'22 Subaru BRZ

[DocWalt]

Placeholder picture/teaser for now.

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I got to drive a buddy's new BRZ on Saturday and I'm really excited for mine to arrive shortly now!

[DocWalt]

Picked up an XForce 2.5" resonated exhaust on Black Friday sale. Super happy with their exhaust on my RX-8, figured I'd try their 86 offering. Still waiting for my car to get here but whatever.

Came with two sets of tips, which is cool.

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Packaging is, uh, "fine" at best. Half the cost of most 86 exhausts though...

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Quality looks pretty good though! My RX-8 exhaust has held up well on track and daily driving so I suspect this will be good too. The RX-8 has a LOT higher exhaust temps than most cars and puts a beating on cheap crap.

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2017 build date, guessing these don't sell quickly.

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They mill the flanges flat after welding, a nice touch.

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I just hope it fits as well as the RX-8 exhaust did! I did order some 1/2" split shaft collars like what Perrin uses so I can center the exhaust nicely in the openings. Otherwise, should be good to go whenever I get my car. I'll post videos and such.

[stealthee]

You're a psycho Kenny. :lol:

[DocWalt]

You're a psycho Kenny. :lol:

You aren't wrong, lol

[j2k4]

Reserved for 1st audio clip.

BRRZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Z...:D

[DocWalt]

I've got a few hundred miles so far and a lot of seat time. I had a BRZ before and a few other comparable cars and some less than comparable, haha.

My initial thoughts on things so far! Really enjoying the car, glad Subaru/Toyota refreshed it.

The whole car just feels premium vs the first gen, in pretty much every way. The top of the dash is hard plastic now I think, which is kinda lame. Some of the ergo choices are a bit odd (thinking of the door handles in particular), but generally all really good. Materials are still "cheap car" but used well so it doesn't feel cheap. The center console/armrest seems totally fine to me. I do wish it had a power port there, but whatever. I love that it can close on my phone cable totally fine so I can still have my phone out and connected to Android Auto. Cupholders themselves seem... fine? I wish there was a nicer place to put my phone, there really should be a pocket under the HVAC controls.

Audio quality seems "fine" at best which is totally fine for me. I haven't felt a need to play with the EQ yet, but it could definitely use a bit more bass. Actual speaker quality seems good for a stock system, sounds pretty clear. The radio interface is very busy looking but works well. Android Auto integration is great. Super smooth and responsive which is the most important thing to me with a radio interface. The backup camera is great during the day, but pretty trash at night as the backup lights wash out everything in view.

The turn signals are fine. Totally fine. I wish there was a bit more of a detent to bump against when doing a tap-turn lane change but it's fine. Going back to a normal car now feels weird, haha.

The high beam stalk operation is really annoying to me. Every other car I've ever driven was push to turn the high beams on, then push again to turn them off (or pull the stalk back to center on older cars) but the BRZ returns to center then you need to pull towards you to turn them off. It feels super weird pulling from the center position to turn them off. Not sure why this is so annoying, but it is.

The actual headlights are "fine" with a decent spread of light. The dead spot from the anode is not ideal but whatever. High beams are also "fine" with a better spread than the first gen HIDs but not really that great.

The active sound thingy is a bit too loud IMO. I don't mind it in normal driving but rev it out or even higher speed highway driving and it's just making noise for no good reason. I can't wait to get an exhaust on the car and turn it off, tbh. If you're leaving the car stock it would be amazing to have an option to cut the volume down a lot but leave it on. I'd imagine with the active sound turned off the car would be way too quiet.

The trunk opening is a bit narrower, I think. Seems to have the same interior space though, and no spare tire so there's some storage under the trunk floor now too.

Seats are still great. There's definitely more bolster along your thigh and the upper back area feels like it's a bit stiffer/more supportive. Headrests seem to be a bit further away which is nice for those of us that autocross/track our cars. They're still really supportive and comfortable though the materials on the base seats are pretty "meh" feeling vs the first gen BRZ seats (they do feel nicer than the materials of the first gen FR-S seats)

The steering feels heavier than a first gen at all times, but loads up a bit less mid corner so there's a bit less "feel" but more weight. It's fine, but doesn't feel quite as light on its feet and communicative. Still super responsive and easy to place the car.

The new suspension tuning feels really nice. Shocks have been dyno'd by RCE and they have similar compression to my RX-8's coilovers, so they're surprisingly stiff and responsive. Balance feels pretty good on the off ramps I've taken so far. Primacies still kinda suck, but duh?

Brakes feel good, though I find them mildly difficult to get used to vs my RX-8 or ND Miata. The brake pedal seems more responsive when you get on it quickly vs just a smooth roll on to the brakes, slightly odd. I haven't accidentally hit the stupid "panic assist" nonsense yet, nor ice mode. We'll see what happens when I autocross/track though.

Throttle response is great, sometimes it seems really numb to heel-toe blips though. When you lift off the throttle the ECU really smooths out the sudden drop in throttle which makes it smooth and easy to drive around but also kind of annoying. Driving the car harder this seems to be less of an issue.

Power & power delivery is fantastic. Just what the car needed IMO. There's still a mild torque dip but *nowhere* near as bad as the first gen. Sorta feels like a heavily tuned stock first gen, dip wise. Header & tune will fix that right up and surely make power

Shift feel is very "strong" feeling. The detent springs feel like what a first gen felt like with the MTEC springs, I guess. Still engages nicely and smoothly. A bit stiff when it's cold, but better than the first gen.

Fuel economy seems solid so far. I'm averaging about 23 mpg, I suspect I'll stay around that figure. About what I got on the first gen, I think I got around 24 mpg. Highway fuel economy still seems to be a bit over 30 mpg, so not much change there. There are a lot more underbody aero pieces now so surely that helps. Maybe marginally worse fuel economy overall than the first gen? Worthwhile trade off for the power gains! As a comparison my RX-8 gets ~15 mpg on my commute and ~20 mpg on the highway (in STX autocross trim) while my ND got ~26 mpg on my commute and ~35 mpg on the highway (in STR autocross trim)

I already want motor/diff mount upgrades. The stock motor mounts & diff mounts are hilariously soft. Makes it fairly annoying pulling away from a stop because you don't feel the drivetrain load up as you release the clutch.

Speaking of the clutch, clutch feel is similar to the first gen. I suspect it will benefit a lot from the slave cylinder mod as the first gen car, my buddy's FR-S has that and it's well worth it.

Looks are subjective, but I really really like the looks of the new gen. I do prefer the GR86 front bumper, but Subaru is awesome to work with and I love WRB, haha. The front fender bulges are still great, it makes it easy to place the car with them in your peripheral vision, that was the first thing my fiancee commented on when she drove it around!


Compared to my RX-8 the new BRZ is night and day. The RX-8 is super fun, but definitely a much older car. It feels like a different decade even vs the first gen twin, which makes sense for when they were developed. The RX-8 is faster than my buddy's first gen twin, but slower than the new twin by a lot. RX-8 just feels a lot more aggressive, but in good ways. My RX-8 is fairly modded, but not at the same time. Poly motor mounts and diff mounts, catback, coilovers, camber bushings, front swaybar, intake, tune and that's it. The RX-8 transmission feels like complete crap, super notchy and sorta crunchy into gears when it's cold (brand new trans and clutch too!). RX-8 has a very fun powerband and super addictive noise, so I always want to rev it out and my fuel economy is trash haha. It's definitely slower than the new twin, but the power delivery is *sooo* fun. The RX-8 brakes are a bit touchy vs the BRZ, even with stock pads, but the stock pads are also totally fine on track even on hot days in back to back sessions so I can't complain! RX-8 rides very well considering the spring rates in use (thanks Shaftworks USA!) and no doubt has fantastic suspension, but the twin is shockingly close to the same feel when driving the car hard, assuming you ignore the extra body roll and such. Driver inputs feel the same, which is awesome.

