AVO turbo kit for BRZ - initial build thread - Page 194 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

sw20kosh · 08-30-2013, 03:02 AM

Ill he honest here, while the car performs amazingly well and I am so proud to be an 86 owner, the mp4 doesn't look like it is even trying and looks like it could pass at any moment. Lol

Sportsguy83 · 08-30-2013, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by sw20kosh

Ill he honest here, while the car performs amazingly well and I am so proud to be an 86 owner, the mp4 doesn't look like it is even trying and looks like it could pass at any moment. Lol

I don't think the point of the video is to say the 86 is now better than an MP4.

AVOturboworld · 08-30-2013, 12:14 PM

I'd wager that as usual for these media arranged match-ups, they aren't allowed to go fully "metal to metal" around the circuit in a borrowed car worth over $200k. Also, the journo is a former british touring car driver, so more than evenly matched with the Fensport driver.

I find it most interesting that, once they decided to do a matchup, they decided to pick the McLaren as the car to match up against the circuit tuned GT86R. That tells me they couldn't find much in terms of production cars in it's league.

Spaceywilly · 08-30-2013, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by AVOturboworld

I'd wager that as usual for these media arranged match-ups, they aren't allowed to go fully "metal to metal" around the circuit in a borrowed car worth over $200k. Also, the journo is a former british touring car driver, so more than evenly matched with the Fensport driver.

I find it most interesting that, once they decided to do a matchup, they decided to pick the McLaren as the car to match up against the circuit tuned GT86R. That tells me they couldn't find much in terms of production cars in it's league.

From what I know about these media matchups, it was probably more along the lines of, these guys are giving us some GT86s to review on the same day these other guys are giving us a Mclaren. How can we make this into something people will watch on the internet?

Pitman · 08-30-2013, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by AVOturboworld

Fensport is the authorized AVO distributor in the UK. They sell, install, and tune the AVO turbocharger kit for the FR-S and BRZ, and has been having great success with it on their Toyota Sprint Series GT86R. You can visit their website here: http://fensport.co.uk/

Youtube vidya:

I have the first Fensport AVO turbo customer car

It is absolutely fantastic

AVOturboworld · 08-30-2013, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Spaceywilly

From what I know about these media matchups, it was probably more along the lines of, these guys are giving us some GT86s to review on the same day these other guys are giving us a Mclaren. How can we make this into something people will watch on the internet?

That may be possible, and I'm only second guessing from my past experience as a motor journalist, but a McLaren is much harder to get than, say, an M3 or 370Z.

AVOturboworld · 09-17-2013, 10:34 PM

Back to the office after the long trip to Subiefest and back. Another 2500 miles covered doing the Seattle to L.A. road trip. The car is, basically, only 100 miles off of 22,000 miles on the odometer, so that puts us at roughly 19,000+ miles on the turbo kit, I believe. Still going strong.

I tested some new equipment during this trip, and while I can't talk about all of it, yet, I can talk about the oil.

Oil testing - I've been testing our new FR-S/BRZ specific oil, and it's gone quite well. I've done two complete trips to L.A. and back on the same oil, and it's still in really good shape. Light brown in color, and hasn't gone down at all after 5000+ miles. From what we are finding, it's really important to stick with a good, full-synthetic 0w20 or 5w20 oil for this car. I can't really emphasize that enough.

I can mention we are working on suspension, and so far it's going good. We are making modifications based on our track and street testing, and the final product is going to be excellent.

AVOturboworld · 09-20-2013, 12:11 PM

Ross of AVO Turboworld Japan was interviewed by a magazine, he gives a basic history of the company and talks about the AVO Stage 1 Turbo kit.

http://vimeo.com/74946262#

czar07 · 09-20-2013, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by AVOturboworld

From what we are finding, it's really important to stick with a good, full-synthetic 0w20 or 5w20 oil for this car. I can't really emphasize that enough.

What brand oil are you guys using?

DriftEightSix · 09-21-2013, 02:45 AM

Wow did not know it started out as an Australian company!!! esp since I am Australian :S...

