Quick and dirty guide to track prepping your car - Page 12 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

deca · 06-22-2020, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by gcmak

Haha I have a knack of driving cars that get too hot on a track...appreciate your feedback though.

No prob! I wouldn’t let it scare you away as long as you keep an eye on it haha. It’s probably a good idea to run at least 0/5w30 to track though. I believe the Japanese manuals list all the way up to 0w40 as recommended weights for more intensive use.

imprezive · 10-21-2020, 12:44 PM

Any suggestions for specific suspension (or other) components to give a "once over" before/after a track day? I'm going to have my car up on a lift in a few days and want to cover my bases.

treedodger · 10-23-2020, 12:51 AM

If you have the time, you can check that all the suspension fasteners are torqued correctly. I have had a few come loose: swaybar links, ball joint nut, MacStrut bolts.

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Originally Posted by imprezive

Any suggestions for specific suspension (or other) components to give a "once over" before/after a track day? I'm going to have my car up on a lift in a few days and want to cover my bases.

Sean 86 · 11-05-2020, 03:03 AM

reserved for future use

ripper · 10-13-2021, 12:57 PM

Thanks 100000% for this! Getting my BRZ ready for it's debut on the track and this thread was tremendously helpful.

best4Dprice · 10-20-2021, 12:13 PM

Reserved

botbs · 03-22-2022, 09:36 PM

Any good tires recommend for wet / rain condition? Thanks!

churchx · 03-23-2022, 03:41 AM

Most UHP, UUHP are good in rain too. Michelin PilotSport 4S (and UHP non "S" 4 & 5), Conti SportContact6, Goodyear Asy5/6. For rain i'd go for UUHP class instead of more track oriented tires.

ozafar · 03-30-2022, 03:46 PM

Here is one mod that really, really helped me:

Take your car to a seatbelt/airbag shop and ask if they can switch the locking mechanisms in passenger and driver seatbelts.

I did that, so now when i pull all the way, the seatbelt ratchets back. So it locks into place and I not put very little effort to keep myself in my seat.

FLYFISHR · 04-03-2022, 06:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ozafar

Here is one mod that really, really helped me:

Take your car to a seatbelt/airbag shop and ask if they can switch the locking mechanisms in passenger and driver seatbelts.

I did that, so now when i pull all the way, the seatbelt ratchets back. So it locks into place and I not put very little effort to keep myself in my seat.

So what will that mean for your passenger?

ozafar · 04-04-2022, 11:55 AM

Meams passenger will be in the situation the driver was in before the mod

FLYFISHR · 04-04-2022, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ozafar

Meams passenger will be in the situation the driver was in before the mod

At least the driver had the steering wheel to hang onto

botbs · 04-05-2022, 01:12 PM

Hi All,

Anyone experienced blue smoke in the exhaust after tracking the car? The track I went has some elevation change and two other NA BRZ/86 has similar issue after 2 sessions as well. Two mechanics at site suspect that it is the PCV issue.

I have a catch can already but we think the oil somehow suck back in to the engine (due to the g force?) but not 100% sure. The blue smoke on my car is relatively less than the other two 86/brz. After driving on the hwy under 4k rpm for 30 min, all the blue smokes are gone and things are back to normal.

Any suggestions on how to prevent this?

Thanks!

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imprezive Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2019 Drives: 2017 BRZ - WRB - PP Location: FL Posts: 116 Thanks: 75 Thanked 47 Times in 25 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Any suggestions for specific suspension (or other) components to give a "once over" before/after a track day? I'm going to have my car up on a lift in a few days and want to cover my bases.

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Sean 86 Sean 86 Join Date: Oct 2020 Drives: 2019 Toyota 86 TRD SE Location: Germany Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	reserved for future use

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ripper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: 2013 BRZ Location: VTA CA Posts: 185 Thanks: 131 Thanked 150 Times in 61 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Thanks 100000% for this! Getting my BRZ ready for it's debut on the track and this thread was tremendously helpful.

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03-22-2022, 09:36 PM	#161
botbs Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 18 BRZ tS, 27 GRMN 86 Location: Canada Posts: 455 Thanks: 444 Thanked 289 Times in 137 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Any good tires recommend for wet / rain condition? Thanks!

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churchx Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Drives: 2014 GT86 Location: Latvia, Riga Posts: 4,333 Thanks: 696 Thanked 2,085 Times in 1,436 Posts Mentioned: 53 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Most UHP, UUHP are good in rain too. Michelin PilotSport 4S (and UHP non "S" 4 & 5), Conti SportContact6, Goodyear Asy5/6. For rain i'd go for UUHP class instead of more track oriented tires.

03-30-2022, 03:46 PM	#163
ozafar Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Drives: 2015 Scion FRS Release Series 1.0 Location: Michigan Posts: 167 Thanks: 2 Thanked 45 Times in 25 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Here is one mod that really, really helped me: Take your car to a seatbelt/airbag shop and ask if they can switch the locking mechanisms in passenger and driver seatbelts. I did that, so now when i pull all the way, the seatbelt ratchets back. So it locks into place and I not put very little effort to keep myself in my seat.

04-04-2022, 11:55 AM	#165
ozafar Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Drives: 2015 Scion FRS Release Series 1.0 Location: Michigan Posts: 167 Thanks: 2 Thanked 45 Times in 25 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Meams passenger will be in the situation the driver was in before the mod

04-05-2022, 01:12 PM	#167
botbs Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 18 BRZ tS, 27 GRMN 86 Location: Canada Posts: 455 Thanks: 444 Thanked 289 Times in 137 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Hi All, Anyone experienced blue smoke in the exhaust after tracking the car? The track I went has some elevation change and two other NA BRZ/86 has similar issue after 2 sessions as well. Two mechanics at site suspect that it is the PCV issue. I have a catch can already but we think the oil somehow suck back in to the engine (due to the g force?) but not 100% sure. The blue smoke on my car is relatively less than the other two 86/brz. After driving on the hwy under 4k rpm for 30 min, all the blue smokes are gone and things are back to normal. Any suggestions on how to prevent this? Thanks!

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