wasn't sure whether this was a common interest or FI topic, so feel free to move it if i chose wrong
just curious what your first FI car was. whether it was factory-FI or aftermarket. gimme the skinny on your firsts
~Andrew
97 Eclipse GSX
Ported 16G
1G BOV
Custom FMIC
Custom intake/IC tubing
Ported O2 Housing
2.5" DP
3" Cat back
KYB AGX w/ Coilovers
1998 Jetta GLX
12v 2.8L VR6
T3/T40e
2.5" DP
3" cat-back (single 3" magnaflow muffler no cat)
custom FMIC piping
Spearco FMIC core
FK 70/40 suspension
Forge 007 DV
Spec Stg2 clutch
Peloquin TBD
Cryo-treated gears
i still have a lot of learning to do, but it's not too bad for my first FI car (previous cars include a 1993 Mercury topaz and 1995 Contour GL, both auto).
~Andrew
1985 Buick Grand National. Bone stock. F*ckin' FLEW for the time period. It was my dad's, his present to himself for making Lt. Col.
Love the car, he still has it, but is in dire need of repair. Second engine (stepmother kept putting 87 in it, boom @ 14psi), trans is still good after over 150k.
My buddy has a cherry GN that has like 11,000 miles on it. He NEVER drives it and it's in SHOWROOM condition!
2003 SRT-4
Stage 1, AGP wastegate actuator, Needswings downpipe with cut-out, 3" O2 housing, K&N, Boomba solid motor mounts, McCord power plate, MSD/NGK spark plugs/wires, DasClamp mapclamp, PTP check valve, P-Werks Return Line kit (fuel pressure regulator), Clutchmasters S3 w/ aluminum flywheel
I'm buying today a water injection kit and a wideband, and have a short ram intake with a cold air extension sitting next to me to be installed with the above eventually.
89 T-Bird SC
90 Cougar XR-7
00 Lightning
05 Liberty CRD
1990 Eclipse GSX. Man, fun car.
soon to be turbo 3L oval port with ATX->MTX swap.....not quite there yet though
1987 Shelby Charger - 2.2L Turbo II - Super 60 kit.
1991 GST - 2.0L - 16G & bolt ons.
1989 Conquest TSi - 2.6L - Hybrid 20G & everything.
My Zetec Contour!
I'm kinda surprised that everyone that is FI, has had a FI car before.
BTW, my turbo is still on my bench. So it's not my first FI car...yet.
BP
black thunderbird turbo coupe(1st car!!)
white 90 eclipse gs turbo...before they called it the gs-t
1987 Supra turbo 3in catless exhaust/don pipw, custom bult cold air, Spearco front mount, boost set to 13.5.
1988 Supra turbo (same mods...wrecked the 1st one)
1987 Porsche 944 turbo running 21psi
1998 Contour
2004 WRX
The 1988 Merkur XR4Ti that was WHORED around CEG....
Rara--> Barge--> Steeda--> Myself--->Unknown
84 Nissan 300zx
00 Ford Contour S/C
My 92 buick. 3.8L soon to be supercharged!
-1995 Honda Civic Turbo= Easy to do and mod (SOLD IT to my bro)
-1998 SVT Contour Turbo= Hard to turbo, but worth it !
-1997 GSX Eclipse= Stayed stock, AWD is awesome. (SOLD IT)
I love FI, but my 300hp Audi A8 is just as fun and fast. -B.
Busted ass 1998.5 SVT Contour with a crappy built POS turbo system that can't get past 4psi of boost. I wonder if that's a result of the porly built wastegate or the fact that cylinder #5 has NO compression and is doing nothing more than pressurizing the crank case? That would explain all the oil throughout the system
Sorry, had to vent ... working of the "mini novel" that will chronicle my entire dealings with this car. All is good though, the 3L arrived today and I got her on the engine stand. I have also decided on a plan for the car ... all in due time.
My 2005 Saab 9-2X Aero (basically a WRX with face lift).
1996 Eclipse GSX
upgraded to 1G BOV, IC piping and from the DP back.
