MODS on your FTO

vivek · Post by **vivek** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 4:44 pm

Just wondering what mods people have got in their fto's so far.

Mine a stock - no body kit
Just a HKS AIR FILTER and 17" wheels.

so people post up what mods u have got - will give me some idea abt what to get first.lol

mell · Post by **mell** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 4:50 pm

not much 4 me....just my 18" chromies...n thats it....

shoes first then car...

as this owner complements her car..

GoldFTO · Post by **GoldFTO** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 4:56 pm

i have 18 inch wheels

HKS air tunnel

custom paint

extractors

2 1'5 exhaust with a 3 inch exit

short shifter ( dunno if these came standered)

full vielside body kit

tinted back lights

full new sound system

FNTSY · Post by **FNTSY** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 5:04 pm

did have

19 wheels
custom kit
tan letherette interior
sound system
3'5 inch exhaust from the turbo
390cc injectors
ported and polished heads
2.2mm head gaket
500hp walbro fuel pump
malpassi fuel reg
tial external wastegate
apexi AVC-R
K & N filter
GT28RS turbo
custom exhaust manifold
King springs allround with whiteline suspension kit
slotted and drilled rotars
front mount intercooler with custom stainless piping
microtech computer
Heavy duty clutch

that all i can remember now im sure there is heaps more

mell · Post by **mell** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 5:05 pm

i modified my sports pedals so i could drive in my green stileto boots:)

SchumieFan · Post by **SchumieFan** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 5:06 pm

K&N pod filter
Trust strut brace
little interior customing
Stereo
Seat covers when they come!:D:D:D

FNTSY · Post by **FNTSY** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 5:07 pm

that was the one mod i was missing .... damn

shue · Post by **shue** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 5:12 pm

so far
18 inch wheels,lowered on king springs, hks superdragger cat back exaust,hi flo cat,extractors, leatherette seats, momo steering wheel , aftermarket hand brake sleeve and aftermarket strut brace

got these but havent gotten onto the car yet
apexi air filter,air intake and cai piping, v3 dials, some interior bits off ebay ,leatherette door cards

coming next
pre t's replica front bar, dc side skirts (waiting to get mine from the group buy ) custom metal grey paint job, cf interior bits ,cf airbox ,cf fan shroud ,cf bonnet

and then the wish list
coilovers, new system, work on the tb and manifold, brake upgrade and an increase in the credit card lol

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 5:31 pm

heheheeheh i just cut & paste from my forsales section ehehehe

Paint work
Full custom respray to metallic Silver (much brighter then stock silver)

Engine/modifications
Custom 2.5" CAI, & original air intake.
Rush 02 pod filter
Adjustable Fuel Pressure Regulator
RPW Extractor with heat wrap
Hi Flow CAT (CATCO U.S made)
Apexi CAT back exhaust with Super silencer
Apexi SAFC (Tuned by Craig at Genesis before they closed) Craig is regarded as one of the best Apexi tuner in Oz
Apexi RSM (Delimited speed & REV)
Magnecor 8.5mm ignition leads (original are only 5mm)

Interior
MOMO Tornado Carbon Fibre/Leather steering wheel (F1 style)
Chrome/leather gear shift & handbrake
Type R pedals & foot rest
Red Sparco reclineable bucket seats with original Sparco rails that designed for FTO. (Still got original sticker stated its original Sparcoâ€™s product for FTO)
Red Leatherette for rear seats & door panels to match the buckets seats
Purple neon, which only comes on when you turn on the lights, both neonâ€™s is hidden away so all you see is purple floor plan inside at night.
KMC V3 dials
OEM Brush metal light up FTO door step panels.

I.C.E
Alpine in dash LCD
Alpine in dash DVD (all zone, & MP3/WMA compatible)
Alpine TV Tuner with 2x Pioneer 4ways Power Antena
Dedicated separated Alpine DSP (Digital sound processor) with EQ display.
Clarion Pro 4 Channel Competition AMP
Fusion Cap
Diamond Audio Front spilt (These are competition speakers, & you can't get them from JB/Supercheap/HiFi Supermarket/Stratified...etc)
JL Audio 6x9

All I.C.E are control by Alpine "brain" unit and professionally installed by Options

Rolling/Handling
Cusco P Zero R Fully adjustable Front & back suspension (yes thatâ€™s height & firmness) & of course it come with pillow mount.
17â€

testlabmonkey · Post by **testlabmonkey** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 5:33 pm

i always take off my stiletos before driving

Ben

shue · Post by **shue** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 5:38 pm

goldfto what short shifter?????!!! u mean the manual mode on the triptronic?
kev showoff

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 5:40 pm

No shue, his car is manual, & you can get either C's or Cusco for FTO.

