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    Don't touch a Milltek, they crack. Sounds lovely but after cracking four of them I had enough. The Cobra booms on lift off, it's horrible. I don't like how it sounds. Some seem to like it though. I would look for something else. 

    If you are running both cats then a non-res will be fine. TD non-res is probably more what you are looking for. 

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    26 minutes ago, BRZ-123 said:

    Which version did you go for, base , convenience or circuit? And will it be a Christmas gift aka in time for it?

    If one talks of a rally car and wrc , there is no one better than a Subaru ( haha) Colin Marie, Richard Burns, Petter Solberg et al. Toyota could have benefitted from the partnership immensely. emoji1.png

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    Circuit Pack of course. ;)

    It's nothing to do with Xmas really, hoping for end of November for delivery. Whilst I was at the Subaru factory in Maebashi, they had Richard Burn's Prodrive WRX WRC car there. I pointed out that it was built in England, which they found funny. :)

     

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    2 hours ago, nerdstrike said:

    A prefecture is a bit like a county, or perhaps the City of London, in that it has quite a lot of local governance ("office of the prefect"), but defers to the elected national government.

    In the UK we're accustomed to factories and shipyards and whatnot being associated with cities rather than counties, but I believe (perhaps wrongly) that the Japanese have more regional pride than the Brits.

    Yep, a prefecture is basically a region really. I have been to the GT86/BRZ Subaru factory in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture for a tour back in 2014. 

    My GR Yaris is a Toyota only affair which is a very good thing in my mind, built in Motomachi Factory, Toyota City. What is interesting is that there is a lot of hand assembly with the GR Yaris apparently taking 10 days to complete compared with around 15 hours start to finish including testing etcetera for a regular car.  Some engine parts being hand finished as well as the Takumi (Japanese for master) technician who puts their name to it. The forged carbon roof is hand fitted and the 200 extra weld points are done by hand for extra chassis stiffening. 

    This vid is an interesting watch showing much CEO 'Morizo' has been involved with the car: 

     

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    10 hours ago, Luke said:

    @Lauren you make some interesting points there about tyre fitment. You mention a 215 wide on an 8 inch wide wheel. Can I ask what profile is the tyre and how big is the stretch? Also I’d assume that  stretching that tyre size onto a wheel that wide would increase steering response and feel, but would make a sacrifice to ride quality and NVH? Entirely subjective of course to both function and form. 

    It's stock size, 215/45/17. There isn't much stretch, very minimal. It's within spec for tyre width/wheel width. It doesn't do the ride any harm, nor does it increase NVH. 

    The big problem with fitting a 225, is the increase in sidewall height which exemplifies the issue of sidewall flex as the sidewall is bigger. I tried it for sprinting, having a 225/45/17 on my 8" wheels. Didn't like it at all. 

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    A 215 on a 7" wide wheel is absolutely fine, I run a 215 on an 8" wheel, it is still within spec. I think it shows a lack of knowledge in understanding from the tyre fitter to make comments such as that. There would have been no stretch at at all on a 215 with a 7" wide wheel, so i don't get the fitters comments. I guess it's a matter of personal preference, but IME fitting the narrowest tyre within spec with the widest wheel gives the best response. You have increased your profile a little which explains why it fills the arches a bit more. Interestingly I tried a 225 on my 8" wheels and found too much sidewall flex, which would be worse on a 7" wide wheel. 

    I find the PS4's a bit grippy, but have to run them for sprinting to be competitive. If you want a tyre that is good but a bit less grip in the future try the Advan Sport V105. Personally I would have stuck with a 215 even though they are more expensive than a 225, for a better steering response and feel. 

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    The TRD is a stock car from the factory that has the TRD parts added at the port of entry (Portbury Docks), so they are standard ride height and effectively no different in terms of a standard car. There were supposed to be a run of 250 cars for the UK, but the very high purchase price of £32K at the time meant they did not sell well. We think there were around 166 or so sold in the UK. As to how many of each colour, I do not know the answer to that, though they were sold in black, red and white. White was most popular, then black, then red. 

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    The GT86 has less servo assistance which is definitely a good thing and hallelujah that Toyota didn't overly servo the brakes as you find on far too many cars these days. It's your Kia that has over assisted brakes that is more the problem. 

    Having a bit less servo, means better feel. Don't worry about it, just get used to it and appreciate it. 👍

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    18 hours ago, James- said:

    Interesting... I just looked this up in my manual.

    I have blue series with performance pack.
    This is from my manual lol... so it doesn't make it clear at all. It has 3 sizes listed... fun.

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    That's just covering all the variables that are current. I had a GT86 hire car in Japan with the 16's and smaller brakes. 17x7 is for stock and 17 x7.5 is PP. 

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    1 hour ago, BRZ-123 said:

    Looks the same wheels as UK cars. I now think people have not looked at their manuals and UK cars will also be 7.5 wheel. Curious. Anyone with a 2017MY happy to share a pic of wheel spec from their manual please?

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    Better to look at the actual wheel it will be stamped on it. 

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    9 hours ago, Dumbo said:

    Thanks Jay and Lauren

    Well, I have to say that in road or track I find the stock setup very well balanced, I'd like a little bit less understeer at the limit, expecialy when I'm with the R888R. I couldn't find the OEM spring rate value for the Orange Limited (should be the same of the 2016 model).. I think that would be a good starting point to figure out the right direction (maybe I should create a post or write in the big thread) 

    I know the spring rate softened on the later cars with the ARB's being bigger. If it's any help the early cars were around 2/3kg so pretty soft really. With coilovers those rates are effectively doubled, though most run 6/6kg, though I run 5/6kg as I'm less of a fan of understeer. Adding negative camber does help to combat the understeer too. 

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