My 2013 BRZ

[DocWalt]

Some of you know that I have a BRZ... My mod-list is as follows:

- Cosworth Panel filter
- Wheelhaus CF third brake light
- JDL Auto Design UEL header
- JDL Overpipe
- JDL "Ultra Quiet" frontpipe. Catted & Resonated.
- Open Flash Tablet for loading tunes
- STI/Group-N engine & trans mounts
- SRP throttle pedal
- TRD clone spoiler
- Whiteline diff bushing inserts (rear only, the outrigger bushings make too much diff whine on decel)
- Perrin 2.5" Resonated Catback
- Carbotech XP10/XP8 pads (for track days, way too dusty for prolonged street use, IMO)
- Maximal Performance Oil Cooler
- Ohlins Road & Track coilovers
- TOM'S DOT red taillights
- SPC rear camber arms
- Whiteline subframe bushing inserts
- Enkei RPF1 17x9 ET35 in Gold
- OEM mudflaps
- GT3 brake air guides
- Whiteline 20mm adjustable front sway bar
- Essex AP Racing "Sprint" BBK

Some pics and videos:
http://i.imgur.com/KHaLN4D.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/ZdsCxxa.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/M1VQInA.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/CIUAMuJ.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/eEPdOZU.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/wlcQLLJ.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Fl120Ji.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/LrwPNw2.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/lRFoaaW.jpg


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrcEhazhZgA (video of header w/ full exhaust)

[DocWalt]

I did a couple of autocross events on the stock prius tires.

I won C Street first try with my bone stock BRZ. My fourth run was my fastest, for a win by 0.7 seconds.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlDOSbQtS6w


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h2YucHwScU


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1B-bcPcJ9A


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZAggYNVTbY

I got 6 runs in at my second event. My fastest was the 6th run. I essentially didn't have much competition, I was about 3 seconds ahead of second place, which was running a Porsche 968 Spyder


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9K3GnFtC1I

[DocWalt]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ld2fvgpYEtI


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWF8-Igy5uQ


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-inV51vf-mU


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhiIolYOCDU


http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=Tf9sMjN1uI8

[DocWalt]

Installed a SRP throttle pedal

https://s3.amazonaws.com/achgen360/p/eues0JF1.png

http://i.imgur.com/skKEsvI.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/w3BsX2b.jpg

[DocWalt]

I ordered a right angle OBD2 plug extension from Amazon and got a rather odd surprise with the cable...

http://i.imgur.com/MJ4j1nx.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/fSJdMyN.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/YXO1ZX0.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/LQ4HvbI.jpg

[DocWalt]

First AutoX event of '15 for me, my 4th run was my fastest. I got bumped up class-wise due to my header. Still loads of fun!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcUZNS2Cjmo


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoALMi-DC5Y


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZPfy5Vw32k


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrNy4ceK6r0

[DocWalt]

I went autocrossing today in the BRZ. I was really off the pace, no idea why. I even went off course, which I'm not too sure I've done before.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJTwhafsBtM


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuFjcqTkpmw


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiLicZWCUNg


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn98nJoBDqU

http://i.imgur.com/iPJCkNq.jpg
Photo credit to MeganDan Photography

[DocWalt]

put my TRD clone spoiler on my BRZ:
http://i.imgur.com/mTc0DRc.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/1w0gATv.jpg

After prepping the GTI for autocross tomorrow I threw my new catback on the BRZ... Sounds pretty awesome, IMO :)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-Y5j8bkN_I


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrcEhazhZgA

Track day prep complete... XP10/XP8 pads installed, Maximal Performance oil cooler installed... All set to destroy the crap factory tires, haha (sadly the stupid tires held up perfectly, no abnormal wear at all :( )

http://i.imgur.com/hGZ1lDN.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/L9kVAaN.jpg

[DocWalt]

Track day, bro! Not in the GTI though :) I'm at Shenandoah Circuit at Summit Point Motorsports Park, in West Virginia. What a beautiful facility! I'm here with Trackdaze, which so far has been an amazing organizer. My instructor is fantastic, really egging me on and giving me great guidance.

