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by BattleGarage_RS
Sun Jun 30, 2019 8:52 pm
Forum: TECH: 4A-GE ENGINE
Topic: Tips on Oil Restrictors
Replies: 20
Views: 20236

Tips on Oil Restrictors

Hey Guys, I have a moderately high performance engine we are working on that seems to not have any of the 16V oiling issues handled. For a mostly street driven car with an occasional track day on a Hankook RS4 or similar tire, would just installing an oil restrictor to the head be enough? Is anyone ...
by BattleGarage_RS
Tue Jan 15, 2019 3:16 pm
Forum: TECH: Corolla AE86
Topic: New Annex Coilovers or...Old faithful TRD Blues etc..
Replies: 55
Views: 45654

Re: New Annex Coilovers or...Old faithful TRD Blues etc..

Hey Jondee,

Yes I've heard about how strict NZ road safety police can be. For NZ, would welding on the OEM spindles onto the coilover with an adapter be acceptable in their eyes? Just wondering as I'm sure we will be asked about this in the future!

Grant
by BattleGarage_RS
Mon Jan 14, 2019 6:39 pm
Forum: TECH: Corolla AE86
Topic: New Annex Coilovers or...Old faithful TRD Blues etc..
Replies: 55
Views: 45654

Re: New Annex Coilovers or...Old faithful TRD Blues etc..

Also - if anyone has some HTS they'd like to see a dyno chart of, we can likely schedule some time on the shock dyno as well to see what's really going on! Same thing applies to other shocks available for the AE86 or even MR2 or any other interesting sports cars.
by BattleGarage_RS
Mon Jan 14, 2019 6:37 pm
Forum: TECH: Corolla AE86
Topic: New Annex Coilovers or...Old faithful TRD Blues etc..
Replies: 55
Views: 45654

Re: New Annex Coilovers or...Old faithful TRD Blues etc..

Hey Guys, We're really loving the discussion you guys have drummed up here! I think it's fantastic to see the AE86 market shift a bit from singular drift and track performance at the expense of all else to moving towards car setups that favor track performance, with enough bump compliance for daily ...
by BattleGarage_RS
Sun Apr 08, 2018 10:18 am
Forum: TECH: Corolla AE86
Topic: AE86 Best Suspension Setup
Replies: 28
Views: 35535

Re: AE86 Best Suspension Setup

Hey guys, just want to chime in on the last point about the progressive setup for the front and rear: As a suspension nerd I also was considering a progressive setup for my own car with a lower rate helper spring that would soak up the smaller bumps before engaging a stiffer front rate for roll stif...
by BattleGarage_RS
Fri Sep 22, 2017 1:46 pm
Forum: TECH: Corolla AE86
Topic: Bump steer after aw11 manual rack conversion
Replies: 21
Views: 26020

Re: Bump steer after aw11 manual rack conversion

I strongly urge people to find a true manual rack because of the bump steer we noticed with the AW11 racks when properly centering the rack. Your choices with the AW11 rack seem to be 1. Have too much angle turning left 2. Having equal steering angle but worse bump steer on oneside than the other. A...
by BattleGarage_RS
Fri Sep 22, 2017 1:44 pm
Forum: TECH: Corolla AE86
Topic: Fortune Auto Coilovers Review 2017
Replies: 44
Views: 40475

Re: Fortune Auto Coilovers Review 2017

Post pics if you can!

We pretty much don't let anyone order the fortunes from us without the bearings, they are that important.

Grant
by BattleGarage_RS
Tue Sep 19, 2017 2:40 pm
Forum: TECH: Corolla AE86
Topic: Fortune Auto Coilovers Review 2017
Replies: 44
Views: 40475

Re: Fortune Auto Coilovers Review 2017

The radial bearings are highly recommended on AE86 applications. We noticed the steering effort and feedback is improved with the radial bearings as well.

