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tomm.brz · 08-07-2018, 08:28 AM

280 yes i was wrong, 270 YOU said in a post, so sure of it

))

nikitopo · 08-07-2018, 09:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tomm.brz

280 yes i was wrong, 270 YOU said in a post, so sure of it

))

I don't remember it, but even if I posted it then I was wrong.

tomm.brz · 08-07-2018, 02:33 PM

Appreciate the honesty from you

nikitopo · 08-13-2018, 10:19 AM

I installed today the STi shift knob Duracon (pic on first page). The knob is very light and it gives a much better and direct shifting feel. The OEM knob was sometimes a bit vague and the issue is now solved!

nikitopo · 08-17-2018, 01:00 PM

I changed my battery to a newer one of type AGM (Absorbent Glass Mat). It has a VRLA (Valve-Regulated Lead-Acid) mechanism which means it is sealed. My previous Yuasa battery was a conventional lead acid and it was non-sealed. There isn't much difference on weight, but it will have very limited maintenance and will withstand more vibrations and high cornering forces. It has same specifications(*) with the one of the BRZ RA JDM car. This one is "Made in Japan". The previous ones was "Made in China". I managed to find it on the 1/3rd of its price, so it was a pretty good bargain

(*) https://spectank.jp/bat/007103255.html

nikitopo · 03-09-2019, 02:58 AM

Not much news lately. I have a few parts to install and I'll update the journal gradually. Currently, I am working to replace the upper front suspension bolt with an OEM crash bolt. Details of what is the max camber with such bolts here:

https://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=110468

What I have not seen mentioned anywhere is that this method is the proposed one in the Subaru official service manual:

The highlighted part number is the one of the OEM crash bolt.

JIM THEO · 03-09-2019, 03:52 AM

I fitted recently Ohlins coilovers and did again alignment, my aftermarket camber bolts after three alignments seem to not hold well thus I am going to fit OEM crash bolts (I had from previous WRX that are same dimension and may be better quality) with new self lock nuts!

nikitopo · 04-21-2019, 08:03 AM

I was checking lately the spring rates of the Gazoo 86/BRZ certified TRD suspension. The TRD suspension is the only one allowed to be used in these races.

Front：34.7N/mm, Rear：57.3N/mm

I don't want to go into much suspension theory and details, but in practice these rates work very well! Only thing is that they demand more negative front camber than the default factory values.

Source: https://www.trdparts.jp/86_zenki/parts_suspension.html

DarkPira7e · 04-21-2019, 09:45 AM

Great work on the oem+ style build do far. I very much admire the effort to create a refined, quality build. I am also very much a fan of parts with TRD behind them. Unfortunately, I feel into the aftermarket world for a while with my headers and front pipe. I have returned to stock for now and love the smoothness, you can tell the car was designed around this feeling.

How jumpy is that 3 pointed clutch you've installed? I wanted this design from Exedy but was afraid because my car is my work vehicle also. The Exedy stage 1 is in my car now and I love it.

Thumbs up on the build

nikitopo · 04-21-2019, 10:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarkPira7e

How jumpy is that 3 pointed clutch you've installed? I wanted this design from Exedy but was afraid because my car is my work vehicle also. The Exedy stage 1 is in my car now and I love it.

The Exedy stage 1 is better for a daily driver. The metallic 3 puck clutch is driveable in city traffic, but you are not that much relaxed as with an ordinary clutch. You have to raise the revs a bit higher when starting or rolling stop. If not then you have chatter. On the other hand you get the best weight reduction, better heat dissipation and more important for me nice racing transmission noises.

nikitopo · 04-30-2019, 06:47 PM

Another fact about the 3 point clutch. It was a factory option for the WRX STI S207 car under the light circuit package.

nikitopo · 05-11-2019, 12:35 PM

First generation of Sachs dampers (*) and Sachs OEM+ adjustable dampers:

(*) At that time offered by Toyota as a factory option

tehShirt · 05-11-2019, 05:15 PM

Those coils look nice. I can't seem to find any information online about them.

nikitopo · 05-11-2019, 07:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tehShirt

Those coils look nice. I can't seem to find any information online about them.

Lol. No worries. They are not even known in the German market. Sachs manufactured them basically for the Japanese market.

