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Forum: GR86 General Topics (2nd Gen 2022+ Toyota 86) 03-12-2024, 07:51 PM
Replies: 1,395
Views: 233,200
Posted By fredzy
Holy crap man, congrats. That will likely be the...

Holy crap man, congrats. That will likely be the true unicorn spec For 24 and 25.
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 02-08-2024, 08:19 AM
Replies: 1,922
Views: 100,550
Posted By fredzy
I eventually came around on that one, got a few...

I eventually came around on that one, got a few clean laps in. It almost felt like it could be a real car, albeit an insane one.

VGT.. I feel bad for Kaz. These things have to be a huge pride...
Forum: GR86 General Topics (2nd Gen 2022+ Toyota 86) 02-06-2024, 08:26 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,125
Posted By fredzy
Ah, poundshop GT3 eh. I once caught the hand...

Ah, poundshop GT3 eh. I once caught the hand (https://www.ft86club.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3577652&postcount=26) for making such a suggestion. I'd say Harris is qualified - vindication!
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 01-25-2024, 11:41 AM
Replies: 1,922
Views: 100,550
Posted By fredzy
I can't beat up on PD too much about what they...

I can't beat up on PD too much about what they give us. But for the people designing these VGT cars... wtf?

I think there is more body shape variation in NASCAR. How many different companies can...
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 01-23-2024, 08:59 AM
Replies: 1,922
Views: 100,550
Posted By fredzy
There's some janky stuff going on with RPMs. I...

There's some janky stuff going on with RPMs. I did a bunch of experimenting a while ago with the GR86 trying to figure out which mods made which change to the redline. It's a pain since a bunch are...
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 01-22-2024, 04:09 PM
Replies: 1,922
Views: 100,550
Posted By fredzy
For the last set of weekly challenges before the...

For the last set of weekly challenges before the current set, I ended up checking off my first challenge reward at the same time I hit my daily workout. I got the workout reward and the UI said I...
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 01-04-2024, 10:06 AM
Replies: 10,451
Views: 957,434
Posted By fredzy
For anyone who ever dreads transporting carryout...

For anyone who ever dreads transporting carryout or fast food in your car, turning it into a vaporized lipid hot box:
...
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 01-02-2024, 02:15 PM
Replies: 1,922
Views: 100,550
Posted By fredzy
Did you end up running against some of the same...

Did you end up running against some of the same people from race to race in the MFG cup? Or was it a totally random mix from a large pool?

One of my favorite things about GT6 quick match and then...
Forum: GR86 General Topics (2nd Gen 2022+ Toyota 86) 11-28-2023, 11:54 AM
Replies: 1,126
Views: 197,569
Posted By fredzy
Yeah I ended up going for the FL5. Only surprise...

Yeah I ended up going for the FL5. Only surprise so far is the ride in +R isn't bad at all for me and comfort mode is straight up regular-car nice. It sounds like butt, everything else A+.
Forum: GR86 General Topics (2nd Gen 2022+ Toyota 86) 11-28-2023, 08:43 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 7,656
Posted By fredzy
Not surprised to see new BRZ/86 selling below...

Not surprised to see new BRZ/86 selling below MSRP, it's getting pretty cold out there.

Damn it feels good to be a gangsta ...
Forum: GR86 General Topics (2nd Gen 2022+ Toyota 86) 11-20-2023, 08:38 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 7,656
Posted By fredzy
I was going to say financing a used car might...

I was going to say financing a used car might shake out to being near as expensive as new since rates are usually a lot higher, but you're talking about buying one of these mostly cash? Hard to say...
Forum: GR86 General Topics (2nd Gen 2022+ Toyota 86) 11-15-2023, 10:53 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,544
Posted By fredzy
Just so it's 100% clear for me, does "WiFlash...

Just so it's 100% clear for me, does "WiFlash interface" = the physical tuning device needed to tune the car, not just some software for someone who already has a WiFlash device?



Yeah I'm...
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 11-05-2023, 08:47 AM
Replies: 1,922
Views: 100,550
Posted By fredzy
Dang. Not sure when I’ll get a chance to see what...

Dang. Not sure when I’ll get a chance to see what that’s like as I doubt I’ll ever buy a PS5. Probably gonna wait for PS6 at this point.
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 11-03-2023, 09:24 AM
Replies: 1,922
Views: 100,550
Posted By fredzy
Ha, I recall the moment I became Porsche-aware....

Ha, I recall the moment I became Porsche-aware. Sat down in a brandy-new 997 GT3 and it was like, ahh, I see.

My favorite things about the update:

- The quick race. If I got $80-$120k for every...
Forum: GR86 General Topics (2nd Gen 2022+ Toyota 86) 10-31-2023, 11:56 AM
Replies: 1,126
Views: 197,569
Posted By fredzy
Unrelated to this thread, last week I got a call...

Unrelated to this thread, last week I got a call out of the blue from a Honda dealer I had FL5 deposit with last year. The deal sounded too good to be true.. unfortunately after going to see them...
Forum: GR86 General Topics (2nd Gen 2022+ Toyota 86) 10-26-2023, 02:48 PM
Replies: 1,126
Views: 197,569
Posted By fredzy
Oh yeah FWD doesn't really cost FL5 any points in...