Compared to my prior ND2 Miata, the new twin feels both more expensive and less expensive in a lot of different ways. The ND interior styling is on point and everything feels really nice... Except for where it's clearly *really* cheap. It's hard to compare totally stock versus totally stock as I had MCS shocks on the ND within a month or two, but the ND seemed to absorb large bumps better but it was super floaty and *very* soft so no surprise there. The ND powerband was smoother but felt slower because of it. Straight line acceleration is about identical, but the BRZ feels more dramatic because of the slight torque dip I guess. ND steering feel was nearly non-existent and the twins is miles better. ND was easier to hustle along a back road, the pedal placement and ease of use was *perfect* for heel-toe and such. BRZ is still really really good, but I think it needs a tune to turn off some of the emissions BS that dulls the throttle response in certain situations. ND shifter was definitely not as notchy/less stiff detents but it was also always sorta mechanical feeling and you felt things working to get into gear. The BRZ is more notchy but filters out all of that mechanical feel as it slots into gear. Both cars were different but still great. The BRZ is definitely a more practical car, even with the fairly useless rear seats. The ND wasn't supposed to be a practical car and it always carried everything I ever wanted until I was moving, so I can't complain at all!

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[DocWalt]

Turns out that Xforce exhaust doesn't fit due to some underbody aero additions, so I'm doing a Perrin 2.5" resonated catback like I had on my prior BRZ.

[anyonebutme]

Turns out that Xforce exhaust doesn't fit due to some underbody aero additions, so I'm doing a Perrin 2.5" resonated catback like I had on my prior BRZ.

Sounds like someone needs a bigger hammer.....

[stealthee]

Sounds like someone needs a bigger hammer.....

That's what she said.

[DocWalt]

Sounds like someone needs a bigger hammer.....

It fouls by an inch lol

[DocWalt]

I installed the OEM crash bolts. I got around -1.3 degrees of camber on both sides with my camber gauge. Toe was nearly unchanged, as it was on the first gen.

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[DocWalt]

Measured and confirmed the 2017+ air filters will work, not that the drop ins really offer a power advantage anyway. There's a neat post air filter filter.

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[DocWalt]

Got up to two things today! Received my new wheels, 17x9 ET45 Enkei TS-V in Storm Gray. I'm really excited to see them on the car properly especially with my incoming coilovers from Shaftworks USA!

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I also installed Eibach's 10mm extended stud/spacer kit using the balljoint spreader tool method. Pretty simple as it is on the first gen or most other cars. Warning though, the 2022+ BRZ with aluminum knuckles uses different torque specs than first gens but more annoyingly, the knuckle is in the way and there's no way to install extended studs without pulling the hub. Not a huge deal and overall pretty simple!

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[95gto]

I've got a few hundred miles so far and a lot of seat time. I had a BRZ before and a few other comparable cars and some less than comparable, haha.

My initial thoughts on things so far! Really enjoying the car, glad Subaru/Toyota refreshed it.

The whole car just feels premium vs the first gen, in pretty much every way. The top of the dash is hard plastic now I think, which is kinda lame. Some of the ergo choices are a bit odd (thinking of the door handles in particular), but generally all really good. Materials are still "cheap car" but used well so it doesn't feel cheap. The center console/armrest seems totally fine to me. I do wish it had a power port there, but whatever. I love that it can close on my phone cable totally fine so I can still have my phone out and connected to Android Auto. Cupholders themselves seem... fine? I wish there was a nicer place to put my phone, there really should be a pocket under the HVAC controls.

Audio quality seems "fine" at best which is totally fine for me. I haven't felt a need to play with the EQ yet, but it could definitely use a bit more bass. Actual speaker quality seems good for a stock system, sounds pretty clear. The radio interface is very busy looking but works well. Android Auto integration is great. Super smooth and responsive which is the most important thing to me with a radio interface. The backup camera is great during the day, but pretty trash at night as the backup lights wash out everything in view.

The turn signals are fine. Totally fine. I wish there was a bit more of a detent to bump against when doing a tap-turn lane change but it's fine. Going back to a normal car now feels weird, haha.

The high beam stalk operation is really annoying to me. Every other car I've ever driven was push to turn the high beams on, then push again to turn them off (or pull the stalk back to center on older cars) but the BRZ returns to center then you need to pull towards you to turn them off. It feels super weird pulling from the center position to turn them off. Not sure why this is so annoying, but it is.

The actual headlights are "fine" with a decent spread of light. The dead spot from the anode is not ideal but whatever. High beams are also "fine" with a better spread than the first gen HIDs but not really that great.

The active sound thingy is a bit too loud IMO. I don't mind it in normal driving but rev it out or even higher speed highway driving and it's just making noise for no good reason. I can't wait to get an exhaust on the car and turn it off, tbh. If you're leaving the car stock it would be amazing to have an option to cut the volume down a lot but leave it on. I'd imagine with the active sound turned off the car would be way too quiet.

The trunk opening is a bit narrower, I think. Seems to have the same interior space though, and no spare tire so there's some storage under the trunk floor now too.

Seats are still great. There's definitely more bolster along your thigh and the upper back area feels like it's a bit stiffer/more supportive. Headrests seem to be a bit further away which is nice for those of us that autocross/track our cars. They're still really supportive and comfortable though the materials on the base seats are pretty "meh" feeling vs the first gen BRZ seats (they do feel nicer than the materials of the first gen FR-S seats)

The steering feels heavier than a first gen at all times, but loads up a bit less mid corner so there's a bit less "feel" but more weight. It's fine, but doesn't feel quite as light on its feet and communicative. Still super responsive and easy to place the car.

The new suspension tuning feels really nice. Shocks have been dyno'd by RCE and they have similar compression to my RX-8's coilovers, so they're surprisingly stiff and responsive. Balance feels pretty good on the off ramps I've taken so far. Primacies still kinda suck, but duh?

Brakes feel good, though I find them mildly difficult to get used to vs my RX-8 or ND Miata. The brake pedal seems more responsive when you get on it quickly vs just a smooth roll on to the brakes, slightly odd. I haven't accidentally hit the stupid "panic assist" nonsense yet, nor ice mode. We'll see what happens when I autocross/track though.

Throttle response is great, sometimes it seems really numb to heel-toe blips though. When you lift off the throttle the ECU really smooths out the sudden drop in throttle which makes it smooth and easy to drive around but also kind of annoying. Driving the car harder this seems to be less of an issue.

Power & power delivery is fantastic. Just what the car needed IMO. There's still a mild torque dip but *nowhere* near as bad as the first gen. Sorta feels like a heavily tuned stock first gen, dip wise. Header & tune will fix that right up and surely make power

Shift feel is very "strong" feeling. The detent springs feel like what a first gen felt like with the MTEC springs, I guess. Still engages nicely and smoothly. A bit stiff when it's cold, but better than the first gen.

Fuel economy seems solid so far. I'm averaging about 23 mpg, I suspect I'll stay around that figure. About what I got on the first gen, I think I got around 24 mpg. Highway fuel economy still seems to be a bit over 30 mpg, so not much change there. There are a lot more underbody aero pieces now so surely that helps. Maybe marginally worse fuel economy overall than the first gen? Worthwhile trade off for the power gains! As a comparison my RX-8 gets ~15 mpg on my commute and ~20 mpg on the highway (in STX autocross trim) while my ND got ~26 mpg on my commute and ~35 mpg on the highway (in STR autocross trim)

I already want motor/diff mount upgrades. The stock motor mounts & diff mounts are hilariously soft. Makes it fairly annoying pulling away from a stop because you don't feel the drivetrain load up as you release the clutch.

Speaking of the clutch, clutch feel is similar to the first gen. I suspect it will benefit a lot from the slave cylinder mod as the first gen car, my buddy's FR-S has that and it's well worth it.

Looks are subjective, but I really really like the looks of the new gen. I do prefer the GR86 front bumper, but Subaru is awesome to work with and I love WRB, haha. The front fender bulges are still great, it makes it easy to place the car with them in your peripheral vision, that was the first thing my fiancee commented on when she drove it around!


