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Old 10-10-2018, 10:06 AM   #85
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Nice! Car looks really alive and fun to drive.

Is the JDL kit UEL? Ultra Quiet FP -> Dezod 2.5"?
JDL UEL turbo kit, 3" JDL Dual Resonator Ultra Quiet FP, and a 3" Dezod. So pretty close!
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Old 10-10-2018, 10:33 AM   #86
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Here's pictures from GridLife Rd. 5:




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Old 10-10-2018, 10:43 AM   #87
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Here's my second BlackStone Lab oil analysis. So far so good. I should probably get one more after these last couple of months since I saw a few track days.

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Old 10-10-2018, 11:47 AM   #88
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JDL UEL turbo kit, 3" JDL Dual Resonator Ultra Quiet FP, and a 3" Dezod. So pretty close!

Cool, it sounds great. How loud would you say that setup is compared to my catless JDL UEL, stock OP/FP, and Perrrin 2.5" resonated? I imagine quite a bit louder, even with the turbo muffling?
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Cool, it sounds great. How loud would you say that setup is compared to my catless JDL UEL, stock OP/FP, and Perrrin 2.5" resonated? I imagine quite a bit louder, even with the turbo muffling?
definitely louder. There's some drone on the highway when you're cruising at like 70-80mph. It's bearable for the 3 hour road trip from Illinois to Michigan to participate in gridlife.

Granted my back seats were down as my car was filled with a bunch of tools so that makes it louder than usual. I couldn't imagine if I had to do a 5-6 hour road trip though with the back seats down.

What's keeping your noise level down is your stock frontpipe; once you replace that thing, your noise will go up. that was the last piece I replaced when I was NA, and when I replaced it even with a catted and resonated version of the JDL over front pipe it was way louder.

I don't mind it though. I love the way my car sounds. The videos don't really articulate the exhaust note as the mic is in the engine bay close to the turbo. So the exhaust really has a deep tone. I should probably create a video for that so people car hear what it really sounds like.
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Old 10-10-2018, 04:30 PM   #90
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Could you post what your alignment specs are, please?
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Could you post what your alignment specs are, please?
Good point, I left that out. Updated first post to state that. Thanks!

I copied it here for your convenience:

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0 Toe All around

This is most likely subject to change as time goes on, I may be adding more front and rear camber. Possibly doing a -3.5 in the front and -2.5 in the back, and possibly changing toe to something. Still need to do more research. In addition, at a certain point alignment specs become more of a personal preference.
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Good point, I left that out. Updated first post to state that. Thanks!

I copied it here for your convenience:

-3 Front
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0 Toe All around

This is most likely subject to change as time goes on, I may be adding more front and rear camber. Possibly doing a -3.5 in the front and -2.5 in the back, and possibly changing toe to something. Still need to do more research. In addition, at a certain point alignment specs become more of a personal preference.
Much appreciated. I have a very similar wheel/tire setup and I'm trying to decide where I want the alignment going into a few track days.
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Much appreciated. I have a very similar wheel/tire setup and I'm trying to decide where I want the alignment going into a few track days.
You want more camber than the front for more turn in grip. Less camber in the back so you have the most contact tire patch. You can play with toe for better turn in front and back, but this is where you start to excessively wear your tires if done incorrectly/aggressively. That's why I didn't bother with toe as these tires are for DD too.

If I had the money, I'd have two sets of wheels. One for DD and one for track. Then I'd build myself a small tow trailer for my tools and extra set of tires.

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You want more camber than the front for more turn in grip. Less camber in the back so you have the most contact tire patch. You can play with toe for better turn in front and back, but this is where you start to excessively wear your tires if done incorrectly/aggressively. That's why I didn't bother with toe as these tires are for DD too.

If I had the money, I'd have two sets of wheels. One for DD and one for track. Then I'd build myself a small tow trailer for my tools and extra set of tires.
Yep, I was aware the BRZ's like a lot of camber, especially in the front, but I wasn't sure how much exactly.

I'm also DD'ing this car so I'm not going to change toe any to keep tire longevity.

Thanks for the help!
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Yep, I was aware the BRZ's like a lot of camber, especially in the front, but I wasn't sure how much exactly.

I'm also DD'ing this car so I'm not going to change toe any to keep tire longevity.

Thanks for the help!
Sure no problem! Let me know if you ever have any more questions!
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StopTech C43 BBK

So I decided that I needed to get a real set of brakes and get rid of my STi Brembos that I've been tracking for awhile. For awhile I was debating back and forth between CSG Spec Brembo Brakes or the AP racing sprint kit. After doing more researching and asking around I stumbled upon a new brake kit that hasn't been officially released yet, but has been out in testing. The StopTech C43 Big Brake Kit.

I went ahead and ordered the C43 Stoptech Big Brake Kit. These will be released as soon as they are debut at SEMA.

Calipers are roughly 4lbs each side. Rotors are roughly 10-11lbs each side. Rotors are sized at 309mm x 32mm.

They also come with the SR33 StopTech Pads as well as Stainless Steel brake lines for the front.










I am SUPER excited and can't wait to get these on and try them out during next season.
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What reasons did you choose the Stoptech kit over the AP racing setup?
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What reasons did you choose the Stoptech kit over the AP racing setup?
price point was a big reason since I was able to get preorder pricing. Like I stated earlier, I was debating on the CSG Spec Brembo and AP Sprint.

Otherwise without pricing in mind, more importantly the rotor is larger with the stoptech kit. So there's more thermal capacity. 299mm AP racing vs. a 309mm stoptech. I know this is very minor, but also the stoptech kit comes with 21mm pads vs. no pads with the AP racing. I'm not very pad specific, so it was a plus that these came with their own pads. Also there is a pad size difference of 1mm. Stoptech being 21mm and AP being 20mm. I know extremely minute, but it's still a difference.

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Pre-order Pricing, bigger rotor, came with pads, and stainless steel lines.

I assume once they are announced at SEMA they will be full price which is be around 2300 just googling "C43 stoptech" and finding links for the s2000 or miata versions.
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