http://i.imgur.com/aQ9VRPF.jpg

From the bridge into the track:

http://i.imgur.com/MhTAI5g.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/RVjiC4Y.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/hSMp4Ad.jpg

You can see the Karussell (dimensional copy of the one on the Nurburgring) in the background here. What an awesome corner, you can really haul through it due to the banking.

http://i.imgur.com/sTAmjqA.jpg

Carbotech XP10s have gotten a wee bit hot :)
http://i.imgur.com/4VzLTZU.jpg

Day one is in the books. Going back for another four 30 minute sessions tomorrow. Though I might skip the last session, depends how tired I'm feeling.
http://i.imgur.com/i3r4erI.jpg

[DocWalt]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T98lPfaWkrg

http://i.imgur.com/iLtGZ08.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/nokwOp9.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/dOhhAQT.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/AyqIP1A.jpg

[DocWalt]

And with that we're all up to date... I figured I should finally split my BRZ stuff out from the GTI thread. :)

[J-Groove]

Nice update!

I love those cars. Planning on picking one up in a couple of years as a track car, waiting for them to drop into the mid teens for a good used one.

-John

[DocWalt]

Nice update!

I love those cars. Planning on picking one up in a couple of years as a track car, waiting for them to drop into the mid teens for a good used one.

-John

You shouldn't have too much longer to wait, they're getting into the upper teens now.

For track use the only "must have" things are brake pads and a reflash (if it's an early car the ECU mapping was pretty lacking and would knock at high RPM after shifts, which eventually blows out the direct injector seals) so things are pretty cheap in that regard. I went for the "nice to have" oil cooler, but in Texas heat it may become more of a "must have" :)

[ChargerX3]

Any truth to the rumor that a turbo version will be coming out soon?

[IPD]

And yet, it's still not as good as an rt/tt. ;)

[DocWalt]

Any truth to the rumor that a turbo version will be coming out soon?

No clue, I don't follow the rumor mill. There is a body refresh coming though.


And yet, it's still not as good as an rt/tt. ;)

wut

[j2k4]

So, Doc - I hear you have a BRZ.

Are you modding it at all?

Have you autoxed it?

Really interested to hear your plans...:p

[DocWalt]

These arrived yesterday... Missing the top hats thanks to some confusion from MAPerformance :awesome:

http://i.imgur.com/CU5PeeB.jpg

+20hp!
http://i.imgur.com/5lvNdwU.jpg

Amazing quality compared to anything I've had before
http://i.imgur.com/yyQupSN.jpg

[j2k4]

Oooooooowheeeeeeee...:D

[CoopKill]

That's much money for a Toyoburu

[MDoe8]

lol! bout time you make this thread instead of taking the glory from the vdub. car looks great, love the brfzrs

[DocWalt]

That's much money for a Toyoburu

lol, % cost vs price of car... Way better than the KWs for the GTI :)

[j2k4]

I've seen precious few shox/struts with fine-print on them.

Reeks of spendy...:p

[DocWalt]

I've seen precious few shox/struts with fine-print on them.

Reeks of spendy...:p

From what I hear, they're worth it. Better ride quality than stock and with the twist of a knob they're pretty good track dampers.

[DocWalt]

Finally received the proper SUS MI20 kit with camber plates & top hats today. Also has the advertised 60N/mm springs all around.

http://i.imgur.com/oAv2vt2.jpg

[Greg E]

VR4s are better. The darkness told me so.

[R/T93]

If the same plates on my car work, at least structurally they are good.

[DocWalt]

I did this yesterday...
http://i.imgur.com/rtDo48h.jpg

but I also turned a normal looking hex like this...
http://i.imgur.com/oyOin2Y.jpg

into this...
http://i.imgur.com/PZZQe1W.jpg

Apparently the hex bit slipped partially out during the torquing process, so it doesn't look that terrible past about halfway to 2/3rd depth and everything torqued up fine... but man I feel like a doofus.

