Impressions update. Put a couple hundred kilometers on the car already since mounts were installed. Highly recommend the full combo together; very OEM+. I wish I did this one sooner. These killed 95% of the NVH I was noticing.

The throttle feels more refined and responsive; engine pulls nice and strong to redline.
Shift quality and feel is best it's ever been; with both carrier bushings + mtec springs I think this about as good as the OEM shifter can get.

This type of driving I notice the change the most in town. Throttle/clutch engagement is smoother letting me shift quick and smooth while short shifting under load.
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When my car went in for its warranty work (valve springs), I took the opporuntity to swap out the engine and transmission mounts for the STI Group N units.

Best mod, as it took out the sloppiness in the drive. Engine/drive and the body all feeling as one.. I haven't noted any new NVH that is normally associated with such upgrades.

First nice day after a week of rain.
Tossed on the new mirror, I will need to readjust to wide-angle, my brain warps everytime I look at it.
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Start the day with a morning detail. Did a coating decontamination wash to freshen up hydrophobics and remove mineral deposits/water spotting.

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Before/after photo testing carpro spotless. I went over the entire car after this to get rid of smaller spots you can only see when the paint was wet(which grab water and ruin the hydrophobics )
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Water test after panels decontaminated.

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I did a parts run today and completed the Buy once cry once; clutch edition.

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• Exedy clutch/flywheel
• OEM flywheel bolts
• BG TOB
• Front bearing cover
• 1281 sealant/blue loctite
• OEM TOB clips
• Verus fork and pivot

CSG touring arrived and installed. Pretty mellow overall, need to wait for breakin for final impressions but makes a nice noise in cabin.

I will try to get outside rollers whenever I have some time.

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A little on ramp acceleration fun, Used my dashcam and my phone as audio for the second clip since I think it provides better audio.
Don't mind the banging noise.. had the rear seats down and a full load of detailing junk in the back flying around that I was trying not to send through the windshield :lol:

https://youtu.be/LZJNT6HpIxA

Exterior exhaust clip audio.
Revs, launch control fail, launch and drive by pull.

https://youtu.be/m96QKSLIa8s

Swapped out OEM clutch slave cylinder with Forester) Impreza unit then adjusted the pedal. Direct bolt on link here.
You can search a manual 2012 range Forester on rock auto and you'll find it.
Pedal is a bit heavier and feels less vague through travel.


Took the car for a weekend tour, stayed the night and hour out of town then had a FT86 club cruise following morning. 3 hours driving on some of the best rural twisty roads in the area :D

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My car decided it wanted to open exhaust while driving home from cars and coffee this morning. All the sudden I could hear exhaust noise on the highway and thought it was somebody else.. nope!
I'm a Honda boi now

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Got it on stands to have a look. FP is cracked at a weld area just after the cat. Contacted FT86MS, we shall see what they can do.
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Pipes all fixed up, they were able to weld it up for me no issues. Lived with stock FP setup for a week car is quieter and definitely a nice OEM+ setup. Had to reinstall FP, just gives it a little extra.
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Also sorting out doing some track/autocross duty this summer. Tossing back on crash bolt and going for 3° camber up front.
Want to get signed off for solo driving at bogie but that'll probably need to wait since their program is $500-700 for that service.
Will likely be doing shannonville with some other Ottawa twin folks.

Haven't updated in a while. Lots of small things.

Interior got a seats out deep clean which was very satisfying at the end.
Not even a month later car got damaged in a hail storm. Insurance already quoted 5k in PDR work that is being done start of October.
Took the car to shannonville motorsports park for open lapping. Had alignment done prior to dial in -3° camber up front. First visit to shannonville which took a full session to get comfortable with layout. I was handily out tired by every person in my run group which all ran semi slicks except for one stock GR86 on the same sized PS4 tire.

Swapped out raceng circuit knob for a Flossy griptape.
Had some issues with my catback which got sorted, and ended up getting a CSG tune. Car feels :thumbsup:

Odometer just rolled over 136,000km this week. Clutch pedal is feeling a bit sticky and some creaky noises from the pedal when pressed/depressed. Planning to drop the trans sometime soon and do a refresh with battle garage TOB.


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When I installed my Recaros, my vacuum cleaner was broken so I could see all the dirt and crap but not clean it. Driving me crazy and I need to do it all over again before I lose my mind. And I tend to keep my interior pretty clean (even with a dog passenger) but so much just gets through.

Bummer about the hail. :(

- Andrew

Interior cleaning is my least favorite but also satisfying once done. The dirt that accumulates on the carpet between the seat and the door drive me nuts lol.

Hail damage was a blessing in some ways. I had a bunch of small ones all over from acorns hitting the same areas while at the cottage. The car will end up being cleaner than it was prior. Silver lining I suppose!

Organized a fall cruise for local club. Great turnout for early-mid October cold rainy day. Started out dry and cold then started raining around the C marker on the route . Shortly after it started raining a buddy in his S2000 lost the back end cornering while cresting over a hill. Everyone was relieved that the only damage to the car was a bent axle back and a few scuffs on the bumper. He hit me up couple days later to do a quick buff and touch up on the rear bumper and lower fender. touch up.
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Deal came up for a set of 17x9s in the spec I wanted. 18x8+35 are now up for sale. Asking $1200OBO.

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.Cars now in winter mode

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Pulled trans today. New exedy OEM clutch+flywheel, battle garage TOB, verus fork+pivot, and front bearing cover.
Little bit of hiccups due to mix-up with somebody installing crank trigger wheel the wrong direction but got that sorted and cars back together and running.

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Front bearing cover was pretty chewed up which i was a little surprised to see.
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Friend snapped these while I was working away

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