RHD Engine bay layout from: CarTop (Japanese magazine). VLN car. - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

sirus · 11-15-2011, 08:13 PM

Here are some pics I found in a Japanese car magazine called CarTop that I picked up last week in Tokyo. It is the RHD setup without A/C, probably from the racecar in the VLN race.
Sorry for the poor quality but I can only use my phone for pics as I am in a remote location.

Cheers

Fortunate Few · 11-15-2011, 08:25 PM

oil changes are going to be stupid easy now. (compared to my rx8)

ydooby · 11-15-2011, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by sirus

Sorry for the poor quality but I can only use my phone for pics as I am in a remote location.

If this is called poor quality I wish every magazine/brochure pic we've had so far is this poor.

But yeah this is the VLN race car so many components may not be the same as the production counterparts. Still thanks.

Kostamojen · 11-15-2011, 09:23 PM

Ooh, thanks for the HUGE engine bay photo!!!

4agze · 11-15-2011, 09:27 PM

Thats old news we have a topic of that same shoot 2 weeks ago

sirus · 11-16-2011, 02:55 AM

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Originally Posted by 4agze

Thats old news we have a topic of that same shoot 2 weeks ago

Yeah sorry had a quick look but didn't see it.

old greg · 11-16-2011, 02:59 AM

Thanks anyway, I hadn't noticed the other thread. :happy0180:

Soravia · 11-16-2011, 06:44 AM

Can we get a better scan, instead of iPhone pics of the mag, please? I know that not everyone has a scanner, but it will be really awesome.

sirus · 11-16-2011, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Soravia

Can we get a better scan, instead of iPhone pics of the mag, please? I know that not everyone has a scanner, but it will be really awesome.

Sorry I don't have an iphone... Don't play that way. I can scan it when I get home in a week or so, but like I said I'm in a remote location at the moment. All I can see is red dirt and bushes... Sorry!
Although I do think my pics will come out better than my scanner!

Leeky · 11-16-2011, 08:05 AM

Whats with the plastic arches?

You can see that from the suspension towers-forwards its plastic arches

Weight saving..... yes ok........ but never seen this done on a production car before....

Dave-ROR · 11-16-2011, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Leeky

Whats with the plastic arches?

You can see that from the suspension towers-forwards its plastic arches

Weight saving..... yes ok........ but never seen this done on a production car before....

Those appear to be the fender liners. The only production car that I know of that does that is the panamera and its has a massive triangulated support section to allow that. You can see the roll cage on the race car coming through the firewall to the strut towers to add support (I don't mean the strut tower brace part). I'm fine with it either way but I'd assume that gazoo cut that metal out (after welding up the strut bar and bracing to the cage) and that the production car will have metal there.

Kostamojen · 11-17-2011, 03:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leeky

Whats with the plastic arches?

You can see that from the suspension towers-forwards its plastic arches

Weight saving..... yes ok........ but never seen this done on a production car before....

The current model Legacy/Outback has the same exposed fender liners:

RegisBou · 11-19-2011, 09:06 PM

That intake scares me...From the throttle body out we already have the standard ripples in the tubing. Then it goes 90degree's left into the air box. Quite the angle I must say...

What I dont get is the HUGE (if I may) tube that comes out of the same main tube and wraps around the engine into a doughnut looking canister? Doesnt look like the pcv pipe because that one seems to be located near the throttle body.

Not only that but if you look closely at the air box there is another tube coming out from the bottom...

4 tubes? 2 of which make sense, the other 2...I dont even know!

Allch Chcar · 11-19-2011, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fortunate Few

oil changes are going to be stupid easy now. (compared to my rx8)

Oh yeah.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kostamojen

Ooh, thanks for the HUGE engine bay photo!!!

This is the best engine bay shot I have seen and I seen the other (old) thread. Maybe merge?

11-15-2011, 08:13 PM	#1
sirus 86 Owner Join Date: Sep 2011 Drives: White GTS 86 Location: Perth,Oz Posts: 279 Thanks: 223 Thanked 39 Times in 34 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	RHD Engine bay layout from: CarTop (Japanese magazine). VLN car. Here are some pics I found in a Japanese car magazine called CarTop that I picked up last week in Tokyo. It is the RHD setup without A/C, probably from the racecar in the VLN race. Sorry for the poor quality but I can only use my phone for pics as I am in a remote location. Cheers Attached Images

11-19-2011, 09:06 PM	#13
RegisBou Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Drives: Scion xA, Toyota MkI Mr2 (Sold) Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 171 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	That intake scares me...From the throttle body out we already have the standard ripples in the tubing. Then it goes 90degree's left into the air box. Quite the angle I must say... What I dont get is the HUGE (if I may) tube that comes out of the same main tube and wraps around the engine into a doughnut looking canister? Doesnt look like the pcv pipe because that one seems to be located near the throttle body. Not only that but if you look closely at the air box there is another tube coming out from the bottom... 4 tubes? 2 of which make sense, the other 2...I dont even know! Last edited by RegisBou; 11-19-2011 at 09:32 PM. Reason: Realization

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