[MDoe8]

oops! thankfully it's not too bad

ohlins are sexy

[DocWalt]

Got my TOM'S USDM DOT spec all red taillights finally. They look perfect :D

http://i.imgur.com/9JQFCQ8.jpg

edit: They arrived like this... idiot previous owner of the taillights sucks at life. I had to wetsand/buff them for ~2.5 hours. http://imgur.com/a/j0t3U

[j2k4]

Got my TOM'S USDM DOT spec all red taillights finally. They look perfect :D

http://i.imgur.com/9JQFCQ8.jpg

edit: They arrived like this... idiot previous owner of the taillights sucks at life. I had to wetsand/buff them for ~2.5 hours. Imgur: The most awesome images on the Internet (http://imgur.com/a/j0t3U)

I would send that guy a turd.

A real one.

Kenny, I've noticed your car goes BBRRZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ - BBRRZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ...

Kinda cool, eh? :p

[MDoe8]

Lights look good. I like that spoiler too, oem?

[anyonebutme]

Not OEM.

[DocWalt]

It's a cheap as hell copy of the TRD spoiler that looks 99%. For $140 instead of $600+ for a properly painted TRD spoiler... I'll take it :)

[DocWalt]

I completely ruined a front sway bar end link.

http://i.imgur.com/TEHtylo.jpg

I got my front coilovers on at least.

http://i.imgur.com/CVd1lg4.jpg

Quite a bit of rake until I get the rears on, hopefully tomorrow.

http://i.imgur.com/YNkVCyy.jpg

-2.5 degrees of front camber with OEM fitment wheels and winter tires looks atrocious, for the record.

http://i.imgur.com/bSd8F21.jpg

[DocWalt]

I finished installing my Ohlins today and aligned the car. -2.5 camber up front (Might bump it to -2.8 or something, depends how my tires wear) and -2.0 in the rear. About 1/32" toe in front and rear. Set the dampers to 15 clicks front and rear and took it for a few short drives. For being so much stiffer springs than stock (I'm using 60N/mm front and 70N/mm rear. Ohlins provided 60N/mm all around) the ride is sublime. WAY better than the KWs on my GTI. I'm excited to get some miles on them now :D

No pics yet, I finished up pretty late. The car is sitting pretty much an inch lower than stock. I'm 1mm from running out of adjustment in the rear. The new rear springs being so much stiffer meant I had to lower the back ~8.5mm which puts the height adjustment nearly bottom out. Also, the car looks hilariously bad with that much camber and terrible offset wheels...

[DocWalt]

My car is filthy as it's been raining for something like ten days straight and it was too cold to bother washing it today, sorry :)

http://i.imgur.com/NbwfNNI.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/AswySMU.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/4VxMVbV.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/yY927Sh.jpg

Alignment specs right now are -2.6* camber up front and -1.9* in the rear. 1/32" of toe in front/rear (wandered too much on my winter tires with 0 toe). The front has settled to 25 1/8" fender to ground, rear is 25 1/2". I think I'll raise the front a bit to 25 1/4" after it finishes settling 100%.

I was at 15 clicks on the coilovers, I set to 12/13 front/rear. That seemed to get rid of a bit of the choppiness over little bumps, the Ohlins ride a lot like stock, but a bit more controlled. They definitely have less travel though, which sucks on crappy Pennsylvania roads.

[AdamVR4]

Looks like a reasonable drop that's still daily beatable. How'd you do that to the front sway bar end link?

[DocWalt]

Looks like a reasonable drop that's still daily beatable. How'd you do that to the front sway bar end link?

Yeah, a bit less than an inch drop. I can raise it to higher than stock if I have issues. :p

I'm an idiot and didn't brush the rust off of the threads so as I spun the nut off it jammed and that was that. Once I got the strut off of the car I had to put literally all of my weight onto some channel-locks to keep the joint from spinning as I cranked the nut off. I brushed the rust off of the other bits I took apart and they came apart fine with no damage to the hexes.

[DocWalt]

I gave my car a proper wash for the first time in a couple of months. Looks way better, haha

http://i.imgur.com/afxd4Vn.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/6tX3aTE.jpg

[MDoe8]

Why hasn't it blown up yet? Oh nvm, it's not the vdub

[DocWalt]

Why hasn't it blown up yet? Oh nvm, it's not the vdub

My buddy is so concerned with his breaking at autocross it's almost funny. He said I'm the most relaxed person he knows. I think I've just been trained by the GTI.