Compared to my RX-8 the new BRZ is night and day. The RX-8 is super fun, but definitely a much older car. It feels like a different decade even vs the first gen twin, which makes sense for when they were developed. The RX-8 is faster than my buddy's first gen twin, but slower than the new twin by a lot. RX-8 just feels a lot more aggressive, but in good ways. My RX-8 is fairly modded, but not at the same time. Poly motor mounts and diff mounts, catback, coilovers, camber bushings, front swaybar, intake, tune and that's it. The RX-8 transmission feels like complete crap, super notchy and sorta crunchy into gears when it's cold (brand new trans and clutch too!). RX-8 has a very fun powerband and super addictive noise, so I always want to rev it out and my fuel economy is trash haha. It's definitely slower than the new twin, but the power delivery is *sooo* fun. The RX-8 brakes are a bit touchy vs the BRZ, even with stock pads, but the stock pads are also totally fine on track even on hot days in back to back sessions so I can't complain! RX-8 rides very well considering the spring rates in use (thanks Shaftworks USA!) and no doubt has fantastic suspension, but the twin is shockingly close to the same feel when driving the car hard, assuming you ignore the extra body roll and such. Driver inputs feel the same, which is awesome.

Compared to my prior ND2 Miata, the new twin feels both more expensive and less expensive in a lot of different ways. The ND interior styling is on point and everything feels really nice... Except for where it's clearly *really* cheap. It's hard to compare totally stock versus totally stock as I had MCS shocks on the ND within a month or two, but the ND seemed to absorb large bumps better but it was super floaty and *very* soft so no surprise there. The ND powerband was smoother but felt slower because of it. Straight line acceleration is about identical, but the BRZ feels more dramatic because of the slight torque dip I guess. ND steering feel was nearly non-existent and the twins is miles better. ND was easier to hustle along a back road, the pedal placement and ease of use was *perfect* for heel-toe and such. BRZ is still really really good, but I think it needs a tune to turn off some of the emissions BS that dulls the throttle response in certain situations. ND shifter was definitely not as notchy/less stiff detents but it was also always sorta mechanical feeling and you felt things working to get into gear. The BRZ is more notchy but filters out all of that mechanical feel as it slots into gear. Both cars were different but still great. The BRZ is definitely a more practical car, even with the fairly useless rear seats. The ND wasn't supposed to be a practical car and it always carried everything I ever wanted until I was moving, so I can't complain at all!

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So you are saying it's "fine"

[DocWalt]

So you are saying it's "fine"

"Better than before" haha

[95gto]

It's a great looking car, congrats.

Rather than pouring thousands into restoring the body on my AE86, I have seriously considered selling it and then purchasing a new BRZ/GR86.

[anyonebutme]

Not gold on WRB, I'm disappointed.

[DocWalt]

Not gold on WRB, I'm disappointed.

Played out :p

[DocWalt]

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Whiteline diff bushing inserts, I skipped the diff outrigger bushing inserts as they made horrible diff whine on my first gen. Easy install, though if you're lazy like my you need to yank on the swaybar to make enough room for the lower bolt on the one side of the diff. Easy enough!

Wheelhop is minimized now, I'll test the subframe bushing inserts at some point in the next few months to see if it's eliminated.

[DocWalt]

Installed Whiteline's subframe bushing insert kit. Seems to fit fine even with the new swaybar mounting on the BRZ. It will definitely fit fine on the GR86.

There's definitely a bit of NVH, but the rear end of the car feels more connected. Trade offs!

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[DocWalt]

Got some PPF done and a quick clean/seal by Performance Detailz near Lancaster, PA. Rockers all the way into the car, fender vent piece, mirrors, and trunk strip. Really needed the side skirts done as they're so wide they're going to take cone blasts at autocross and they're also a little difficult to step over.

Unfortunately the front bumper was already a bit chipped up so no point in doing that. :(

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[j2k4]

Looking good, Kenny. :)

[DocWalt]

Did an oil change and switched to Motul DCTF for the transmission. Shifts way better cold (doesn't seem to lock me out of gears as often) and smooths out the hot shifting as well. Transmission even seems a little bit quieter which is interesting!

[DocWalt]

I've been working on mapping CAN data and finding a nice access point since CAN isn't readily accessible on the OBD2 port anymore. There's an active sound (ASC) computer easily accessible in the passenger side of the dash, so that was a perfect spot to "hack into" and get CAN access.

Parts list for the ASC connector/patch harness:

Male connector (plugs into factory harness):
- AMP/TE Connectivity Connector Housing P/N: 1376106-1 (Quantity 1)
- AMP/TE Connectivity Pins P/N: 1376109-1 (Quantity 8) - I'd suggest ordering a couple of spares though in case you mess up crimping

Female connector (same as factory harness if you're making a patch)
- AMP/TE Connectivity Connector Housing P/N: 1318386-1 (Quantity 1)
- AMP/TE Connectivity Pins P/N: 1123343-1 (Quantity 8) - I'd suggest ordering a couple of spares though in case you mess up crimping

I used this wire: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07T4SYVYG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1

I used this RJ45 breakout (for RaceCapture Track Mk2, you'll use something else for other devices): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07WKKVZRF/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Use something like this to crimp the connectors. It's fiddly and annoying but way cheaper than the "right" tool: https://www.amazon.com/Qibaok-Terminal-Crimper-Crimping-Terminals/dp/B089LW7MWT

If you're wiring to a breakout like I was, this will work to make the ferrules on the wires. Way nicer to insert than stranded wire twisted together or whatever: https://www.amazon.com/TICONN-Insulated-Self-adjustable-Electrical-Connectors/dp/B09F94TPRV/

My patch harness (made a second for a friend that I owe a favor to):

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My RaceCapture "install" after I routed the RJ45 cable along the passenger side rocker under the carpet, down in front of the seat, and out the flap that exposes the chassis VIN.

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Data into SoloStorm!

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Matching temps on the dash for comparison:

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[DocWalt]

Shaftworks USA Bilanx 1 coilovers installed! Rides like stock, I'm really impressed considering the spring rates and valving we went with. Gotta do a front swaybar and finally mount up my tires on my TS-Vs before I can comment much on their performance otherwise. Winter is finally over and I'm excited to go autocrossing and TT :)

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[DocWalt]

A few wet pics with my wheels on :)

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[DocWalt]

JDL UEL & Perrin 2.5" catback installed! Sounds like a proper Subaru again, haha

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I did the header first so I could see how it sounded with stock exhaust:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKr5RSGkfRE

Cold start with the header and catback and some free revs:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zumc484NSag

Cruising around:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0M0emSiA6M

Full throttle 2nd gear acceleration:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9572mqrI9Lk

[j2k4]

It's as pretty underneath as it is on top, Doc.

[j2k4]

I like the noise, too.

[DocWalt]

Thanks Kevin! I missed my first gen a lot and this is a lot of fun to relive memories and get it all together again :)

Installed my final piece of the puzzle for autocross/track season last night! Karcepts makes badass parts for a limited selection of cars, but when their swaybars or other parts are available for your car you have to buy them. Over-engineered in the best ways possible! The swaybars have a nice arc built in for the adjustment holes so you can quickly and easily adjust the swaybar stiffness between runs at autocross or you could even do it in a pitstop during an enduro race or something. Easy install for a motorsports product with a great installation manual and they even included some specialty tools that are required.

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[DocWalt]

First autocross weekend in the history books! The car is phenomenal! I tested back to back with an ND2 Miata in STR and I don't think we can hang in STR yet (but it will be close with tunes to fix the low rev limiter) but the car is so dang fun I don't even really care. Love the easy adjust Karcepts swaybar and the Shaftworks USA shocks. I made one swaybar change early Saturday at the Test and Tune (math said I should have been where I ended up, but I was lazy and set the swaybar softer) and I didn't do anything for shocks, adjustment wise. I'm really really happy with the car.

My Saturday TnT run:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeWv8DJUzOM

Amy's TnT run:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T7sr0fcrrs

Sunday's event was defined by crummy off and on rain. I made no changes for the wet and I was clearly the fastest in the wet, but it dried out and I coned away my fast run, then it rained again for Amy and she was faster in the rain than in the dry but coned it away too. Ignore the squeaking in the video, we left our trunk junk in because of the rain and the mic was picking up the squeaky styrofoam. I'll share our faster runs first.

