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Forum: Tracking / Autocross / HPDE / Drifting 06-01-2015, 01:54 PM
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Posted By mpicher
Hahaha... ok, that's pretty much what most have...

Hahaha... ok, that's pretty much what most have landed on I think.
Forum: Tracking / Autocross / HPDE / Drifting 06-01-2015, 03:56 AM
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Posted By mpicher
Can you share your 'fancy alignment' before you...

Can you share your 'fancy alignment' before you forget all your FR-S knowledge? :-)
Forum: Tracking / Autocross / HPDE / Drifting 06-01-2015, 03:53 AM
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Posted By mpicher
Nice run. Looked like maybe on the high speed...

Nice run. Looked like maybe on the high speed slalom section you got behind a bit. Not enough to loose that much time though.
Forum: Tracking / Autocross / HPDE / Drifting 05-23-2015, 03:17 AM
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Posted By mpicher
I think that change in the geometry is where I...

I think that change in the geometry is where I made up a bunch of my camber. Before the springs I could only get 1.4 / 1.5 ish.
Forum: Tracking / Autocross / HPDE / Drifting 05-22-2015, 01:28 PM
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Posted By mpicher
A good alignment guy who will actually loosen...

A good alignment guy who will actually loosen everything (including the top hat), then lean hard on the tire while it's tightened.

I was shocked when he was able to get that much out of the struts...
Forum: Tracking / Autocross / HPDE / Drifting 05-22-2015, 12:59 PM
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Posted By mpicher
Inserts for me...

Inserts for me...
Forum: Tracking / Autocross / HPDE / Drifting 05-22-2015, 11:37 AM
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Posted By mpicher
I managed 2 deg camber both sides in front, 1.9...

I managed 2 deg camber both sides in front, 1.9 deg camber both in rear.

Front toe out .05 each side, rear toe in .08 each side.

I've got Koni's, crash bolts and a whiteline front sway (on...
Forum: Tracking / Autocross / HPDE / Drifting 04-13-2015, 06:04 PM
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Posted By mpicher
Only in the back... there's a punchout for the...

Only in the back... there's a punchout for the front hubs.
Forum: New England 04-06-2015, 11:53 AM
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Posted By mpicher
Check on the 86ONE group on Facebook... sounds...

Check on the 86ONE group on Facebook... sounds like Philip's car...
Forum: Tracking / Autocross / HPDE / Drifting 04-04-2015, 10:37 AM
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Posted By mpicher
Like this list... but there's no specification...

Like this list... but there's no specification of port installed or dealer installed:

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13721&highlight=port+installed+options
Forum: Tracking / Autocross / HPDE / Drifting 04-04-2015, 10:29 AM
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Posted By mpicher
Yes... saw that. Maybe I'm not being clear. ...

Yes... saw that. Maybe I'm not being clear.

There were other port installed options (like the bumper appliques).

That's the official list I'd like to see I guess. That letter only referenced...
Forum: Tracking / Autocross / HPDE / Drifting 04-04-2015, 10:28 AM
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Posted By mpicher
Yes... saw that. Maybe I'm not being clear. ...

Yes... saw that. Maybe I'm not being clear.

There were other port installed options (like the bumper appliques).

That's the official list I'd like to see I guess. That letter only referenced...
Forum: Tracking / Autocross / HPDE / Drifting 04-04-2015, 08:48 AM
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Posted By mpicher
So what were the specific port installed options?...

So what were the specific port installed options? Only the sway bars and springs? I guess we need to see specific Scion dealer documentation on this.
Forum: Tracking / Autocross / HPDE / Drifting 04-04-2015, 06:34 AM
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Posted By mpicher
So with the new spring / bar ruling, what other...

So with the new spring / bar ruling, what other FR-S options were port installed that we wouldn't normally be able to add? I thought there was a TRD intake and TRD short shift kit on the list...
Forum: Tracking / Autocross / HPDE / Drifting 02-17-2014, 01:16 PM
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Posted By mpicher
See this post though from quite a while ago: ...

See this post though from quite a while ago:

http://www.sccaforums.com/forums/aft/26538
Forum: Tracking / Autocross / HPDE / Drifting 02-17-2014, 12:55 PM
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Posted By mpicher
From: http://944turbo.net/?p=277 Included...