Car looks amazing man, keep up the good work.
by BattleGarage_RS
Fri Jul 14, 2017 4:19 pm
Forum: TECH: Corolla AE86
Topic: Fortune Auto Coilovers Review 2017
Replies: 44
Views: 40475

Re: Fortune Auto Coilovers Review 2017

8/6 can definitely work well if you live in an area with very smooth roads, or you spend most of your time at the track. Since FA was starting off in the Corolla application, they stuck with what was most popular. This doesn't have to just be a thread about FA though. I'd be happy to share my insigh...
by BattleGarage_RS
Wed Jul 12, 2017 3:59 pm
Forum: TECH: Corolla AE86
Topic: Fortune Auto Coilovers Review 2017
Replies: 44
Views: 40475

Re: Fortune Auto Coilovers Review 2017

I think that's part of the fun with Corollas though... that live axle will always be a handful and that's what makes these such driver's cars =D

Grant
by BattleGarage_RS
Wed Jul 12, 2017 10:53 am
Forum: TECH: Corolla AE86
Topic: Fortune Auto Coilovers Review 2017
Replies: 44
Views: 40475

Re: Fortune Auto Coilovers Review 2017

Just want to add that I'm glad to hear there are folks that are appreciating rubber / poly bushings on their AE86's. There's a time and place for heims but they can put a lot of wear and tear on these cars, not to mention create a lot of NVH. We generally will swap out heims for rubber bushes on car...
by BattleGarage_RS
Fri Dec 09, 2016 5:20 pm
Forum: TECH: 4A-GE ENGINE
Topic: 7age 20v Dyno numbers are in
Replies: 38
Views: 40442

Re: 7age 20v Dyno numbers are in

Hey, can you re-send? I might have missed them if we were particularly busy! Or, maybe they didn't even go through..
by BattleGarage_RS
Mon Nov 28, 2016 9:26 pm
Forum: OWNERS and BUILDERS
Topic: Surreptitious
Replies: 28
Views: 37701

Re: Surreptitious

Hi Dan, would you mind letting me know what intake hose and airbox that is? I'm after something that doesn't look modified as well for my 16V street car. I was looking at JDM MAP intakes but they seem to be hard to find here.

Grant
by BattleGarage_RS
Tue Oct 04, 2016 12:22 pm
Forum: TECH: 4A-GE ENGINE
Topic: 4AGE 20V Adjustable cam timing with VVT
Replies: 12
Views: 14670

Re: 4AGE 20V Adjustable cam timing with VVT

I have made my VVT pulley adjustable by slotting the hole in the VVT gear and flattening the dowel pin on one side. This gave me about 7 cam degrees to play with. The other issue is VVT adjustment is too much when using larger cams, would be neat to have a solution that limited total travel to about...
by BattleGarage_RS
Mon Aug 29, 2016 6:46 pm
Forum: TECH: 4A-GE ENGINE
Topic: 7age 20v Dyno numbers are in
Replies: 38
Views: 40442

Re: 7age 20v Dyno numbers are in

I should mention power is very good on my engine!
by BattleGarage_RS
Mon Aug 29, 2016 6:46 pm
Forum: TECH: 4A-GE ENGINE
Topic: 7age 20v Dyno numbers are in
Replies: 38
Views: 40442

Re: 7age 20v Dyno numbers are in

Hey guys, based on the fuel table you can see it is running out of breath way sooner than it should. With ma 7A 20V with Kelford 194-B's, large header, and some porting I'm adding the most fuel at the higher RPM range.

What is the exhaust set up?
by BattleGarage_RS
Mon Aug 29, 2016 6:43 pm
Forum: TECH: 4A-GE ENGINE
Topic: 20v blacktop itb alpha-n haltech
Replies: 2
Views: 3704

Re: 20v blacktop itb alpha-n haltech

Is this a Battle Garage kit? We have a new Alpha-N map that is available to current customers.

If so, please shoot us an email.

Grant
by BattleGarage_RS
Thu Jan 14, 2016 10:50 pm
Forum: TECH: Corolla AE86
Topic: FORTUNE AUTO COILOVER REVIEW - AE86 - NEW
Replies: 2
Views: 4105

Re: FORTUNE AUTO COILOVER REVIEW - AE86 - NEW

Also X-post from another thread: So guys, this is why it's a win-win to support vendors that are also enthusiasts for the car you drive. Not just Battle Garage, but T3, etc. We contacted Fortune Auto about this issue 2 days ago and they are already working on a fix! A spacer will be machined up and ...
by BattleGarage_RS
Thu Jan 14, 2016 10:19 pm
Forum: TECH: Corolla AE86
Topic: FORTUNE AUTO COILOVER REVIEW - AE86 - NEW
Replies: 2
Views: 4105

Re: FORTUNE AUTO COILOVER REVIEW - AE86 - NEW

Hey bud, FYI when we confirmed the perch had an issue Fortune was very fast to respond with a fix. We will be sending out out some spacers that you can use when you take the perches off next time, or use on your next car. This specifically fixes the issue you ran into! FYI best way to contact is via...
by BattleGarage_RS
Thu Jan 14, 2016 10:16 pm
Forum: OWNERS and BUILDERS
Topic: AE86 TopShelf build
Replies: 16
Views: 12592

Re: AE86 TopShelf build

Hi Jason, not sure who you are in real life but we were just informed about this fitment issue on the OEM style fortune auto coils. If you purchased these from us, email me and we will send out a spacer that should fix the fitment issue with the perch!