My fastest raw time:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShKvJFMiLM0

Amy's fastest raw time:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TI8K3Bpq6g

[DocWalt]

My fastest clean run:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3amKqE0DPs4

Amy's fastest clean run:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ebcDTK7F0g

[DocWalt]

Installed the Toyota OEM mudflaps. Not quite as much protection from the front flaps as I'd like, but that's OK.

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NNJR autocross #1 in the books! I finished up 2nd in PAX, 1st in STR. Amy was 4th in STR, a very solid result. We struggled badly with understeer, made one car change and then just sort of didn't make another change with runs happening so quickly. We should have kept making changes, but that's on me for not accepting that the car wasn't performing at its best, whoops!

https://i.postimg.cc/jdhBKSsp/image.png

Amy's fastest run:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Lg_XAW4HJY

My fastest run:


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

[stealthee]

They may not give you the protection you're looking for, but at least they look nice.

[j2k4]

Just the other day I said to someone - I can't remember who - "that Kenny, I knew him when..." :biggrin:

[DocWalt]

Philly SCCA had their second event on the 24th, I finished 2nd in PAX behind another BRZ in STR (Simmons) by 17 thousandths... SO close! We had made huge setup changes after the understeer monster at NNJR, this was WAYYYY better. So fun now!

My fastest run:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzkmkeJOy8s

Amy's fastest clean run:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNP7e6f7v78

Amy's fastest run:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgI5bMuk0qc


Me vs Simmons:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO75pYk9yZs

[DocWalt]

Back to MetLife stadium for NNJR #2! I finished 3rd in PAX and Amy finished 3rd in STR. Car was working both better and worse all at once, haha. More changes for next event!

Amy's fastest:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk97CZn2Lrg

My fastest:


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

My last run was going faster... until it wasn't:


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

[mecheng]

Nice run, my congratulations man!

[DocWalt]

Needed more rear camber! Rear lower control arms from the first gen aren't legal on the new car due to a change in motion ratio, makes this mildly annoying but oh well. The only other options are a $650 set of upper control arms or a $130 set of offset upper arm bushings that are a huge PITA to install and adjust as well as being easy to have them slip...

I'm giving a $25 option a try :) I got ~0.3 degrees more rear camber (one side gained like 0.5 degrees, so I just evened it out) using two MOOG K90473 camber bolts. They torque to about the same torque spec as the OEM bolts so I'm hoping they don't slip. I'll find out soon!

https://i.postimg.cc/RZHmdmx7/image.png

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Alignment before:

https://i.postimg.cc/ydNccD4Y/alignment-20220319.jpg

Alignment after:

https://i.postimg.cc/cLDzf8Pr/image.png

[DocWalt]

Did NNJR event 3 today, got the car working well finally (hey guess what, setting the shocks to where Shaftworks told me to set them works well) and Evan Schickel, 2018 DSP national champion, codrove to get ready for the NJ ProSolo

My fastest, good for 2nd in PAX, very close to Jeff Hurst (2013 STX national champion) in an STR ND:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWZ4CAfLM8g

Evan's fastest scratch time:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YP2O7_vqIa8

and a wild side by side!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy-G7n7zFUo

[DocWalt]

https://i.postimg.cc/ryrqYCW5/image.png

My videos from NJ Pro. I coned away ~4 tenths on the right, but my left was pretty darn good. Really really liking the car!

Left side:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLZ2dxXpStU

Right side:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srCCgAU38Hw


Evan's fast runs, he never felt as comfortable as last weekend and also coned away some time:

Left side:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5dBpPHO4DI

Right side:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Zi2I17lbFA

[DocWalt]

Amy's fast runs, left side data is broken somehow but whatever. She killed it this weekend pulling off 3rd in L3 and 3rd in the Ladies Challenge. Meshing with the car well and learning how to be aggressive with all of the mountains of torque versus our RX-8 last year! Amy found ~5 tenths each side during the challenges too, really proud of her!

Left side:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLuXLemsb88

Right side:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYwc-u5J2-4

[j2k4]

Wow.

She HAS gotten more aggressive.

Did you piss her off? :eek2:

[DocWalt]

Wow.

She HAS gotten more aggressive.

Did you piss her off? :eek2:

I don't think so! haha

[DocWalt]

I swapped from the Perrin 2.5" catback to the CSG Touring 86 catback... It's effectively OEM+ inside the car and not very loud outside the car either.

I have a JDL UEL and ISR Overpipe, stock frontpipe. The drone with the Perrin catback between 2-3k RPM was getting old quickly, not sure why it's so bad on a 2nd gen with UEL. Local friend has it with an EL header and it's drone free, so YMMV.

The CSG Touring 86 is damn near silent inside the car, may as well be OEM+ with zero drone and not much noise. It's getting a little louder after ~100 miles but I doubt it will ever get loud. Outside the car, on video anyway, it's not as deep of a sound as the Perrin but it's also less raspy and more "wooshy"


The CSG installs a little easier than the Perrin because you can set the tip depth easily, but the exhaust clamps were installed "backwards" meaning the bolt was on the wrong side of the exhaust for maximum clearance on installation. Kinda dumb but whatever, easy to fix. I also wish the CSG was 304 stainless, big bummer that it's not.


Prior setup with the Perrin catback:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-81a_fWbYpo


New setup with the CSG catback (will update when I get some miles on it like the Perrin):



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21KhhV9crGc




Anybody want to buy a Perrin catback? haha

[DocWalt]

First event in a month!

Philly SCCA/WDCR SCCA autocross at Ripken stadium in Aberdeen. I took home 2nd in STR with Amy in 5th. Neither of us were super happy with our driving with both of us hitting a lot of cones, Amy never got a clean run :(

My fastest with a questionable cone call (nobody knows where I hit the cone and the car ahead of me on course was hitting lots of cones):


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hEQX8ymQ2s

Amy's fastest:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LZDrjKcnO4

[DocWalt]

Philly SCCA had another event this weekend, it was ridiculously hot and humid and we probably used four gallons of water spraying our tires to keep them cool! Really fun course and it was a lot of fun to work with Amy and see her improving as a driver! I pulled off first in PAX with a really close battle with an STR class ND Miata. 15 thousandths! Amy ended up finishing a really close 5th in STR, she's clearly getting comfortable with the added pace this year and she's crushing it.

Here's my fastest run:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjhxP1eTUEc

Here's Amy's fastest run:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgT83IZOjHk

Here's a side by side between the STR ND and myself:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8NKwxUScvU

[DocWalt]

Philly had an event a couple of weeks ago. Here's my fastest run, good for 2nd in PAX right behind Kevin Donovan for his first PAX win! He was always super fast when I codrove his CRX so I was super happy for him taking the win:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I-V9RZmnMU

Amy's fastest, an early run and she found a ton of time later in the day but it just never worked out with a full run. Still really good!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7whipiCViY

[DocWalt]

Toledo ProSolo! Super fun, even with the wrong car for STR. 500 pounds more weight than the ND Miata on the same tire is going to be hard to make up for. We whiffed on setup big time on day one, big thanks to Jon Lugod at Shaftworks USA for an all new setup to try on Sunday. The car was magical.

Weather all weekend was whacky. The entire morning session on Saturday was thrown out with thunderstorms, so we ran 6 runs in the afternoon instead of four. That meant no time to test anything really and Amy got stuck in drying conditions both days since of course it rained again overnight into Sunday.

Amy drove extremely well, just had bad luck getting away from the tree because of the changing conditions of the start line.

Here's Amy's fastest left, unfortunately the line dried up and she red lit :( :


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

Here's Amy's fastest right, tagged a cone somewhere:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZt41LSObZU


Here's my fastest left side run, not much left on the table for me:


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

Here's my fastest right side run which was the first run on the fixed setup so I was feeling it out, I tagged a cone and got in the marbles badly on my second right side run and threw that away. Oh well!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkPRH8nv4gI

[DocWalt]

A couple of weeks ago, I got to drive one of the fastest DSP class cars in the country, an RX-8 on gigantic Hoosiers! Lots of fun and we worked on setup stuff all day, then it rained, then I got a dry run, then we ran out of gas so I missed out on a couple of runs to try and clean up my cones.

