F1point4's Asphalt FR-S 6MT

[F1point4]

Grimmspeed Exhaust Manifold (Header) Gaskets

Grimmspeed makes some exhaust manifold gaskets for our car which are much thicker than the OEM gaskets we can buy from Subaru. They look like they can seal better than stock. They appear to be the crush variety and metal rather than the pseudo ceramic/graphite/whatever it is the OEM gaskets are made of.

Just a quick pic comparison a used up gasket to a new Grimmspeed one


20131020-SubaruOEM_Grimmspeed_HeaderGasket_HeadtoHead-002 by VictorN07, on Flickr


20131020-SubaruOEM_Grimmspeed_HeaderGasket_HeadtoHead-010 by VictorN07, on Flickr

[ATL BRZ]

Originally Posted by F1point4

Parts:
2x RAM-B-218-1U - 1/4 NPT female base with 1" Ball
2x RAM-B-201U-C - Long Double Socket Arm for 1" Ball
2x RAM-B-231U - Rail base with 1" Ball
1x RAM-B-149Z-GOP1U - Handlebar GoPro Mount kit
1x 1/4 NPT Pipe size Threaded Pipe
3/4" Black Heatshrink for aesthetics (optional)

Very cool mount solution! I'd definitely put one together myself but based on my experience with GoPro filming from inside the cabin, if it's even remotely sunny outside the view out the windshield is very washed out and you can barely see anything. Unfortunately I think that's a GoPro issue and I don't know a way around that. I've been sticking mine to the outside of the car instead of in the cabin for track day filming.

[F1point4]

Oil Cooler woes update!

Remember this?

Oil cooler sandwich plate hits? bah

20131005-OilCoolerFuelLineContact-001 by VictorN07, on Flickr

Dammit?!

20131005-OilCoolerFuelLineContact-007-Edit by VictorN07, on Flickr

I talked to my @PERRIN_Chris and he said the spacer in the Perrin kit was yay tall and I determined it was taller than the spacer included in the Racerparts Wholesale kit. After shaving down the thermostat edge, it will still hit the fuel line if I rotated the plate more. I didn't want any rubbing at all so I asked @PERRIN_Chris and he would sell me the spacer by itself! Awesome customer service.

Wanted to post some pics of the two kits side by side


20131020-Perrin_RacerPartsWholesale_Spacer_HeadtoHead-002 by VictorN07, on Flickr


The Perrin spacer is pretty; its nice and black and has the logo printed on it. The RacerParts Wholesale spacer is 20mm tall. The Perrin one is 25mm tall. The sandwich plate sits around the narrow raised portion on the RacerParts Wholesale spacer


20131020-Perrin_RacerPartsWholesale_Spacer_HeadtoHead-013 by VictorN07, on Flickr



Despite the Perrin Spacer being 5mm taller, the hollow bolt is the same height


20131020-Perrin_RacerPartsWholesale_Spacer_HeadtoHead-007 by VictorN07, on Flickr


I didn't get a picture of the bottom. D'oh! The Perrin spacer has two grooves for O-rings to seal against the engine block. There are two O-Rings to make the seal. The Racerparts Wholesale just has one large flat rubber gasket. I had a failbro moment; @PERRIN_Chris didn't send me the O-Rings. I am heartbroken. However Bro 2.0 @PERRIN_Mladen pulled through and got me the O-Rings, and they will come in time for the track event this weekend. Thanks man! High quality human right there.


Here is the part installed. Purty

20131020-Perrin_RacerPartsWholesale_Spacer_HeadtoHead-017 by VictorN07, on Flickr


20131020-Perrin_RacerPartsWholesale_Spacer_HeadtoHead-036 by VictorN07, on Flickr


20131020-Perrin_RacerPartsWholesale_Spacer_HeadtoHead-043 by VictorN07, on Flickr



Photo from my camera showing the new clearance. I can rotate the sandwich plate all around and it wont' hit. I love it.


20131020-Perrin_RacerPartsWholesale_Spacer_HeadtoHead-031 by VictorN07, on Flickr






iPhone 5S has a spectacular camera too. These are just cropped. No processing.


20131020-Perrin_RacerPartsWholesale_Spacer_HeadtoHead-iPhone5S-044 by VictorN07, on Flickr


20131020-Perrin_RacerPartsWholesale_Spacer_HeadtoHead-iPhone5S-045 by VictorN07, on Flickr


P.S. I still love you @PERRIN_Chris

[PERRIN_Mladen]

You have me dying right now!

[F1point4]

A Dying Breed/Regular Maintenance

Another part of my install day was to replace my Perrin 2.5" HFC Front Pipe with.... another Perrin 2.5" HFC Front Pipe. Did you know that replacing your front pipe is part of your annual maintenance?

I'm kidding. A while back I had a bung welded in my front pipe for a wideband O2 gauge

20130614-DDPR-WidebangBung-151 by VictorN07, on Flickr

Since installing the @P&L Motorsports HFC Coated EL Header, I didn't need this bung anymore. The header has one. @Chris@Phastek wanted the extra bung for his purposes which I shall not divulge but he was kind enough to pick up a new pipe for me. Perrin has decided to stop making exhaust pieces that modify OEM emissions equipment, so this new pipe will be on of the last pipes available.

