyres that come as standard fit on mid range hot hatches! The Primacies require too much compromise in your driving and it's just a complete waste of a sports car to have them fitted. Lateral grip isn't too bad in the dry but even then I found the traction pretty poor. As for using all-seasons tyres, that's just as pointless as using winters. If you're switching between all-seasons and Primacies, you still have a highly compromised "summer" tyre if it rains in the summer - which it often does. PS4 will work year round, and the car is less horrible to drive in the middle of winter on those than it is on a wet summer's day on Primacies.

Primacies are rubbish when it's cold or wet, which is half the year - and sometimes in the middle of summer, before anyone suggests buying winter tyres, which is just a waste of time in most of the UK. They are just not good enough for a 200bhp car. PS4 are much better and perfectly good enough in the wet to be used year round. I've never had any issues with tramlining and don't see why you would, unless you were running very wide wheels. FWIW my Primacies came off at about 20k miles and still had a ton of tread, after several track days. They would've easily done another 10k. I'm glad I didn't wait for them to wear out.

Nice job on the wing brackets!

Didn't spend too much time looking to be honest, at that point I had somewhere I needed to be so when I couldn't see any obvious way to get it jump started I just left it. My only driving at the moment is an occasional trip to the supermarket when I can't get a delivery slot, and that's about a mile each way so wouldn't be much good for the battery even if it were charged. I won't bother doing anything until lockdown's lifted now.

Yeah, stock battery died after a couple of weeks of not being used. Annoyingly my other half has a new PHEV and there was nothing under the bonnet that looks anything like useful for jump-starting, so I'll probably SORN mine until I can use it again and just get a new battery when the time comes.

Those wheels look great on a blue BRZ. You'd never guess they're still 17" either, maybe it's the thin spokes that make them look like bigger wheels. The fitment looks spot on.

Nice, I'm tempted by one of those too. I'd also recommend the shift spring and gearbox mount insert, really cheap and you'll enjoy changing gear even more with those fitted. Mike did mine when I had the NA kit & exhaust fitted and I was blown away by the difference in gearbox feel.

Japanparts is the answer: https://www.japanparts.com/parts/detail/40550 https://www.japanparts.com/parts/detail/42177 https://www.japanparts.com/parts/detail/41126 I bought my tail lights and a BRZ tS dash trim from them, and they're very good. Delivery isn't too bad since you're looking at almost £1k for genuine parts anyway.

Can't speak for anyone else but I'm finding it pretty fascinating so far, some great attention to detail going into the build.

That's a decent number, and looks like a nice linear delivery too. What exhaust setup are you running now? Full decat?

Nice project! I always thought the sort of red that Toyota have shown for the GR Yaris would look good on a GT86, not sure whether it'd work with a BRZ 'tache though. 😉

I'm trying to work out whether I'd rather tick the box of a V8 whilst they're still vaguely acceptable, but I suspect we won't ever see anything like this Yaris again (or at least, not with a petrol engine). It's a tough one.

I've got a head unit compatible with Android Auto so could probably look into mirroring it onto that from my phone - I guess you just need a Bluetooth OBD2 reader? Good though some of them are, I doubt an Android unit would be as good as what I'm running - it cost me enough that I'm not planning on replacing it any time soon anyway... 😉

The most interesting thing about that discussion for me was being able to retrofit the later gauge cluster. I'm not bothered about showing G force, but temperature readouts - and I guess fuel tank range? - in the dash would be nice.

Reverse sensors are dealer fit, I think, so can easily be added - or get a camera. As for PCP, I assume you mean the registration change in March? I don't think it'll make a meaningful difference. Most people won't have been bothered about the new registrations, it's not the sort of car you buy to show off to the neighbours. (cough, anything German, cough) It's also hard to "time" your car right to get a very new one. Mine was delivered a couple of days after the September reg change, but I'd ordered it in April...

I found mine got very hot on track, even with better fluid, so I have a Reyland kit waiting to go on the car. @Quemadillo I can't tell you what they're like yet performance-wise, but I can recommend Reyland's customer service. If you have any questions then drop them an e-mail, they're very responsive.

In the UK, we get plenty of rain any month of the year. If grip is poor in the wet - as it undeniably is with the Primacies - that severely limits the amount of days where you can enjoy your car. I feel a bit like I'm repeating myself here, but in much of the UK it just doesn't get cold enough, for long enough, to justify having dedicated winter tyres. There's no more than a week or two per year that I'd feel I had to be careful, using PS4s. It's just not worth the hassle of having a spare set of wheels, or swapping tyres over periodically. If you think Primacies are worth having that's your choice. For me, there are much better options as a summer tyre, and I can use those tyres for most of the year without worrying about whether I'm going to have enough grip. The Primacies were OK as a summer tyre, but IMO even if you had winter tyres you'd be crazy to fit the Primacies out of choice.

I was just going to say the same as @Daninplymouth. It's simple; the Primacies lose a lot of grip when it's cold and wet. PS4s (and every other tyre I've ever used) do not. Winter tyres are a different matter. I - and most of the UK - can get by perfectly fine on most "summer" tyres, for all but about 3 days of a typical year. Using Primacies in the summer and then switching to winter tyres is the worst of all worlds; it takes time and money to switch and leaves you with tyres that are, at best, OK in the summer. PS4s much more communicative and confidence inspiring in the wet. They're also fine for the average UK winter, as are most other summer tyres. You don't have to drive in a particularly risky way to get Primacies to break traction in the cold and wet in our cars.

Just my tuppence - it might be possible to "manage" through the winter, (I did for a couple of years) but that involves taking it very easy on Primacies. I've seen the "learn to drive better" mantra thrown around a lot, but I didn't buy a sports car to tootle around carefully. If you have to rein it in for half the year, what's the point? They lose a lot of grip in the cold and wet, which is even more obvious when you fit a set of PS4s.

Ha, I like to pretend I can play guitar too - not good enough to play on stage though. However much I practice I'm just a bit ham-fisted. @Ztox what was the name of your band? There's a better than average chance I've seen you play at some point!

Short of going FI, the manifold is the only significant gain you'll get. Depending on where you live, @Mike@TD.co.uk at Tuning Developments is a good man to talk to. TD sell the manifold, filter, and remap as as a fitted package for a very good price - likely to be less than doing it separately. It was such a good deal that I drove 3+ hours and stayed in a hotel the night before when I had mine done. Lots of people here are running that setup.

5 seconds to 60 and a manual gearbox for the Cossie 😁 I have some other toys that need fitting to mine - all of which would complement a SC nicely - and I'm seriously considering pricing it up. Numbers like that are a really bad influence!

Looks great, I really like the CSL bootlid. Hard to tell from the photos - is it carbon or body colour?

TD have dyno curves on their website, scroll down a bit for them. As @Lauren beat me to saying, it hugely improves the dreaded dip. Linear power delivery from 3000rpm to 6750rpm. It really is a great value kit and improves the car far more than "20bhp peak" would suggest.