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| Golf GTI / R / R32 |
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196 | 0.02% |
| Impreza WRX / STi |
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133 | 0.01% |
| Mazdaspeed 3 |
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92 | 0.01% |
| Veloster Turbo |
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20 | 0.00% |
| Focus ST |
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149 | 0.01% |
| Other Hot Hatch |
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230 | 0.02% |
| Elantra GT |
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1000001 | 99.92% |
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BraveUlysses posted:i cant imagine any GTI without the limited slip would be worth owning Mine is pretty great 
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Apr 18, 2018 19:31
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Christobevii3 posted:I would bypass that and mount an oil only cooler. Just that should help a bit. Also those liked to crack on various vehicles for milk shake surprise. He's in Michigan. You need an oil warmer, too. Track only car, eh whatever but not for a DD that's driven year round.
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Apr 18, 2018 20:07
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They make thermostat sandwich plates for this so you don't run too cold of an oil temp.
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Apr 18, 2018 20:17
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Anyone got an eye on the Hyundai i30N (I’m assuming you folks in the US are getting it)? My FiST frustrates me with the variability of its shifting feel and I guess that’s just something which really needs to be spot on for me to enjoy a car. The i30N has just been released here and I’m really questioning whether I want to go through with modding the FiST, or whether it would be better to ditch it and buy something built to a bit of a higher price point. Reviews on the i30N so far seem excellent, and it seems as though it may have dethroned the Golf GTI as king of the hot hatches in that class. While the small size of the FiST hasn’t been an issue thus far, something like the i30 would be a little larger and more practical whenever I do need to carry passengers or whatever. I also wonder if I shouldn’t just grab a used M135i, but the one big thing which keeps coming to mind is that the FiST is an absolute blast in the twisties and anything else I get will be larger and heavier, and probably won’t handle as well as a result. EDIT: then again, the i30N at least has an LSD and multi-link rear suspension, so the question is whether the handling benefits from those additions outweigh (heh) the extra 340-odd kg. I’m yet to compare track and wheelbase differences. Here4DaGangBang fucked around with this message at 15:42 on Apr 21, 2018 |
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Apr 21, 2018 14:53
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The closest thing the US has to that is the Elantra GT. We aren't getting the i30N for a while if ever; the Veloster N is the first N that Hyundai is bringing to the US.
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Apr 21, 2018 15:24
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Get a single mass flywheel and aluminum shift bushings. That will help a lot. The Hyundai fwd transmission is a strong point.
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Apr 21, 2018 19:17
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Goodbye RS and ST hatchbacks I'm not entirely surprised, but still sad news.
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Apr 26, 2018 00:11
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requiescat in pace Fun Ford except for the 'stang I guess
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Apr 26, 2018 00:19
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ManiacMatt posted:Goodbye RS and ST hatchbacks I'm not entirely surprised, but still sad news. Sadly I've been expecting this since Ford's new ceo took over. Dude hates anything that isn't an F-series or suv/cuv.
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Apr 26, 2018 01:09
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Well, guess my next car won't be a Ford then.
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Apr 26, 2018 03:12
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I guess I won't ever replace my FiST with another Ford. 
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Apr 26, 2018 03:19
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Wow, the lovely taste of your compatriots is really starting to gently caress you guys over, huh?
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Apr 26, 2018 03:20
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Here4DaGangBang posted:Wow, the lovely taste of your compatriots is really starting to gently caress you guys over, huh? Oh don't worry, it will "correct" itself soon enough  It absolutely won't come to bite Ford back in the rear end no sir that's never happened twice before at least.
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Apr 26, 2018 03:24
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Guess we'll all be in used macans by the time Ford gets its head out of its rear end. Dammit
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Apr 26, 2018 03:35
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This makes my FiST a collectors item, is that correct?
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Apr 26, 2018 04:21
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PaintVagrant posted:This makes my FiST a collectors item, is that correct? Suppose it kinda makes the FiST, FoST and RS future classics right away. A tiny blip where Ford was cool and catered to enthusiasts, before bean-countering away like every other post-enthusiast era. Depending on how long Ford stays boring this is absolutely what will happen.
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Apr 26, 2018 04:30
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God drat it ford. Also, Fiat Abarth 500's and Fiesta ST's apparently flip at autocross with RE71's.
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Apr 26, 2018 04:34
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I doubt the FiST or FoST will ever really be worth anything. The FoST is too common and the FiST is basically a parts bin car (an awesome one). The RS though, that thing will probably gain value one day. Speaking of my FiST, I am installing Koni yellow adjustables, Swift spec-R springs and camber bolts tonight/tomorrow. Pretty excited about it...I set the fronts to a full turn from full soft, and the rears a full turn from full stiff for now.
