FTO AUSTRALIA

hey guys, can call me boon. bought my FTO GPX last sep. was deciding between a Supra and a Rx-7, until an FTO caught my eye. no regrets after driving it.

Well of course initiately there were a couple of problems. one would be the Mivec controller which is limiting my engine performance. Gonna get it removed this coming monday. followed by a change of exhaust system. including a hi-flow cat and 2 1/2 inch pipe. was about to change my extracter as well but guess i would improve on the air intake first.

currently still deciding between an Apexi Power Intake and a Blitz Sonic Filter Induction Kit. suggestions anyone?

Hey WTTC


Go with the apexi.....heard they do well and boy do they sound good



Also, good choice in going with the fto....


you can always give me the mivec controller...it'd be a shame to just throw it away

WTTC get some pics up mate

boonng wrote: one would be the Mivec controller which is limiting my engine performance.

first WTTC

2nd how is the mivec controller limiting your engine performance?

hey mate WTTC, yeah initial thought on the mivec would be the old alternator problem, have you checked the error codes?

As for pod filter go the HKS

WTTC! how life in WA?
Personally i would go for Apexi, might cost more but it has resale value if you choose to change to something else! Yeah, im an asian!

haha thanks for the advices guys. yea i am looking for the Apexi. it seems like i have to import it to australia. haha koolio, i will think about it. currently its in my boot. and yes pics will be out soon. zui, life's good so far. currently studying in curtin. anyone else from curtin?

anyone here do bring your FTO to a racetrack and do time attack? i am about to do that with my friends.

Boon is Noob backwards =P

Welcome

Anyway, it's proven HKS will give you the most performance, also you'll def wanna replace your stock intake pipe, it makes a world of difference (I wanna snap kick myself in the head for not changing mines sooner).

Oh yeah, HKS are good as well, i remember seeing a comparison done of most of the popular filters and hks topped the bunch in terms of performance with a whopping 12kw gain


Apexi and K&N are good as well.

cool ill check out hks as well. hopefully they do have stock in WA. btw, have anyone upgrade the throttle body? is it any better? what are the increase in performance?

Things i have done to the car:

- Hi-flow cat + 2 1/2 inch exhaust system
- Performance Spark Plugs

Things i am planning to do:

- Apexi Intake Kit (maybe HKS)
- Throttle Body Upgrade
- Porting and Polishing
- Strut Braces
- 3-1 Silver Polished Coated Extracter
- New Brakes

Last Thing to do:

- Turbo

Any suggestions on further improving performance and BHP?

seems like all you think of is hardwares....think about the softwares....

Extractors with downpipes with a high flow cat and a catback to match is a good upgrade, will cost around 1600-1700 all up including installation.

Also, it's not all about extra bhp, handling goes a long way - You look like you're willing to spend the money so definately look at getting some adjustable suspension. Even the little things like irridium sparkies and magnecor leads will give you better response. As I said before, definately don't look past getting a bigger intake pipe. If you wanna take the intake a little further, look at running your intake pipe all the way down to the bottom of the car, so you pod filter is sitting somewhere behind the bottom of your front bar, there's no heat from the engine there and it'll make a substantial difference.

The very last thing you should do is the ecu, because if you change anything after the ecu is put in you'll have to retune it.

ITB is a very good idea, although that be a bit expensive, I have no idea what it would cost but I'd imagine a fair bit considering the dramatic performance improvement, although the good thing about it is that the gains will scale with any other mods you do.

Edit: Forgot you said turbo - I'm probably wrong here but I havn't heard of ITB + turbo?

If you're gonna do this:

boonng wrote: - Turbo

Then don't waste your money on this:

boonng wrote:- Throttle Body Upgrade
- Porting and Polishing
- 3-1 Silver Polished Coated Extracter

Cause it'll all be a waste of money if you boost it. Trust me, coming from a guy who spent 10 grand making his N/A go as hard as possible, then tossing the lot & putting in a boosted motor...

Oh & WTTC

sublime19 wrote:Extractors with downpipes with a high flow cat and a catback to match is a good upgrade, will cost around 1600-1700 all up including installation.

Also, it's not all about extra bhp, handling goes a long way - You look like you're willing to spend the money so definately look at getting some adjustable suspension. Even the little things like irridium sparkies and magnecor leads will give you better response. As I said before, definately don't look past getting a bigger intake pipe. If you wanna take the intake a little further, look at running your intake pipe all the way down to the bottom of the car, so you pod filter is sitting somewhere behind the bottom of your front bar, there's no heat from the engine there and it'll make a substantial difference.

The very last thing you should do is the ecu, because if you change anything after the ecu is put in you'll have to retune it.

ITB is a very good idea, although that be a bit expensive, I have no idea what it would cost but I'd imagine a fair bit considering the dramatic performance improvement, although the good thing about it is that the gains will scale with any other mods you do.

Edit: Forgot you said turbo - I'm probably wrong here but I havn't heard of ITB + turbo?

wow. thanks a lot for the suggestion (: anyone know of a garage who do well porting and polishing in WA? and the estimated cost of it?

Bennoz wrote:If you're gonna do this:

boonng wrote: - Turbo

Then don't waste your money on this:

boonng wrote:- Throttle Body Upgrade
- Porting and Polishing
- 3-1 Silver Polished Coated Extracter

Cause it'll all be a waste of money if you boost it. Trust me, coming from a guy who spent 10 grand making his N/A go as hard as possible, then tossing the lot & putting in a boosted motor...

Oh & WTTC

i guess turbo will be out of the question then. hahaha.

^^^ agreed with the supsention post. Power is awesome but if you improve what the fto is already good at (ie. Handling), it will improve the whole ride. Struts, sways, coilovers would be a good upgrade after/inbetween the power modifications.

lol. oh can someone please explain to me the difference between

65mm Throttle body / Manifold Upgrade Kit

and

Billet 70 / 75mm Throttle Body Upgrade

has anyone DIY their TB?




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the latter will be too big for FTO can someone else please confirm? with the 65mm you will notice huge improvement but any good engineer shop should be able to this to your existing TB at much less cost

easy to replace think there is a DIY somewhere

Yeah, 70mm is overkill. 65mm is ok, but you have to have the opening of the plenum machined to match - hence they sell it as a "manifold / TB kit"

Also not really worth doing unless you've got a tuneable ECU / piggyback. Wont get the most out of it.

Bennoz wrote:If you're gonna do this:

boonng wrote: - Turbo

Then don't waste your money on this:

boonng wrote:- Throttle Body Upgrade
- Porting and Polishing
- 3-1 Silver Polished Coated Extracter

Cause it'll all be a waste of money if you boost it. Trust me, coming from a guy who spent 10 grand making his N/A go as hard as possible, then tossing the lot & putting in a boosted motor...

Oh & WTTC

good tips, would indeed be a waste of money, lol
Ouch imagine what you could of done with that $10 grand if u had of turboed it in the first place, lol ,

btw bennoz did u get those 3-1 extractors i think rpw do them, if so what u do reckon about em, well worth it ????