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Forum: Engine Swaps 01-12-2024, 04:13 AM
Replies: 1,759
Views: 250,101
Posted By Four_wheel_drifts
Would you please post a link to that post or pm...

Would you please post a link to that post or pm me? I’d like to read it. Thanks.
Forum: Engine Swaps 06-25-2022, 09:32 AM
Replies: 1,759
Views: 250,101
Posted By Four_wheel_drifts
My friend's broke the first time in the same...

My friend's broke the first time in the same spot. The shop welded it correctly to fix it. The very next track day, during the second session, it broken again, but at the next weld forward.

Same...
Forum: Northwest 06-03-2022, 05:57 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,916
Posted By Four_wheel_drifts
I NEVER get to correct Rice_Classic, so I'm...

I NEVER get to correct Rice_Classic, so I'm taking the opportunity right now to do so! :thumbup:5mm spacers are a YES with OE studs. 10mm are a definite NO with OE studs. The OE studs are barely long...
Forum: Engine Swaps 05-13-2022, 07:09 AM
Replies: 1,759
Views: 250,101
Posted By Four_wheel_drifts
Hire better welders at the chocolate factory?...

Hire better welders at the chocolate factory? This is a manufacturing issue, not an application problem.

The forfeiture of hotel and track fees are about equal to the cost of the header. Can’t put...
Forum: Engine Swaps 04-07-2022, 09:11 PM
Replies: 1,759
Views: 250,101
Posted By Four_wheel_drifts
The problem with losing refrigerant is that you...

The problem with losing refrigerant is that you also lose the oil that lubricates the compressor. Just like with your home ducted air conditioner or heat pump, this puts stress on the compressor...
Forum: Engine Swaps 03-03-2022, 08:33 PM
Replies: 1,759
Views: 250,101
Posted By Four_wheel_drifts
Has anyone with the swap tried to remove their...

Has anyone with the swap tried to remove their transmission with the engine in place? The local tuning shop doing this swap found that there wasn’t enough clearance. So engine and transmission came...
Forum: Engine Swaps 02-26-2022, 12:06 PM
Replies: 101
Views: 18,927
Posted By Four_wheel_drifts
We went to see my buddies BRZ that is having the...

We went to see my buddies BRZ that is having the kit installed by a local race/fabrication/tuning shop, AR Motorsports. Their GM said the same thing about the LONG intake. They’ve done numerous...
Forum: Engine Swaps 02-02-2022, 04:15 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 13,919
Posted By Four_wheel_drifts
[QUOTE=Ashikabi;3501400]20k later New, old...

[QUOTE=Ashikabi;3501400]20k later

New, old stock FA20 long blocks are about $9k from non-dealer sources. If I remember correctly, the price through a dealer is at least two times that.

So...
Forum: Engine Swaps 01-11-2022, 01:02 PM
Replies: 472
Views: 91,529
Posted By Four_wheel_drifts
Wow! This looks OEM. Should have been a $20k...

Wow! This looks OEM. Should have been a $20k option from the factory.
Forum: Engine Swaps 01-02-2022, 09:28 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,420
Posted By Four_wheel_drifts
a) yes b) yes c) This is a non-argument. Read...

a) yes
b) yes
c) This is a non-argument. Read the 55 pages of Element Tuning's thread on here. The NA FA20 can't handle the g's we're pulling; boosting it only makes it worse.

I'm reading...
Forum: Engine Swaps 12-30-2021, 07:57 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,420
Posted By Four_wheel_drifts
I don’t think Subaru fixed the main bearing...

I don’t think Subaru fixed the main bearing oiling problems (because they don’t believe a problem exists) under high g lateral track loads.

The k motors have proven they can handle track abuse; no...
Forum: Wheels and Tires 12-28-2021, 09:18 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,396
Posted By Four_wheel_drifts
Does this take a 17mm or 19mm socket?

Does this take a 17mm or 19mm socket?
Forum: Engine Swaps 12-26-2021, 07:37 PM
Replies: 1,759
Views: 250,101
Posted By Four_wheel_drifts
That system put me into the trees after what...

That system put me into the trees after what would/should have been a fixable moment - one that I’ve saved countless times before in other cars. So it’s beastronix or tracbox 100% of the time for me....
Forum: Northwest 12-18-2021, 12:18 PM
Replies: 129
Views: 85,818
Posted By Four_wheel_drifts
AR Motorsports in Beaverton, OR by Washington...

AR Motorsports in Beaverton, OR by Washington Square Mall.
Forum: Engine Swaps 11-24-2021, 12:53 PM
Replies: 472
Views: 91,529
Posted By Four_wheel_drifts
I know I am sounding too critical; I don’t mean...

I know I am sounding too critical; I don’t mean to. But I hope kpower is taking notice of these issues and incorporating these as running production changes.

