SOCON's Diary of a blue car
 

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Picked this 2017 BRZ PP up D-Day +75. Car was very well kept and bone stock.https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/os...I=w640-h480-no 34000 miles and change


Current mod list:
1320 UEL Header
Tomei 3" Titanium cat back
JDL Ultra quiet mid pipe
17x9 +40 5x100 Konig Hypergrams
Edelbrock Supercharger
Go Fast Bits Lightweight pulleys
Spec Aluminum Flywheel with lightweight stage 2+ clutch
Delicious V3 Flex fuel w/ bluetooth fuel pressure transducer
Deatschwerks 340 pump
Deatschwerks 700cc injectors
Verus engineering lower control arms
Godspeed toe arms

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First service (by me)
Kendall Max 0w-20
Mobile 1 filter

Rotate tires torque 85#
36,220

Primacy HPs are in the trash where they belong. 225/45ZR-17 Pirelli P Zero Nero GT XL installed.
36500

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Made my first trip to the Dragon's Tail and Six Gaps with the blue car.

Blount County was was handing out driving awards that day


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for some reason I cant see your pictures

Any pictures, or the last post?

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Time to update
Completed 60k service replaced:
Spark plugs (OEM Subaru)
Rear Diff oil (Motul 300LS)
Trans oil (Motul 300)
Engine oil (Kendall GT1 0-20)
Oil Filter (Mobile M1-104A)
Air Filter (Wix WA10807)
Cabin air filter (Wix ???)
Brake pads front (Brembo P54039N)
Brake pads rear (Brembo P56048)

Tires (Pirelli P Zero Nero P225-45-17)
Found 4 flawless OEM PP Wheels and replaced my wobbly rash infested wheels

The slippery slope of mods has begun. I fear the road to financial ruin has been taken.

Picked up a 1320 header and over pipe

Used header did not have gaskets included. Found these on amazon. Very nice fit


Exhaust Manifold Gaskets Compatible with Subaru 2.0L 1.8L 2.5L FA20D EJ20 EJ22T EJ25 Turbo


Brand: CNS EngineParts






2-Bolt 2.5inch 62mm Exhaust Flange Gasket Turbo/Manifold/Header Down/Dump Pipe Flange 5 PCS


Brand: AIB2C

Bone stock
Pirelli P Zero Nero P225-45-17
61F
15.13 @93.05
SGMP Cecil Ga

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Can't see pics.

A couple of pics from the last test and tune at SGMP Cecil ga. My old friend brought his bone stock https://i.postimg.cc/4NQQr5bv/IMG-0836.jpghttps://i.postimg.cc/t4rtg4cY/IMG-0840.jpgC8 Vette out for a leisurely 11.56 run

I hope the picture business has been resolved now

Yes!!

Just finished up a 750 mile round trip to pick up some tires and wheels I bought in Jupiter Florida. 17x9+40 Konig Hypergrams with Bridgestone RE71RS tires. The whole trip, I couldn't believe how responsive the supercharger was going down the highway. As advertised there were some scuffs on one of the wheels, a blue Sharpie covered that up easily that the casual observer would never notice. Going to cars and coffee meet in the morning and autocross with Red Hills Region SCCA on Sunday.
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70000 mile oil change
Mobile 1 M1-104A filter
Kendall GT1 0-20

Also finally pulled the trigger on an SCCA annual membership

Go Fast Bits lightweight three pulley set installed.
Improved in town drivability immensely after supercharger install.

Been a while since I updated
 

Christmas week took an epic journey to North Georgia six passes, Cherohala Parkway (spelling?), Blue Ride Parkway, of course Dragon Tail, Fontana Dam, Zepherhills FL, Tallahassee. 2000 miles in all. First trip to the mountains since boost and Falken Azenis tires.
The side trip to Zepherhills was to grab Verus Engineering rear adjustable contol arms

Nice pics and progress! Im also in GA and frequent the above spots. Twins really come alive out on the mountains.

suspension upgrades
 

Verus Engineering LCA
Godspeed Toe arms
Alignment
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Well I learned 17x9+40 Konig Hypergrams with Falken Azinis 245-40 and -2.5 deg of camber on front rubs sachs dampers HARD. Will have to back off camber until coil overs with smaller diameter springs get moved up on the wish list of life

Ran into the same issue with my setup as well. I have 57crs 18x8.5 +45 with Michelin PS4 245/35 and 255/35. Sidewall kept rubbing up on the lowering springs with only -0.5 degrees of camber. Decided to buy some coils off a member and replace my custom Bilstein configuration.

The clutch replacement saga begins
 

So after getting some input from the F/I forums I went out to Harbor Freight and got an engine support ~80 bucks. Worked very well. Removed six bolts securing S/C to head and lifted high enough to easily access slave cylinder and trans power plugs


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Clutch replacement saga continues
 

The previous owner or a shop used apparently replaced the clutch without using an anti-seize compound and / or over torquing or cross threading both starter bolts, which despite mine and AeroKroil's best efforts promptly wrung into.


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I twice attempted to weld nuts to the exposed threads which promptly wrung off as well. The evening was finished off by drilling out the offending bolts with left hand bits, while the whole time was hoping for a grab and extraction. All of this left the holes pretty fockedop.



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This morning began with creating a cardboard template of the block face which I will use to fabricate a drill guide for threaded insert installation.


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Clutch replacement victory
 

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Took advantage of downtime and while the supercharger was suspended out of the way changed oil, filter, and spark plugs at 82,200 miles.

Bummer on the bolts, Impressive effort on the extraction

Well, a little over 500 miles on the new clutch and lightweight flywheel. A real pita to drive around in stoplight traffic, I keep stalling the engine. Finally have overcome the additional rotating mass of the supercharger and then some. Revs like a beast. My old reflexes can barely stay up with the first-second second shift, and third comes fast

Just replaced the very worn P Zero Nero tires with Nitto Neo Gen 225-45-17
~91000 miles
Update

Nittos were decent cheap every day tires. Only thing I didn't like is they protest very loudly at any spirited driving. Attracts a lot of unwanted attention.

Finally had a little time to go out playing. Had a really good time at the May Red Hills Region SCCA autocross. I still suck at it, but had a good time none the less. :happyanim:
Missed the spring Tougefest but made the Dragon for Memorial weekend. Saturday was very crowded but Sunday afternoon was a lot of fun. Somewhere on the way back Sunday evening crossed the 100k mark.


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Time for a little bit of maintenance. Last few months the car has been increasing difficult to get into first gear when fully stopped and belt life has been very poor since supercharger installation.

Drained Motul and filled transmission with Genuine Subaru HP SAE 75W-90
Replaced belt tensioner with Gates 39359
Replaced belt with Master Pro K060994 (13/16x 99-7/8)

Flushed brake lines with fresh HD synthetic DOT4 fluid

I have not updated this thread in a while, life gets in the way sometimes. Aside from regular services and a flywheel and pressure plate resurface, have not done a lot. Rode down to Jacksonville and picked up a Tomei Ti cat back from a nice young man who unfortunately lost his BRZ in a crash.

I guess that I have reached a level of deafness to really start enjoying the exhaust note. So on to the next task of locating a 3" mid pipe, preferably catted, just because.

Serviced today 117k miles.

Took some time off work to explore some new roads. 4 days, 1730 miles, 34 hours 48 minutes of seat time took me to some amazing places in GA, NC, VA, WV, and KY. In addition to the usual TOD runs, I hit the Back of the Dragon which was spectacular. The newish Kuhmo 730s never disappointed! Met a couple of guys with a focus rs and gr86 for some touge time on the TOD which was exciting.