From: http://944turbo.net/?p=277

Included upgraded 30mm front and 25.5mm rear sway bars,
upgraded front inner, outer, and drop link bushings,
improved front castor mounts.
Thicker front...
Forum: Tracking / Autocross / HPDE / Drifting 02-17-2014, 06:09 AM
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Posted By mpicher
For that big right hander at about the 27-29...

For that big right hander at about the 27-29 second mark in the video (video time, not in car camera time) could you have adjusted your entry a bit to give you a better exit? It seemed like you were...
Forum: Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 GT86 General Forum 02-15-2014, 05:29 AM
Replies: 347
Views: 67,631
Posted By mpicher
Another hat in the ring for Boston / Gillette! ...

Another hat in the ring for Boston / Gillette!

We're talking summer folks... anything south of NYC is just gross in the summer.
Forum: Tracking / Autocross / HPDE / Drifting 11-25-2013, 12:55 PM
Replies: 4,833
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Posted By mpicher
I put the longer ARP studs on and got some open...

I put the longer ARP studs on and got some open ended Blox lugs. The studs in front were pretty easy to do... just align the hub and tap the studs out with a hammer. In the back though you have to...
Forum: Scion FR-S / Toyota 86 GT86 General Forum 11-10-2013, 07:18 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 6,160
Posted By mpicher
I run mine until it snows enough for them to do...

I run mine until it snows enough for them to do something to the roads (it did spit a little Friday). It's not the snow that hurts things, it's the salt / calcium chloride / sand.
Forum: Tracking / Autocross / HPDE / Drifting 11-10-2013, 06:03 AM
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Posted By mpicher
And I think there's another problem with...

And I think there's another problem with disconnecting...

From that thread in one of DougW's responses: "The shock disconnected is full hard."

So this might be something for STX but I don't...
Forum: New England 10-01-2013, 03:55 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 19,074
Posted By mpicher
Can't make it... Headed for left coast for work....

Can't make it... Headed for left coast for work.

You coming to Brunswick Naval Air Station to play on the 13th? I think Howard & Mark will be.
Forum: Tracking / Autocross / HPDE / Drifting 09-23-2013, 06:52 AM
Replies: 4,833
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Posted By mpicher
I've been figuring that this is how Ruth would...

I've been figuring that this is how Ruth would handle Street class pax. He may adjust after looking at it with a full year of RTR data to evaluate.

We used it in our local club this year and it...
Forum: New England 09-17-2013, 06:57 PM
Replies: 1,702
Views: 337,696
Posted By mpicher
Spotted another 86 near Amesbury / Newburyport...

Spotted another 86 near Amesbury / Newburyport today... have a honk. Sweet lookin ride! Mine 'looks' stock ;-)
Forum: New England 09-09-2013, 06:44 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 5,896
Posted By mpicher
The thing to remember about snow in New England...

The thing to remember about snow in New England is that our road crews are used to dealing with it. You get a foot of snow on one day and the roads are clear the next... not like down south where...
Forum: Tracking / Autocross / HPDE / Drifting 09-07-2013, 06:38 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 8,789
Posted By mpicher
Got a couple MR2's in CStock on Hoosiers and I'm...

Got a couple MR2's in CStock on Hoosiers and I'm consistently beating them with my FR-S on Rivals.

Clarification, Street class will be 140 treadwear next year and 200 treadwear the year after. ...
Forum: Tracking / Autocross / HPDE / Drifting 09-07-2013, 06:33 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 10,522
Posted By mpicher
It's totally dependent on the make of the tire......

It's totally dependent on the make of the tire... What works for stock vs. Z2's vs. Rivals vs. etc. only works for that tire. So asking 'what pressures' is a bit of an open-ended question because...
Forum: Off-Topic Lounge [WARNING: NO POLITICS] 09-02-2013, 06:51 AM
Replies: 18,906
Views: 2,769,492
Posted By mpicher
piston stroke

piston stroke
Forum: New England 08-26-2013, 12:07 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 19,074
Posted By mpicher
Yea, so the way SCCNH works their stuff, just go...

Yea, so the way SCCNH works their stuff, just go CS. Their CS is road tire already.
Forum: New England 08-26-2013, 06:40 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 19,074
Posted By mpicher
I'm just listing common mods here... You can...

I'm just listing common mods here...

You can be CS with the following allowed mods are (not an exacting list but pretty close to it): cat-back exhaust, 2 way adjustable shocks, 1 sway bar, oem...
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