supercharging my 86 this summer i believe this car doesn't need much due to the purpose and nature of the car but it seems like a very fun upgrade to a car with already 90 percent of what you will ever need in a proper sports car.
Spot on, thats why I did mine and it has taken the overall driving experience to another level. Most noticeably effortless passing without the need to downshift and pull out of corners without having to wring its neck!
Yes it's worth it. I've had mine supercharged for 11 years. Recently hit 100k miles and still going strong. Feel free to check out my channel's supercharger videos. My area has limited access to e85 so I didn't bother with that even though it would have given extra hp. Definitely like the supercharger over the turbo as torque down low is more important to me since I drive on the street in addition to racing. Mine gave +80hp/50tq.
I LOVE the World Rally blue with the GR86 front bumper. Did you order the gr86 bumper unpainted? I'm curious how much it would cost to do this job. Were there any fitment issues or clips that don't match up?
I would fit a well sized turbo, and I did when I had my 2017 86 As for heat, that's a easy fix with some coating and sheilding Talking about heat, the heat soak from a blower with a PD and WTA cooler can be a issue for IAT, my LS has a Harrop PD and the IAT was so bad I fitted a interchiller TL;DR. Monitor your IAT, high IAT can lead to detonation and lunched pistons and rods
Accusump: I recommend checking the update video on the accusump's effectiveness on GRZ's(BRZ/GR86). They didnt fix the issue and it was an inefficient way to mitigate the issue as well, they just dump more oil in the engine and it doesnt return the oil back. The large issue is that the oilpan doesn hold enough oil. It was cheaper and more effective(and better for your engine) to manually do a 0.5L overfill and use a thicker oil. Ofcourse, an overfill isnt ideal, but its not actually that bad for the car either since its just a small amount.
1. It ain’t worth the money, but 2. It’s absolutely worth doing 😊😊😊 3. Based on supercharging my previous gen 86 - it was totally reliable, but depends on maintenance and how you drive!
James last week I got my 2023 supercharged by Harrop. A safe 300whp and 235.4 ftlb (against about 198 whp and 165 ftlb stock) with a super neat factory looking install. Its simply put the icing on the cake of an already great platform. Its now comfortably fast. Re oil issues; 0w20 @ 15,000km will kill a hard working alloy engine. Plain crazy, simply meant for sales/enviro kudos... not longevity for the owner. IMO better to go with 5w30 at say 5000km. Great review!
I learned the basics on two quick drives but ultimately this is my first manual right off the lot. Stalled it a few times, felt some remorse going to bed, but in no time was fully comfortable in my skill. It makes driving a lot more fun and engaging. I can kick the rear end out pretty easily and with confidence. It is a bit frustrating at first, but once you understand the controls it's all about feeling what the car is doing.
The accusump is pretty far back in the engine bay. And I’ll take the weight penalty if it means the engine will last longer and not oil starve LOL. But you do have a good point if I was looking for more negatives.
@@JamesMotorsport no question the car is better off with the acusump but like i said the car was 54-46 weight balance from the factory which aint that good in the first place.
I'm just enjoying the stock power at least until the engine is at 40k miles. In the meantime I will also pay attention to the different power boosting options and how reliable they are. As of now, I think I am blessed to be able to own this GR86 and an Integra Type S. What is missing in my garage is an AWD car so I can compare the driving dynamics of a FWD, RWD and AWD cars. I will need to work harder to afford the AWD 😅
Did you see HKS just released the turbo kits ? I think the power potential is higher with the turbo and it will sound more exciting but it may be more finicky with the additional plumbing and engine bay heat management.
According to all the research I did plenty more than a 5-8lb S/C boost. But flog it like a moron and you'll perhaps kill it earlier than stock .... but with sensible use and maintenance its not an issue. HOWEVER when its all said and done Bullikid the added enjoyment is completely worth it!!!
I had put a Jackson Racing Suoercharger Kit on my 2020 BRZ. It was pretty fun driving it around but it only produced 228 WHP. I sold it and got an STI that I’m currently modding. Anyway, great video, awesome car man!
Just slap a supercharger kit on it and melt your 4th cylinder piston and rings. This guy claims this kit should last 5 years. I would suggest selling your GR or BRZ at 3 years of ownership at this rate. This guys has way to much faith in Subaru motors
Nah not for the full swap, the full conversion kit (kit only) runs from $3500 to $5000, and a decent LS3 longblock can run up to $7 or 8k for a new or low mileage engine, unless you can find a super deal from a junkyard for a wrecked Camaro/Vette, plus you also need a new trans if properly doing a LS3 swap, and depending on the power you want to put down you also need a new Diff, driveshaft, clutch and axles. The last BRZ/86 gen LS1 swaps were costing roughly around $10K to 15k, so for a full LS3 swap I would estimate around $25k, if you have the shop and skills to fabricate it yourself then you can cut the costs, but the average backyard mechanic won't be able to do a proper swap w/o the kits. While the full HKS kit is $5500 - $6500 and you can easily do it over a weekend or two in your garage.
HKS is the cheapest kit on the market by a wide margin for a good reason. That "great fit" mentioned in the video is deceiving. It is a poorly engineered kit that requires a whole bunch of cutting and hacking on factory parts. You have to permanently chop up parts of a new car to make this kit fit. That tells me HKS didnt engineer anything. They grabbed a bunch of parts off the shelf and made them fit by having people hack up their cars. You wont find any other manufacturers selling a halfway cobbled together kit like that.
While I didn’t install this kit, the owner didn’t mention having any of these issues you state and actually had the job done in the matter of a day. I’ll ask and confirm. Is it possible there are multiple versions of the kit ?
@@JamesMotorsport Not that I am aware of. I had considered purchasing it myself when it was on sale through a JDM site for $3k. I being a DIY guy myself I downloaded the instructions off the HKS site to get an idea what to expect. While none of it was hard or intimidating, I just couldnt bring myself to do all the chopping and cutting the instructions called for. I have done supercharger as well as turbo installs on a several cars and the HKS kit was more of "make the car fit our kit" than "we made a kit that fits your car". Its been a long wait, but I am talks with Jackson Racing, who should have their kit out soon. That is looking like the route I will take.
@@boost331 so to follow up with this… the bumper support which is a bolt on part has to be cut for the intercooler which is pretty common for any aftermarket intercooler kit for a car what was originally naturally aspirated. The radiator support has to be cut slightly and we are talking millimeters. The alternator bracket has to be modified. But over all no substantial cutting and everything that needs to be modified is a bolt on part.
What are you doing, man?! NEVER play music over car sounds when the subject is performance! It's as cringy as vertical video! BAD! As if that weren't enough the music terrible! You don't play jazzy Yacht Rock in a performance car video! You arent mixing drinks or teaching slow-dance, dude. That aside, I appreciate your thoughts on the supercharged BRZ as I'm considering the same. I do wish there was a positive-displacement type available. (Twin screw/Eaton/TVS). I'm interested in updates...without inappropriate music covering exhaust notes. Have a good weekend.
yes indeed! They have even come on 4 cylinder cars from the factory since the 1980s. With VW and their G60 engine, Toyota with the MR2 4agze engine, and toyota previa minivans. Probably a ton more as well.
