GT86/BRZ Litchfield Performance & Handling

[LordGrover]

LITCHFIELD PERFORMANCE PACK and Suspension]LITCHFIELD HANDLING KIT

Any first hand experience of these please?

I've seen plenty of internet waffle and supposition; I'd like to hear from anyone who has actually spunked up the ca$h.

Edited by LordGrover on Tuesday 15th July 11:19

[sumo69]

PM Zed Ed

[Fantuzzi]

LordGrover said:

LITCHFIELD PERFORMANCE PACK and LITCHFIELD HANDLING KIT

Any first hand experience of these please?

I've seen plenty of internet waffle and supposition; I'd like to hear from anyone who has actually spunked up the ca$h.

All of the mag tests were super positive, there is a vid of it in the EVO track car of the year. So the journos seem to like it.

I haven't heard any owners opinions though, might be better trying a GT86 site for more luck.

[Steve vRS]

Fensport are considered to be GT86 specialists. How do their offerings compare to Litchfield?

Steve

PS Nothing to do with Fensport but they were advertising on the GT86 forum.

PPS Don't own a GT86 yet - I need to work on the wife as it would be her car (my car needs to meet company cash-for-car criteria (43 door, less than 5 years old etc).

[LordGrover]

I gather there are three 'specialists' for this kind of thing; Fensport, Litchfield and Abbey Motorsport. I'm going for Litchfield mainly because I'm lazy - they're half an hour up the road where Fensport is +3 hours each way.
Booked in for Friday week so will report back.

[TheRoadWarrior]

Very interested to hear your experiences- they promise some real improvements.. but as you say, first-hand experiences seem a little hard to uncover.

[LordGrover]

I'll admit I'm getting a little **** off with Litchfield though. They never call back and it's hard work getting answers. May yet switch to Fensport.
I've asked a few extras and twice they've said they'll call back but **** all response.

[TheRoadWarrior]

Evo has a review on their web site of the Fensport turbo kit if you're interested. It's the 320bhp version they tried, there is a 260 version too I believe.

[LordGrover]

Yep, drove DaveJH's last year - see my mini review a couple of posts down here: click.

[LordGrover]

A week on and no response from Litchfield.

Have been speaking with Tony of Fensport who has been very helpful, returns calls, replies to emails and is generally interested in my money. Order placed, should be done the end of this month.
Looking forward - much!

[sumo69]

I am a GTR owner and one of the first to use Litchfield for mods rather than SVM.
Unfortunately as he has introduced some costly big power conversions, I am endlessly finding myself lower down the food chain.
I have told Iain this several times, and he accepts that his customer servic standard on calls and e-mails is poor - it seems you put up with it or vote with your feet.
David

[RemaL]

LordGrover said:

A week on and no response from Litchfield.

Have been speaking with Tony of Fensport who has been very helpful, returns calls, replies to emails and is generally interested in my money. Order placed, should be done the end of this month.
Looking forward - much!

Been looking at fensport myself so look forward to the feedback from yourself

[RemaL]

Steve vRS said:

PPS Don't own a GT86 yet - I need to work on the wife as it would be her car (my car needs to meet company cash-for-car criteria (43 door, less than 5 years old etc).

I will own a GT86 next week but like yourself my daily drive requires other things the GT86 won't do so I bought the wife the Gt86

[LordGrover]

RemaL said:

Been looking at fensport myself so look forward to the feedback from yourself

Rather than cross post, I added a summary here: click.