GT86

[DeaconFrost]

Mezzanine said:

Nicely warmed up GT.

I also much prefer the look of the standard wheels over the aftermarket, especially with the lowered stance.

The black wheels and black bodywork make the aftermarkets look too small/lost in the arches IMO.

Nice wheels though, spray them a lighter colour

Thanks!

I kind of wanted to go the all black route with it. Latent batmobile envy clearly!

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shalmaneser said:

Looks nice but I think would look even better with the wheels in gunmetal or maybe smoked bronze colour... I'd be tempted to use spacers to offset the wheels back to their original position too - 2kg weight saving is very handy though!

Thanks!

I may go to 18's for the summer wheels next year and they will probably be a matt bronze.

The black wheels are actually 8mm lower offset than the standard wheels.

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itcaptainslow said:

I really do like GT86's, I've never driven one (and don't want to as I suspect "want it" factor will take over) but they are about the only new car which really tickles the "Buy me" button.

I was really happy with the scirocco I had and most things I tried felt like I was just basically paying more for what I already had but the gt86 felt different enough to warrant the outlay I felt.

[DeaconFrost]

Had the car mapped at Abbey Motorsport on Friday (which Abbey very kindly had donated as a karting prize at a national owners club meet held recently).

I have to say Abbey were excellent and a total pleasure to deal with.

I've attached the graphs below - the fainter line is the before and the darker the after which Mark achieved after several hours of fettling.





As you can see Mark managed to find 13hp and 10lbft extra but what you can really feel is the extra area under the graph all over especially around the 3-5k rpm range where I spend most of my 'normal' driving time.

Mark has also quietened down the exhaust at start up a little (although I feel my neighbours would appreciate more!)

Map 1 has a softened throttle response which I'm not massively keen on at present but I can imagine being very useful in snow, etc
Map 2 is full fat, normal throttle
Map 3 has launch control, rev blipping and flat foot shifting as well as what map 2 has
Map 4 is for low octane fuel use

My car has a catback exhaust and hks drop in filter so obviously bigger gains would be found with more mods (like second cat removed). The map doesn't make a massive difference to how the car drives (not like my last twincharged car where the map gained about 50hp and similar torque) but it definitely adds extra 'sharpness' to the car and is definitely noticeable in day to day driving.

Again, big thanks to Mark and all at Abbey Motorsport.

[DeaconFrost]

AmitG said:

What's the final graph? The Y axis says something like "AFR"...?

Air Fuel Ratio

[DeaconFrost]

Few updates on this.

I fitted my new wheel nuts as the ones that came with the wheels I have were looking a bit tatty.:-



I also had a whiteline positive shift void bush fitted to sharpen the gear change.

Few more updates.

Ordered and fitted a TRD door stabiliser kit. Difference is small but noticeable - car definitely seems a little sharper



Also fitted a HT Autos front lip spoiler.





Fitted a japspeed carbon strut brace:-



I fitted a master cylinder brace:-





Seems a worthwhile pocket money mod.

Fittthea new gear knob I ordered from Anarchy Motive in the US. It's a hefty thing but really improves the shift feel and I like it being closer to the wheel than the stock one.

Few pics:-

Standard knob for weight comparison:



New one:



Fitted pic:



Picked up some new shoes for me and the car:-



Tyres are now on my wheels:-



And some nice shiny new nuts:-

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adriman said:

Nice looking GT. How are you finding the strut brace, does it make much difference?

Also what owners club are you on that does all the karting, sounds like you need a bit of competition..

It doesn't make a massive difference I don't think but I'm working on the every little helps principle!

The karting was with the GT86 owners club - it was the first national meet.

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Couple of updates.

Federals are now fitted when I swapped over to my summer wheels. My impression so far can pretty much be summed up in one word. Wow.





Next up a few suspension bits are being done. Hopefully the Cusco rear brace, along with the carbon front brace and the trd door stabiliser kit, will give the suspension upgrades a nice stable platform to work from.

I've also picked up a whiteline rear camber bush kit in preperation for the suspension fitting.

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Few more whiteline bits and pieces I had fitted:-



There was a front arb kit too but I couldn't fit everything in!

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I had all the suspension parts fited including a set of Tein Flex A coilovers which use their hydraulic bump stops:-













A quick 'finished' picture the dealership sent me:-



I also ordered a carbon ducktail spoiler from Japan as I've never been a fan of the standard one.

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Grabbed a quick couple of pictures to show how it's sitting now a bit clearer:-

Edited by DeaconFrost on Saturday 4th July 09:58

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Got a few bits to spruce the wheels up:-

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My spoiler finally arrived. I've only got a quick couple of pictures at the moment though:-





It's a Legsport Clubsport Ducktail in carbon fibre. It's amazing how light it is compared to the stock spoiler.

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When I changed my spoiler I took a few spoilerless pictures too. I really like it:-

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I took part in a sprint at Curborough yesterday.

Here are a few videos:-

Helmet-Cam

Bumper-Cam

Windscreen-Cam

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And a picture from the sprint that I really like:-



(Credit: JPEG Photography)

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Thanks everyone for the kind words.

They are definitely made to be tweeked. A few changes really brings them alive - so much fun on track.

Shame they don't do something like this from the factory - a sort of clubsport type spec.

[DeaconFrost]

Cheers. I wasn't sure about the yellow rim when I first got the wheels but ended up being quite happy with the way they turned out.

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Joey Ramone said:

What are they, for future reference?

Does the GT 86 take wider wheels/tyres than those that come as stock? I know skinny tyres are part of its driving appeal but I'd prefer something slightly fatter than 205's

The gt86 will take much bigger wheels and tyres - a friend is running 18x9.5's.

Mine are stock size (17x7) but with a slightly lower offset. They are Konig Daylite's and come in at 6.5kg a corner (2.5kg lighter than stock). The stock tyre size is 215/45/17. Mine is on Federal 595RS-R's at the moment. They are the stock size but come up wider than a normal road tyre - the equivalent of a 225 width I'd say.

[DeaconFrost]

Couple of updates for this.

Got some new winter wheels:-



And some new wheel nuts for them:-



Decided to go with a set of RAYS closed ended nuts as all the other sets (5!) I've had have either corroded, chipped or are open ended and so lead to the studs corroding.