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skogs · 05-20-2017, 12:42 PM

My GT86-adventure finally started today. A completely stock 2013 auto with only 15 000 km on it. A perfect baseline to start with.

This car handles so incredibly well, and at the right rpm it's actually not that bad performance-wise. Even with an extra set of wheels in the trunk.

I do however feel that torque-dip everyone is talking about.

The only planned mods for the engine will be OFH, OFT and a drop-in filter.

Weight saving is next. Removing the spare tire and replacing the stock header with the lighter OFH will shave off quite a few kg's. Next thing on the kg/money-scale is a lighweight battery. I am putting together a LiFePo4/supercap-hybrid which will weight under 4kgs and cost around 150usd.

So: Header, filter, tune, lightweight-battery. Whats next on the bang/buck-list?

weederr33 · 05-20-2017, 02:10 PM

Car and Driver weight reduction are fairly cheap too!

Yoshoobaroo · 05-20-2017, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by skogs

My GT86-adventure finally started today. A completely stock 2013 auto with only 15 000 km on it. A perfect baseline to start with.

This car handles so incredibly well, and at the right rpm it's actually not that bad performance-wise. Even with an extra set of wheels in the trunk.

I do however feel that torque-dip everyone is talking about.

The only planned mods for the engine will be OFH, OFT and a drop-in filter.

Weight saving is next. Removing the spare tire and replacing the stock header with the lighter OFH will shave off quite a few kg's. Next thing on the kg/money-scale is a lighweight battery. I am putting together a LiFePo4/supercap-hybrid which will weight under 4kgs and cost around 150usd.

So: Header, filter, tune, lightweight-battery. Whats next on the bang/buck-list?

E85 or flex fuel tune

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SlowCarFast · 05-20-2017, 02:59 PM

The next thing I would recommend is wheels+tires followed closely by brake pads and fluid. You can shave off a few lbs of unsprung weight per corner and get a huge boost in grip. You will then want better brakes to make sure you can use all that grip with no fade worries.

You are taking a similar approach to me when I start my budget track build. I plan to do all of the same with the addition of wheels+tires, replace all fluids, brake pads, and oil cooler. I plan to do the fluids and oil cooler first because I like a healthy car and then tires+brakes because I like not dieing. Then add power.

BigTuna · 05-22-2017, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Yoshoobaroo

E85 or flex fuel tune

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^ This. If you already plan on getting the OFT, just go E85! 20+hp for free!

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=67310

05-20-2017, 12:42 PM	#1
skogs Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Drives: GT86 2013 Location: Norway Posts: 55 Thanks: 13 Thanked 15 Times in 8 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	GT86 Bang for the Buck Build My GT86-adventure finally started today. A completely stock 2013 auto with only 15 000 km on it. A perfect baseline to start with. This car handles so incredibly well, and at the right rpm it's actually not that bad performance-wise. Even with an extra set of wheels in the trunk. I do however feel that torque-dip everyone is talking about. The only planned mods for the engine will be OFH, OFT and a drop-in filter. Weight saving is next. Removing the spare tire and replacing the stock header with the lighter OFH will shave off quite a few kg's. Next thing on the kg/money-scale is a lighweight battery. I am putting together a LiFePo4/supercap-hybrid which will weight under 4kgs and cost around 150usd. So: Header, filter, tune, lightweight-battery. Whats next on the bang/buck-list?

05-20-2017, 02:10 PM	#2
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05-20-2017, 02:59 PM	#4
SlowCarFast Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Drives: 2015 BRZ Limited Location: Mid-South Posts: 47 Thanks: 6 Thanked 14 Times in 11 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The next thing I would recommend is wheels+tires followed closely by brake pads and fluid. You can shave off a few lbs of unsprung weight per corner and get a huge boost in grip. You will then want better brakes to make sure you can use all that grip with no fade worries. You are taking a similar approach to me when I start my budget track build. I plan to do all of the same with the addition of wheels+tires, replace all fluids, brake pads, and oil cooler. I plan to do the fluids and oil cooler first because I like a healthy car and then tires+brakes because I like not dieing. Then add power.

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