On that note, I did buy a spare halfshaft since they tend to explode when launching with sticky rubber.

[MDoe8]

yeah it is funny how people don't drive their cars or something because of that. Or don't race because they think they'll lose. Or similar. I just don't get it, it's supposed to be enjoyed!

[DocWalt]

http://i.imgur.com/I4poHne.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/LVULffT.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/hyWCxOX.jpg

[DocWalt]

Saturday I got to help my buddy install a Whiteline transmission support poly insert, then drove around his ACE 4-2-1 header equipped car for a back to back with my JDL UEL header. Good times :)

http://i.imgur.com/Tt7aMzu.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/kGrJX3l.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/IRYLoUj.jpg

Monday I got my new tires :) 245/40/17 Bridgestone RE-71Rs

http://i.imgur.com/t3DFeUW.jpg

Today I got my new wheels :) 17x9 ET35 Gold Enkei RPF1s. Right around 15lbs and as awesome looking as I had hoped!

http://i.imgur.com/1GvZqWR.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/iYarCnz.jpg

[CoopKill]

When new boost pressure limit parts installed?

[DocWalt]

When new boost pressure limit parts installed?

When you buy me a supercharger setup? :p

[anyonebutme]

Errrrrrbody jump on the gold wheel bandwagon!

Maybe I should paint the vr4 WR Blue, lol.

[DocWalt]

Errrrrrbody jump on the gold wheel bandwagon!

Maybe I should paint the vr4 WR Blue, lol.

I've planned on gold wheels for as long as I've owned the BRZ :p

the vr4 would look better in Danube Blue I think ;)

[IronmanTT]

This looks like so much more fun then having a 3s TT...;) :p

[DocWalt]

This looks like so much more fun then having a 3s TT...;) :p

It's great having a car with a huge aftermarket :)

[DocWalt]

Did this today (more accurately my local tire shop did) :)

http://i.imgur.com/vLqwyB9.jpg

[DocWalt]

Before:
http://i.imgur.com/NFnKk9t.jpg

After:
http://i.imgur.com/h7iSGCM.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/SsnJSyl.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/tE3fETz.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/4hUmr2n.jpg

Ignore the filthy car. Stupid salty roads :(

[Unlogic]

The car looks way better with those wheels on it.

[DocWalt]

The car looks way better with those wheels on it.

Agreed. I'm VERY happy with them. Even if I'm an idiot and dropped my shiny new lug nuts on two of them and dinged the lips :suspect: They'll get rock chips and such eventually anyway, but man that was dumb.

[Beef6]

Looks great! That has to be such a fun all around car to drive.

[DocWalt]

I'm hoping that I didn't ruin it with the stiff suspension and fat sticky tires, but yeah it was a blast last year.

[j2k4]

Gnate is gonna blow balls all over this thread when he sees your tread, Kenny. :wink:

[DocWalt]

Washed and waxed my wheels today then stacked them next to the OEM wheels, hehe

http://i.imgur.com/CL3PiUE.jpg

[MDoe8]

how wide are the oem tires? Your new setup doesn't look that wide but towers the stockers!

[DocWalt]

OEM are 215/45/17. RE71-Rs are 245/40/17 and they run a tad wide, more like a 255 in a "normal" street tire.

[DocWalt]

I got my JDM BRZ tS badge in today :) A bit ricey, but oh well, heh.

http://i.imgur.com/doECEZK.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/jnTcRkv.jpg

[anyonebutme]

Ricer!

[j2k4]

I got my JDM BRZ tS badge in today :) A bit ricey, but oh well, heh.

http://i.imgur.com/doECEZK.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/jnTcRkv.jpg


A BIT?

Oy, Kenny....:rolleyes:

You should be towing a trailer full of General Tso's Chicken behind you...

[MDoe8]

Jdm tyte!

