making a faster FTO?

Jono · Post by **Jono** » Sun May 23, 2004 11:40 am

post some pics of that Cwest front bumper when u get it.....mmm

jono

MADFTO · Post by **MADFTO** » Sun May 23, 2004 1:56 pm

Engines really shouldn't break unless you do something really stupid to them =P 6a12 can tolerate a lot (I've sent my cylinder pressures through the roof when my air intake sucked water into the manifold, it actually survived =P )

I'm surprised no one has tried to bolt on a turbo without changing the compression, you'd need less boost charge to get the same amount of power (fuel for that matter too)

You just wouldn't get the same amount of O2 into the system, but I thought the higher comp would of made up for that *shrugs*

What would I know, I've never rebuild an engine before =) All I know is if you start modifing the engine, expect to have your car back double the estimate time you gave it =P

I'll just keep my yap shut now =)

payaya · Post by **payaya** » Sun May 23, 2004 2:14 pm

but not lowering the comp ratio while adding forced induction would maybe cause dentonation etc.

ruchi · Post by **ruchi** » Sun May 23, 2004 3:37 pm

I could be wrong, but I'm fairly certain Scracy's compression ratio is still standard. From memory I thought you only had to lower it if you were going to increase the pressure over a certain limit.

fto617 · Post by **fto617** » Sun May 23, 2004 4:28 pm

mannnnnnnnnn
i dunno if i should get supercharger or not ! interested though
can anyone give me some ideas?
atm on my list dat i purchase for fto from hk is

hks catback system
hks powerflow
HKS camshafts
greddy gasket
HKSvalves

gettin those things from unique once i get the engine mods done

spetz · Post by **spetz** » Sun May 23, 2004 4:58 pm

Wouldn't supercharging a MIVEC be bad?
Seeing as superchargers produce peak power at relatively low revs, while the MIVEC goes to 8000rpm?
Be a shame to make an FTO feel like a commodore IMHO

Also, what is the unique's website???

payaya · Post by **payaya** » Sun May 23, 2004 5:11 pm

he never said S/C is bad.

S/C would be the easier route than turbo, cheaper as well probably.

WILL · Post by **WILL** » Sun May 23, 2004 6:14 pm

Errrr

C-west never made a front bar or bodykit for the FTO

HKS never made camshafts or valves for the FTO

ruchi · Post by **ruchi** » Sun May 23, 2004 6:32 pm

Down low is where the FTO needs the most improvement, once it's in the MIVEC range it powers on quite nicely.

Teania · Post by **Teania** » Sun May 23, 2004 6:53 pm

http://www.uniqueautosports.com

spetz · Post by **spetz** » Sun May 23, 2004 7:02 pm

I was asking if S/C on a 6A12 MIVEC would be bad
Because of the high redline, and the supercharger usually isn't that great for high revving engines, because you would get peak power too low in the revrange

And I've driven FTO's, they seemed to have quite a lot of low end power... considering what they are

payaya · Post by **payaya** » Sun May 23, 2004 7:07 pm

low rpm grunt is what the FTO misses out on! Theres where a lot of improvment is welcome.

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Sun May 23, 2004 10:04 pm

WILL wrote:Errrr

C-west never made a front bar or bodykit for the FTO

HKS never made camshafts or valves for the FTO

and Greddy wouldn't have any gaskets for the 6A12 either...

on another note, lowering the compression ratio may allow you run higher boost, but bear in mind that it will also make the car feel a little more sluggish to drive...

fto617 · Post by **fto617** » Sun May 23, 2004 10:35 pm

i got a cwest front bumper !
its trueeeeeeeee
its like the exact looking ones for evos
its liek custom for fto in hk !

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Sun May 23, 2004 10:50 pm

you may call it what you want, just don't fool yourself into thinking it's a genuine C-West bumper specifically made for the FTO... as you know HK is notoriously known for selling cheap imitation/modified copies of branded kits... whatever it is that you've got your hands on, we'd be interested to see the pics!

fto617 · Post by **fto617** » Mon May 24, 2004 12:39 am

yea bro ! i know your right !
but den again who cares if its cheap at least it looks better than veilside front bumper ! (no offence its jsut too common) !!!
hmmm i just ripped an A4 1.8turbo
haiiii
need more power !!!

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Mon May 24, 2004 9:55 am

if performance is more important to you then you prob might wanna save that money and spend it on performance mods instead hehehe...

HRD2BQT · Post by **HRD2BQT** » Mon May 24, 2004 11:43 am

fto617 wrote:mannnnnnnnnn
i dunno if i should get supercharger or not ! interested though
can anyone give me some ideas?
atm on my list dat i purchase for fto from hk is

hks catback system
hks powerflow
HKS camshafts
greddy gasket
HKSvalves

gettin those things from unique once i get the engine mods done

Just out of curiousity.....How much does it cost to buy a set of HKS CAMS ( if ever they make them ).....please give details of the contact where to get it from?....much appreciated!!

HRD2BQT · Post by **HRD2BQT** » Mon May 24, 2004 11:54 am

WILL wrote:Errrr

HKS never made camshafts or valves for the FTO

Thats what I tot so.......I neva heard of any japanese manufacturer does them....RPW is the only place i know who can custom made one out of blank billet...

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Mon May 24, 2004 12:16 pm

Hey fto617, you got the address for the place where you got your stuff from? I'm going back to Hong Kong soon, & i've got 2wks to kill.