I took some photos to show how the front pipe ages. Mine has exactly one year and 17000 miles on it. I bought the headerback right when it was released. It turned blue from all the heat. Also mine doesn't even have the Perrin logo tack welded to it. A truly limited edition piece. Bought one of the first and got ended up with one of the last

Thanks @Chris@Phastek for the assistance installing it!


20131020-PerrinHFCFrontPipeRedux-026 by VictorN07, on Flickr


20131020-PerrinHFCFrontPipeRedux-029 by VictorN07, on Flickr

Nothing really has changed. Still the same quality part. Great welds

20131020-PerrinHFCFrontPipeRedux-036 by VictorN07, on Flickr


20131020-PerrinHFCFrontPipeRedux-038 by VictorN07, on Flickr


This is the cat on my original front pipe with 17000 miles on it. 10000 miles of it were Vortech Supercharged. Held up nicely. Great part.

20131020-PerrinHFCFrontPipeRedux-051 by VictorN07, on Flickr



20131020-PerrinHFCFrontPipeRedux-055 by VictorN07, on Flickr


What's wrong here?

20131020-PerrinHFCFrontPipeRedux-059 by VictorN07, on Flickr

Finally some rep. Shoutout to @PERRIN_Chris and @PERRIN_Mladen. My Bros.

20131020-PerrinHFCFrontPipeRedux-061 by VictorN07, on Flickr

[F1point4]

Doctor's Appointment

@Chris@Phastek and I were curious to see what numbers I was making using the latest Perrin tune (I think i'm on V10) as well as all the exhaust work I am doing. It was also great weather to strap her down and do a health check. It was probably about 75-80F outside with low humidity! Thank you cold front.

I've had the kit installed since the beginning of March and have logged 10k miles on it.

Vortech Supercharger with 9PSI 3.48" Pulley
Freshly cleaned air filtre
Perrin Tuned V10

P&L Motorsports EL HFC Coated Exhaust Manifold
P&L Motorsports 2.5" Coated Overpipe V1
Perrin Performance 2.5" HFC Front Pipe
Perrin Performance 2.5" Resonated Catback

Stock fuel system (Injectors/pump)
Stock Crank pulley
Gates Black Belt

Thanks to all for their support throughout my journey so far.
@Chris@Phastek, @Rick@Vortech, @Brian@Vortech, @P&L Motorsports, @PERRIN_Jeff, @PERRIN_Chris, @PERRIN_Mladen, @Dezoris

We did six pulls. I plotted three. So close to 200 torques! I would say Lola's doing just fine
RunFile_005 and 006 are map4
RunFile_002 is map 3. I daily drive and track using this map.


20131020-FallDynoCheckup-012 by VictorN07, on Flickr


20131020-FallDynoCheckup-006-Edit by VictorN07, on Flickr

[F1point4]

Random old photos


These sort of fell through the cracks


20131006-PostTrackCarWash-008-Edit by VictorN07, on Flickr


20131005-OctGrandPrixCarsAndCoffee-001 by VictorN07, on Flickr


Rally BRZ on the left

20131005-OctGrandPrixCarsAndCoffee-022-Edit by VictorN07, on Flickr

@Chris@Phastek and I

20131005-OctGrandPrixCarsAndCoffee-078 by VictorN07, on Flickr


20131005-OctGrandPrixCarsAndCoffee-095 by VictorN07, on Flickr


This was nice

20131005-OctGrandPrixCarsAndCoffee-192 by VictorN07, on Flickr




Badges of Honour

20131004-PostTrackInspection-003 by VictorN07, on Flickr

Look forward to doing much more

20131004-PostTrackInspection-010 by VictorN07, on Flickr

[Mad1723]

Love your pictures and your progress reports! Great stuff.

[Tye300]

Great build! Looks like I'm going your route. Getting a vortech soon and also planning to get a homebrew oil cooler. Thanks for the heads up.

[stevo_12v]

I quite like those WHITELINE gloves that mechanic has on!

[F1point4]

Track Day!!!


Still working on the rest of the media. First go at using a GoPro and Adobe Premiere Pro CC. I think it came out good overall. Lot's of room for improvement (as my instructor showed me when I let him have a proper go in my car) Love the very end.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge0phVWFOrg"]The Drivers Edge - MSRH - CCW - Day 2 Session 4 - YouTube[/ame]

[cobrabyte]

Looks fun, Victor... I've never got to run MSRH in a CCW direction... looks fun! Oh, and you definitely need a louder BOV. I could still hear the engine a little bit.

[F1point4]

Originally Posted by cobrabyte

Looks fun, Victor... I've never got to run MSRH in a CCW direction... looks fun! Oh, and you definitely need a louder BOV. I could still hear the engine a little bit.

The worst part about the BOV is that the whistling tells you when i let off the gas. :|

people said they could hear my car in the paddocks hahaha.

Now that I tracked it and DD'd it with the BOV, I'm deciding if its something I want to keep.

[cobrabyte]

Originally Posted by F1point4

The worst part about the BOV is that the whistling tells you when i let off the gas. :|

people said they could hear my car in the paddocks hahaha.

Now that I tracked it and DD'd it with the BOV, I'm deciding if its something I want to keep.

It definitely doubles as an audible throttle position sensor... I could hear every time you lifted! In all seriousness, it did look like a fun track day. Hope you get a chance to drop by this weekend if you're not going to be at COTA or TWS.