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Old 04-13-09, 05:11 PM
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My first RX-7 was an S4 and the closest one to my heart. May it RIP. My current car is an S5 and with the exception of the seatbelts, it's an all around better car.
Old 04-13-09, 05:23 PM
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I like the bumper and tail lights of the S5 better, everything I like the S4 especially that you can put the Rtek2.1 chip on the T2 which I love
Old 04-14-09, 04:12 PM
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I prefer s4 over s5...i just like the styling better. the only thing i prefer on s5 over s4 is the tail lights and higher redline. f*&k electric seat belts...i like my regular ones too
Old 04-14-09, 06:48 PM
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I love my S4 gxl over my S5 TII....yes I do.

Electrical omp...**** that, (doesnt really matter to me since I premix but I still give it a big F-U!!!!)
electrical seatbelts....does it look like I have fun smashing my head into it!!!!!
Viscous lsd.......wtf is a viscous lsd, clutch all the way!!!
Old 04-14-09, 06:51 PM
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S4. S5 . 500Hp this and that..who cares. They're both alright, (almost junk) no matter what unless it's like this.

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Old 04-15-09, 02:54 PM
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preferably s4 over s5. i like the kinda plain 80's look on s4's also they are a little easier to work on than the s5's but i can be wrong. and honestly i don't like s5 taillights i prefer the s4's, just cause it goes with the old school japanese style, and you can get like 2 pairs of s4 tails for the price of a pair of s5 tails. lol
Old 04-27-09, 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Tyler [S5 FC]
The one thing I was mad about is that I knew the GXLs had a LSD, but only after I bought my S5 did I learn those didn't! And I do like S4 tails more, other than that I like the S5 more, its just way sexier
same here on the lsd! haha. but i love the tails

Not to thread jack but i found this thread searching to see if i can put a s4 lsd into my s5. my buddy has one just sitting in his closet haha.
Old 04-27-09, 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Black Knight RX7 FC3S
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+1 Whats the bodykit on that FC? its beautifulllll!
Old 04-27-09, 08:14 PM
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ive only owned one fc, which is the s4 vert.

i'd like to get an s5 just to see what its like. all the little differences add up.

im torn over the s4 and s5 tail lights. sometimes i like the way the s5's look, then sometimes the s4's look better.
Old 04-27-09, 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by duo2999
ive only owned one fc, which is the s4 vert.

i'd like to get an s5 just to see what its like. all the little differences add up.

im torn over the s4 and s5 tail lights. sometimes i like the way the s5's look, then sometimes the s4's look better.
S5 feels odd with the turn signal switches.

You should see my 88 vert with the S5 tails modernized.

http://i42.tinypic.com/2j5fmsw.jpg

They look way, way better in person.
Old 04-27-09, 10:00 PM
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My S4 is cool and all, but my seatbelts don't lock up when you yank on them real hard.

Could a S4/S5 N/A FC3S Franken engine be "bulletproof"? As in reliable and strong?
Old 04-27-09, 11:54 PM
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Everything about the s5's I like over the s4. I myself own an s4. Visually it will be an s5 this summer.
Old 04-28-09, 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Bucnasty229
same here on the lsd! haha. but i love the tails

Not to thread jack but i found this thread searching to see if i can put a s4 lsd into my s5. my buddy has one just sitting in his closet haha.
Doing that exact thing right now. Puttin in a 88 GXL LSD into my 89 GXL. That and my rebuild, street port, and SAFC.... oh yeah, and my new S-Drives. I can't wait to get my baby back. Hopefully by Friday, maybe Monday

Then I might love S5s way more!
Old 04-28-09, 10:37 AM
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i love both S4 and S5 but out of the 2 i would say S5 just has more pros thne the S4
Old 07-31-09, 12:04 AM
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This is about a 3 month old thread, but I had another question.

Are the fenders on the s5 longer than the s4? It seems that way, because the s5 seems to have a longer front than the s4?

Just wanted to figure it out. Thanks for the help!!!
Old 07-31-09, 12:08 AM
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I'm pretty sure they're the same, just the S5 bumper itself is longer. If the fenders were longer, the hood and headlight covers would have to be longer as well (due to the way they meet the front bumper), but I'm pretty sure all those parts are the same between S4 and S5, so the fenders must be the same too.
Old 07-31-09, 12:30 AM
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It just seems when you bolt on an s5 bumper onto s4 fenders, they don't seems to match, sometimes the it looks like the fenders come out too wide.

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These are both s5s btw.
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The S5 FC3S is obviously a superior car. It has already proven that by being the best drifting car for drifting there is. Why do you think they used an S5 in Wangan Midnight and Initial D??

I rest my case.


Plus the S4 just looks dumb, like they were trying to copy the Back 2 the Future car or something, all square and 80's looking...
Old 07-31-09, 03:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Renton
The S5 FC3S is obviously a superior car. It has already proven that by being the best drifting car for drifting there is. Why do you think they used an S5 in Initial D??

I rest my case.


Plus the S4 just looks dumb, like they were trying to copy the back 2 the future car or something, all square and 80's looking...
Yeah S4s aren't even FCs. They should all be crushed and any evidence of them should be wiped from the planet.
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The only car better than the S5 FC3S RX7 is the S13 Silvia 240sx nismo.

But everyone knows that.
Old 07-31-09, 10:11 AM
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I think it's funny that the vast majority of people who prefer the S5 over the S4 base their opinions on styling alone. When I owned an S5, I guess I felt that way too. There are so many functional things I prefer about my current S4 that my mind has been changed.

I also don't understand people who buy a car from the 80s then complain that it looks like a car from the 80s. This makes as much sense as somebody buying a '57 Chevy then taking out a Sawzall and chopping off the tailfins because they make the car look "dated."
Old 07-31-09, 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Renton
The S5 FC3S is obviously a superior car. It has already proven that by being the best drifting car for drifting there is. Why do you think they used an S5 in Wangan Midnight and Initial D??

I rest my case.


Plus the S4 just looks dumb, like they were trying to copy the Back 2 the Future car or something, all square and 80's looking...
Even though both of those cars are extremely modified doesn't account for anything.

And if we were doing stock for stock I would take an S4 over S5. Stock clutch type LSD over a vicious any day. If you know anything about drifting then you should understand that.

I agree that the S5 body looks better, however.
Old 07-31-09, 12:35 PM
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All of the points you guys make to defend S4's are retarded and I think deep down inside you realize it. Viscous LSD? Like ******* seriously? Whens the last time any of you dipshits even took your car to a road course or drifting competition? I bet if I replaced yours with an S5 unit you wouldn't notice ****. Same **** w/ the OMP (since most run premix) and the seatbelts.
Old 07-31-09, 01:16 PM
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Disagree with the seatbelts, after like two days of the automatic ones, I was ready to shoot myself. I disconnected the fuse and now just pull it over my head. I'm 5'4" so it doesn't bother me too muych, but having to do it for everyone who gets in my car is annoying. I'm just waiting for a set of manual S4 ones. But something you have to do everytime you get in a car is noticeable.

Still, S5 all the way!!!! Even tho I got a S4 LSD in my car
Old 07-31-09, 01:26 PM
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I like the look of s5's, but love the feel of s4's. The early s4's were the purer FC's, manual steering, no abs, lighter, etc.



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