Hi From BC
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Hi From BC
Hey guys i just registered today,
Ive being reading some good info on this site! I am an ex-Corrado VR6 owner....but this summer i was in an accident that wasnt my fault, hence car is written off. I was thinking of just replacing what was lost, but i felt compelled to expand my horizon and take a look at the greener grass on the other side of the fence. Since high school one of my best buds has being building up his s4 TII rx7 ...man i love that thing, around 300whp, standalone fuel managment system, street ported s5 13b, 800cc injectors, its really clean and has the nice stock look. So he got me into RX7's essentialy, what would you ever need pistons for.?? I love the sound, i love the abstract engineering behind rotary and i love the styling of the FD3S. That car is something else....once in a decade you get these phenoms, cars that truely stand out this is one of those cars.
I stongly think the way to go in my situation is buying a JDM FD3S. I have recently bought a 1990 Nissan Skyline GTS4 Turbo through a very good reliable company out of australia. This car is mint, 80k km's on it, dealer service records since new, super clean engine, i was pleased with the outcome.....my plan is to import these japanese cars and sell them localy until january, then i can start reallly shopping for a nice clean stock JDM FD3S. The FD3S is only leagal in Canada when it reaches 15 years of age.
As for the plans for my FD3S.....hehe...you guys know first hand.
Exterior: I LOVEEE the KS Burnout aero kit, i have had a look at your group buy on it. But im still not 100% if i want this kit.
Wheels: Volk racing GTU's, or a nice set of black rims with a polished lip size 18-19, with super sticky low pro tires to go with it.
Engine: Reliability and drivability around 350whp is what im looking for, but never the less i was to rebuild the entire cooling system, clean everythign up so i know nothing is wrong, HKS intake, front moutn intercooler, dual oil coolers, HKS BOV, Fuel managment system so the engien doesnt go boom, ungrade everythign to acomodate the higher HP, debating 99 spec sequential turbo VS single HKS T51R SPL, nice flow exhaust, pulley kit, light drivetrain components, maybe a lower final drive gear for better fuel ecomony....this list will grow
Suspension: Good set of coilovers, urathane bushign all around, strut bars front/rear, RP complete traction kit
Brakes: cross drilled rotors and good calipers, steel braided everything
Interior: a decent yet light sound system that looks clean, carbon fibre interior components, 300+km/hr speedo, take the stock gauges out and replace with aftermarket guages that are actualy accurate, 3 gauge A pillar with boost, exhaust temp, water temp, air fuel ratio, etc, i want to take the abck seats out adn replace it with the cargo holders..but for some reason the JDM didnt come out with those i dotn think..
Lighting: Replace the headlight bulbs with HID's, get the 99 spec rear tail lights and the front turn signals
In the garage: i want to get a 20b streetport and put it all together in my garage, then when the time comes drop it in meehehehehe SC V8 KILLER
Anyways as you can tell ive done lots of research and i cant wait to join you guys in owning one of the best designed car ever made.
Ive being reading some good info on this site! I am an ex-Corrado VR6 owner....but this summer i was in an accident that wasnt my fault, hence car is written off. I was thinking of just replacing what was lost, but i felt compelled to expand my horizon and take a look at the greener grass on the other side of the fence. Since high school one of my best buds has being building up his s4 TII rx7 ...man i love that thing, around 300whp, standalone fuel managment system, street ported s5 13b, 800cc injectors, its really clean and has the nice stock look. So he got me into RX7's essentialy, what would you ever need pistons for.?? I love the sound, i love the abstract engineering behind rotary and i love the styling of the FD3S. That car is something else....once in a decade you get these phenoms, cars that truely stand out this is one of those cars.
I stongly think the way to go in my situation is buying a JDM FD3S. I have recently bought a 1990 Nissan Skyline GTS4 Turbo through a very good reliable company out of australia. This car is mint, 80k km's on it, dealer service records since new, super clean engine, i was pleased with the outcome.....my plan is to import these japanese cars and sell them localy until january, then i can start reallly shopping for a nice clean stock JDM FD3S. The FD3S is only leagal in Canada when it reaches 15 years of age.
As for the plans for my FD3S.....hehe...you guys know first hand.
Exterior: I LOVEEE the KS Burnout aero kit, i have had a look at your group buy on it. But im still not 100% if i want this kit.
Wheels: Volk racing GTU's, or a nice set of black rims with a polished lip size 18-19, with super sticky low pro tires to go with it.
Engine: Reliability and drivability around 350whp is what im looking for, but never the less i was to rebuild the entire cooling system, clean everythign up so i know nothing is wrong, HKS intake, front moutn intercooler, dual oil coolers, HKS BOV, Fuel managment system so the engien doesnt go boom, ungrade everythign to acomodate the higher HP, debating 99 spec sequential turbo VS single HKS T51R SPL, nice flow exhaust, pulley kit, light drivetrain components, maybe a lower final drive gear for better fuel ecomony....this list will grow
Suspension: Good set of coilovers, urathane bushign all around, strut bars front/rear, RP complete traction kit
Brakes: cross drilled rotors and good calipers, steel braided everything
Interior: a decent yet light sound system that looks clean, carbon fibre interior components, 300+km/hr speedo, take the stock gauges out and replace with aftermarket guages that are actualy accurate, 3 gauge A pillar with boost, exhaust temp, water temp, air fuel ratio, etc, i want to take the abck seats out adn replace it with the cargo holders..but for some reason the JDM didnt come out with those i dotn think..
Lighting: Replace the headlight bulbs with HID's, get the 99 spec rear tail lights and the front turn signals
In the garage: i want to get a 20b streetport and put it all together in my garage, then when the time comes drop it in meehehehehe SC V8 KILLER
Anyways as you can tell ive done lots of research and i cant wait to join you guys in owning one of the best designed car ever made.
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I think the HKS turbo would be a bad choice if you want 350whp. I don't know alot about single turbo setups, so correct me if i'm wrong, but that turbo is really too big for an FD in a practical sense? Don't flame me if i'm wrong, i'm just fancying a guess. Besides, reliability and driveablilty means you want to feel and act stock, but with a bit more zip -- in that case, I would go '99 spec, or the BNR stage 3's, over a single setup -- i don't know much about the BNR's, other than that they'd be good for your application, and i've read some favourable reviews on these forums.
I really like the burnout fenders, but don't care for the front or rear bumper. I'd like to mate the burnout fenders, with a PFS front bumper, and carbon fibre wrapped FEED sideskirts. My favorite wheels would be the hyper black BBS RGR's (aka - Spirit R wheels) or Gunmetal Volk TE37s.
Chances are you can get a JDM FD with alot of those parts already on it, or with alot of parts on it that you could trade for what you want.
I really like the burnout fenders, but don't care for the front or rear bumper. I'd like to mate the burnout fenders, with a PFS front bumper, and carbon fibre wrapped FEED sideskirts. My favorite wheels would be the hyper black BBS RGR's (aka - Spirit R wheels) or Gunmetal Volk TE37s.
Chances are you can get a JDM FD with alot of those parts already on it, or with alot of parts on it that you could trade for what you want.
Last edited by Crymson; Oct 10, 2006 at 01:57 PM.