Customers shouldn’t have to modify the...
Forum: Engine Swaps 11-22-2021, 10:29 PM
Replies: 1,759
Views: 250,101
Posted By Four_wheel_drifts
https://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3...

https://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3483635#post3483635

Oil pan drain plug clearance issue. Kpower, please address this.
Forum: Engine Swaps 11-22-2021, 10:22 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 20,161
Posted By Four_wheel_drifts
That is terrible and totally unacceptable for a...

That is terrible and totally unacceptable for a $800 oil pan.
Forum: Engine Swaps 10-13-2021, 01:26 PM
Replies: 1,759
Views: 250,101
Posted By Four_wheel_drifts
I track my car, a lot. Actually “a lot” in an...

I track my car, a lot. Actually “a lot” in an understatement. In a typical light month, I might have eighteen, 20-25 minute sessions on any one of the four “good” tracks we have in the PNW. During...
Forum: Northwest 08-31-2021, 01:00 AM
Replies: 517
Views: 73,998
Posted By Four_wheel_drifts
rice_classic Every time I get within a...

rice_classic

Every time I get within a second of you, you shave two or three off! 55? Congrats and damn it!

I’m looking forward to running those take off Hoosiers. The r888r aren’t particularly...
Forum: Tracking / Autocross / HPDE / Drifting 08-26-2021, 08:30 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,553
Posted By Four_wheel_drifts
I marked the axle nut and axle end with a sharpie...

I marked the axle nut and axle end with a sharpie and checked the mark between runs. No movement over two days.

It would have been three days. Unfortunately, at the end of day two, my right front...
Forum: Tracking / Autocross / HPDE / Drifting 08-19-2021, 03:42 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,553
Posted By Four_wheel_drifts
Check your nuts!

In a quest to check every nut on my rear suspension, since I found a dangerously loose aftermarket toe rod nut, I found another loose one.

I replaced the left rear axle at the start of the season....
Forum: Tracking / Autocross / HPDE / Drifting 08-14-2021, 02:36 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,255
Posted By Four_wheel_drifts
This is part of the pm conversation I had with...

This is part of the pm conversation I had with the OP:

Most would say it wasn’t worth it for me since I already have an aim solo 2 dl. But it was a simple decision for me. Buying the Garmin was...
Forum: Northwest 07-27-2021, 04:38 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,456
Posted By Four_wheel_drifts
I'm very tied into the track scene. Car show and...

I'm very tied into the track scene. Car show and cruise scene? Not at all.

Which makes me think: where might one find out about all these local events? That is, without belonging to every FB group...
Forum: Northwest 07-01-2021, 11:30 PM
Replies: 2,457
Views: 579,119
Posted By Four_wheel_drifts
I’ll take the front pipe. I’ll be down in Salem...

I’ll take the front pipe. I’ll be down in Salem later next week for work. Thanks.
Forum: Northwest 06-12-2021, 12:28 PM
Replies: 2,457
Views: 579,119
Posted By Four_wheel_drifts
Re: $1000 2017 BRZ engine. I messaged him as it...

Re: $1000 2017 BRZ engine. I messaged him as it seems like a fantastic deal. But it needs head gaskets due to over heating. I have no idea how this could happen on a street car with less than 20k...
Forum: Northwest 05-26-2021, 04:55 PM
Replies: 517
Views: 73,998
Posted By Four_wheel_drifts
Quote: Anuj who is NA(!!) and puts in blistering...

Quote: Anuj who is NA(!!) and puts in blistering times of 1:54s said he's running -6 up front!

I need to talk to him! I hope this is with full aero and slicks! Consistent 1.54s are impressive.
...
Forum: Northwest 05-23-2021, 04:23 PM
Replies: 517
Views: 73,998
Posted By Four_wheel_drifts
Letting a "faster" car by at the Ridge costs about 2 seconds.

This is the cost of a point or let by at the Ridge in the NA version of our cars:
Forum: Northwest 04-14-2021, 04:32 PM
Replies: 517
Views: 73,998
Posted By Four_wheel_drifts
Just a follow up: Honey Bee Tire will NOT be...

Just a follow up: Honey Bee Tire will NOT be there this weekend. Ryan is away Thursday through Sunday this week.

Still, if you need anything, come see me. White FRS with BRZ front bumper and now...
Forum: Northwest 04-10-2021, 10:49 PM
Replies: 517
Views: 73,998
Posted By Four_wheel_drifts
UA I’ll be there both days coaching and...

UA

I’ll be there both days coaching and running.

I need to confirm that Honey Bee Tire will be there to support us. If so, and you cord a tire, we likely can figure something out. If not, at...
Forum: Interior Parts (Incl. Lighting) 01-02-2021, 06:21 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 6,908
Posted By Four_wheel_drifts
Happy new year to you, too. My car is key...

Happy new year to you, too.

My car is key start. I haven’t downloaded techstream yet or bought the controls from Gerald, so it’ll likely be a Spring project.

I’m pretty excited to install it...
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