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  1. *The FL5 Track Junkie Thread*

    Update: track day was excellent. Car was excellent. Never saw coolant temps above 205 with the WOT plate + rain guard removed running at 1:54ish pace at the ridge. Max oil temps were somewhere in the 250-255 range iirc. All good. RE71RZ was awesome but clearly fastest on the first hot lap and...

  2. *The FL5 Track Junkie Thread*

    It’s all good guys, everyone can have their take and you’re both right depending on conditions and driver speed. It’s the same story with oil coolers over in 86 land. I’m not a slow driver and yet people can’t believe I’m ok without one. The most I’ve seen is 255 on a 88 degree day pushing hard...

  3. *The FL5 Track Junkie Thread*

    Good to hear. Hopefully the WOT cooling plate provides a nice buffer too. Any tips? I have a fair amount of experience there in lightweight RWD (GR86, BRZ before that) but FWD is a new world for me. I'm guessing it will be braking deeper and getting on power later when the car has straightened...

  4. *The FL5 Track Junkie Thread*

    I kinda think they are more light (like really light) track rather than street biased. If anything I’d want a street pad to have more cold bite than be able to survive a track day. But I guess that’s the niche it fills. To me it feels like the LA crowd wanted a canyon pad.

  5. *The FL5 Track Junkie Thread*

    Not my only car, no. It isn’t a daily either. I’m used to swapping back and forth between pad compounds regardless.

  6. *The FL5 Track Junkie Thread*

    I forgot to mention I did the paragon titanium shims with the CSG pads. Between that and the Endless fluid I should be good on fluid temps. I am genuinely floored at how, right out of the box, the C1Xb stops the car like it hit a wall. Of course the tires are the major component there. Compared...

  7. *The FL5 Track Junkie Thread*

    0.3deg more negative camber is so little I tend to agree. Especially with the cost of alignments here. What do people typically do for camber on these cars before going all out on coils and arms? Is there an equivalent to the camber bolts that us 86 folks run on stock suspension?

  8. *The FL5 Track Junkie Thread*

    So many variables from driver to track surface. The Ridge isn’t too hard on tires but maybe I’m just not fast enough. If I can do the pin pull and get a quick alignment before, I’ll do it, but I expect stock camber to be ok for the first outing. Most times I find I am on the over prepared side...

  9. *The FL5 Track Junkie Thread*

    The PS4S won’t hit the track unless it rains. I’ll be on those RE71RZs pictured above. I’ll do the rain guard and pedal dance and just keep an eye on stuff. CSG pads are expensive (also incredible btw, blew me away even pre-bedding at street temps) so I’d rather not roast the rears on day 1...

  10. *The FL5 Track Junkie Thread*

    Thanks for the tips! Definitely removing the rain guard and blasting heat! Luckily it looks like it will be on the cooler side that day—PNW has its benefits—but I'll be watching temps regardless. Pedal dance for sure. Stock camber is indeed a bummer but at least it'll be more of a 7/10ths day...

  11. *The FL5 Track Junkie Thread*

    Hey everyone, dropping in to say hi before my first track day at The Ridge in my FL5. I have a good amount of track experience on my GR86 (and BRZ before it) but have never ventured into FWD territory. I've got the car mostly prepped with CSG C1XB pads, fresh Endless RF650 and 5w30, and the WOT...

  12. Windshield replacement on national backorder?

    Has anyone else had trouble getting a replacement windshield? Search tells me some of you have waited a couple weeks. I'm 2+ months in with not even an ETA from Safelite or Honda. Does that sound right? Tired of staring through a giant crack :/




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