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Old Oct 6, 2005 | 06:08 PM
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The FD found me for cheap and it shall go to the grave with me.

Yep, i've decided until I'm lifeless, this car will be with me.



It's everything I imagined "my car" would be as a teen and everything I imagined fun would entail on the road, although nearly stock and slow, words can't describe it's beauty and experience in & out.
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Old Oct 6, 2005 | 06:12 PM
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Sweet, great find
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Old Oct 6, 2005 | 06:13 PM
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I know how you feel. When theyre runnin right, theres nothin better!
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Old Oct 6, 2005 | 06:13 PM
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damn that nice. can i go to the grave with you. lol.
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Old Oct 6, 2005 | 06:20 PM
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Old Oct 6, 2005 | 06:51 PM
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It'll hit the grave/junk-yard well before you do.... I felt the same way about my first FD, but speed is like Crack, you had your first fix, and it was great, but you always think you can improve on it somehow... ... Uh, cough, or so I hear !
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Old Oct 6, 2005 | 07:52 PM
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Old Oct 6, 2005 | 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Cgotto6
I know how you feel. When theyre runnin right, theres nothin better!

yep..reminde me of the f-14s..., friggin awsome to witness..and to see em break the sound barrier is just indiscribeable..lol. and then u gotta fix em...
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Old Oct 6, 2005 | 10:34 PM
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dude you had this ****** car for like 5 months now shawn, and you ALWAYS POST the same pictures. Get some damn new ones christ ,and do you want the racing beat intake duct or not?
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Old Oct 6, 2005 | 10:45 PM
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[QUOTE=BoostFrenzy]Yep, i've decided until I'm lifeless, this car will be with me.



It's everything I imagined "my car" would be as a teen and everything I imagined fun would entail on the road,



Originally Posted by BoostFrenzy
although nearly stock and slow, words can't describe it's beauty and experience in & out.
While nearly stock and slow might describe a Pinto, I find it hard to believe as a teen you feel this car is slow (unless the turbo system isn't preforming correctly)
Nice find, wish everyday I had kept my white one.
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Old Oct 6, 2005 | 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by CantGoStraight
While nearly stock and slow might describe a Pinto, I find it hard to believe as a teen you feel this car is slow (unless the turbo system isn't preforming correctly)
Nice find, wish everyday I had kept my white one.
I don't find it hard to believe at all.

For 1993, the speed was new, surreal.

Now it needs to at least be "BPU" mod'd to give any threat to STI's, EVO's, SRT-4's, even some well-modified MR2's.

My stock FD felt fast for maybe a month, sure the turbo's and rotary wind-up speed make up for a lack of torque, but like anyting else, eventually you get so used to it and it's not enough...
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Old Oct 7, 2005 | 04:08 AM
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^^^^^ lol

some one sed it in another thread.....speed is like crack...
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Old Oct 7, 2005 | 04:17 AM
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glad to see youre doing well. keep up the good fight.
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Old Oct 7, 2005 | 05:48 AM
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no, i was a teen when this car was out (i'm 25 now) and got my first ride in one when i was 18, had a prelude vtec at the time, got my wrx next but FD was never in the budget, compared to my wrx it's insanely slow, but once the subaru is sold it'll be faster (just has JDM 5spd transmission/downpipe/K&N on chopped airbox right now)... it's a big enough chore keeping it RUNNING heh
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Old Oct 7, 2005 | 06:58 AM
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Oooooh. Buried treasure! Hurry up and kick the bucket. I got my metal detector ready.
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Old Oct 7, 2005 | 07:18 PM
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wait til you get you Z06 man, you're gonna be like, "FD? whats that?"
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Old Oct 7, 2005 | 10:38 PM
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Originally Posted by ulost2my7
wait til you get you Z06 man, you're gonna be like, "FD? whats that?"
Bro, it's time to leave 7club and join the Z06 forums, it's all I've been reading from you lately lol.
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Old Oct 7, 2005 | 11:32 PM
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Originally Posted by PhoenixDownVII
Bro, it's time to leave 7club and join the Z06 forums, it's all I've been reading from you lately lol.
Agreed. Although I am a huge fan of the LS_ series, I do not jock it in every single post when someone mentions that they enjoy their FD.
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Old Oct 7, 2005 | 11:41 PM
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Originally Posted by WaLieN
Agreed. Although I am a huge fan of the LS_ series, I do not jock it in every single post when someone mentions that they enjoy their FD.
Yea. Exactly. LSx series rocks, but its almost an opposite powerband to the 13b, more torque, no turbo. And sure, the new z06 is a greaaat package, even the C5 was/is, but its outfitted in a ho-hum designed interior (BLAH!) and are way too common despite its beauty (C5) and the new ones are meh...stubby?

Hence, why an LS1-FD sounds much better than any C5/C6 possibility for me :P
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Old Oct 8, 2005 | 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by PhoenixDownVII
Bro, it's time to leave 7club and join the Z06 forums, it's all I've been reading from you lately lol.

i am already a member lol..not a huge poster, just learning JUST in case i decide to get one..i am also a member of the supra forums as well as the viper forums..

3 canidates for my next toy
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Old Oct 8, 2005 | 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by WaLieN
Agreed. Although I am a huge fan of the LS_ series, I do not jock it in every single post when someone mentions that they enjoy their FD.

if you talk to the person who posted this thread on aim, you will know that he actually is getting a Z06 in replace for the FD..

he knows a good car when he sees them..

some people have that eye

boostfrenzy, tell these guys whats up lol
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Old Oct 8, 2005 | 10:28 PM
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Originally Posted by ulost2my7
he knows a good car when he sees them..

some people have that eye

boostfrenzy, tell these guys whats up lol
....

The FD is a "Good" car, too. Different strokes (Literally) for different folks...

Viper? Vette? Supra? FD? All great cars man.
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Old Oct 8, 2005 | 11:19 PM
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So does this mean you're not doing the LS1 swap?
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Old Oct 9, 2005 | 07:21 AM
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I really enjoy the rotary, but chances are i won't be able to afford to correct it *when* it breaks
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Old Oct 9, 2005 | 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by PhoenixDownVII
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The FD is a "Good" car, too. Different strokes (Literally) for different folks...

Viper? Vette? Supra? FD? All great cars man.

i know it is man, i love the car..thats why i bought it LOL

just because it seems like i rag on the car, doesnt mean i hate it otherwise i wouldnt have spend over a year searching for one and still be owning it for almost 2 years..

but unlike most people that i've seen here, i can admit that i love other cars as well, even the cars that seem to be a threat in terms of being "better" or having more potential in being "faster"..like the supra or z06 etc etc..

some people refuse to admit that those cars are probably better (in whatever you consider better) as a whole..

im trying to break that little daze on this forum, if you follow jimlab and fumanchu's posts, you'll see what i mean..

but no doubt that the FD is a great sports car, even to this day...it seems relative now..
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