Ryan's 86 car journal

[new2subaru]

Originally Posted by RToyo86

The surface is pretty grippy. My understanding was that they mixed granite into the pour which has made the surface more abrasive/harder on tires as surface has worn.
There is plans to resurface the track likely 2026. Connection I know wants to connect them with whoever did surface at road America and get the same mix.

Ah, that makes sense. There's no shortage of granite up that way and all of the highways are made from it.

It will last forever...

[RToyo86]

Jackson racing shrouded oil cooler installed. Shroud was in raw aluminum finish, primed and painted it my self. Only did a 20 minute drive to get everything hot to check for leaks, but oil temps were barely able to crack 190f in cool 17c night air. Temps were actually dropping cruising at 120kmh lol.. I will probably switch back to 0w20 if temps remain sub 200 on the street.

Added some rubber moulding near the headlights to soften sharp edges wrapped the cooler lines in a abrasion resistant sleeve.

[RToyo86]

Reinstalled the OEM license plate bracket whuch conveniently sits directly infront of the shroud for the oil cooler. This did exactly what I was hoping for and brought oil temps up to 195-212f range driving around. Four screws and it comes off when I go to the track.

[autoracer86]

Great to know about blocking it off. Seems easy enough

[RToyo86]

Made some time to get in a two hour lapping night the other day. Mounted 245/40 Nankang CRS a couple weeks back to replace RS4. Car handled great, and oil temps peaked at 220F and ran the car for 35 minutes straight, then another 25 then 15-20 with short breaks between.

[RToyo86]

Pulled my dashcam footage and clipped a bunch together.

About time I invest in a proper lap timer, rough clipping has one of decent clean laps around a 1:24.3 with track a bit slower since NASCAR Canada race event 2 weeks prior. A friend of mine with a fast NC Miata who was there ran a 1:24.8 but typically runs high 1:21.x.

[autoracer86]

Nice driving Lines look pretty good and looked smooth as well

[RToyo86]

Another lapping night at bogie, track was super busy. PD'd 2.29.6 with the one good clean lap chasing a Turbo NB Miata on old RS4s. T

Car ran great.. tires are pretty beat up after 4 sessions around 20 minutes each. Can't wait for CMP to resurface the track.

[RToyo86]

Had a set of Konig hyperspec installed in 17x9 +40 Anthracite finish. Remounted Conti ecs02.

The plan is to swap between these for street use and keep my CSF1s for track duty. Quite happy with them, I will say pictures don't do them Justice, need to see them in person.

[RToyo86]

Spring update, odometer ticked over 200,000km the other week. That means... maintenance! Yay..

Replaced both front hubs couple months back, did a rotor pad swap for summer setup, ordered OEM front LCA and new hardware, I've got new plugs to go in when weather cooperates. Likely picking up low mile 17+ coils to swap in with them.

Did a spring detail yesterday. PFA

[RToyo86]

Picked up a low mile 40k km Transmission to swap in. Mine started hard shifting with grind every few shifts high RPM into 4th gear, and downshifts from 6-5 on highway.
Ordered a bunch of bushings and clips to replace everything on the shift rod and carrier while I'm in there.

Also ordered STi diff bushings, considered the STi subframe bushings but need more reason to pull the subframe

[spcmafia]

Originally Posted by RToyo86

Picked up a low mile 40k km Transmission to swap in. Mine started hard shifting with grind every few shifts high RPM into 4th gear, and downshifts from 6-5 on highway.
Ordered a bunch of bushings and clips to replace everything on the shift rod and carrier while I'm in there.

Also ordered STi diff bushings, considered the STi subframe bushings but need more reason to pull the subframe

To be fair, the Diff bushings could require you to drop the subframe because they are not a straight install like inserts. You need to remove the shaft, driff, and cut the existing bushings. So at that point may as well drop the subframe. This is why I went with inserts rather than replacing the bushings.

[RToyo86]

Originally Posted by spcmafia

To be fair, the Diff bushings could require you to drop the subframe because they are not a straight install like inserts. You need to remove the shaft, driff, and cut the existing bushings. So at that point may as well drop the subframe. This is why I went with inserts rather than replacing the bushings.

Definitely agree for the front bushings, STi sell the rear ones and I've seen several DIY with diff lowered connected to axles. The passenger side is quite easy, the driver side is a bit more PITA. Need to cut a relief with a sawshall to knock it out.

Just got word they are backordered via japan. No rush on that!

[RToyo86]

Did a transmission fluid swap to motul gear 300 75w90. Actually cleaned up the shifts to my surprise, should let me postpone transmission swap.

Ordered full set of JDM under panels off MY2020 86 from dealer after my poverty spec base driver cover started to fall apart.. Front caliper pistons and bleeders were mostly shot, stumbled across a gently used stoptech ST40 328x8 kit for a good price and picked them up. Did a deep dive and important bits like seals, boots and pistons I can still get.

Ordered a set of MX72+ for them but installed with provided okay condition stoptech sport pads until they show up. Ordered an extra set of ST sports while there is stock to keep in case I want to sell kit later.