Here's Tamra's fastest run (car owner and prior national champion in the car):


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw1wobezPKM

Here's my fastest run (+2 cones somewhere?):


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMDYafIKC1Y


This past Sunday I was back into the BRZ with my prior codriver Jon! We also worked on setup a little bit and really dialed it in. I pulled off 4th in PAX with Jon in 10th. Jon struggled a bit with the 1-2 shift upsetting the car so he short shifted this run, if he had just shifted normally he'd have at least tied me because he absolutely killed it in the slaloms!

Jon's fastest run:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94OmdPVq4Gc

My fastest run:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnlQ517wBYs

[DocWalt]

I won the silly big trophy again! Sorry Amy!

Here are my two Al Holbert Memorial Trophy winning runs:

Day 1:


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

Day 2:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxeUJ7SDApM

Thanks to everyone for making this weekend happen! Super fun and what a crazy battle with Kevin Donovan! 0.073 gap between us for the Holbert!


My fast (but dirty) run from day 1:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOs0LoHixLM

or my fast but dirty 3rd run from day 1:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UyF-fGQDDw

My last run from day 2 (not Holbert legal but great for the day's results!):


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQzmfJ2rt-k


https://i.postimg.cc/Jh5PtFnr/298960807-10159495088148551-2859223995035952707-n.jpg

[stealthee]

You're not really sorry.

[DocWalt]

Philly SCCA on August 28th:

Really fun event, except for the frustration of not finding pace after my first run. Really annoying, but I had really good pace on my first run anyway haha


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmFrO-8r8_c

Nationals in Lincoln a week later was a TON of fun... More to come on that :)


Final NNJR event of the year! I was in with a slim chance of winning NNJR DOY again but it didn't happen with my car's disadvantages against the ND Miata in STR. My car felt amazing, huge credit to Shaftworks USA and Karcepts for their support this year!

My fastest run:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEPaDiBV0zY

Jon codrove too, he's his fastest run:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsNEQK7Cu9Q


Philly's second to last event! It was a rainy one in the remnants of Ian. I did end up earning the Philly SCCA Driver of the Year again! The first time it's ever been won by one person three times in a row, a huge accomplishment!

Here's my fastest clean run:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T9ujL6us0k

and my fastest dirty run (I hit the second set of cones on the left side of the car, maybe with my wake):


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnDb5t0EYqQ

A fantastic year of autocross and a huge thanks to my fiancee (soon to be wife!) Amy for her support. As always thanks go to Shaftworks USA, Karcepts, and everyone else that's been involved with the build and set up this year. Hit up Shaftworks USA or Karcepts for any performance parts and setup questions you may have!

[j2k4]

Philly's second to last event! It was a rainy one in the remnants of Ian. I did end up earning the Philly SCCA Driver of the Year again! The first time it's ever been won by one person three times in a row, a huge accomplishment!

The Doc was in the Hous(eal), so-to-speak. :nevreness:

[DocWalt]

​Autocross yesterday with SJR SCCA @ Bader Field. I finished 2nd in PAX with a flying last run after murdering a LOT of cones early on:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J413B48vgy8

Amy finished 4th in STR:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDTqeeyr7NI

​Tuned today with Mike from Xero Limit. JDL UEL, ISIS Overpipe (left over from my first gen and they've since rebranded for obvious reasons), CSG Catback, and K&N panel filter. Charcoal filter in place. Lower two pulls on this plot are stock tune with all of the same mods.​

https://i.postimg.cc/jjwwCLmh/image.png​


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

[DocWalt]

Replaced the stupid huge tips on my exhaust with some aliexpress tips that are knock offs of Akrapovic's Ti tips

https://i.postimg.cc/sjCzjZHY/image.png

[Alan92RTTT]

Very Nice.

[j2k4]

I like 'em, Doc. ;}

[DocWalt]

Finally got my APEX Racing VS-5RS wheels that I ordered in July...

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Got some hood struts for Christmas so I installed those yesterday

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[DocWalt]

All settled into our new place, I was ceramic coating the wheels and weighed them.

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[DocWalt]

Installed eightyzips shift & handbrake boots. They look amazing and while the install was fiddly, it went smoothly and they installed well.

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[j2k4]

Pretty cool, Ken...

[DocWalt]

Working on a copy of the GR86 Cup car hood vent... an expensive print to reproduce at a print shop, not too bad at home but a bit annoying. I'll print it in ASA on my Ender, it's too big for my Method even split into three pieces. Annoying because the Method has way better surface finish but oh well.

https://i.postimg.cc/dtnvCfRK/image.png

[DocWalt]

STI Performance Muffler & STI wing arrived today! Threw the muffler on real quick to replace my CSG Touring 86. It's too quiet inside the car, but I am so excited to do a mid pipe & front pipe to open it up now.


https://youtube.com/watch?v=nPKegaYNmpQ


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

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[j2k4]

As they say, Ken, if I had your money I'd throw mine away. :biggrin:

I don't know how loud you want it, but for me I think it would be pretty much spot-on.

How much power you think you're making?

[DocWalt]

As they say, Ken, if I had your money I'd throw mine away. :biggrin:

I don't know how loud you want it, but for me I think it would be pretty much spot-on.

How much power you think you're making?

I'm making ~230/185 at the wheels, pretty solid :)

[DocWalt]

Installed a JDL Ultra Quiet frontpipe today, I found a gasket that works to adapt from 2.5" frontpipes to stock midpipe, which is nice


Walker 31398 fits perfectly with no hassle, but does have a smaller ID (which is about the same as the stock midpipe anyway)



If you want to dork around cutting some of the gasket's built in metal flange that fits into the frontpipe, a Walker 31554 "fits" as well if you cut away most of the metal ring so it only has a few tabs left to center it/support it in the front pipe. It seals fine and all, just know it's a bit of a hassle up front for essentially no benefit. The other gasket wasn't available locally to me so I did this


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xzzs6wqYh8A

NNJR Autocross from last weekend! I finished 4th in PAX and had a friend from *way* back in my 3000GT days codrive, his first time in a proper ST car after years of the wrong DS car :)

My fastest run:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luA7zuv4fSY

Sang's fastest:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TEEBbKLq3k

Not the greatest pics... I've gotta clean up the car and install a little longer front studs before I can go anywhere for better pics. Only 5.5 turns of lug nut engagement with 13mm front spacer compared to the 10mm spacer I was using before with the Enkeis, not quite enough!

These are the APEX VS-5RS, 17x9 ET48

https://i.postimg.cc/5N7f2m9P/PXL-20230421-150051706.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/0jt1r8v6/PXL-20230421-150102019.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/jqhsGbpY/PXL-20230421-150115326.jpg

[DocWalt]

Replaced my Eibach front studs with ARP for a bit of extra length for more spacer options, mostly so I could run 13mm front spacer for my new wheels.

https://i.postimg.cc/Gp6WjGYt/PXL-20230425-183126892.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/cLrk56dn/PXL-20230425-202932108.jpg

Found a shredded A052, sadly. I was hoping to use the rest of this (very bald) set of tires for a Track Night, oh well.

https://i.postimg.cc/XqL1tCZw/PXL-20230425-205643160.jpg

New wheels installed with 13mm of spacer up front.

https://i.postimg.cc/Bb4whgvS/PXL-20230425-194800436.jpg

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[DocWalt]

https://i.postimg.cc/Z5Gn5s7f/PXL-20230426-163944063.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/qvhg0HLh/PXL-20230426-164017558.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/W3n1SN2K/PXL-20230426-164206090-PORTRAIT.jpg

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https://i.postimg.cc/5t80Y5Df/PXL-20230426-164250733.jpg

[DocWalt]

A couple more Philly events in the books! I killed a set of tires at this one in April. Finished 8th in PAX.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVr2gBvTLkU

Sunday there was another event, super challenging course and I think I just had a bad plan for the course. Finished 7th in PAX


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BAWUoHSMCA

[DocWalt]

We made the boring drive up to Pocono early yesterday for NEPA, the event was fantastic and we had a blast just driving and thrashing the car all day. Super fast and fun course, a real challenge.

