Originally Posted by erty
thanks man, i appreciate it cause I didnt know that their chassis werent strong the guy trying to sell it to me said that there was endless stuff i could do to it.... and i want to race it... so thanks for the 411
What do you mean by "race"..
Street/Drag strip?
I would have to go with a first gen.. WHY?
It can fit any swap your pockets can handle.. n/a or turbo.. and the car is very light.. its a unibody.You can still go full chassis/half chassis or 3/4 chassis with no problem..
Best thing of all,You can go with a narrowed Ford 9in rear end,which you cant do on a FC,unless you do chassis work..
If you want a fun/fast good lookin street car..
I would go with a FC,second gen RX7..
My Turboed 7 handled very good,with just a front sway bar.The LSD hd no problems..
Theres so many after market parts for the FC,it isnt funny.. and most parts are reasonable.. If you want to go Turbo on a FC,JDM engine and parts are the way to go.. very cheap,comepared to what some dip shits here in junk yards charge..
If you want to start of with a n/a shell for a turbo..
Get an S4,GXL.. and I tell this to alot of people..
S4 GXL comes with LSD,but you will be better off with a TII rear end.. so when your ready to swap,you can still get cash for the GXL rear.. open diffs wont get you shit.
The GXL comes with 4 piston calipers in the front.. the best OEM brakes for the FC (4 piston calipers)
The rear are the same as all FC brakes,including 4 lug..
Dont get the base modle SE.. they are a waste of cash,and most people who buy thier first FC,makes this mistake and buy one of them,OVERLY priced..
ALL the FC's besides the GTUS (4.36? ring gear/viscous lsd) come with a 4.10 ring gear.
The FC has a very nice independant suspension set up,and can be tweeked out very good..
If you have the cash,by pass all the first options,and get a FD..
only down side is mods are expensive.. and not to many people in the bay area to take it to if you want a highly modded/ported out engine..