[DocWalt]

At least I didn't do the red-stripe outline on the grille yet :)

[MDoe8]

doesn't matter. JDM TYTE

[DocWalt]

Did some things today. Oil change, diff oil change, GT3 brake air guides, OEM mudflaps, installed the RPF1s and tires and took it for a mini-photoshoot :)

GT3 air guides for the brakes:
http://i.imgur.com/LBWXRKc.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/LB7xoeL.jpg

OEM mudflaps:
http://i.imgur.com/L1LBSEP.jpg

The mudflaps aren't going to do much to protect the sides of the car or the rear bumper :(
http://i.imgur.com/tk9fbvb.jpg


Mini-photoshoot trip:
http://i.imgur.com/ze12rLd.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/DcngUmV.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/0HSABsu.jpg

Oh and I got ready for autocross (tested magnetic numbers, heh)
http://i.imgur.com/1dOHvFA.jpg

[DocWalt]

Playing with data logging for this year, getting some practice so I know how to run the software properly before I go to an event. The video is pretty boring, but it shows what I wanted to show :)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6nVrDhQ7c0

[j2k4]

Neat stuffs, Kenny. :)

[DocWalt]

My first event of the season. A much more exciting video :) I have a lot to learn about the new car and setup. I really need to trust the car more often, you can see how timid I was in some places.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ5lW6j0E4w

[DocWalt]

Drove kinda crap today, but oh well. Plenty of improvements to make and I still got a trophy...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_AS6RMTm1Y

[DocWalt]

Woopsy


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65vrmZXzM-g

[DocWalt]

Autocross test and tune today


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WPlxlNtvqU

[j2k4]

Autocross test and tune today


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WPlxlNtvqU

BRRRZZZZZZ!!! :)

I like the noise it makes, Doc.

Looked pretty good, but was the course dirty?

Sounded like a rally run, ffs...

[DocWalt]

BRRRZZZZZZ!!! :)

I like the noise it makes, Doc.

Looked pretty good, but was the course dirty?

Sounded like a rally run, ffs...

Thanks :) I was actually pretty much on the right lines all of that run, so it was pretty clean. The tires are just THAT sticky, haha. Some of the earlier runs where I ran wide at the turn around sounded VERY rally-esque with the amount of rocks being flung up, haha.

[DocWalt]

Drove it like a noob today, but still won my class.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f57O93tV46A

http://i.imgur.com/sJGM3ZT.jpg

[j2k4]

Drove it like a noob today, but still won my class.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f57O93tV46A

http://i.imgur.com/sJGM3ZT.jpg

Noice, Kenny.

Love that sound...:)

[DocWalt]

Thanks Kevin :)

I drove much better today, only ~6 tenths off of a national level driver/car. I was 7 thousandths of a second out of second place though, grrr. Pretty darn close!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT9goIz91p8

Sweet action pic is courtesy of MeganDan Photography
http://i.imgur.com/KHaLN4D.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/HLt6WO7.jpg

Properly sticky tires, these are, haha

http://i.imgur.com/hC85HJR.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/BHkzfF3.jpg

[j2k4]

How are they wearing, Kenny?

[DocWalt]

I've got ~1000 street miles (I forget the mileage when I put them on) and 34 autocross runs. So far they're a little better than I expected, but I've been under-driving the car. I'll let you know how they fare after 4 hours of track time in mid May :) I'm still budgeting to replace them somewhere in late July...

[DocWalt]

Got the new Whiteline 20mm adjustable front bar on, that's not bad besides having to take the undertrays off for the hundredth time. Whiteline's new grease-free bushings are neat. No grease or teflon tape on the bar and not a single squeak or clunk, good stuff. Rides well too, which was my biggest consideration, tbh.

About the performance... It's noticeably more stable, but not by a huge amount. The car still rolls about the same and it will still kick the tail out if I'm aggressive on the throttle. I'm looking forward to my next autocross event now, I should be able to drive a bit more aggressively without having to baby the back of the car.

I feel more confident anyway, and I guess that's what matters lol

[DocWalt]

New Centric rotors installed:

http://i.imgur.com/b0QZs5a.jpg

Swaybar installed:

http://i.imgur.com/ExJXZCh.jpg

[green-lantern]

No one will survive the autocross lol

[DocWalt]

No one will survive the autocross lol

That's the goal :) Not to bash anyone, but nobody other than Nathan has an autocross prepped car with competition tires on it and he's not going... So if I don't win I'll be incredibly disappointed in myself, lol.

[anyonebutme]

We can fix that....

