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What Should I Do With My Fd?
09-07-2003, 03:43 PM
#21
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Too me it's all about passion. If the FD is your passion then make her better. but if it's just a car than sell her, buy a Supra and make that fast. Speed is only half of the whole. You Need a Car you feel confident about driving. If all these engines are popping why not port and get a single turbo? 
09-07-2003, 06:10 PM
#23
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Originally Posted by jayshadow' date='Sep 7 2003, 03:43 PM
Too me it's all about passion. If the FD is your passion then make her better. but if it's just a car than sell her, buy a Supra and make that fast. Speed is only half of the whole. You Need a Car you feel confident about driving. If all these engines are popping why not port and get a single turbo?
09-07-2003, 07:24 PM
#24
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Here's my mod list:
1993 touring model
full repaint in porsche arctic silver with blue pearl
99 front end, license plate holder shaved and filled
99 front lip modded to duct air to radiator
99 wing
rear wiper and antena shaved
big street port
gt 35/40 single turbo 1.06 a/r
rpm ss tubular manifold
rpm ss downpipe
apex pfc
k2rd fuel rail with 1680cc secondaries
sx fpr
cosmo pump
94 gas tank (better baffles)
greddy 2 row r-spec front mount
sr resonated midpipe
m2 9.5 lb flywheel
act extreme with racing beat 6-puck
greddy sp catback
m2/ad coilovers
unobtainium bushings
m2 toelinks and trailing arms
energy suspension swaybar bushings
cusco strut tower bars front and rear
mazdacomp radiator
custom radiator shield
r1 dual oil coolers
greddy profec b
gm 3 bar map sensor
pfs boost guage
TII differential
custom torque brace
b&m shifter
team voodoo aluminum pearl ****
custom painted interior panels
sled driver's aluminum gas and dead pedals
r1 seats
g-force 5 pt harnesses
kvr cadmium plated and slotted rotors
hawk hps pads
rotorsports racing ss brake and clutch lines
and I'm sure I'm forgetting stuff
1993 touring model
full repaint in porsche arctic silver with blue pearl
99 front end, license plate holder shaved and filled
99 front lip modded to duct air to radiator
99 wing
rear wiper and antena shaved
big street port
gt 35/40 single turbo 1.06 a/r
rpm ss tubular manifold
rpm ss downpipe
apex pfc
k2rd fuel rail with 1680cc secondaries
sx fpr
cosmo pump
94 gas tank (better baffles)
greddy 2 row r-spec front mount
sr resonated midpipe
m2 9.5 lb flywheel
act extreme with racing beat 6-puck
greddy sp catback
m2/ad coilovers
unobtainium bushings
m2 toelinks and trailing arms
energy suspension swaybar bushings
cusco strut tower bars front and rear
mazdacomp radiator
custom radiator shield
r1 dual oil coolers
greddy profec b
gm 3 bar map sensor
pfs boost guage
TII differential
custom torque brace
b&m shifter
team voodoo aluminum pearl ****
custom painted interior panels
sled driver's aluminum gas and dead pedals
r1 seats
g-force 5 pt harnesses
kvr cadmium plated and slotted rotors
hawk hps pads
rotorsports racing ss brake and clutch lines
and I'm sure I'm forgetting stuff
09-07-2003, 07:32 PM
#25
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Originally Posted by 1Revvin7' date='Sep 7 2003, 03:10 PM
You think he has 30k into the car still running stock twins and ports?
09-07-2003, 08:31 PM
#26
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Originally Posted by jayshadow' date='Sep 7 2003, 08:32 PM
Don't flame me. I was just stating that he should go with simplicity on the set-up. No need for you to act like a ******* over it.
09-07-2003, 10:32 PM
#29
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Originally Posted by coldy13' date='Sep 7 2003, 12:00 PM
Sell the FD, buy a mint condition FB, put a turbo on it. Go to www.ground-control.com call the owner, and see what suspension setup he recomends. Put on whatever other upgrades you want. Now you have a car that is faster and handles better than the FD, weighs less, has cost you MUCH less, and will be more reliable.
you think an FB with a live axle rear suspension will handle better than an independent rear suspension!?!?
yeah, Ford just decided to make the '03 cobras with IRS instead of the GT's live axle for the fun of it. rear independent suspension allows better control over camber and other suspension geometry throughout jounce and rebound, in addition to being lighter and lowering the sprung weight since the diff is mounted to the car.
09-07-2003, 10:36 PM
#30
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also, reliability has to do with tuning and pushing a car to its limits. i imagine an FB with as much power as an FD will be much less reliable.
show me an FB that can pull over a G on the skid-pad and i will believe your assement that tuned FB's handle better than FD's.
i imagine a stock FD would outhandle the best tuned FB, assuming the main suspension components were kept the same (live rear axle, a-arms on front, etc. with only changes to shocks, springs, etc).
show me an FB that can pull over a G on the skid-pad and i will believe your assement that tuned FB's handle better than FD's.
i imagine a stock FD would outhandle the best tuned FB, assuming the main suspension components were kept the same (live rear axle, a-arms on front, etc. with only changes to shocks, springs, etc).