FTO AUSTRALIA

Hey guys,

I've always loved FTO's! So finally after being a student for 5 years I finally can afford something better than a $1200 shitbox .

I picked up this baby recently and am having a blast driving it around!

Here is a couple dodgy iphone pics:








I'm quite new to the FTO scene and although have read quite about about them in the past few years, still had a question or 2.

1. My front bar is SUPER low... like 7cm off the ground low... I was thinking of ways how to either make it a bit higher... or get a whole new front bar.

Any suggestions?

2. Seems to be a rev limiter or something around 6000rpm in first. Is this normal? Would resetting the ECU fix this issue? I'm not too sure. It's not that i really need to rev it over 6000 in first.. just wondering why it doesn't.

Thanks all cya around!

Hey wttc nice looking car you have there.Do you thrash the car when its cold?

Because it has a progressive rev limiter meaning it wont rev past 6000rpm

so it wont wear the motor out.As for front bumper i think you

should leave it and get used to driving slow over bumps because it looks like

it hasnt been lowered.

clipsed wrote:Hey guys,

I've always loved FTO's! So finally after being a student for 5 years I finally can afford something better than a $1200 shitbox .!

What was the 'shitbox' ?

Well, thats a bozz front bar which effects the clearance of the car quite a bit, but not 7cm of clearance. Im not sure about where you are but in NSW, 10cm is the legal limit. In my opinion, it must be lowered as well for the clearance to be that small. If this is the case, one of the following is likely:

1. You have coil overs fitted and they have been wound down. To fix, adjust for more clearance.

2. You have lowering springs. Get a set of stock springs (or equivalent) and have them fitted.

If the springs are not black, is definitely aftermarket.

With respect to the limiter, as stated above, when the car is cold, the engine will protect itself by retarding if over revved. Wait for the car to warm up before giving it a boot, not good for the engine if you dont. You certainly should not need to go over 6000 rpm in first.

Welcome to the club BTW.

Welcome!

You'll want to warm your car up for at least 5 minutes before you drive it. Better for the engine. After that, while driving, give it another few minutes of driving before you floor it.

Revving it hard when you start the car without giving it the chance to warm up is a sure way to decrease the mechanical quality of your car

Thanks for the welcomes .

I don't thrash it cold, i warmed the car up for a few good minutes then drove it around for a couple more before testing it out .

I'll try again after at least 15 minutes of driving after work tonight.

Yeah the clearance is REALLY low, i'll have a check for aftermarket springs. Also i think the tbar isnt sitting as high as it could, sagging a tiny bit. Guess it all affects clearance.

Thanks all!

WTTC..

Nice looking ride ya got there..

dude!!! Don't ditch the front bar man!!!
i reckon that's the best-looking front bar available for pre-facelift fto.

i got the same bar as yours and paid 600 bux for it to get a fresh one (unpainted).
it's even rare as hell now as i heard, dmd the only ozzie supplier for that bar has stopped stocking it.

So, treasure it man!! I scrapped mine a lot too as i'm not good at angling over a bump or kerb.
Need to angle to the side diagonally and slow down to static then turn wheel to the other side on full lock to let one side of the wheel goes up the bump 1st then only the other wheel up.

dude!!! Don't ditch the front bar man!!!

Hehe yeah it would be a shame to, it looks great

I have a feeling the front is lowered a bit too much (can kind of tell looking at the pictures) so i'll see if they can be adjusted. Just don't want to get a done by the cops for being defective!

topgun wrote:

clipsed wrote:Hey guys,

I've always loved FTO's! So finally after being a student for 5 years I finally can afford something better than a $1200 shitbox .!

What was the 'shitbox' ?

Haha a meteor

wttc, where abouts are you located?

Wttc nice car man. +1 keep the Bozz speed front bar and learn to angle your car lol... Any way if you decide on changing it, you shouldnt have to much trouble selling it on here as they are now discontinued.

Yea I know rez wanted one ( did he end up geting the ts facelift ?

Car looks good my cars low as well cause of the kaze front I've scraped a lot off the bottem but I wouldn't trade it cause its rare and I like to be diff

Yeah after a 2nd look i can now see that the front is lowered

Looking at this car makes me want to rip my rear spoiler off,they look so much

better without them.clipsed have you ever thought about tinting your taillights?

MH999 wrote: have you ever thought about tinting your taillights?

No i haven't. whats that look like ?

I would like a darker tint on my windows though!

clipsed wrote:

MH999 wrote: have you ever thought about tinting your taillights?

No i haven't. whats that look like ?

I would like a darker tint on my windows though!

Look at my avatar.I used they vht spray can tint,only 2 coates though.

If you decide to do this you are better off using a tinting film just incase

you get pulled over by But i have never had any problems

clipsed wrote:

dude!!! Don't ditch the front bar man!!!

Hehe yeah it would be a shame to, it looks great

I have a feeling the front is lowered a bit too much (can kind of tell looking at the pictures) so i'll see if they can be adjusted. Just don't want to get a done by the cops for being defective!

yip im one of the few that have one too, I have coilovers and raised car a little to be careful with it as cant get them anymore, but as said just be careful over bumps/spoon drains driveways etc

vipfto wrote:

clipsed wrote:

dude!!! Don't ditch the front bar man!!!

Hehe yeah it would be a shame to, it looks great

I have a feeling the front is lowered a bit too much (can kind of tell looking at the pictures) so i'll see if they can be adjusted. Just don't want to get a done by the cops for being defective!

yip im one of the few that have one too, I have coilovers and raised car a little to be careful with it as cant get them anymore, but as said just be careful over bumps/spoon drains driveways etc

Does yours sit at a legal height? I measured mine today and its 6.5cm clearance haha.

Na just under the 100mm

vipfto wrote:Na just under the 100mm

Ohhh nice! I'm not entirely comfortable with it sitting this low! I might see if i can raise the front up a bit some how..