Cheers,

Grant
by BattleGarage_RS
Thu Jan 14, 2016 10:14 pm
Forum: TECH: Corolla AE86
Topic: suspension questions
Replies: 15
Views: 11811

Re: suspension questions

So guys, this is why it's a win-win to support vendors that are also enthusiasts for the car you drive. We contacted Fortune Auto about this issue and they are already working on a fix ! A spacer will be machined up and sent out to any of our customers that purchased the kit with the OEM style perch...
by BattleGarage_RS
Mon Jan 11, 2016 6:39 pm
Forum: TECH: Corolla AE86
Topic: suspension questions
Replies: 15
Views: 11811

Re: suspension questions

Jondee, I appreciate the vouch, it means a lot coming from you. :D
by BattleGarage_RS
Mon Jan 11, 2016 6:38 pm
Forum: TECH: Corolla AE86
Topic: suspension questions
Replies: 15
Views: 11811

Re: suspension questions

Hey guys, Just wanted to quickly address this since a customer tipped me off. We have sold quite a few FA500 ae86 sets so far since this post in July and the feedback has been great. I'm not sure if this was an early unit or what, but I use these on my own daily driver/track car with a 7Kg/mm F and ...
by BattleGarage_RS
Sun Dec 13, 2015 9:35 pm
Forum: Automobiles for Sale
Topic: Parted out
Replies: 7
Views: 10093

Re: FS Socal 1987 Kouki Levin Coupe 10k OBO

This car has amazing engine wiring.

Good luck with the sale =)
by BattleGarage_RS
Tue Jun 30, 2015 7:51 pm
Forum: Fun Talk
Topic: Battle Garage contact info needed
Replies: 16
Views: 16608

Re: Battle Garage contact info needed

bump for visibility
by BattleGarage_RS
Sat Jun 27, 2015 12:14 pm
Forum: Shops, Manufacturers, and Retailers Only
Topic: NEW OEM Front Lip Spoilers!
Replies: 40
Views: 52748

Re: NEW OEM Front Lip Spoilers! BEST DEAL!

Great pricing Robert!

How do you send them? Are they in a box or just bubble wrap? I'm thinking of grabbing one.
by BattleGarage_RS
Sat Jun 27, 2015 12:07 pm
Forum: Fun Talk
Topic: Battle Garage contact info needed
Replies: 16
Views: 16608

Re: Battle Garage contact info needed

Hi Guys, @The Bloody Panda - Not sure who you are in real life but I promise we weren't avoiding you! We had a bit of a change up in staff here and some email wasn't being seen Now all contact email is supposed to get routed right to me. If anyone has any trouble or complaints, please email me direc...
by BattleGarage_RS
Thu Mar 05, 2015 7:27 pm
Forum: Wheels, Tires, Suspension
Topic: FS: 15x8.5 ET 0 mesh wheels
Replies: 13
Views: 13846

Re: FS: 15x8.5 ET 0 mesh wheels

Let me know if you don't sell these. I live in NorCal but have some friends in Los Angeles area.

grant@ battlegarage-rs dottt com
by BattleGarage_RS
Thu Feb 05, 2015 10:22 pm
Forum: Shops, Manufacturers, and Retailers Only
Topic: Battle Garage (BGRS) - Pipercross Filters (sale)
Replies: 8
Views: 9724

Re: Battle Garage (BGRS) - Pipercross Filters (sale)

Thanks for your feed back. Always good to have more data samples!
by BattleGarage_RS
Sat Jan 31, 2015 11:07 am
Forum: Shops, Manufacturers, and Retailers Only
Topic: Battle Garage (BGRS) - Pipercross Filters (sale)
Replies: 8
Views: 9724

Re: Battle Garage (BGRS) - Pipercross Filters (sale)

BEAMS has different cylinder spacing. You could use the filter element with a blank backing plate (which we can supply) but we don't provide any finished backing plates for BEAMS yet.