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[Accurate Race Shop]

Originally Posted by Boblhead

Doesn't bondurant have classes for drifting?

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They did but I believe driver X academy is the big one for drifting now.

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[40flash]

That's a great picture Jack. I need to drive that road. Aleady thinking I need to plan a trip to get to hwy 191 also.

[Ninjin]

Originally Posted by 40flash

Hi Glen - Welcome to the group and thanks for serving our country.
Engine oil breaks down at a particular temperature. Synthetic oils break down at a higher temp I believe. I probably wouldn't buy an oil cooler unless I had an oil temp gauge and from it had determined that my oil was in or near the danger zone temp wise. I'd switch to Mobil one or some other top quality synthetic but not until after the break in. I've heard that they lubricate so well they can delay or inhibit a proper break in. Bottom line for me would be that If I don't know what my oil temp is, I don't know if I need a cooler. If it turns out I don't need it, you're just adding weight. Hope that helps.

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I believe that the breakdown of oil, as @40flash mentions, is the most important oil-related issue in our cars. As long as you're running a good engine oil that can take elevated temperatures, there's no real need to install an oil cooler on a mostly stock engine.

I'm pretty careful about my engine oil, and I have Blackstone Labs do an analysis of every oil change. So far it has shown that the engine is starting to finish breaking in (at 13,000 miles), and that engine oil viscosity is decreased dramatically over the course of an oil change interval. After 840 miles the factory oil was almost too thin to be classified as an 0W-20 anymore, and the Motul I run now for about ~4000 miles is not the same grade it started as at the end of its life.

I would recommend picking a high-quality oil with good HTHS (High temperature, high shear) properties that can survive the conditions in our engines. Motul is very popular with Subaru owners, and the reports from Blackstone are generally very positive. Mobil 1, on the other hand, doesn't have a great reputation in Subaru engines of the past, so many owners are reluctant to try it in the new FA20 engines.

Anyways, with the right maintenance, I don't think you'll have much need for an oil cooler. (Unless you install a turbo. )

[BugeyedWagon]

Hope everyone made it home safe. I had a great time! Brent I still have one of your walkies.

[brscth]

I was wondering if any of you had bought this mirror or knows anybody who has. http://ft86speedfactory.com/rexpeed-...rrors-852.html

Claims to get rid of the blind spot which is something that I would like to do. Let me know what you think.

[captain_jack]

Originally Posted by jack43

It's Hwy 366.. by the penitentiary. Also called Swift Trail.

Yep, all paved.

Hey was you on silverbell this morning around 915ish going north?

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[Glenn]

Thank you for all of the replies everyone! I will definitely be spending my money on some new tires after I drive the car a little more.

My goal right so is essentially show and fun driving.

I am looking in to some of those other drives. I had never heard of HWY191 but I am going to plan a drive up there some weekend.

[redsuns03]

Originally Posted by Boblhead

Doesn't bondurant have classes for drifting?

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They stopped that for a while now but they offered me a 1 on 1 instruction that costs 5k for a day. Lol yeah like that's going to happen. If I had 5k, I would buy the advan rg d that I've been saving for lol.

Originally Posted by jasper

They did but I believe driver X academy is the big one for drifting now.

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And that's where the drift scene are I assume?

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[Accurate Race Shop]

Originally Posted by redsuns03

And that's where the drift scene are I assume?

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They are not much cheaper than that but they are for a good cause. Most of the drifters were going to drag and drift on Fridays and making friends that would teach them. As of right now I haven't seen any plans to bring that back now that firebird has a new lease holder.

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[Yruyur]

Stock Red frs in my apartment complex. Has custom plates. A asu tassel on the rear view mirror. Put one of the @thesleepers cards on the window.

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[SpyderMS]

Originally Posted by brscth

I was wondering if any of you had bought this mirror or knows anybody who has. http://ft86speedfactory.com/rexpeed-...rrors-852.html

Claims to get rid of the blind spot which is something that I would like to do. Let me know what you think.

I was just looking at those today. Unfortunately they have no heating elements, so would downgrade my BRZ, in a way... still considering them though. I could always swap the stock ones back in for the winter... like we need heated mirrors in Phoenix

They have a thread about them here on the forums and looks like mostly positive reviews.

[brscth]

Originally Posted by SpyderMS

I was just looking at those today. Unfortunately they have no heating elements, so would downgrade my BRZ, in a way... still considering them though. I could always swap the stock ones back in for the winter... like we need heated mirrors in Phoenix

They have a thread about them here on the forums and looks like mostly positive reviews.

Thanks for the link. I just decided to give them a try. The one thing I like about Ford is that blind spot mirrors seem to be pretty standard with their vehicles. It would be nice if Toyota did the same thing.

[jack43]

Originally Posted by captain_jack

Hey was you on silverbell this morning around 915ish going north?

Nope, but there's a guy with an Argento FR-S I keep seeing everywhere.

[nelsmar]

Originally Posted by Yruyur

Stock Red frs in my apartment complex. Has custom plates. A asu tassel on the rear view mirror. Put one of the @thesleepers cards on the window.

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Go put one on the white fr-s that keeps parking in front of my apartment every morning... :P I've tried to catch him a number of times but he is always conveniently gone when i head out.