FT-86 SpeedFactory Diffuser by Verus - Complete Aero Solution

[wootwoot]

Pictures or it didn't happen....

[Enalband24]

@NotEric6, any idea when you will begin production of the alternate design?

[VerusEric]

Originally Posted by Enalband24

@NotEric6, any idea when you will begin production of the alternate design?

They're aleady started, tentative due date sometime in the middle of September.

[Enalband24]

Originally Posted by NotEric6

They're aleady started, tentative due date sometime in the middle of September. Five posts before this I had the same info.

Ah, sorry about that...should have re-read the thread, been a couple weeks since I checked in.

Great news though! I'll be purchasing one as soon as they are available!

[VerusEric]

Originally Posted by Enalband24

Ah, sorry about that...should have re-read the thread, been a couple weeks since I checked in.

Great news though! I'll be purchasing one as soon as they are available!

No biggie, I shouldn't have said that. Haha. We appreciate the patronage! I know there are a lot of others waiting as well.

[HATED1]

Looking forward to the alternate version!

[VerusEric]

We just finished up the OEM exhaust covers for those that run the stock mid-pipe. Still have to get the hardware kits finished up but they should be available in 1-2 weeks .



Will get an installed picture soon.

[VerusEric]

And installed pictures from last night:

[ryofu90]

Is there any confirm fitment of this diffuser for ark grip exhaust?

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[VerusEric]

Originally Posted by ryofu90

Is there any confirm fitment of this diffuser for ark grip exhaust?

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Have you been the one asking on Facebook by chance? I have had one other person ask.

No one has test fit and told us it fits yet. Looking at photos, it looks like it will clear in both the vertical direction and the cross member portion of the diffuser. Can't confirm it will fit 100% for sure though.

[zerodark]

I didn't see it listed in the exhausts on FT-86.. but do you know if the diffuser fits with the STI axleback?

[VerusEric]

Originally Posted by zerodark

I didn't see it listed in the exhausts on FT-86.. but do you know if the diffuser fits with the STI axleback?

Could you private message me some photos of this exhaust? I googled it and the results were various exhausts on an STI spec BRZ, which is of little help to me.

[MINOCIN]

I just got mine and installed it last Saturday. I really do like the look of it and by the seat of my pants I could immediately feel a difference (funny how easy it is to feel most mods with car).



I really do like it but I just want to give out a few words of caution for anyone who is lowered or who has the Nameless 2.5" axleback or who has a rear sway bar reinforcement brace like me.

The product page on the FT86SpeedFactory site says confirmed fitment for Nameless but maybe it's for the single exhaust options and not the dual mufflers. The dual muffler Nameless exhaust has a muffler that hangs pretty low on the passenger side. So even with the provided spacers this muffler really gets in the way, and in order to connect the rear portion of the diffuser to the bumper you have to slightly bend/wrap it around the exhaust. Which leads to some rattles and scratching noises on cold starts and slow speeds.





The rattles can be a bit annoying and embarrassing, but honestly I bet it would rattle anyway even if the muffler didn't rub. Not because the diffuser is flimsy or anything (although it is a bit skinnier than what I expected, which turned out for the best actually because if it was thicker/stiffer then it most likely would not have fit at all), but because my exhaust is really loud and rattles the entire rear body anyway.

Let me note that my Nameless exhaust was purchased in Nov. 2013. These things are handmade and it's possible that I maybe got a batch that was not quite to spec or maybe they have made revisions since then and the passenger side muffler no longer hangs so low. One of the main reasons why I got the diffuser was because I really like my axleback and I didn't want to go back to the stock muffler for aero efficiency. Unfortunately the axleback just doesn't fit that well.

If you have a rear sway bar support brace then you may find that unless you have a single exit exhaust or perhaps some specialized tools that you will have to remove them in order to install the diffuser. I unfortunately had to uninstall mine. I lost a lot of stiffness in the rear as a result. My rear support brace came with my Whiteline rear sway bar kit, so if you have a bracer like it then you might not be able to keep it.

My car is lowered by one inch and the Nameless exhaust causes the diffuser to bulge downward, so the fins scrape coming in and out of all driveways. So far I have been lucky on small speed bumps, no scraping there, but I do have to approach every driveway as though I was driving a slammed car. With how much scraping is going on I'm not sure how long the diffuser will actually last. I've only driven the car 5 times since installing it and I already have slightly bent and scraped fins.

I'm looking forward to going to the track. I mainly go to Buttonwilliow and Willow Springs in SoCal, and I think this diffuser should be fine at those tracks. Buttonwillow only has two hills and Big Willow has turn 5 at the bottom of the omega, but I don't think they will cause any scraping (hopefully). The cork screw at Laguna Seca is probably out of the question though.

Hopefully the diffuser holds up well and I don't end up witha popped fin or something.

[VerusEric]

Originally Posted by MINOCIN

I just got mine and installed it last Saturday. I really do like the look of it and by the seat of my pants I could immediately feel a difference (funny how easy it is to feel most mods with car).

A few things that may help you out:

-You can slot the forward most mounting points with a dremel to gain more downward play in the front of the diffuser. This has been elongated by 1/4" on all production pieces moving forward so the front can come down another 1/4".
-I have installed a diffuser with the sway bar reinforcement bars. It was difficult but myself and the owner were able to install both sides fine.
-If we go with thicker material, people will complain about weight. Thinner, people complain about stiffness. When installed the diffuser is sufficiently stiff for the loads it sees in our opinion, sorry you do not feel that way.

Looks great and I hope you enjoy her on track .