FT-86 to be named FR-S...

[OLDIE]

Just did mine then as it was irritating me on the way home. Had nfi whether to try slightly thicker or slightly thinner than spec oil, tried to read up on it at work, in the end theory goes thinner can allow the syncros to work better (at the cost of slightly increased wear), wouldve got one of the Redlines but no time to order it in and not wanting to pay ripoff local store price for it so went for Nulon full synth 75w85. Bit thinner than stock but not as thin as what some of the US guys in cold climates have used.

Got a khana on the weekend so between now and then will see...

Do not buy Redline LW shockproof from Bursons or Redline Australia at app $160 per gallon.I got it from Extreme motorsport for less than $100 as they import it direct from the states.i had excellent results with RL in a baulky RX7 box

here is another place to buy it
http://www.performancelub.com/Redline%20pricelist.htm

[SuperDave]

Do not use the shockproof in the gearbox, it'll glaze the synchros.

[lonewolf]

have seen bad things from the smurf blood

[UZZ31]

Does the FT86 have turret oil for the gearbox (like the MX5)? Did you change that?

Tbh I had never even heard of turret oil until I stumbled across an mx-5 forum a few days ago... But no, the 86 doesn't have that setup

Do not buy Redline LW shockproof from Bursons or Redline Australia at app $160 per gallon.I got it from Extreme motorsport for less than $100 as they import it direct from the states.i had excellent results with RL in a baulky RX7 box

here is another place to buy it
http://www.performancelub.com/Redline%20pricelist.htm

I have been told Redline stuff can be had from Amazon.com (US) for ridiculously cheap prices even after shipping.

I don't think anyone is using the Shockproof oils, just their standard stuff

[baggins]

The black brembos were from a wrecker ingleburn way? I normally use a guy at Smithfield but he put me on to others guys. $850 inc the braided lines. Paid another $70 for a seal kit from kns brakes.

Cheers mate.

[Bren]

I must be in the lucky minority, honestly never had any issue with the gearbox, and with all the talk i've even been actively trying to notice if there are any cold 2nd gear issues... hmmm...

Nafe is the same. And I drove it a fair bit over the last couple of days and his gearbox felt fine. And it has 12,000km on it.

I used to put the Redline Shockproof in my old Silvia's gearbox and it made it much better.

[blue_s15]

Mines at Melbourne docks but demo manual was smooth as was a mates gt manual I borrowed for a run up mountain hwy. Hopefully mine's the same.

Going back to S15 days in '01, I recall using redline mt90? which improved things. From my shitty memory, shock proof wasn't recommended.

[UZZ31]

Had the khana today and car was a champ, no gear issues at all, in fact I think it has improved a bit more now

From memory ran consistently in the top 5 of ~15 cars which included various turbo cars and a pair of v. quick Evos

For a BRZ which is completely stock save for the tyres that is pretty impressive IMHO!

[Deus Ex]

I thought id drop this here

[datso]

Whats the gearbox on these things Toyota or Fuji, 28,000km S/H one we tested today was notchy
its been babied for interstate trips and reminds me of the older Subey boxes long in the tooth.

Not sure if this has been posted or not. Where is the 86 in this?

Toyota should option their v8 on a supra version of it with or at least their v6 with charger

[myliberty]

Aisin? Toyota box.

[teamtoken]

86 got taken to another dealer to see their take on it, crunch seems like a common issue.

They reckon it will get better as the k's roll on (at 7600 now), im doubtful.

The box isn't wonderful, its notchy and thats just how it is, but it shouldn't be crunching.

Had the khana today and car was a champ, no gear issues at all, in fact I think it has improved a bit more now

From memory ran consistently in the top 5 of ~15 cars which included various turbo cars and a pair of v. quick Evos

For a BRZ which is completely stock save for the tyres that is pretty impressive IMHO!

So thats with the nulon 75w 85? Would you rate it?

[UZZ31]

It's definitely improved the shifts, though I suspect you could probably use any full synth 75w85 or 70w80 and get similar results

[IMOA]

It's a tweaked Aisin AZ6 so the same box as the S15, Mx5, S2000 etc. Mine works just fine and feels pretty much exactly like an S15 box, I've just assumed it's big problem was that there's lots of americans driving it.

[Marco_VESS]

What's the waiting list on one of these currently?

[UZZ31]

Depends a lot on spec/colour

I've heard as little as a month for certain combos, but 4-5 months seems more likely

Unless of course you snag one already delivered at a dealer

[Marco_VESS]

Hmm. Probably dreaming to be honest, but after having my Vectra go bang in an expensive sounding way yesterday arvo, was half wondering if I could be in a manual 86 GT before its rego is due at the end of June.

[Evaku8]

I had no trouble finding two GTS models at a dealer only 10 mins from me in Sydney about a month ago. They are out there if you call around or enquire on the Toyota website.

[MRMOPARMAN]

[IMOA]

Hmm. Probably dreaming to be honest, but after having my Vectra go bang in an expensive sounding way yesterday arvo, was half wondering if I could be in a manual 86 GT before its rego is due at the end of June.

Do some calling around and check on the forums where dealers post their available stock and it shouldn't be too difficult to find one if you're not really fussy on colour.

[gat5rodeo]

Do it Marco, you only live once

[phreeky]

Mine took just over a month (manual GT). Was a canceled order so I just took whatever colour was available (silver), but a pretty easy process. It appeared to me that canceled GTS orders were everywhere, GT orders on the other hand were not as common.

[MZ21]

did you finish the carnage list MZ21?

With some luck (and time) might grab the pics tomorrow.

[MZ21]

[MRMOPARMAN]

thanks for posting that up dude. so what was it that caused the carnage? failed rod? rod bolt failure or something?

[MZ21]

Yeah you go:



Result:

[MRMOPARMAN]

fuck, ya did a good job of it