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For years avid Toyota fans eagerly awaited the arrival of the much-anticipated 86. The sports coupe is either loved or hated; while it’s a great car most people thought it needed a little more "oomph."
For fans who are disappointed with the Toyota 86’s lack of power, RGMotorsport has the answer to beef up the "slow coach" for a cool R75 000.
South African enthusiasts were saddened to hear we weren’t going to receive the limited edition TRD models, so this package is more than welcome.
BROKEN-HEARTED FANS
At the time, Toyota SA’s spokesperson Leo Kok said: "The 86 TRD will not be sold in SA but customers can outfit their 86 models at Toyota dealerships. The side skirts, exhaust and all the visual elements featured on the 86 TRD in the UK can be purchased in South Africa."
Toyota Racing Development launched the TRD version in February 2013 with styling and engine tweaks to only 250 limited models.
The two-litre naturally aspirated engine under the 86’s bonnet is not doing the car any justice – according to some lovers and haters of Toyota’s sports coupe. Putting it up against its turbocharged rivals could leave the 86 driver a little embarrassed off the line with its 147kW.
At the Reef, it’s even worse with 20kW less due to the altitude. The Subaru BRZ – the 86’s sister car - will be singing that same sad song too, local deliveries have already taken place.
Don’t get us wrong, the car makes for great handling and drivability and was even a Car of the Year finalist for 2013, but it’s painfully slow.
According to RGMotorsport, it takes 11 seconds to go from zero to 120km/h, 15.5 seconds in a 400m sprint and overtakes from 60 to 100km/h in 8.2 seconds while in fourth gear. Top speed is a claimed 223km/h.
RGMotorsport of Strydom Park, Johannesburg say they can turn this little love muffin to a six-pack beast for just R75 000. They can up the stats by slapping on a supercharger slashing three seconds off the 120km/h sprint and take it to a top speed of 250km/h.
If you want even more, for another R9950 there’s a Techniflow (RGM’s in-house exhaust) cat-free stainless steel exhaust to give the 86 even more grunt.
Owner of RGMotorsport, Rob Green said: “We estimate a conservative 210kW, which is 40% up on the standard figure, and in fact will translate into a real improvement of over 50% up here on the Reef, if the losses for altitude are taken into account.”
HOW IT WORKS
Green said the installation is a ‘bolt-on’ which means there aren’t any internal changes made to the engine and it runs the standard 12.5:1 compression ratio. “Thanks to an integrated air-to-air intercooler with all-aluminium tube ducting and an oversized cooler core to provide maximum cooling with minimum pressure loss for better performance.”
The unit used is a V-3 H67BC centrifugal supercharger from Vortech (exclusive RGM brand) designed specifically for the horizontally-opposed FA20 Boxer engine. The kit includes a curvy airbox and an optimised filter housing for additional flow while retaining the factory cold air ram intake, and quick release fasteners for simple access to filter for servicing purposes.
For the rest of your money, a discharge duct connection utilising heat-resistant silicon sleeves and premium quality stainless steel clamps is also included. There’s also CNC machined billet mounting brackets with black anodized finish, as well as a complete ancillary set; including all necessary belts, pulleys and reusable high-flow air filter.
Green further said a Unichip 'piggyback' auxiliary engine management is used with a dynamometer operator to remap ignition, air and fuel requirements of the modified system.
For fans who are disappointed with the Toyota 86’s lack of power, RGMotorsport has the answer to beef up the "slow coach" for a cool R75 000.
South African enthusiasts were saddened to hear we weren’t going to receive the limited edition TRD models, so this package is more than welcome.
BROKEN-HEARTED FANS
At the time, Toyota SA’s spokesperson Leo Kok said: "The 86 TRD will not be sold in SA but customers can outfit their 86 models at Toyota dealerships. The side skirts, exhaust and all the visual elements featured on the 86 TRD in the UK can be purchased in South Africa."
Toyota Racing Development launched the TRD version in February 2013 with styling and engine tweaks to only 250 limited models.
The two-litre naturally aspirated engine under the 86’s bonnet is not doing the car any justice – according to some lovers and haters of Toyota’s sports coupe. Putting it up against its turbocharged rivals could leave the 86 driver a little embarrassed off the line with its 147kW.
At the Reef, it’s even worse with 20kW less due to the altitude. The Subaru BRZ – the 86’s sister car - will be singing that same sad song too, local deliveries have already taken place.
Don’t get us wrong, the car makes for great handling and drivability and was even a Car of the Year finalist for 2013, but it’s painfully slow.
According to RGMotorsport, it takes 11 seconds to go from zero to 120km/h, 15.5 seconds in a 400m sprint and overtakes from 60 to 100km/h in 8.2 seconds while in fourth gear. Top speed is a claimed 223km/h.
RGMotorsport of Strydom Park, Johannesburg say they can turn this little love muffin to a six-pack beast for just R75 000. They can up the stats by slapping on a supercharger slashing three seconds off the 120km/h sprint and take it to a top speed of 250km/h.
If you want even more, for another R9950 there’s a Techniflow (RGM’s in-house exhaust) cat-free stainless steel exhaust to give the 86 even more grunt.
Owner of RGMotorsport, Rob Green said: “We estimate a conservative 210kW, which is 40% up on the standard figure, and in fact will translate into a real improvement of over 50% up here on the Reef, if the losses for altitude are taken into account.”
HOW IT WORKS
Green said the installation is a ‘bolt-on’ which means there aren’t any internal changes made to the engine and it runs the standard 12.5:1 compression ratio. “Thanks to an integrated air-to-air intercooler with all-aluminium tube ducting and an oversized cooler core to provide maximum cooling with minimum pressure loss for better performance.”
The unit used is a V-3 H67BC centrifugal supercharger from Vortech (exclusive RGM brand) designed specifically for the horizontally-opposed FA20 Boxer engine. The kit includes a curvy airbox and an optimised filter housing for additional flow while retaining the factory cold air ram intake, and quick release fasteners for simple access to filter for servicing purposes.
For the rest of your money, a discharge duct connection utilising heat-resistant silicon sleeves and premium quality stainless steel clamps is also included. There’s also CNC machined billet mounting brackets with black anodized finish, as well as a complete ancillary set; including all necessary belts, pulleys and reusable high-flow air filter.
Green further said a Unichip 'piggyback' auxiliary engine management is used with a dynamometer operator to remap ignition, air and fuel requirements of the modified system.