You can find a review here: https://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=97549

08-07-2018, 08:28 AM	#85
tomm.brz Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Drives: brz 2017 hksv2 Location: italy Posts: 2,280 Thanks: 515 Thanked 1,121 Times in 811 Posts Mentioned: 70 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	280 yes i was wrong, 270 YOU said in a post, so sure of it ))

08-07-2018, 02:33 PM	#87
tomm.brz Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Drives: brz 2017 hksv2 Location: italy Posts: 2,280 Thanks: 515 Thanked 1,121 Times in 811 Posts Mentioned: 70 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Appreciate the honesty from you

08-13-2018, 10:19 AM	#88
nikitopo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: '15 BRZ RA Location: Greece Posts: 3,787 Thanks: 2,417 Thanked 1,947 Times in 1,263 Posts Mentioned: 29 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I installed today the STi shift knob Duracon (pic on first page). The knob is very light and it gives a much better and direct shifting feel. The OEM knob was sometimes a bit vague and the issue is now solved!

08-17-2018, 01:00 PM	#89
nikitopo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: '15 BRZ RA Location: Greece Posts: 3,787 Thanks: 2,417 Thanked 1,947 Times in 1,263 Posts Mentioned: 29 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I changed my battery to a newer one of type AGM (Absorbent Glass Mat). It has a VRLA (Valve-Regulated Lead-Acid) mechanism which means it is sealed. My previous Yuasa battery was a conventional lead acid and it was non-sealed. There isn't much difference on weight, but it will have very limited maintenance and will withstand more vibrations and high cornering forces. It has same specifications() with the one of the BRZ RA JDM car. This one is "Made in Japan". The previous ones was "Made in China". I managed to find it on the 1/3rd of its price, so it was a pretty good bargain () https://spectank.jp/bat/007103255.html

03-09-2019, 02:58 AM	#90
nikitopo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: '15 BRZ RA Location: Greece Posts: 3,787 Thanks: 2,417 Thanked 1,947 Times in 1,263 Posts Mentioned: 29 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Not much news lately. I have a few parts to install and I'll update the journal gradually. Currently, I am working to replace the upper front suspension bolt with an OEM crash bolt. Details of what is the max camber with such bolts here: https://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=110468 What I have not seen mentioned anywhere is that this method is the proposed one in the Subaru official service manual: The highlighted part number is the one of the OEM crash bolt.

03-09-2019, 03:52 AM	#91
JIM THEO Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Drives: BRZ 2018 Location: Greece Posts: 498 Thanks: 119 Thanked 142 Times in 99 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I fitted recently Ohlins coilovers and did again alignment, my aftermarket camber bolts after three alignments seem to not hold well thus I am going to fit OEM crash bolts (I had from previous WRX that are same dimension and may be better quality) with new self lock nuts!

04-21-2019, 08:03 AM	#92
nikitopo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: '15 BRZ RA Location: Greece Posts: 3,787 Thanks: 2,417 Thanked 1,947 Times in 1,263 Posts Mentioned: 29 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I was checking lately the spring rates of the Gazoo 86/BRZ certified TRD suspension. The TRD suspension is the only one allowed to be used in these races. Front：34.7N/mm, Rear：57.3N/mm I don't want to go into much suspension theory and details, but in practice these rates work very well! Only thing is that they demand more negative front camber than the default factory values. Source: https://www.trdparts.jp/86_zenki/parts_suspension.html

04-21-2019, 09:45 AM	#93
DarkPira7e Rust bucket enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2017 Drives: 2013 Turbo Firestorm FRS Location: Vermont Posts: 4,054 Thanks: 3,313 Thanked 4,204 Times in 2,112 Posts Mentioned: 33 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Great work on the oem+ style build do far. I very much admire the effort to create a refined, quality build. I am also very much a fan of parts with TRD behind them. Unfortunately, I feel into the aftermarket world for a while with my headers and front pipe. I have returned to stock for now and love the smoothness, you can tell the car was designed around this feeling. How jumpy is that 3 pointed clutch you've installed? I wanted this design from Exedy but was afraid because my car is my work vehicle also. The Exedy stage 1 is in my car now and I love it. Thumbs up on the build

04-30-2019, 06:47 PM	#95
nikitopo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: '15 BRZ RA Location: Greece Posts: 3,787 Thanks: 2,417 Thanked 1,947 Times in 1,263 Posts Mentioned: 29 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Another fact about the 3 point clutch. It was a factory option for the WRX STI S207 car under the light circuit package.

05-11-2019, 12:35 PM	#96
nikitopo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Drives: '15 BRZ RA Location: Greece Posts: 3,787 Thanks: 2,417 Thanked 1,947 Times in 1,263 Posts Mentioned: 29 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	First generation of Sachs dampers () and Sachs OEM+ adjustable dampers: () At that time offered by Toyota as a factory option

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