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Quazacolt
post Jan 10 2019, 01:01 AM

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QUOTE(McFD2R @ Jan 9 2019, 06:41 PM)
. My cars are loved  wub.gif  Torco, Millers, Motuls ... Shell V-Power Ron 97 Racing (Red) and Ron 100 when it was launched by Petron. My oils get changes every 4k kms due to my low mileage. And the group of FD2R owners I hand out with, shares the same passion in maintaining their cars in good running condition.

The audacity of someone asking if can tune the k20A to run on Ron 95  ranting.gif  It came from Japan ready to run on Ron 100. If you can't even afford the fuel, WTF buy such a car in the first place. Was he expecting 20km/l?
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I "love" my vehicles as well however my GT86 mainly runs on RON95
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Whole car runs in Motul products and 300v.
Only recently changing engine oil to Penrite racing 0, but may go back Motul 300v or maybe downgrade to Penrite Enviro + because they discontinued 0w20 racing 0.

Engine Oil change interval at 8k km, will have UOA samples soon as well XD

FC wise, 6 to 8 km/l lol
Same with any RON fuel from 95 to 100 to VPR Red.
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post Jan 11 2019, 02:38 AM

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QUOTE(McFD2R @ Jan 10 2019, 02:40 PM)
GT86 at 6 to 8 km/l? Man, you memang pedal to the metal each time you drive. My FD2R with cams, gave me around 6-7 if I drive it hard constantly and max around 10 if I drive conservatively (which is rare)  rclxm9.gif

I have heard and read about the awesome balance of the car. Your verdict?
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8 injectors bro what to do.
Once I even driven it dry and ended up towing to the closest petrol station cry.gif
50 liters as per spec with absolutely NO reserve capacity.

It is as the reviews and videos and What not says.
And to an extent, even the exaggeration from MF Ghost (spiritual continuation of Initial D) also holds true.

It's a bit "wasted" on newbie drivers like myself, as it can perform incredibly well in the hands of capable drivers.
But numbers aside, it is simply an absolute bliss to drive a well balanced RWD car that can rival cars with far higher horsepower output especially in b roads/Touge.

Sepang track is a bit difficult with the long back and front straight, but that haven't stop very capable drivers from hitting Sub 2:30 or around that timing which is well within cars that easily have 2 to 3 times or even more horsepower than it's measly 150 to 180 whp 2 Liter NA.
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post Jan 11 2019, 02:40 AM

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QUOTE(pillage2001 @ Jan 10 2019, 04:29 PM)
Oh.......shit.......wtf.......10k+++? Siao liao........
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Any decent/worthy modifications for these level of cars are that level of pricing.

Anything less, you're probably better off with stock original.
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post Jan 11 2019, 10:02 PM

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QUOTE(pillage2001 @ Jan 11 2019, 10:01 AM)
how fast were you flying...lol
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Despite contrary believe, driving faster would actually stabilize the suspension.

This is because the FD2R and even GT86 tend to run on soft compression (and especially GT86, soft spring rates) with very high rebound.

So if you're going slow and the car constantly compressing and rebounding fighting for grip, it will be a very horrible ride quality/experience.

Once you actually load the suspension by going fast/applying throttle, then the suspension is only on its rebound phase as the compression is stopped via car load.

There are many reasons why people emphasized that these cars are many to drive fast, and this is pretty much one of those reasons.

 

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