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sublime19 · Post by **sublime19** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:05 pm

hmm what do u mean the couple u have heard may have been 4pots? o_O

anywya, i have a cannon, sounds good to me, some of them sound like an old man farting, and some of them are plain annoying, it just depends on what u have, also on your air filter

Post by **dstocks** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 11:01 pm

One of three things is likely causing your noise:

toolkit in tray in boot (less likely)

rear parcel shelf (more likely). Sometimes these are not secured properly and rattle.

suspension (most likely). Old suspension components make noise that can be heard both inside and outside car. How many kms has the car done?

FtoSam · Post by **FtoSam** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 1:36 pm

The exhaust on FTO's can vary a lot when aftermarket.
I have had around 4 difference setups on mine and all were totally different.
Do you like the Ferrari like sound of standard?or do you want a Rumble?
Go to a decent exhaust place (Right Price Exhaust in Slacks Creek) and get them to make you one up to suit.
Dual exhausts like mine, are my personal taste. Although doubles the cost of mufflers.
Theres a million different combos. Best bet is to come on a cruise and listen to everyones and if you hear one you like then ask the owner what they've done.

As far as 4 Cyl FTOs... they are very very rare.... or the owners are too ashamed to bring em out.. hahaha..

Post by **dstocks** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 1:41 pm

Neither actually,

Ive been told they have never been passed for compliance, so they are so rare they dont exist (in Australia anyway).

Post by **Supplanter** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 2:00 pm

dstocks wrote:Neither actually,

Ive been told they have never been passed for compliance, so they are so rare they dont exist (in Australia anyway).

'phantom' in S.A. has one from memory.

FtoSam · Post by **FtoSam** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 5:33 pm

How interesting... Would love an engine bay shot..
Thats one way to be different.

MissxFTO · Post by **MissxFTO** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 6:54 pm

welcome to the site!

veilside front bars as said before.. yah they scrape.. that bump... they nock.. they do everything.. you dont want them to! lol they sit way to low.. and well put it this way.. if u want to lower your car dont get a vs kit.. because u wont be getting up anything with a curve!

Good luck with you mods!

Sammi

Post by **dstocks** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 7:03 pm

'phantom' in S.A. has one from memory.

Thats interesting, because I heard it from someone that worked in the policy area that make up the rules. Maybe they were allowed under the old scheme but not under the new....

Post by **Bennoz** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 7:46 pm

Yeah, early in the piece a few GS's found their way in.

phantom · Post by **phantom** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 8:25 pm

Supplanter wrote:
dstocks wrote:Neither actually,

Ive been told they have never been passed for compliance, so they are so rare they dont exist (in Australia anyway).
'phantom' in S.A. has one from memory.

Yeah i have GS it was imported in Australia in 2003

he he no im not ashamed to bring it out i've been on the last two cruises in SA i think it performs just as good as a gpx remembering my girlfriend has a gpx ive driven both and still prefer to drive mine i dont know why it just feels better. i think its lighter or mabe its newer, the steering has more turn which makes it easier to park and u turns are easy.

its a manual which makes it fun to drive, it has air bag, abs a lot of extras its a 1997 Gs. i welcome any one to drive it. so they can feel what im saying. yes when driving the my girlfriends one the gpx i can feel that it has more power. but i love my car . its my pride and joy its my baby .

yes honey your my baby to. mwah! ( glamours)

messy · Post by **messy** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 2:18 am

Lol it looks like Gs's turn u nuts too

hehe jks

Welcome to the club. i dont know if i over read it but what type of FTO do you have? e.g. year, colour, model, tiptonic or man?

As for makin it stand out i went for some rims to start and i just put on some new tinting which starts off reflective silver at the bottom and fades out to black at the top to match my silver paint. There is different styles you can get to suit your liking

Joey1987 · Post by **Joey1987** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 2:06 pm

Itâ€™s a silver 96 model Gpx Tiptonic (wishing I had of got a manual now but)

With your tinting is it legal? Coz I have got dark tint but itâ€™s starting to peal a bit on my windows, so I want to replace it, and I have actually been wanting to get something different not just the standard dark tint, but Iâ€™m worried that itâ€™s not legal. Is it?

FtoSam · Post by **FtoSam** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 2:40 pm

I think it may depend on your location. Best bet is to call Queensland transport.
As far as Tips go, i hear the FTO Tips are one of the best tips around.
And city driving must be a breeze.
I dread getting my new sports clutch in.. its gonna kill my legs.

MissxFTO · Post by **MissxFTO** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 5:40 pm

As far as tinting goes - anything under 35 grade is illegal... but! you can always get out of a defect if you say you imported the car and it was like that.. its jap spec

ive used it before.. and got away with my 15 grade hahaha ( the lower in number you go the darker just for reference)

15-10: Limo tint
10-5: Ambulance tint

Sammi..

also .. anything under 35.. its a cashy job so theres no warranty on it.. unless u know the people.

Joey1987 · Post by **Joey1987** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 5:58 pm

Thanks for that.

Any sugestions of places to get it done.

I know of a place that does tinting on Sandgate RD but i duno if they are any good or not.

FtoSam · Post by **FtoSam** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 6:04 pm

As long as they give it a warranty your set...
I dont think tinting is really hard... its either good job or sh*t job...
If they're still in business they cant be too bad.

messy · Post by **messy** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 11:47 pm

hey, in reply to your question, no its not legal.. as mentioned above the limits are suggested. Ive had it for about 4weeks or so and had no troubles yet.. as they say just dont attract attention to your car and u should be fine

i also know a couple of people with too darker tint never had any troubles and also a guy with the same tint i have now had his WRX done for 1.5 - 2yrs and said he was fine. guess it depends on the cops that pull u over

if i had to take it off its only a total loss of around $200 anyway.

Hey MissxFTO - i didnt think you could get away with such an excuse. when i went thru compliance and over the pits wouldnt they have rejected the import car for approval? if it comes down to it... its what ill say but haha -- and exactly what does japspec mean here

DesertStormBlack · Post by **DesertStormBlack** » Wed May 16, 2007 12:40 am

wttc

get lowered springs for sure.. i personally would always pass on the bodykit except for a DC front bar.. drool... and a vs wing.. more drool.. but i think you would rather save the money for some very nice lightweight rims..

but here come the real suggestions.. when getting new rims if any.. get some spacers as well.. they make your azz look phat!! and sexy as (shakira on steroids..) although they are a little bt illegal... but cops dont mind at all.. ive had them for about 2 years.. no complaints.. that also provides ample room for those extra width tires and rims (with dish) haha.. oh oh.. camber the hell outta the wheels.. looks sweet.. not too good in the long run though.. its like imaginary spending spree..

my ass.. par excellence...

cheers, tushar

FTO AUSTRALIA

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