[CoopKill]

Pwnage

[DocWalt]

We'll see, guys :)

[green-lantern]

That's the goal :) Not to bash anyone, but nobody other than Nathan has an autocross prepped car with competition tires on it and he's not going... So if I don't win I'll be incredibly disappointed in myself, lol.

He's not? Bummer

[DocWalt]

He's not? Bummer

Yeah, sucks :(

About the front sway bar... After a bit of highway on-ramp/off-ramp testing... Pretty darn neutral now. There's noticeably more push on throttle, and it's less snappy off throttle. Easier to modulate right on the balance point of understeer/oversteer. VERY fun and really bodes well for the track :) I'll have to see how it translates to lower speed more jerky movements at autocross this weekend.

[DocWalt]

Really wet autocross today! Second time autocrossing in the rain, this time was quite a bit more successful, lol. This run was good for 3rd overall, even though it wasn't the greatest. Tons of fun at least :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1NMHEdF69A

This is what not to do... very nearly killed the finish line boxes with the side of my car.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDdNRj-WP_Y

[DocWalt]

I had a pretty successful autocross today. It started wet but dried out. I finished first in class and fifth overall. The new swaybar made a huge difference in my confidence level, I can really throw the car around now.

http://i.imgur.com/jjX1FNC.jpg

My fastest run, about five tenths up on second place:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO9CJgD-yq8

and my blooper reel... including the first time I've ever spun a car, hehe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiw4Aa7nLuM

[DocWalt]

Some fun stats from autocross yesterday: 1.2G steady state cornering, 1.32G peak cornering. 1.23G peak braking (sustained too!) and 0.66G peak acceleration. I'd say the RE-71Rs are pretty grippy!

[j2k4]

You're getting your money's worth, I think. :wink:

[futurevr4man]

Dat acceleration doe...

[DocWalt]

Dat acceleration doe...


Woo NA power! I honestly don't know how it even did 0.66G anywhere, lol.

[J-Groove]

You are definitely making that car live up to its platforms potential.

Love all of the updates!

-John

[DocWalt]

I went to Summit Point's Shenandoah Circuit over the past weekend with Trackdaze. I had a blast! Here's an in-car video of a few laps. Not my quickest laps, but I had data or GoPro issues on the other videos...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIGPLvADzmk

A quick compilation of videos from my buddy on Saturday. I got to take him for a ride on Sunday and I think he was fairly calm, all things considered, haha.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBNCYQnQrYQ

[DocWalt]

A few more words about the suspension... It soaks up the bumpiness on Shenandoah very well even on somewhat stiff 5 clicks front and 6 clicks rear damper settings. Easily as smooth as stock was last fall even with the significantly higher forces generated. Really impressive!

The car balance is sublime now with the 20mm Whiteline front swaybar on soft, sooo easy to control the car's attitude even with a sloppy right foot. I'd likely want a touch more understeer on a faster track because as the tires got greasy the rear would start to wiggle a little around Big Bend (the fast left hand corner before the longest straight) which was a touch unnerving. It never stepped out, but I could tell it was moving around if I stayed at full throttle carrying the extra speed.

The issue with the EPAS overloading and shutting off would happen three places on track at least, worst of all in the Karussell. It may not be too obvious in the video but it was essentially flicking on and off the whole way around the banking which was killing my arms/shoulders fighting the car.

I pretty much need a harness or somehow lock the seatbelt as I can't stay in the seat anymore. This is also fairly obvious in the video...

I ruined the brakes somehow. Either I didn't let them cool long enough before parking or simply abused them too much, I'm not sure. I was cruising around the paddock for ~5 minutes after each session and parked in gear without touching the brakes or using the handbrake. I also started to fade the pads as I occasionally had to push noticeably harder to get equivalent braking.

