Things to know/learn before purchasing an FD?
11-16-2005, 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by sweet7' post='778930' date='Nov 17 2005, 05:21 AM
Anything with an LS1
Or a 1jz/2jz. I just read on the supra forums somebody trying to sell a BPU+++ supra with 200,000 miles on it.
11-16-2005, 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Shane.Trammell' post='778881' date='Nov 17 2005, 03:05 AM
one thing to know, dont buy an fd. unless you have a lot of time and money that is. definitely do not plan on it being your daily driver. like it was already said the motors dont really last more than 80-100k unless a miracle happens.
they are a whole lot of fun to drive but not much fun when they have to sit in the shop for months on end. if you dont care that much about the style and just want a fun toy get a gslse (84-85) and get it looking mint, then swap in whatever motor you want. i want a 13brew with upgraded twins and other mods which put about 400 to the ground. in a 2300 pound car this would be one of the fastest things on the road and much easier to work on than an fd
imo
Okay so your saying the FD is unreliable. Then you say the motor in it is unreliable. Then you want to put an unreliable motor into a gsl-se. Then you want to put upgraded twins and make 400 hp to the grounds(which you will have to boost high ...and that makes it unreliable). Then you say it'll be easier to work on than an FD? That doesn't make sense. Why would an "unreliable" FD motor be easier to work on in another car?
11-16-2005, 07:51 PM
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Ok, since no one else is mentioning for things to do, I’ll say something. First of all, and FD will make for a very expensive daily driver, so If you want to save $$ on gas, get a Honda to drive around town.
Things you should do after getting an FD assuming there is nothing else wrong with the car and that these are not already done:
-Change all fluids (Oil everywhere, engine-trans-rear, and of course coolant)
-Change coolant lines to turbos
-Change all coolant hoses if you are not sure when they were done last
-Any scheduled tune-ups
-Have dealer check if all recalls were performed
-Replace stock plastic Air Separator Tank (AST) with a aluminum unit, it’s the oddly
shaped brown thing attached to the IC next to the battery. The stock unit tends
to crack and cause almost instantaneous overheating.
-Replace the stock Pre-Cat with a Down Pipe, this will reduce the chances of overheating
-Another good rule of thumb, if the car has more than three performance mods, i.e. more
than - intake downpipe and cat-back, there need to be some modifications to fuel.
I hope I am not missing anything, I don’t believe I have. Please add if I am.
Things you should do after getting an FD assuming there is nothing else wrong with the car and that these are not already done:
-Change all fluids (Oil everywhere, engine-trans-rear, and of course coolant)
-Change coolant lines to turbos
-Change all coolant hoses if you are not sure when they were done last
-Any scheduled tune-ups
-Have dealer check if all recalls were performed
-Replace stock plastic Air Separator Tank (AST) with a aluminum unit, it’s the oddly
shaped brown thing attached to the IC next to the battery. The stock unit tends
to crack and cause almost instantaneous overheating.
-Replace the stock Pre-Cat with a Down Pipe, this will reduce the chances of overheating
-Another good rule of thumb, if the car has more than three performance mods, i.e. more
than - intake downpipe and cat-back, there need to be some modifications to fuel.
I hope I am not missing anything, I don’t believe I have. Please add if I am.
11-17-2005, 05:45 AM
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Originally Posted by RE-Amemiya7' post='779020' date='Nov 17 2005, 10:51 AM
Ok, since no one else is mentioning for things to do, I’ll say something. First of all, and FD will make for a very expensive daily driver, so If you want to save $$ on gas, get a Honda to drive around town.
Things you should do after getting an FD assuming there is nothing else wrong with the car and that these are not already done:
-Change all fluids (Oil everywhere, engine-trans-rear, and of course coolant)
-Change coolant lines to turbos
-Change all coolant hoses if you are not sure when they were done last
-Any scheduled tune-ups
-Have dealer check if all recalls were performed
-Replace stock plastic Air Separator Tank (AST) with a aluminum unit, it’s the oddly
shaped brown thing attached to the IC next to the battery. The stock unit tends
to crack and cause almost instantaneous overheating.
-Replace the stock Pre-Cat with a Down Pipe, this will reduce the chances of overheating
-Another good rule of thumb, if the car has more than three performance mods, i.e. more
than - intake downpipe and cat-back, there need to be some modifications to fuel.
I hope I am not missing anything, I don’t believe I have. Please add if I am.
Great post!
FD = teh suck on gas mileage.
11-17-2005, 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by SENNALIVES' post='778901' date='Nov 16 2005, 01:35 PM
If you’re going to buy a sports car then you’re going to pay. “No bucks – no Buck Rogers “
Just about every import sports car for the 90's has its own Achilles heel like FD's do.
Funny you say that, whenever I talk about the FD with anyone I always call it's reliability issue the "Achille's Heal" of the vehicle.
For the Supra, it's the weight/numb steering feel (as I gather from Supra owners that track their cars...)
There really isn't anything quite like the FD, however an MR2 weighs in the same, JDM Motor's come with 245hp or so, and can be reliably upgraded. Both cars suffer from just being "old" though...*shrug*...
11-17-2005, 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by RE-Amemiya7' post='779020' date='Nov 16 2005, 05:51 PM
Ok, since no one else is mentioning for things to do, I’ll say something. First of all, and FD will make for a very expensive daily driver, so If you want to save $$ on gas, get a Honda to drive around town.
Things you should do after getting an FD assuming there is nothing else wrong with the car and that these are not already done:
-Change all fluids (Oil everywhere, engine-trans-rear, and of course coolant)
-Change coolant lines to turbos
-Change all coolant hoses if you are not sure when they were done last
-Any scheduled tune-ups
-Have dealer check if all recalls were performed
-Replace stock plastic Air Separator Tank (AST) with a aluminum unit, it’s the oddly
shaped brown thing attached to the IC next to the battery. The stock unit tends
to crack and cause almost instantaneous overheating.
-Replace the stock Pre-Cat with a Down Pipe, this will reduce the chances of overheating
-Another good rule of thumb, if the car has more than three performance mods, i.e. more
than - intake downpipe and cat-back, there need to be some modifications to fuel.
I hope I am not missing anything, I don’t believe I have. Please add if I am.
Nice post. I just checked the car i'm buying with all these.
Was wondering, if the car has an intake, down pipe + exhaust. Is there a need for the modification for the fuel? The seller mentioned that they (maztech/fmc) wired the fuel pump to the high setting all the time. Would that be enough or should i start looking into fuel management upgrade.
11-17-2005, 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by nopistons94' post='779296' date='Nov 17 2005, 12:21 PM
if the car has a midpipe, and its getting more then 10 lbs of boost, yes you'll need fuel mods
No mid pipe.
Fluidyne radiator
Tri-Point Intake (seperates intake airflow from intercooler)
Tri-Point aluminum AST
Tri-Point silicon vacumme hose kit (installed by them)
Samco 4" hoses with the big clamps from the Y-Pipe to the engine
Downpipe (heat-tape wrapped)
R-Speed(?) Can type catback with silencer installed
are the list of mods he did.
Sorry if this is a hijack to the original thread