I pulled off the fastest street tire run by a good amount and was second in PAX behind Jon in his STX FR-S, not bad at all!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRYdh0GySHk

Amy finished up 5th in STR and solidly in the top half of PAX even with her never getting very comfortable with shifting. The pedal placement in the BRZ is definitely not as good as in the RX-8 for shifting under duress. Proud of her for sending it even not being comfortable!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ys5dT2PDd8


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https://i.postimg.cc/yNNBh38V/image.png

Had a new addition before the event too! Picked up a Perrin intake used from a friend:

https://i.postimg.cc/RCKdRP80/image.png

[j2k4]

That Pocono track looked like a total blast, Ken. :)

[DocWalt]

That Pocono track looked like a total blast, Ken. :)

One of my favorites. I can't wait to get on an open track, been way too busy!

[DocWalt]

Had a fun day with Philly & WDCR at Ripken stadium, pulled off another 2nd place in PAX and a win in STR. My car is working really really well, I ordered an OS Giken diff tuned by Shaftworks USA and I'm not even sure I need it, haha. I'll be installing that soon, but for now, a video of my fastest run. Amusingly, like every other Ripken event, I don't seem to find any time after my first run... Annoying, but glad I'm on pace right away at least haha.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCTG8jnX7oc




I installed my Shaftworks USA tuned OS Giken Super Lock LSD this past weekend! Install went smoothly and no leaks. Here are some install pics, my feedback so far (very very limited feedback) is below.

https://i.postimg.cc/fTpVs8nC/image.png


Subaru *can* use the correct amount of RTV, wow!

https://i.postimg.cc/3r680WSJ/image.png

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https://i.postimg.cc/63F1hs4g/image.png


The break in instructions for the diff, which explains the lack of meaningful feedback :)

https://i.postimg.cc/T1mN7krw/image.png


Ring gear all torqued on with orange threadlocker in lieu of the stock locking tabs. Marked for future inspection.

https://i.postimg.cc/Z5JsHx0b/image.png


Diff backlash checked out perfectly in spec, at the tighter end but NBD. The diff has less whine on decel now, haha.

https://i.postimg.cc/8c8t6hqV/image.png

https://i.postimg.cc/T2rcs5zp/image.png

https://i.postimg.cc/YCSfjnhW/image.png


Waiting for the cover sealant to cure, bored...

https://i.postimg.cc/V69bKnJw/image.png


Installed a polyurethane shifter bushing, mostly because it was cheap. I've noticed no meaningful difference.

https://i.postimg.cc/hG1Swr12/image.png


So for some initial feedback... With the caveat that I now have ~15 miles on the diff (of the 1500 street miles for full break in) and I'm using Motorcraft fluid, not the fancy OS Giken fluid.

The diff chatters bad on power in tight corners in my neighborhood but does not when coasting. I assume this is mostly just the oil, my ND Miata was silent and smooth as silk.

Feels awesome when attacking, drifts are super progressive and less snappy. When it's not drifting it just carves the line you picked, like it did on my ND. So you're on a line and you get on the gas and the nose almost wants to tuck itself in to counteract the natural push.

Seems to put power down better too, duh?

[stealthee]

Nice.

[DocWalt]

I was a bit tired of the chattery/binding from the cheap break in fluid... So I swapped to the OSG fluid, haha.

With the Motorcraft fluid, the diff felt like it was sort of sticking. Driving around casually I'd go to turn in and the car sort of fought me until I took my foot off the gas and went to neutral throttle and the diff opened up.

The diff took a bit to work the other fluid out but now it's essentially silent and smooth. Feels really good. Just yeet it around corners and floor it and you get a super smooth progressive slide, like the diff is actively working to push you forward and arrest the slide. I can't wait to see how it does at autocross now!

[DocWalt]

Did my first autocross yesterday on the new diff. Simmons codrove as well, so lots of runs and good competition! The diff definitely needs more break in usage and some dry runs, but so far the car seems more stable on entry and puts power down better on exit. Less snappy and you can be way more aggressive on power. I'm really curious how it behaves in the dry!

Here's my fastest run, good for 2nd in PAX. I was slower than Simmons in the slalom and a good bit slower into the far turnaround as well, I just braked too early.


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


Here's Simmons first (and only :( ) clean run in my car:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7jfkZaxFmw

Here's his fastest run, with two wobbles of cones that just slid out of their boxes. He was taking it safe in the faster/sketchier places due to the conditions which I appreciate haha:


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

[j2k4]

Your 'new diff' experience made me think of my '71 Mustang with the locker - noisy as hell cornering, in town - the clutching was always sticky, and the only relief was using Ford's own product for that specific diff, though it wasn't entirely effective.

I remember being supremely irritated that a certain girl who liked my car decided to tell all her friends she thought there was something wrong with my rear-end. :angry:

[DocWalt]

Your 'new diff' experience made me think of my '71 Mustang with the locker - noisy as hell cornering, in town - the clutching was always sticky, and the only relief was using Ford's own product for that specific diff, though it wasn't entirely effective.

I remember being supremely irritated that a certain girl who liked my car decided to tell all her friends she thought there was something wrong with my rear-end. :angry:

Yep, the good old Ford Limited Slip additive, haha!

[DocWalt]

This weekend was Philadelphia SCCA region's Al Holbert Memorial autocross weekend. I've been the winner of the two day event the last two years, but this year with my class having a harder PAX handicap and having the "wrong car" for my class I knew it would be tough. I was able to just pull off the win last year even with the "wrong car" but competition has been really stiff this year! Lots of really fast drivers in the Philly region and we had drivers visiting from all around!

Day one was great, Amy and I were getting used to the new OS Giken diff, more on that later. Amy was super happy with the car and I felt like it was easier too. We did pretty darn well, I won STR and was sitting fourth for the Holbert trophy. Amy was really competitive in STR as well!

Amy's fastest run:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHuyD5sYTwk

My fastest run:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S82bdji8PQI

I went a little faster on my 5th run when I really learned the diff, but I tagged a stupid cone in the process.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A27i3EJjW4

Amy was very happy on day 1!

https://i.postimg.cc/GmzfqSx0/image.png


Day two was even more fun, but other folks got faster! I ended up finishing fourth for the Holbert, less than a half second back over two days. Not at all unhappy considering the limitations of my car in STR. Amy had a weird issue on one run, the car popped out of first gear for no apparent reason about 25 feet off the line.

Amy's fastest on day 2:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4us-fQVY7Q

My fastest run on day 2:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnGixYn57Sk


For feedback on the differential, Jon at Shaftworks USA *killed it* on the diff! It's a pretty decent difference in driving style, but it's really rewarding and fun to get it right... and more importantly I think it's made the car faster. The car is more stable on entry and really really forgiving of chucking the car around. When you're mid corner in a sweeper and you feel like the front end isn't going to hold on anymore, you can start to roll on the gas and it just tucks the nose wherever you have the steering wheel pointed. SOOOO nice to be able to get on the gas earlier and power out of the corner sooner. On top of the behavior change, the new differential puts down power over bumps so much better than the stock Torsen limited slip, it just accelerates forwards all the time instead of chattering and hopping.

[DocWalt]

Installed the SYMS Racing Team oil pan, install went smoothly and I didn't really have any RTV in the pickup after cleaning it out a year ago or so.

https://i.postimg.cc/Dzv8873x/PXL-20230810-220922419.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/9fQGRv6Y/PXL-20230811-000214924-MP.jpg


Their instructions were pretty good, once translated to English:

https://i.postimg.cc/QMFFrhLw/Screenshot-20230810-181056.png

https://i.postimg.cc/N0Z5sSBM/Screenshot-20230810-181119.png

[j2k4]

I should buy a Subaru or something I could afford to mod...:rolleyes:

[DocWalt]

I should buy a Subaru or something I could afford to mod...:rolleyes:

Sadly, none of this is cheap... I just have good friends that sell me shit cheap lol

[j2k4]

I'm way too other-directed these days, no matter what...

[DocWalt]

Philly event number 9 yesterday! I finished 3rd in PAX but coned away 7 tenths of a second or so. Amy also did great, finishing 3rd of 7 in STR!

The car was *money* and perfect out of the gate, I love the new diff. Made some minor setup tweaks after the last event and they were GREAT today. The diff has come alive, making the car easier to drive and way more confidence inspiring.

