Why did i get chopped by a fto!!!???

[paully_tee]

hey all,

I was drivin in my na r33 which doesnt seem to be all that bad.

I regulary thrash comodores, falcons, lancers and the odd integra. What i dont understand is why i couldnt even hold the line with a mitsubishi gpx fto???

I thought they were meant to b relatively slow. Not to mention the fact that he was carrying 3 passengers, (4 including himself) and all i had was my sister.

I have and free flow exhaust and k& n pod filter and his fto looked very stock with nothing more then a muffler.

I was SHAMED.

Next time should i not even try? :bs!:

[HIPSI]

Shit driving could be a possibility :jk:

[Cubes]

The FTO's are 1190kg's make 150kw & 200nm of torque.

and approx (don't quote) mid 7's to 100km/h and lowish to mid 15 sec 1/4's.

[drifto]

Next time should i not even try?

Have a look at the HPI DVD volume 5 when their testing their R34GTT at Wakefield.

With boost up and exhaust etc he only just pulled past an FTO.

Sorry champ, NA33 = not a fast car

Yeah! Falcodores and 1.6 lancers + mum in her integra.

But please don't expect to beat XR's, SS's, EVO's or Type R of any Honda model!

You will be shamed again.

[Cubes]

drifto,

are you talking about the GTO 6cyl turbo 4wd things....

There's no way a turbo'd line would have trouble pulling past a FTO.

FTO is the 2ltr 6cyl NA.

[floody]

-joel- is on it , put simply , more power, much less weight = no chance for the poor old non turbo whale...

That said, the FTO's are a bit gutless torque wise and I can get away from one in my R31, but they do catch up once they get the revs up and start hauling, its just the RB30E gets out of the hole well with all the bottom end power it makes. In perspective, I'd say on a quarter I'd get away off the start but it would be past by half track and pulling away.

[Cubes]

Timmaaays R31 5speed ran a nice lowish 15 sec 1/4. Some where around the 15.3 I can't remember exactly. Under tha half anyway.

Damn good I thought. Especially when you consider a 5ltr Auto VS runs the 1/4 in around a mid 15.

[paully_tee]

lol, cheers guys,

looks like i need to save up for a gts-t then huh? can u garuntee to chop em then???

[RRR]

Mate, if you had a gts-t you wouldn't even bother chopping them.

[Cubes]

There's a big difference jumping in to a GTST.

I don't even bother with Commodores or fords unless they have some sort of 250kw+ badge hanging off the side of them.

Chopped a 285kw Auto VYII Clubsport a little while back with the rb20t.

Only by a bee's dick, but a bee's dick is a bee's dick.

Sure it was only a stocker but still not too bad for a 12yr old RB20t with 16psi, fmic and exhaust.

[Bax]

if it was ' a bee's dick' then i wouldn't call it chopped.

and to the first comment, cruising around in an n/a r33 with your sister racing fto's.. thats shame right there.

[r33skylinegtst]

Did FTO's ever come out with a turbo engine? I was reading in some random car mag about an FTO owners club cruise, and they had a run down on a few of the vehicles, and one or two were listed as turbo and looked pretty stock aside from exhaust.

[Cubes]

Yer not really a bee's dick.

He dropped to my rear bumper by half way through third.

Only 'just' over the speed limit by a 'bee's dick'.

[Evo_Lee]

Did FTO's ever come out with a turbo engine? I was reading in some random car mag about an FTO owners club cruise, and they had a run down on a few of the vehicles, and one or two were listed as turbo and looked pretty stock aside from exhaust.

No, but the FTO 6A12 would probably be easily modified to the same 6A12 twin turbo running in the JDM E84A VR4s I guess. The standard 6A12 TT engine makes about 250ps/31.5kgm...wouldn't be too bad in a FWD FTO.

[zymotic]

Theres always gonna be someone who'll chop ya. Brutus hasn't been chopped yet but as soon as that modified GTR or exotic comes along I'm sure he'll be put in his place. At the end of the day it all comes down to who's got the biggest wallet in drags methinks.

[NA_R33]

its got nothing to do with wallet size, its whos got more brains. Without naming people, ive seen 100g's thrown at a car that only runs 10's, with that much money i could build a full drag car or to put in more into perspective, with 20g's i could make most cars run a reliable 10 all day long, its who you know, what you urself know and can do. if that makes sense. money beleive it or not is not everything in this game.

[zymotic]

its got nothing to do with wallet size.

............Bollox. Really don't wanna argue but logic says that someone who is interested in drag racing but can only afford a $5000 IS going to get chopped by someone who is interested in drag racing who pours $100 g's into a car. All other factors being equal. Nothing means 0 and it is not 0.

[Greg]

i can barely keep up with my mate's EF

[raz0r$harP.UK]

There are no factory turbo FTO's, but I've heard of a few aftermarket jobbies or EVO / VR4 swaps being done.

FTOs are a bit slow off the mark, but once MIVEC kicks in at (factory setting of) 5500rpm, they pull pretty well. I daresay with a exhaust and MIVEC controller they'd do good against a NA skyline. Probably come down to the driving and shifting (FTO tiptronic is sweet!)

As for a 'DET against an FTO - FTO has no chance..

[zymotic]

Tis ok. Come and tell them to visit Brutus or another GTR with mods. I went from an RB25DET to RB26DETT and I can tell u these things pull harder and much longer. I still haven't pushed the limit to scared stilll. We can restore ur Skyline pride lol. I should not drink so mutch vodka.

I can still say post RB26DETT that an RB25DET is still a great engine esp for street drags with much potential. Ramble on.