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Apr 26, 2018 04:36
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PaintVagrant posted:I doubt the FiST or FoST will ever really be worth anything. The FoST is too common and the FiST is basically a parts bin car (an awesome one). The RS though, that thing will probably gain value one day. You say that but that's exactly what makes 'new' classics. A car that everyone assumes is cheap and poo poo and then suddenly there isn't any left, and the ones that are left and in good shape start to command nice prices. This is all way off into the future anyway but it is fun to speculate.
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Apr 26, 2018 04:42
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Yeah low mileage civic si going for mid $20k's recently. I guess if you didn't mod or drive them?
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Apr 26, 2018 04:43
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I'm not going to mod my RS so I can sacrifice fun now but make bank later.  
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Apr 26, 2018 04:58
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240z only took 45 years...
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Apr 26, 2018 05:06
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Christobevii3 posted:Also, Fiat Abarth 500's and Fiesta ST's apparently flip at autocross with RE71's. The FiST is right at the border of what's allowed under SCCA's rollover rules. Non-ST cars are not legal for SCCA competition unless they've had the Ford Racing suspension installed (which AFAIK is basically the FiST suspension) or have otherwise been lowered. Add some modern super-sticky rubber, maybe a bit more sidewall roll from people running 16s, and this is what you get.
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Apr 26, 2018 14:59
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Lol, that's loving retarded
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Apr 26, 2018 20:24
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Retarded and fuckin fun ^^Christobevii3 posted:Yeah low mileage civic si going for mid $20k's recently. I guess if you didn't mod or drive them? This is literally why I narrowed my search to a FiST or a FoST, I could not afford a clean civic si at all.
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Apr 26, 2018 20:40
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EP3 Civic Si is worth basically nothing and is pretty underrated; I was planning on buying one before I got my FiST but instead got impatient. FA5 is ugly and has major paint issues
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Apr 26, 2018 20:42
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Counterpoint: Weird dick shifter hanging off the dash
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Apr 26, 2018 21:13
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BlackMK4 posted:EP3 Civic Si is worth basically nothing and is pretty underrated; I was planning on buying one before I got my FiST but instead got impatient. Way better motor however.
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Apr 26, 2018 21:26
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SeaGoatSupreme posted:Counterpoint: Better than the FiST where it is too far from you 
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Apr 26, 2018 21:37
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Become a manlet like me, friend. By the time I get close enough to the pedals to feel comfortable, the shifter is just *perfect* The distance, not the feel. That 1-2 shift is a little rough sometimes. Definitely not up to the buttery standard of a 2011 acura tsx.
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Apr 26, 2018 21:42
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SeaGoatSupreme posted:Become a manlet like me, friend. By the time I get close enough to the pedals to feel comfortable, the shifter is just *perfect*
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Apr 26, 2018 21:49
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I didn't like almost anything about the FiST driver's position when I got it, but now I'm so used to it I can't tell what was wrong anymore. Only changes I've made are a pedal cover on the gas to make heel/toe action easier and a silly white shift knob.
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Apr 26, 2018 22:09
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BlackMK4 posted:EP3 Civic Si is worth basically nothing and is pretty underrated; I was planning on buying one before I got my FiST but instead got impatient. I miss my Fa5. If it wasn’t so brutally difficult to work on... it’s basically the perfect daily driver. That being said I’m a total Ford guy now. I love my FiST and daydream of an s550 track car.
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Apr 27, 2018 01:17
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New pads, rotors and koni yellows w swift springs      
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Apr 27, 2018 01:23
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drat, that brake dust. At some point it probably costs less to stick a LSD in there.
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Apr 27, 2018 02:25
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He's not running street pads at this point and you'd have dust with a lsd.
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Apr 27, 2018 02:43
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Still havent washed the car after a few sessions at Mid Ohio a couple weekends ago 
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Apr 27, 2018 03:37
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Mr-Spain posted:Way better motor however. Stick a K20A2 in it.
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Apr 27, 2018 03:50
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PaintVagrant posted:Still havent washed the car after a few sessions at Mid Ohio a couple weekends ago
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Apr 27, 2018 04:38
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wolrah posted:I'm very envious of you for this. I'm about an hour up 71 from Mid Ohio and a track day there is on my short list of things I really need to do. Don’t be too envious, I ran 2 sessions and scratched the other 8 because of the rain. It is an awesome track though, real racecar poo poo.
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