My fastest clean run:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KsmWoYw2m4

My fastest dirty run:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sym6PFGz29I

Amy's fastest clean run:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lydf3tvAS4M

Amy's fastest dirty run:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMx0J0vf7pY

[DocWalt]

Finished up printing my hood vent design in Nylon 12 CF, came out great! I need to bond the three pieces together and cut a hole in my hood now, haha.

Chief inspector, Shelby, approved.

https://i.postimg.cc/GpBXK2kC/PXL-20230919-210654089.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/zf90crjR/PXL-20230919-210704300.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/t4vrFPnk/PXL-20230919-210719969.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/CxxPZJ5d/PXL-20230919-210725668.jpg

[j2k4]

No matter which of you is faster, Amy looks better, Kenny. ;)

After all of this, which is your all-time fave car?

[DocWalt]

No matter which of you is faster, Amy looks better, Kenny. ;)

After all of this, which is your all-time fave car?

Definitely the BRZ, either generation. This one is probably the better overall car, more comfortable and better out of the box.

[DocWalt]

Did my (probably) last event in STR yesterday, got oh so close to taking down Ken Roller (2023 D Street National Champion) for overall PAX. Five thousandths behind him with possibly the best autocross run I've ever driven. Maximum attack and FULL send.


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

[DocWalt]

Installed the STI wing this evening and I love it! Subaru's execution of aftermarket parts is exceptional, I wish every aftermarket parts manufacturer was nearly as good. Subaru provided vacuum molded drilling templates for the inside of the trunk, a huge paper template for the top of the trunk, then all of the reinforcement brackets to stiffen the trunk lid so it can handle the downforce safely, I'm really impressed!

https://i.postimg.cc/y8hFn9bc/PXL-20231003-133550519.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/52WBwpnf/PXL-20231003-133804661.jpg

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https://i.postimg.cc/V6Z9n8Hh/PXL-20231003-221311167.jpg

[DocWalt]

https://i.postimg.cc/7Y21Gj1B/PXL-20231003-223952284.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/v8jLmGng/PXL-20231003-235446223.jpg

[DocWalt]

Over the winter I had designed a replica of the GR Cup hood vent and slowly worked on making it a reality (mostly sitting around not doing anything about it after moving, if I'm honest)

https://i.postimg.cc/dtnvCfRK/image.png

I finally got around to setting up my oldest 3D printer, an Ender 3 Pro, to handle Nylon 12 CF and printed the hood vent. I wasted a bunch of material testing various setups, so that was neat... Sadly you need to test with the material you're printing!

I glued the parts of the hood vent together on Friday and set up a template to mark up the hood for cutting.

https://i.postimg.cc/MT4scQd0/PXL-20231006-233048336.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/g0gtW5hT/PXL-20231006-233236666.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/SsjTNr7N/PXL-20231006-233658189.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/NG3JBRyB/PXL-20231007-003337333.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/Gt5q0CnL/PXL-20231007-004454821.jpg

Saturday started off with transferring the template location to the hood, carefully centering it and positioning it in the right spot to hit the support structure where Toyota has theirs.

https://i.postimg.cc/0ypdnmj2/PXL-20231007-162725500.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/QdLJcSXy/PXL-20231007-163535315.jpg

Masking off and protecting the car for the cutting process. Tedious but much easier clean up. The car is still filthy, but no aluminum shavings everywhere.

https://i.postimg.cc/SNYGXHp9/PXL-20231007-164559194.jpg

Nothing to it but to do it, right? Took some guts to start the cutting, haha

https://i.postimg.cc/9fL9gBhV/PXL-20231007-172114415.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/vTJfLHdV/PXL-20231007-172924230.jpg

Cutting the support structure chewed up the cutting disks quickly, the skin was easy though!

https://i.postimg.cc/FKpb540M/PXL-20231007-174606047.jpg

After many hours of messing around test fitting and cutting more material, the hood vent fits nearly perfectly! The rear corners are about a millimeter too proud of the surface so I'll tweak the design, but for now the hood vent fits well enough and with a bit of care nobody will ever know the difference.

https://i.postimg.cc/1tTqs5Xj/PXL-20231007-193113734.jpg

Test fitted on Sunday after some clean up and painting the edges of the bare metal. This is before gluing the vent down, you can't even tell that it's not millimeter perfect.

https://i.postimg.cc/RCy8hjYr/PXL-20231008-154956029.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/CKhr9YR8/PXL-20231008-155004967.jpg

[DocWalt]

Bonded the vent to the hood with outdoor rated silicone adhesive and prettied up the edges with the tape. Using junk fluid containers that AutoZone wouldn't take...

https://i.postimg.cc/FsS6LTtY/PXL-20231008-163931775.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/cLM5D6LZ/PXL-20231008-171134788.jpg


and done! Drove to work today. No more hood flutter on the highway at 80 mph and when I stop in traffic there's a pretty massive amount of heat pouring out of the hood vent. I still want to block the vent and test some before/after temps, plus I need to trim and reinstall the hood insulation.

https://i.postimg.cc/Kvt9z4LL/PXL-20231009-125055123.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/tRZSKB4B/PXL-20231009-125105075.jpg

Next up I need to design a rain tray/debris guard that clips onto the bottom of the vent so I can daily drive this in all weather and not be concerned since it's just a gaping hole now.

[DocWalt]

My first event in "XA" prep, against at least one real XA car too! The car feels great still, literally only softened the front bar for the less grippy site. I think the wing starts to help a little at high speeds, the car seemed a bit more stable at the ends of slaloms which were the only higher speed sections on yesterday's course. I'm going to struggle against the top XA cars without power, my plans for next year should get corner speeds up more and hopefully make up some of the difference there.

https://i.postimg.cc/J0JpdC4N/PXL-20231015-150825218.jpg

My fastest clean run:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_X33Fbp7wQ

My faster but dirty run (not sure where the cone was and nobody else seemed to know where either):


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQclAmhF9og


Philly SCCA does a neat thing where the Top 5 drivers in points get to drive two random cars for two runs each and your fastest run in each car is summed. I won this competition again, the third time in a row :)

https://i.postimg.cc/xd5DtHFf/380100915-3250431805101562-4304565366150406877-n.jpg



and some pics from last week :)

https://i.postimg.cc/25CDxpGV/PXL-20231009-165231679.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/Zqjh7fsj/PXL-20231009-165355060.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/fRcsXWxG/PXL-20231009-165402170.jpg

[DocWalt]

Installed the Jackson Racing Dual Cooler and deleted the factory heat exchanger. I was able to use one of the stock heat exchanger hoses to bypass between the two nipples that fed the stock heat exchanger, it was just long enough to not kink, haha.

https://i.postimg.cc/RFzF2tNL/PXL-20231024-000838270.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/Bnktck3y/PXL-20231024-000841402.jpg

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https://i.postimg.cc/PrfLt1K6/PXL-20231024-015536488.jpg

[DocWalt]

Some data on temps so far:

Before I cut the hood, I saw coolant temps regularly in the mid 190s (Farenheit) and oil temps would heat quickly to 120+ by the first on ramp on my morning commute, plateauing at 210 on the street. Coolant temps peaked at ~201F at autocross but mostly in the upper 190s. Oil temps would peak in the mid 230s in a single autocross run, dropping back down again to low 200s by the next run.

With the hood vent, coolant temps were solidly in the low 190s on the street and they'd be in the mid 190s at autocross. Oil temps seemed to behave identically.

With the rain tray installed on the hood vent, the coolant temps would be in the low-mid 190s, like 192-194 F. Oil temps still identical.

Today, coolant temps were definitely a little slower to warm up and plateaued solidly in the 187-192F range even with the rain tray on the hood vent. Oil temps were lagging ~10 degrees F behind "normal" initially (it *just* hit 120F entering my morning commute on ramp) but then took AGES to get to 185 F and then it was stable there excepting when I peaked it at 194 F after ripping my favorite 270 degree off ramp at 60-80 mph in 3rd gear. It quickly dropped back down into the mid 180s. The oil temps are definitely slower to warm up than the OEM heat exchanger, but way quicker than an air/oil cooler even thermostatically controlled like I had on my first gen.

