Bare in mind just because you register a dip in pressure still, it is still helping as the accumulator is continuing oil flow through the engine and pressure gradually falls off as the piston pushes oil volume out. So you're maintaining oil volume as well as pressure.
Just did my first track day at mission Thursday and got hooked, Came here after researching the Dragy and was like hey! I know that track! Certainly will be buying one for the next event.
This was such a nice video to watch, all the other comments are right; this really felt like a TV show production level. That blue BRZ is beautiful, I just love looking at it move. Dragy really looks like a top performing tool here! I love this. So much more respect for what a driving engineer does, I didn't know they provide this level of analysis during a race. This stuff is hard to apply to autocross where you are faced with a track that changes every month and you only have 5 laps to get the best time.
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Dude, i love your videos! You have such a meticulous but interesting approach to presenting information. Its always a treat to watch what you put up, and not just because i own a 2022 brz lol
the answer is right Infront of every ones face. no investigation needed... look at the direction the pickup tube faces. basic fluid dynamics is the answer. when you take a hard right turn all the oil in the pan goes left.. look where the pickup tube is... it points to the right. all the oil is left and the tube is trying to pick up oil on the right. then add the RTV issue on top of this and boom. All the aftermarket community needs to do is redesign a new pickup tube and some form of gasket to get rid of this stupid RTV, sell it as a kit and sit back and watch the money come in.. ill take my consulting fee in a free kit when you make it :P
It is an embarrassment that the consumer has determined the fault here and not a manufacturer investigation. And that Subaru have been totally silent on the problem and even refused to honor the warranty in many cases.
Wait im confused, so the problem is low oil pressure, but you specifically stated you had an aftermarket radiator that significantly dropped the oil pressure? How is this a subaru/toyota problem?
Ty for the input. Subaru should step up and make it stock equipment. They, SUBARU, aren't starving - (they leave that to their vehicle engines) Cars are as much as houses, used to be, not so long ago. Making excuses for not doing the right thing on a RACE INPSIRED INTRODUCTION car, is NOT the way to treat LOYAL customers. As previously stated, It Shouldn't even be an issue. PERIOD.
What's really disgraceful is their pride and arrogance in this issue with them claiming their is no flaws whatsoever in their engine design. Then proceeding to essentially shift blame to people using the car on the track. Yet, they MARKETED the car with race car drivers behind the wheel, and the vehicle being handled with intent to be used on the track. I mean their ENTIRE excuse and reason for refusing to turbo the car is that the car is a "track/circuit," car. Yet when making a right TURN the car blows? Their failure to take accountability and acknowledge this flaw is nothing short of pure ARROGANCE.
Just going to say what so many are thinking. This shouldn't even be an issue. Subaru owes everyone a fix. Simple as that. Design flaws should be remedied by the manufacturer, not the consumer. Very disappointed this even a thing.
The only way to fix oil pressure drops is to stop using the boxer engine completely and Subaru probably isn't going to do that. The only mitigation is with special tools like a dry sump, which is what Porsche has done ON VERY SPECIFIC MODELS, specifically the ones meant to be raced. That doesn't make sense for 99.99% of Subaru owners who never see a track, and not even 99% of BRZ owners who never hit the sustained Gs required with the stock tires.
@@patchouli9 Ty for the input. Subaru should step up and make it stock equipment. They, SUBARU, aren't starving - (they leave that to their vehicle engines) Cars are as much as houses, used to be, not so long ago. Making excuses for not doing the right thing on a RACE INPSIRED INTRODUCTION car, is NOT the way to treat LOYAL customers. As previously stated, It Shouldn't even be an issue. PERIOD.
@aesir0784 I don't think people want to pay an extra $500 on every Subaru for a problem that doesn't exist except for literally 5 people who raced their BRZs too hard. The same can be said for Porsche, they aren't starving yet they don't put a dry sump except for special models.
I got a 22 GR86....31k....no issues.... but I don't race, but if your pressure is dropping. That means it's not picking up the oil. This can be fixed with a movable suction pipe on the oil pan from the sump.... This was sometimes a issue on heavy equipment that operated on steep inclines at my old job..... I am aware of the silicone issue and I have not dropped the pan on my GR.... I would think there would be kits to fix this.
This is mostly BS. There have only been two, yes 2, incidents of this happening and both were on track racing. Don't get worried about this it really isn't serious.
A mechanic claims to have seen a major problem manifest with regard to this multiple times here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Ruh3ULWI9kk.html
I was thinking about buying a 2024 GR86 or BRZ but I came across a number of these videos. I have never tracked a car, not my thing. But this info makes me still want to look elsewhere. I'd rather not fork out 35-40k on a suspect situation with no resolution in sight. Too bad. Cool cars. Bummer....
Good video, but unless you track this street car, does it really matter? And if you track, you end up having to put on other things that the OEM doesn’t include. Do people normally drive like this going to work or the store. No. Just add a 2/3 quart extra oil before you track and remove after you are done.
ive noticed that most japanese GR86/BRZ tuners are using a very simple PCV catch can setup, the usual very generic ones at that. That should also be effective in allowing the overfill without oil getting into the intake. Although, its likely you will have a full catch can after a track day.
the fact that you (the consumer) has to fix a design flaw made by the car manufacturer, just confirms that this car is badly made. I am glad I bought a 2020 gt86 with still 2 yrs warranty left instead if this shit box
