best engine mods for an fto

shue · Post by **shue** » Sat May 07, 2005 3:11 pm

hey,
fairly new here. got my fto a few months back which is pretty much stock except for a hks dragger exaust. first i decided to attack the exterior and then go on to the engine side of things. picked up a set of 18*8 rims and the kit i wanted isnt available in melb (which is a topmix kit - ends up costing too much to get it from carmate in syd who according to u guys are suspect anyway)so am dumping the exterior for now. what according to you guys would be the best mods i could get done on the engine. i hate how it performs before the mivec kicks in and wanna add something to make it go a lot harder from what it is right now and where would i be able to get the mods in melb? the exaust sounds great but i feel the car is sluggish before 4000 rpms, could be coz its a triptronic.

FTOluv · Post by **FTOluv** » Sat May 07, 2005 5:16 pm

yeah, the tiptronic does feel very slugish before 4000rpm but thats how most autos are, hence why people that want that extra speed go for a manual.

A lot of people like to give their car an air induction mod to give it more air flow and hear the Mivec roar

Post by **Bennoz** » Sat May 07, 2005 6:06 pm

Yep, get your air intake sorted. Then if ya got a couple of bucks, try making your shiny exhaust tip into a proper system & get some extractors...

shue · Post by **shue** » Sat May 07, 2005 11:39 pm

which is the best bolt on cai available?

SG · Post by SG » Sun May 08, 2005 3:36 pm

shue · Post by **shue** » Sat May 14, 2005 11:49 am

where in melb would i be able to get one fitted?

Black_FTOGPX · Post by **Black_FTOGPX** » Sat May 14, 2005 11:59 am

I'd have to say the best mod i've done to mine are the RPW extractors. Made a real noticible difference. Added with a cold air intake , they makes a huge difference.

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Sat May 14, 2005 12:09 pm

shue wrote:where in melb would i be able to get one fitted?

Well most performance shop like Rev Zone, Cyber Century......etc. Just don't go to Autobarn as they going empty your pocket with their prices.

GPXBOY · Post by **GPXBOY** » Fri May 20, 2005 11:57 pm

hey guys, i spoke to advan in silverwater and they said putting extractors on a auto fto is useless as it would only b a max gain of 3% and waste of cash,and the auto gearbox wouldnt b able 2 handle the strain.
what do u guys think? has any one have dyno read outs before and after

cheers

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Sat May 21, 2005 12:08 am

Ask them where they get those figure from? & which type of extractors? Custom, RPW, Creative, or Pro-IIDA?

Theres some review on RPW extractor already, I've got a dyno before & after, but thats with other mod as well. I end up with 10kwatw gain.

There are few of us in Melbourne got RPW extractor & at least 2 with Tiptronic, as far as I know, none of us have any problem.

FTored · Post by **FTored** » Sat May 21, 2005 3:08 am

They say that the tip is stronger than the manual. And can handle more strain than manual. Especially the 5spd tip which is used on Moritakus Mivec+Turbo which he claims produces about 500+ bhp. It is used also on Galant Vr-4s. SO if it can handle a 6A13TT i don't think that whatever you do to the engine wilol make it pop easily.

afterburner · Post by **afterburner** » Sat May 21, 2005 11:41 am

FTored wrote:They say that the tip is stronger than the manual. And can handle more strain than manual. Especially the 5spd tip which is used on Moritakus Mivec+Turbo which he claims produces about 500+ bhp. It is used also on Galant Vr-4s. SO if it can handle a 6A13TT i don't think that whatever you do to the engine wilol make it pop easily.

Its a different box on the Galant VR-4, because it's a 4WD box. Probably uses many of the same components though...

fto617 · Post by **fto617** » Sat May 21, 2005 5:48 pm

how much are rpw extractors???

GPXBOY · Post by **GPXBOY** » Sat May 21, 2005 6:45 pm

fto617 wrote:how much are rpw extractors???

and where in sydney can u get them put on

Post by **Bennoz** » Sun May 22, 2005 11:49 am

The Sydney Distributor for RPW is MRT Perfomance out at Rhodes
http://www.mrtperformance.com.au/

If you get just the extractors, they will cost you $710.
If you get them HPC coated add $220
If you get the RPW Hi-flow cat converter to suit add $270

They'll take about a week to get them in for you.
Just be wary - although they are one of the best performance enhancing dollar for Kilowatt improvments I have made - they were a c_nt to fit. Took me 4 hours & a lot of heating, bending & hole filing to get 'em right.

And if you really want to make the most of them - get the rest of your exhaust done - 2 1/2" all the way to the tip.

GPXBOY · Post by **GPXBOY** » Sun May 22, 2005 2:04 pm

well if they are a c*nt to install y didnt u get them to do it?.... i wouldnt have a clue how to do anything so il leave it to them i think...anyone know wats the goin rate

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Sun May 22, 2005 2:15 pm

I guess its because he want to save money, as these are really a bitch to install, & if you don't know your mechanic well, you be up for a huge labour bill.

Post by **Bennoz** » Sun May 22, 2005 2:56 pm

Had I known how much of a mungrel they were gonna be I would've given 'em to my mechanic...

Then again - I may have just been unlucky..
Personally I reckon the guy at RPW who was welding them up on their jigs was either drunk or blind

But yes, it was a cost saving.

mike · Post by **mike** » Sat May 28, 2005 4:44 pm

Bennoz wrote: If you get just the extractors, they will cost you $710.
If you get them HPC coated add $220
If you get the RPW Hi-flow cat converter to suit add $270

Was that Race or Street? RPW have just published a price list on which they list Street extractors as $560 and HPC as $175.

Mike

Post by **Bennoz** » Sat May 28, 2005 5:15 pm

They were street.
But you may find those prices you've got are wholesale. Ie you gotta go through one of their distributors to get them for yourself. If not - then buy! buy!