worst part about your FC??
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Joined: Sep 2005
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From: B.c Canada
I hate how much my throttle gets stuck when i accelerate, replaced the spring and the throttle cable and it still happens. So now im gonna try the damn tb itself. each solution fixes the problem for like a day. argh...
everything else about the car is sex.
and i guess i hate how much money ive put into it, but i cant stop. It's seriously an addiction.
edit: oh ya no speedo
everything else about the car is sex.
and i guess i hate how much money ive put into it, but i cant stop. It's seriously an addiction.
edit: oh ya no speedo
it seems like every time I fix something everything is perfect for about a week or two and then I find something else that needs to be fixed. But it's quick, makes me happy, and I know it will all be fully finished this winter, TII swap and paint ftw!!
I would add this to my list. Once I get the other major issues ironed out I'll start thinking about adjusting the seat height.
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Joined: Jun 2007
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From: Las Vegas, NV
I also have an A/C compressor
worst thing about my FC:
It's not running yet, it's been the small things that kill me
it needs new paint, and there's some dents caused by stupid reasons
the only other thing is the electrical isn't all too great.... XD
worst thing about it when it was running(like it soon will be):
The blinker switch thing keeps coming off, maybe some bondo will help? I don't see why it's such a piece of crap...
I feel ultra small in it, but that was around -3" ago(I'm now only 5'9")
I wish I had the bucket seats in the back, but it doesn't really matter, looks just as good. >)
the 5th gear is far away, not really bad, but it's just something that I didn't like in the beginning... :P
Last edited by SailentShadow; Oct 1, 2007 at 12:43 PM.
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From: united states
i will never part it, i will eventually get it all right, it sat for a long time and it now has a stuck apex seal. as soon as im done remodeling my house, im going to remodel my motor with s5 n/a rotors and a little love from mr toscano and see if i cant lay down around 375 at the wheels. im also going to work on a homemade intake mani and sweet *** v mount ive been dreaming up with about 6 inches of intercooler piping. i cant wait, i love thinking about drifting this car.
As for my biggest problems is ive always been at least 300 miles away from it and could only work on it once every few months. Now im over 1k away and shes haunts me in my sleep
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From: Japanabama
Unless you buy a Bride LowMax seat and rail, which are $$$ but are designed for *****-to-the-floor headroom. (don't know if they even make them for the FC...)
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From: Japanabama
My Current Setup:
Newer 4-pot calipers.
Braided Stainless steel lines. (BTW these have NEVER been a problem, i love them)
ATE blue fluid. (or RBF600)
New MC.
New front hardlines.
Newer rear calipers.
Full cooling duct setup.
Sloted Cryo treated brembo rotors all around.
Titanium shims in the front.
Carbotech XP-10 pads in front
Carbotech Panther Plus pads in back.
I run 225/50-16 RA1s on the track.
This setup was decent for a while but overheated sometimes. The front pads an rotors are still relatively small for a 2850lb car, and when i started going really hard i could overheat them. I never have a problem with the rears, but i can destroy front pads pretty quickly.
I am going to first try switching to a high quality two piece rotor in the front, with a good fin profile for better vented airflow through the inside of the rotor. Plus i am not going to run carbotech pads again. I was not impressed with how they handle overheating. And if you dont bed them in JUST right they are junk from that point forward. I have heard great things about cobalt blue and hawk HT-10s. I am going to try those.
Newer 4-pot calipers.
Braided Stainless steel lines. (BTW these have NEVER been a problem, i love them)
ATE blue fluid. (or RBF600)
New MC.
New front hardlines.
Newer rear calipers.
Full cooling duct setup.
Sloted Cryo treated brembo rotors all around.
Titanium shims in the front.
Carbotech XP-10 pads in front
Carbotech Panther Plus pads in back.
I run 225/50-16 RA1s on the track.
This setup was decent for a while but overheated sometimes. The front pads an rotors are still relatively small for a 2850lb car, and when i started going really hard i could overheat them. I never have a problem with the rears, but i can destroy front pads pretty quickly.
I am going to first try switching to a high quality two piece rotor in the front, with a good fin profile for better vented airflow through the inside of the rotor. Plus i am not going to run carbotech pads again. I was not impressed with how they handle overheating. And if you dont bed them in JUST right they are junk from that point forward. I have heard great things about cobalt blue and hawk HT-10s. I am going to try those.
Wow... perhaps you need larger diameter rotors (more leverage for the same level of friction) and a bracket for the calipers. And directionally vaned rotors, for that matter. Two-peice rotors also seem like an obvious choice.
Also, extra-high grip tires typically means you need to change your brake bias to have more front bias (more grip = more weight to the front)... not like that'll solve a brake fade problem.
And failing that, I think an upgraded brake booster or master cylinder would be required, but I don't know if they make anything that will bolt on...
Otherwise it seems like you'd need to shell out for an uber-brake package designed for the FC.
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From: Las Vegas, NV