I also wrecked an oil cooler... May have been damage from overtightening a leaking fitting last fall, but it didn't show up until this weekend.

http://i.imgur.com/Jw3lyoS.jpg

Here are a few more pics from the weekend:

http://i.imgur.com/O9Tx2sp.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/d9ZSBIQ.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/vn4bhGv.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/sWtmemd.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/eZK9HqH.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/oprX0Y4.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/AhgAEsH.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/b1lx9ph.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/1PXQIad.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/FM9oWe7.png

http://i.imgur.com/v7SzU4v.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/rH1YF4T.jpg

[DocWalt]

Full wet session from the track. A few moments included :)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sqjbV1hTjY

[DocWalt]

Big thanks to my buddy Dom for this one. His GoPro got audio from my quickest session before the brakes went to crap and I started carrying passengers.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaDo4E6WD6Y

[DocWalt]

These arrived today :)

http://i.imgur.com/KWrpUU0.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/TgEMtBf.jpg

[DocWalt]

Here are some great pics of my car thanks to etechphoto.

http://i.imgur.com/UyPXXPg.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/sJOjo4i.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/09Z7Wej.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/MKqysDF.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/ZSJ1LZQ.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/uOhHk6t.jpg

Full album: https://imgur.com/a/gQxSY

[DocWalt]

Did the AP Sprint kit install today.

http://i.imgur.com/L6nYbkk.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/QXYbAtA.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/iDzoQIB.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Hp4I429.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Y3n12zg.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/xmZQtsh.jpg

[R/T93]

What pads?

[DocWalt]

What pads?

Carbotech 1521/Bobcats

[R/T93]

Niiice should be good for autox

[DocWalt]

Niiice should be good for autox

Yeah, didn't want to throw in track pads for autocross. The worst thing you can do is overslow... and I'm already bad about touching the brakes for confidence.

[anyonebutme]

Install wood blocks for pads, lol. No brakes at all will help your car control.....

[DocWalt]

Install wood blocks for pads, lol. No brakes at all will help your car control.....

What about using iPhones as brake pads? :suspect:

I just need to tape my foot to the gas pedal, lol.

[anyonebutme]

Iphones worked too well in that test, lol.

[DocWalt]

Interesting, G-Loc uses the same color for their pads equivalent to Carbotech's... and the packaging is nearly identical. I knew they were essentially a spin-off of Carbotech, but it's pretty shameless, lol. Looking forward to not murdering these things in a weekend though :)

http://i.imgur.com/EcY2YbC.jpg

[DocWalt]

Another day, another win :) First in class and second overall. A couple of tenths out of first overall, grrr. Here's my fastest run, just ignore the scream at the end as I thought I hit some cones, lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaIVYSFDQk4

Cone marks on the tire from the last run. No cone penalties called in though :)
http://i.imgur.com/dtrirb2.jpg

Just another BRZ :)
http://i.imgur.com/LbNkeXv.jpg

My dad's Fiesta and my BRZ
http://i.imgur.com/gVOM81S.jpg

Oh, and my dad got second in his class with my brother right behind him :)

Here's a screenshot of the results:
http://i.imgur.com/MMiCCja.png

On another note, really unimpressed by the Carbotech 1521 pads. They have a nice initial bite and that's literally it. They have a nice firm feel for normal braking, but as I press harder they just compress like crazy and feel like mush. They also get noisy after getting them hot. Pretty sure stock pads were better in pretty much every way.

[j2k4]

Go, Team Houseal!! :)

[R/T93]

Sucks about the brakes man. Great results from your family

[DocWalt]

Thanks guys! I just fixed the link to go to the video of my car instead of my brother, oops :)

[DocWalt]

I got first in class today and first overall PAX win too :D Even better, my dad got 6th in PAX! Only 1.5 seconds back from me, a nice father's day treat :)

My run:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbZSsZq2xSI

My father's run:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12Yyls5bs2A

[Ange]

funny how a BRZ thread is the most Active one on a 3s forum xD

[green-lantern]

Kenny also attends NG

[DocWalt]

Some karting videos :) First one is Heat A practice, second one is Heat A qualifying, third one is the A Main (with a bunch of yellow flags and me driving away with the win from the front, pretty boring video)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOrsO9TtxTQ


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNggv1ZGmuQ


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEJcBXyxJfU

and my fastest lap from the track:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjVtfuaJ_3Q

I'm now getting some horrendous brake squeal, guessing from the lip on the inside pad... No fade and they performed well. Nowhere near as hard on brakes as Shenandoah though, so I'm looking forward to some further testing this year. Definitely need to do pedal dance more often, EBFD was really aggressive when I was throwing the car into corners. I have a clip to post of some serious brake smoke pouring off of my car when ABM drove my car. We swapped cars for a session and I put his car in the grass and stalled it and they black flagged the session with almost no cooldown.