[DocWalt]

Installed the GP Sports "rear traction member collar" aka the "traction mod" that reduces the rear anti-squat for a more compliant suspension and better ability to put power down. Initial testing on the street says it does all of that very well! The car rides better and seems to settle into the road better on corner exit. There's a particularly bumpy intersection I drive every day that I couldn't accelerate out of hard on stock tires even in 2nd gear and now it just squats and goes. I can actually use first gear now without totally roasting the stock rear tires too on regular roads, so that's a marked improvement. Definitely curious how it does in performance driving!

https://i.postimg.cc/RFQx0Rv5/PXL-20231027-160910810.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/Bvm2zp2t/PXL-20231027-192549914.jpg

I also installed the Perrin 16mm rear swaybar and made some DIY end links that I offset using some round tube and washers to fine tune the alignment to not bind the joint nor have the end link hit the control arm. Nothing too exciting to report here, but definitely excited to test these changes. I actually installed the end links last week and drove to work with the OEM rear bar all week, the non-OEM rear end links also seemed to make the car ride better, go figure not being all bound up helps a lot with ride quality.

https://i.postimg.cc/jj3Z4nvw/PXL-20231027-192540804.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/fbVxZ2jy/PXL-20231027-192526677.jpg

[j2k4]

How much weight have you added/subtracted from the car, Doc?

[DocWalt]

How much weight have you added/subtracted from the car, Doc?

Really good question. It's probably kind of a wash. Header is significantly lighter, wheels and tires are as well. Shocks are lighter. The pimpy front swaybar is heavier, the rear swaybar is heavier. The catback is slightly heavier than stock but the front pipe is lighter than stock. Rear wing added <5 lbs and the hood vent likely lost a few ounces? Aluminum hood so not much loss there really. The intake is likely heavier than stock.

[DocWalt]

I did an autocross yesterday with Motorsports NE at MetLife stadium. The recent car changes have been... simply put, incredible. I took top PAX (non-SCCA event using their own PAX) and fastest raw time over a well driven GT4 RS, I took second using SCCA PAX, so that's a pretty darn solid result.

The anti-squat changes are a HUGE improvement, it's frankly kind of mind blowing. I would definitely recommend the traction mod for anyone that can do it within their rule set. The improvement in power down is really hard to describe, but it's really sort of mind blowing how early I can roll on the power now and not worry about the car getting unsettled over bumps or slightly imperfect inputs. I was so late to power on my early runs because it was just so settled and forgiving versus how it was before.

That said, the traction mod brings with it some setup issues. I went ~30% stiffer on the rear swaybar versus stock, but in practice it's likely more with the stiffer bar bushings and better end links, and that nearly perfectly compensated for the geometry changes creating a balance change. So you definitely need to plan ahead and plan on stiffer rear springs or swaybar to get the same steady state balance back now that the rear end is so much more stable and planted.

We made zero setup changes all day (not that we had time anyway since it was 3-4 minutes between runs which is pretty tight) and it was SUPER dialed right from the get-go.


Related, but not? I measured the wing angle change between the two settings, ~1.5 degrees between the two settings. I left it in the lower AoA position for now until I do some front aero.

Here's my fastest run from yesterday:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSDO92ez3-A

Here's my codriver's fastest run from yesterday (I'll spare him the embarrassment of naming him haha):


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHbtDeUxGW0

Some random photos of yesterday's excitement!

https://i.postimg.cc/tRhB3tyq/PXL-20231105-144353840.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/8CJHjLtV/PXL-20231105-135257825.jpg

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https://i.postimg.cc/DwbJG5k5/PXL-20231105-182813714.jpg

and a quick outside video of my codriver on course, the intake noise when it's near rev limit or on the rev limit is *insane* sounding and a lot of folks came up to me to make sure my car was OK, haha


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni78yHK3nvg

[j2k4]

It really seems to load the tires a LOT quicker, judging by the sound; tracking the top of your front fender, it looks like it isn't moving much more than a couple of inches between left and right.

Did you do the engine stuff AND the bars between this event and the last?

Good thing you kinda know what you're doing...:lo5l:

[DocWalt]

Yep, did the engine stuff and the swaybar and geometry correction stuff, haha. The oil cooler was mildly stressful and time consuming, but the swaybar took <45 minutes as did the geometry correction stuff. The custom end links took a bit of messing around but that was <2 hours.

[DocWalt]

Off to NNJR at Metlife Stadium for my final event of the year, it was warm enough and we got 6 runs (or in my case 8 after some re-runs) and the car was a blast. Just some small setup tweaks since last event and the car is awesome. Sadly, I coned away my PAX winning run on my last run. Annoyingly, where I hit cones, I did those sector times clean earlier so the pace was definitely there. I have some more development work to do before next year, but hoping to at least be in the hunt for PAX wins even with the much harder XA PAX (even if XA PAX is too soft for what it is...) Considering lots of other competitors weren't nailing one sector that I was and therefore giving up nearly half a second to me, I need to find pace in the car for next year!
Had a friend help warm tires and give setup feedback, it's been half a year since he drove an autocross so he made some mistakes and under drove a bit, but had a blast and it's always a great time to codrive with friends.

Here's my fastest run, but dirty:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIBOU5_vf3Y

Here's my fastest clean run, still third in PAX:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UH7Yu-sqpI

My codriver's fastest clean run:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xn08Y0hQnc8

[DocWalt]

I got my splitter blade for next year, just waiting on the brackets. Seems like a pretty nice product so far! Not too heavy, which is good.

https://i.postimg.cc/63gdny8x/PXL-20231220-230459892.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/5NqCNPSV/PXL-20231221-001820307.jpg

[DocWalt]

Designed an intake snorkel like the GR Cup cars. No clue if it fits first gens, *should* fit second gens but haven't had a chance to pull my bumper and triple check my work. It fits the airbox fine anyway, with a bit of weather seal tape.

I designed it to maximize the air intake area into the box while still using thin foam weatherstripping (1/16" thick) and mounting using the OEM grommet.

STL here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1jwi7cZ-QTIihQrIdwE8tTpRPYRvDQG9X?usp=sharing

https://i.postimg.cc/fLKT242R/PXL-20240114-182000108.jpg

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[DocWalt]

Installed the Racebred splitter last night/today. I made it really hard on myself by wanting to keep the stock undertrays so I could drive the car without the splitter installed, I succeeded though it's a lot harder to install/remove the splitter now (still pretty quick). The silliest part is that I'll probably still mostly drive the car with the splitter on anyway, it doesn't really scrape on any of my normal roads.

https://i.postimg.cc/xCD076vq/PXL-20240209-172643318.jpg

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[DocWalt]

First gen front hubs bolt right into a second gen and work perfectly fine. I replaced mine with a Timken which is *much* chunkier. Time will tell if it holds up better.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Budys1P_EcQ

https://i.postimg.cc/RVVbsqhh/PXL-20240309-201608536.jpg

[DocWalt]

Got my 17x10 ET48 Konig Ultragrams from Vision Speedworks a while back, finally got tires on (245/40R17 Yokohama A052) and test fit yesterday with my normal 13mm front spacers and no rear spacers. They look great and the fitment is on point. The clearances in places are... snug. The clearance at full lock to the tie rod is nearly non-existent at ride height, in bump it would touch. I ordered some steering rack limiters to make sure it doesn't touch.

https://i.postimg.cc/nhnNpdZw/PXL-20240409-223326392.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/MK7hkkkQ/PXL-20240409-224637971.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/X7STDjPW/PXL-20240409-224702755.jpg


Rear clearance to the fender tab is VERY close when the suspension compresses, but it does clear. Ideally I'd have a RUCA to pull the top of the wheel in, but here we are haha.

https://i.postimg.cc/Kz1dCRFG/PXL-20240409-223346851.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/SsHw4kNW/PXL-20240409-223403164.jpg


The front clearances are a bit easier, especially with the spacers. That said, the tie rod is VERY close.

https://i.postimg.cc/mgwfHv8s/PXL-20240409-223616847.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/YSn5XQ5D/PXL-20240409-224245888.jpg