BuCkEt · Post by **BuCkEt** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 5:54 pm

17" Mags
RPW Extractors
UAS Intake/Filter/Filter box
Cusco front and rear strut braces
Recaro bucket seats

Next?

Manual conversion!
And I don't know what to do after that, maybe let the bank balance rest a bit before getting back into it.

Post by **Bennoz** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 7:22 pm

Love these threads

Especially when its all already typed up

Here we go - '97 Freak GR:
Was manufacured early 97 & sent off to Ralliart Hong Kong for 'mods'. Car was deliberately left as non-face lifted, but has hybrid GX - GR motor.

Engine:
6A12 non mivec
Ralliart grind hi spec cams
Oversize valves
Heavy duty double valve springs
Unichip piggy back computer
RPW extractors
High flow cat, resonator & muffler
2 & 1/2" stainless custom exhaust
Custom Cold Air intake - including heat sheild box & K&N filter
750kg Exedy heavy clutch & pressure plate
Lightened flywheel
C's quick shifter
Big Bore 67mm to 65mm throttle body
Match ported plenum & intake manifold
NGK Platinum plugs all round
8.5mm Magnecor leads
Camskill drilled disc rotors
GPX Calipers
EBC pads

Suspension:
Apex springs
Tein Pillow mounts
Front & rear strut braces
Polyurethane control arm bushes (with 2 degrees extra castor)
Whiteline adjustable heavy swaybars (18mm front, 22mm rear)
Koni Shocks

Bling:
17x7 'know idea what brand' wheels
VS rear wing
Black & Grey Leatherette trimmed seats
Boss steering wheel
'know idea what brand' but looks good gear nob
Sony Xplod head unit
Sony Xpold 6" door speakers
Sony Xpold 6x9 rear speaker

Phew... thats about it I think....

last dyno 119kwatw - or about 160bhp
and 238Nm of torque - or about 176lb/ft

BuCkEt · Post by **BuCkEt** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 7:34 pm

^ And that, ladies and gentleman, is a GR that would truely leave most GPX's dead in the water.

Rob-F-UK · Post by **Rob-F-UK** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 7:35 pm

Model is a 95 GPX Tip in Red.

Stock body - i.e. no body kit.
Standard 16" wheels

Type-F handbrake
Type-F Tip gear lever
Blue dash LEDS
Blue footwell neons (well cold cathode tubes)
Black Leather interior (seats and door cards) with FTO logo
Grooved front discs (3G GR10)
Mongoose twin SS exhaust right side with Decat pipe.
ITG Induction Kit
Custom fibreglass airscoop under bumper mating to 100mm cold air flexi pipe to ITG.
Bored out Throttle body (63mm).
Bored out intake manifold flange at throttle body side (63mm).
Heat stopping throttle body gasket from NobbyV4.
Denso IK22 Plugs all round.
FSE Fuel Pressure Regulator.
AT Oil Cooler.
Derestricted (for free by running a wire from the speedo KMH/MPH converter to the ECU

).

Coming soon - downpipes/extractors.

162BHP at the wheels (120.8 KW ATW), 1/4 mile time of 15.539 - UK's fastest non-forced induction Tip

(for the time being)

Rob-F-UK · Post by **Rob-F-UK** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 7:50 pm

BuCkEt wrote:^ And that, ladies and gentleman, is a GR that would truely leave most GPX's dead in the water.

Agreed - great ATW figures there Bennoz.

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 9:39 pm

Yep totally agree too, theres 3 GR i know i be worry if they line up next to my GPX

Bennoz
Gav
Kaveman

SchumieFan · Post by **SchumieFan** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 9:43 pm

theres a couple of GS;s id be worried about too

Rob-F-UK · Post by **Rob-F-UK** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 9:45 pm

SchumieFan wrote:theres a couple of GS;s id be worried about too

Very funny SchumieFan