My oil temps settled out around 235-240* F in the last session, ~90 degree ambient. Not too bad, all things considered.

Here's a video of my second session (with Gnate riding along):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uahu7YhiYVM

I'll post up more videos later :)

[DocWalt]

This track day was hosted by 10/10ths Motorsports. There were a TON of awesome cars there, I'll post a link for that later.

Here's the first session (two halves, there was a broken car on track):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zr5OYuCF5g


Here's the second session (with my fastest lap, and a few hairy slides, futurevr4man):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uahu7YhiYVM


Here's the third session, I cut it a little short so my passenger (2fnloud) could go get in his car to drive the next session.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9dYdI7Dh1g


Here's the fourth session (DaveSlow riding along):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_OvPVncDJA


Here's the fifth session, with ABM driving and Uniuno riding along (as I drove ABM's NASCAR). About halfway into the video the session is stopped because I was parked in the grass in the NASCAR, he stopped and the brakes were pouring smoke off. Kinda funny comments about the NASCAR looking like a cop car too!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwmah0raUMc


I really really enjoyed the car on track, again Soooo much fun to drive. Now I just need more power, lol.

[MDoe8]

Now I just need more power, lol.

:suspect:

[futurevr4man]

Now I just need more power, lol.

:suspect: :suspect:

[DocWalt]

Over the weekend I did a big two day event, the Al Holbert Memorial Trophy event with Philadelphia SCCA.

Here's my father's Saturday video (class win, by a couple of tenths):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-CMs6LdB2o

and mine (1st in STX, 6th in PAX, woo?):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfhuAHeaZ40



My father's Sunday video (2nd in class, 1st in class for the weekend):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Kygzwx-5dY

and mine (1st in STX, but 17th in PAX, boo. 1st in class for the weekend though):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HiUW0M3mfQ


I had been using third through the slalom since my car was choosing to close the throttle through the slalom and was 6-8mph faster at the exit, but I screwed up elsewhere on those runs, so whatever. Any comments other than that much appreciated. :)

[DocWalt]

My brother and I drove my BRZ today. We dominated STX class! I was first and my brother was second, less than a second behind me in his first time driving the BRZ hard. Not bad at all!

Here's my brother's best:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Xnm9SXej3s

and my best:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTxMQnhyZGw

[DocWalt]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXaAVtB-_GQ

[DocWalt]

This past weekend, I got to squeeze into a CRX with a Kirkey racing seat...
http://i.imgur.com/g2nvxav.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/73xpZ4u.jpg

I did eventually get into the car, for the record... Getting out was somehow easier.

This guy is a boss. One of the slowest cars of the day, but when was the last time you saw a Reliant? Let alone a Reliant driven in a spirited fashion!

http://i.imgur.com/HzvqYdO.jpg

[MDoe8]

lol nice

[j2k4]

Shoulda gone in through the sunroof, Doc. ;)

[DocWalt]

I would have, but there was no way I was fitting my hips/ass through there and getting my legs bent around the wheel.

[j2k4]

I'd have paid to watch.

[DocWalt]

There's a video of me climbing in, not sure if it'll be posted.

[DocWalt]

Figured I'd finish this thread out...

My brother had been driving the car here and there at autocross, won one event and second at another. The setup clearly works, even if it's not THE hot STX setup.

I wrapped up the Philly SCCA Autocross STX championship with an STX class win and finished 4th overall for the day. I wasn't running data during my fun runs but I ran a 35.4 there. I had the pace during the timed runs to have pulled off at least 2nd place overall but I didn't execute well on my final run.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmLaGu75i6w

On that note... the BRZ has sold.

[futurevr4man]

Close the thread. Lock it. It's done. :(

[j2k4]

Agreed.

Looking forward to even more entertaining entertainment, Ford-specie. ;)

[DocWalt]

I don't remember if I posted this or not. Stumbled on it again today:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaDo4E6WD6Y