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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 02:14 PM
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Starting to mod my car

Whats a good site to find performance parts for my '88, all round for my "show and go"? Im having trouble finding stuff.
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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 02:23 PM
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Corksport, Mazdatrix, Rotary Extreme, Ebay , The for sale section on this forum and teamfc3s.org, and do reliability mods first or you're gonna wish you did.
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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 02:24 PM
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yea, reliability mods actually can add, well regain, quite a bit of hp in some cases. I know it did for me
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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 02:29 PM
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Corksport, Mazdatrix, Rotary Extreme, Ebay , The for sale section on this forum and teamfc3s.org, and do reliability mods first or you're gonna wish you did.

Yo we all go thru that RICER mode when we want to make our cars look nice with body kits, goood think im broke and could never buy any of that ****.

First inspect your almost 20 year old car and make sure your car is RELIABLE and capable of staying alive.

Inspect the common problems, IDLE, Fluids, Car parts that tend to wear out on these rotaryz.

Inspect the common problems leave the show stuff for HONDAZ (hahhaahhahahahahhahahhah )

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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by DarkKnightFC
Corksport, Mazdatrix, Rotary Extreme, Ebay , The for sale section on this forum and teamfc3s.org, and do reliability mods first or you're gonna wish you did.
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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 05:25 PM
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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 05:54 PM
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would a '89 fender fit on my '88. Straight bolt on?
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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 06:17 PM
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there are two different types of 2nd gens....s4 and s5. s4 have that black body molding that goes all the way around the car and s5 is the newer 90-91 style where the body molding is molded into the body and often painted to match the car. dont mix and match the body parts. that is rice
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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 06:34 PM
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^s5 89-92
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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 11:32 PM
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^ how come nobody has 92 fc's anyway? *raises eybrow*
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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 11:35 PM
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they were selling the FD in 92 (not in the us)
but their was no 92 FC other than the vert.
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 03:20 AM
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What would be the first things to look at as far as the "reliability mods" go? Other than the immediately obvious such as fluids, filters, hoses, brakes and any leaky areas what would/should be at the top of the list to tackle? Would there be anything specific to keep an eye on with an S4 versus an S5? Turbo versus non-turbo?
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 03:42 AM
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 06:04 AM
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Originally Posted by PvillKnight7
there are two different types of 2nd gens....s4 and s5. s4 have that black body molding that goes all the way around the car and s5 is the newer 90-91 style where the body molding is molded into the body and often painted to match the car. dont mix and match the body parts. that is rice

That's not entirely true. S5 or 89-91 body molding is not molded onto the car. It's just a strip that takes up the same area as the molding on the 86-88, but it is body color. However, it is molded to the front and rear bumpers. A newer model fender is the exact same as the old and is a direct bolt on but you will need to change moldings. Either on your fender to match the car or on the car to match the fender. You decide.

Open up the exhaust on your car. It will help greatly.
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 06:41 AM
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Open up the exhaust on your car. It will help greatly.

I never realized how true that was untill I got a chance to drive a stock TII yesterday
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 01:52 PM
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the only reason i ask is cuz i found this sick front bumper anh headlight conversion but it was made for a 89-91 but will fit the 88 with some fender mod, i just wanted to skip the whole chop my fender and just bolt on some 89 front fenders.
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Old Jul 3, 2006 | 01:57 PM
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the kit is the FC2000 from rotary extreme!!
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