Oh yeah FWD doesn't really cost FL5 any points in the performance/fun department for me. It's only a ding against it from DD perspective since I'm in the snow belt. That's not even a big W for the...
Forum: GR86 General Topics (2nd Gen 2022+ Toyota 86) 10-03-2023, 09:34 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,097
Posted By fredzy
Looks like Oasis blue is going through the...

Looks like Oasis blue is going through the factory now:

https://cdn.jdpower.com/JDP_2024%20Subaru%20Impreza%20RS%20Blue%20Rear%20Quarter%20View.JPG

Seems a little darker? Otherwise pretty...
Forum: GR86 General Topics (2nd Gen 2022+ Toyota 86) 09-22-2023, 11:49 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,847
Posted By fredzy
Really!? I want to say I remember you chiming in...

Really!? I want to say I remember you chiming in on whatever thread it was that I read about the engines. I thought some guy said there were multiple engine failures and nobody was disputing it, but...
Forum: GR86 General Topics (2nd Gen 2022+ Toyota 86) 09-22-2023, 04:47 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,847
Posted By fredzy
It sure seems to me like they intended to make...

It sure seems to me like they intended to make this into basically a U23 championship. The series website doesn't have their ages but I'll guess they're all in that ballpark.

I think I read it in...
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 08-29-2023, 04:03 PM
Replies: 1,922
Views: 100,550
Posted By fredzy
Not a one

Not a one
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 08-29-2023, 09:15 AM
Replies: 1,922
Views: 100,550
Posted By fredzy
Is that the GR Corollas at Road Atlanta race? I...

Is that the GR Corollas at Road Atlanta race? I thought that was Sunday only, didn't check if it was still running. Anyhow I got the free car so I don't have to do it!

I totally forgot about it...
Forum: Tracking / Autocross / HPDE / Drifting 07-06-2023, 03:36 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 6,466
Posted By fredzy
I did read the whole thread beforehand and I'm on...

I did read the whole thread beforehand and I'm on the same page as you basically.

"Don't take any car to the track that you wouldn't mind losing" is extreme at face value but not bad advice when...
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 07-03-2023, 02:29 PM
Replies: 1,079
Views: 65,088
Posted By fredzy
:confused0068: You guys got into the 7:40's eh?!...

:confused0068: You guys got into the 7:40's eh?! Dayum! Can't say I regret disappearing!

KILIN RC, who did the GR86 mod for AC did a LHD US special edition version. And awesomely it was much...
Forum: BRZ Second-Gen (2022+) -- General Topics 06-21-2023, 02:40 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 3,516
Posted By fredzy
Subaru Develops EyeSight for Manual Transmission Vehicles

And first car to get it is 2nd gen BRZ in Japan.

I think this is a big deal. It is one fewer thing numbering the days of fun MT cars.

I always figured Subaru's reluctance to pair MT and...
Forum: GR86 General Topics (2nd Gen 2022+ Toyota 86) 06-21-2023, 10:36 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 10,886
Posted By fredzy
I actually watched a few videos on doing that...

I actually watched a few videos on doing that over winter. I know I got down in the foot well at one point to take a look. In the fall I had adjusted the WRX's bite point to get it off the floor...
Forum: GR86 General Topics (2nd Gen 2022+ Toyota 86) 06-20-2023, 02:55 PM
Replies: 1,217
Views: 225,206
Posted By fredzy
I feel like overfilling has just as much chance...

I feel like overfilling has just as much chance of hurting as helping due to frothing, yeah. I'd say only a Subaru engineer could tell you but they'd probably say :iono:

My first track day with...
Forum: GR86 General Topics (2nd Gen 2022+ Toyota 86) 06-19-2023, 09:39 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 10,886
Posted By fredzy
When I started driving the GR86, the clutch bite...

When I started driving the GR86, the clutch bite point felt way too high. Turns out I was just so used to my WRX's way too low bite point. It was literally on the floor. I sometimes think the GR86's...
Forum: GR86 General Topics (2nd Gen 2022+ Toyota 86) 06-16-2023, 03:47 PM
Replies: 362
Views: 100,759
Posted By fredzy
What did I do to my GR86 today?? Got underneath...

What did I do to my GR86 today?? Got underneath it, cleaned a ton of oil off the underbody and and re-torqued the goddamn oil drain plug. Freaking leaking. I did first oil change a couple months ago....
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 05-23-2023, 01:30 PM
Replies: 1,922
Views: 100,550
Posted By fredzy
Same here, there are few tracks that come as...

Same here, there are few tracks that come as naturally to me at this point. But like you said, that time/commitment required to chisel seconds and then tenths off that base laptime grows and becomes...
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 05-21-2023, 09:20 PM
Replies: 1,922
Views: 100,550
Posted By fredzy
It was cool that the 24h nur full live stream was...

It was cool that the 24h nur full live stream was on YouTube. Watching pretty much forced me to do some laps in GT7 haha. The credits were a nice bonus heh
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