*The FL5 Track Junkie Thread*

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Anybody experienced a “chirping” noise when bleeding brakes? As soon as I start pumping the brake pedal I get this noise and it goes away after a little bit. My best guess it’s related to the vacuum pump. Ran out of time tonight to grab the stethoscope but hoping to take a look at it after work tomorrow.
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Anybody experienced a “chirping” noise when bleeding brakes? As soon as I start pumping the brake pedal I get this noise and it goes away after a little bit. My best guess it’s related to the vacuum pump. Ran out of time tonight to grab the stethoscope but hoping to take a look at it after work tomorrow.
Sounds like air in the HECU???
 

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Sounds like air in the HECU???
Anything’s possible but I heard it when I first started and the reservoir was still full. Didn’t think to raise engine rpm to see if it followed but thats on the list of things to check tomorrow. To me it sounds like a bad Toyota water pump lol which had me thinking a bearing in the vacuum pump is bad.
 

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Anyone have a recommendation for what I should set my tire pressures too?

I've been doing 30 front and rear and haven't experienced any issues.

The OEM rating suggests 35 front 33 rear which is interesting
 

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Anyone have a recommendation for what I should set my tire pressures too?

I've been doing 30 front and rear and haven't experienced any issues.

The OEM rating suggests 35 front 33 rear which is interesting
Kinda depends on the tire, but I aim for high 20s or 30 hot on my slicks

On 200tw maybe more like 32 hot
 


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Anyone have a recommendation for what I should set my tire pressures too?

I've been doing 30 front and rear and haven't experienced any issues.

The OEM rating suggests 35 front 33 rear which is interesting
very tire dependent. are you talking stock?
 

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I have hankook RS4s 275

Last time I set them to 30 cold but that was before I drove to the track.
 

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Isnt PSI car dependent though? I see people always adjusting PSI
when talking track tires, different tires have different working PSI range, so not really car dependent in that aspect.

It can drivetrain dependent and what the driver wants though. FWD more PSI in the rear, less, etc. all depends on the setup you're looking for.
 


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Well, I survived my first track day in the CTR, and the conditions were ideal other than the track getting sprayed down with antifreeze by an overheating Mustang before my first session. Brakes got a little soft on me after about 15 minutes, but those of you familiar with CMP understand…. The way this car can put power down through the front wheels out of slow corners is magic. Violates the laws of physics. There’s definitely more time to be found, but I was pleased with my first time out. I’m slow in T8 and way slow at the kink. Water temps peaked at 215, but I did see indicated oil temp reach 275. Backed off for half a lap and it dropped to 250.

 

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I want to share some pretty exciting news for the Type R track community! I have been working with PWR over the past couple of months and they/we will be releasing 2 versions of a triple pass radiator for the FL5 (and possibly the FK8 depending on demand).

One version will be the PWR version, and the other will be the WOT Performance by PWR version. I'm going to call it WOT spec for short.

In a general sense they will be very similar in design and concept, and both should perform extremely well. The triple pass design forces the coolant to travel along a longer path within the core, allowing it a longer period of time to cool down before traveling back towards the engine.

The WOT spec will have two primary differences:

1) More track oriented custom core spec: higher fin density, and special fin louver angle to further improve heat transfer.

2) Integrated bracket for optional transmission cooler: Built in provision on the back side of the radiator to easily add an optional transmission cooler to further reduce coolant temps by unburdening the coolant system (the OEM design uses the coolant system to cool trans fluid via the heat exchanger on the front of the transmission). The placement on the backside of the radiator is to minimize interference with the radiator and maximize efficiency.

The idea is that the PWR spec will be a massive step forward from the current track spec single pass that's available, and WOT spec will be the ultimate level stock replacement radiator available.

Both the PWR spec and WOT spec should be available in the coming weeks. Official pricing is still yet to be determined but should be in the $1400ish range (plus shipping) for the PWR spec, and $1600ish (plus shipping) for the WOT spec, with the transmission cooler add add on available for around $200.

The core of both specs will be 42mm (same as the current PWR track spec single pass radiator), and the other dimensions will also be similar with some slight changes to accommodate the different end tanks. Both specs will be a direct bolt on and will work with OEM fans and other components.

If you would like to pre-order either spec to be one of the first with this on your ride contact me. I will be the only vendor offering the WOT spec.

The picture in the post is a stock photo of the PWR track spec single pass radiator, currently there are no images yet available, but as soon as there are I will add them.

I recently hired someone to help me finish designing my website and it should be up and running here soon.
 

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I want to share some pretty exciting news for the Type R track community! I have been working with PWR over the past couple of months and they/we will be releasing 2 versions of a triple pass radiator for the FL5 (and possibly the FK8 depending on demand).

One version will be the PWR version, and the other will be the WOT Performance by PWR version. I'm going to call it WOT spec for short.

In a general sense they will be very similar in design and concept, and both should perform extremely well. The triple pass design forces the coolant to travel along a longer path within the core, allowing it a longer period of time to cool down before traveling back towards the engine.

The WOT spec will have two primary differences:

1) More track oriented custom core spec: higher fin density, and special fin louver angle to further improve heat transfer.

2) Integrated bracket for optional transmission cooler: Built in provision on the back side of the radiator to easily add an optional transmission cooler to further reduce coolant temps by unburdening the coolant system (the OEM design uses the coolant system to cool trans fluid via the heat exchanger on the front of the transmission). The placement on the backside of the radiator is to minimize interference with the radiator and maximize efficiency.

The idea is that the PWR spec will be a massive step forward from the current track spec single pass that's available, and WOT spec will be the ultimate level stock replacement radiator available.

Both the PWR spec and WOT spec should be available in the coming weeks. Official pricing is still yet to be determined but should be in the $1400ish range (plus shipping) for the PWR spec, and $1600ish (plus shipping) for the WOT spec, with the transmission cooler add add on available for around $200.

The core of both specs will be 42mm (same as the current PWR track spec single pass radiator), and the other dimensions will also be similar with some slight changes to accommodate the different end tanks. Both specs will be a direct bolt on and will work with OEM fans and other components.

If you would like to pre-order either spec to be one of the first with this on your ride contact me. I will be the only vendor offering the WOT spec.

The picture in the post is a stock photo of the PWR track spec single pass radiator, currently there are no images yet available, but as soon as there are I will add them.

I recently hired someone to help me finish designing my website and it should be up and running here soon.
Will they work with aftermarket intakes. That guy @svvitch had to ditch his intake with the Chinese triple pass you first sold.
 

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Will they work with aftermarket intakes. That guy @svvitch had to ditch his intake with the Chinese triple pass you first sold.
Yes. This will have the same fitment as the current PWR 42mm track spec.

On the HPT triple pass, in order to make some aftermarket intakes work it requires the fan shroud to be cut. HPT is modifying their design so as to not require this moving forward.
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