which one is better for engine longevity?

Hey all, I did my first track day last weekend and had a blast, I want to go back for more in the spring, but I need some uprated brake pads and an oil cooler before I damage the car doing this more than once. I saw 257f oil temps as my highest during my 4 sessions and though I am running 5w30, I don't want to put the engine through that repetitively!

I am located in Canada, and therefore any kits from the USA are kind of out right now unfortunately due to the 50% tariffs currently in place on auto parts, the reality is that just makes none of their products priced even remotely competitively to us at this time. I had wanted a Jackson Racing cooler, but its out for that reason sadly.

I found this kit last night, from a brand HEL in the UK, they have a Canadian dealer and the price seems right. Setrab core, 200f thermostat, uses OEM oil filters... It seems decent quality?! Anyone have any experience with this kit? I found one review of their 2nd gen BRZ kit, but only the one, and nothing on the first gen cars. I think I would go with the 13 row core, larger seems overkill for my stock engine and max 15-20 min lapping sessions and I am worried about overcooling in the winter months as the car is my daily driver as well. https://ca.helperformance.com/hel-direct-fit-oil-cooler-kit-for-subaru-brz-zn6-zc6-2012-2020

Thanks for any input! I had such a blast at the track last weekend and I want to go back for more, but be a bit kinder on my engine next time!

I have a 2015 BRZ and am going to do a MT gearbox oil change.

Question...

For those of you that have done this, did you replace the fill and drain plug washers/gaskets?

I priced up the part with Toyota and it's ludicrously expensive for a washer...

Cheers

I’ve been waiting about 5 months for the replacement motor from the company that supplied the original replacement and they’ve done send finally sent one the wrong variant and now I’ve been waiting another couple weeks for them to come pickup the one they send and deliver the proper one
For those unaware the fa20 s20 is its N.A. motor found in the ft86 community
And the e20 is its turbocharged wrx counterpart

gas prices are crazy

Have not been given too much context from the shop yet, but upon tearing down my engine they found that a spark plug exploded and caused quite a bit of damage that resulted in knocking.

Would love to hear some additional questions I should ask the shop about this.

So for all the people saying I had oil issues or don’t know how to take care of the car, explain that one lol.

Either way, shop quoted $30,000 for a full rebuild, forged internals and a works stage 2 turbo kit. After hearing this price I am debating just throwing a new stock motor in, and buying another fun platform in the next few years.

Happy to hear anyone else’s thoughts.

I recently got into a car accident other person didn’t have insurance, and my driver side door is cooked looking to get some help or if u have one to message me and see if we can work something out , got a 2015 Scion frs black

I just changed the sparks plugs on the car and then a day later this code came up and so did the oil and power steering light.

Hey! I’m currently running the stock the suspension setup with stock premium 18 inch wheels and 215/40R18 tires on my GR86. Thinking of installing the RSR down for a mild drop and 20 mm spacers for a nice fitment. Anyone running that setup with the stock tires and wheels that I can see? Wondering also about the ride quality and handling improvement with that setup. Any insight is much appreciated!