AVOturboworld · 10-02-2013, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by czar07

What brand oil are you guys using?

I'm currently testing out something we are getting made specifically for the FA20 n/a and FI setups. It'll be announced at SEMA, just putting everything together right now.

AVOturboworld · 10-02-2013, 12:54 PM

I'd just like to note here that we are paying attention to the new tuning solutions that are appearing. We'll monitor them as they mature, and will see how they work with our kit.

But for now we will be sticking with EcuTek for the basemaps. It is still currently the most robust offering for tuning the BRZ/FR-S to work with FI, with many custom features that we feel are quite necessary for long term safety and performance.

CajunFRS · 10-03-2013, 10:46 AM

What wheels are those on the Avo car? I like.

AVOturboworld · 10-03-2013, 11:43 AM

Those are the TSW interlagos.

08-30-2013, 03:02 AM	#2703
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08-30-2013, 12:14 PM	#2705
AVOturboworld Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: 2013 "AVO Orange" FR-S Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,067 Thanks: 69 Thanked 2,277 Times in 636 Posts Mentioned: 108 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	I'd wager that as usual for these media arranged match-ups, they aren't allowed to go fully "metal to metal" around the circuit in a borrowed car worth over $200k. Also, the journo is a former british touring car driver, so more than evenly matched with the Fensport driver. I find it most interesting that, once they decided to do a matchup, they decided to pick the McLaren as the car to match up against the circuit tuned GT86R. That tells me they couldn't find much in terms of production cars in it's league.

09-17-2013, 10:34 PM	#2709
AVOturboworld Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: 2013 "AVO Orange" FR-S Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,067 Thanks: 69 Thanked 2,277 Times in 636 Posts Mentioned: 108 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Back to the office after the long trip to Subiefest and back. Another 2500 miles covered doing the Seattle to L.A. road trip. The car is, basically, only 100 miles off of 22,000 miles on the odometer, so that puts us at roughly 19,000+ miles on the turbo kit, I believe. Still going strong. I tested some new equipment during this trip, and while I can't talk about all of it, yet, I can talk about the oil. Oil testing - I've been testing our new FR-S/BRZ specific oil, and it's gone quite well. I've done two complete trips to L.A. and back on the same oil, and it's still in really good shape. Light brown in color, and hasn't gone down at all after 5000+ miles. From what we are finding, it's really important to stick with a good, full-synthetic 0w20 or 5w20 oil for this car. I can't really emphasize that enough. I can mention we are working on suspension, and so far it's going good. We are making modifications based on our track and street testing, and the final product is going to be excellent.

09-20-2013, 12:11 PM	#2710
AVOturboworld Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: 2013 "AVO Orange" FR-S Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,067 Thanks: 69 Thanked 2,277 Times in 636 Posts Mentioned: 108 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Ross of AVO Turboworld Japan was interviewed by a magazine, he gives a basic history of the company and talks about the AVO Stage 1 Turbo kit. http://vimeo.com/74946262#

10-02-2013, 12:54 PM	#2714
AVOturboworld Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: 2013 "AVO Orange" FR-S Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,067 Thanks: 69 Thanked 2,277 Times in 636 Posts Mentioned: 108 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	I'd just like to note here that we are paying attention to the new tuning solutions that are appearing. We'll monitor them as they mature, and will see how they work with our kit. But for now we will be sticking with EcuTek for the basemaps. It is still currently the most robust offering for tuning the BRZ/FR-S to work with FI, with many custom features that we feel are quite necessary for long term safety and performance.

10-03-2013, 10:46 AM	#2715
CajunFRS Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Drives: Challenger R/T, CRX SI, Location: Lafayette,LA Posts: 359 Thanks: 87 Thanked 92 Times in 67 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	What wheels are those on the Avo car? I like.

10-03-2013, 11:43 AM	#2716
AVOturboworld Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: 2013 "AVO Orange" FR-S Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,067 Thanks: 69 Thanked 2,277 Times in 636 Posts Mentioned: 108 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Those are the TSW interlagos.

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