True street cars ???
. Can drive 1000+ miles. Run 8's at the track, drive 1000 miles home and get 20 mpg doing it. Trending Topics
08-23-2012, 01:35 AM
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Mine has everything except ac, when you go cheap with a truck manifold setup that is one sacrifice you have to make. I even have traction control and abs with my fab 9". I'm in Washington state and rarely used my ac before. If I lived down south no way in hell would I go without ac. My girlfriend and I recently went on a 700 + mile road trip in my car and I got around 25 mpg. The most annoying thing about the trip was my DMH cutout leaking and rattling so I no longer have an electric cutout. Those things don't last on a turbo car it really sucks because it was a lot of fun. I normally put about 5k miles on a year.
08-23-2012, 05:24 AM
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I had a manual rack but that got old quick.. Switched back to power. I also switched back from solid engine mounts to poly ones. It seemed I could feel every bump & vibration. Ditched the a/c for truck manifolds. I'd would've liked to keep it but it's not my dd & I wanted to go quicker on a budget. Kept pb but deleted abs. I don't see the need for them. I think it looks cleaner & frees up some space too.
08-23-2012, 08:13 AM
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Not just a true street car but my Daily Driver. 500+ miles a week , 3.25 gears , overdrive, full interior + cage with removable door bar. p/s , p/b , stock rad and fans ,heat and everything else,18 mpg , well in the 9's in DD trim.
No a/c though.... over rated, had for 3 years, dont miss it.
Last stock ford pickup i had didnt have A/C........im assuming it wasnt a street truck then LMAO
No a/c though.... over rated, had for 3 years, dont miss it.
Last stock ford pickup i had didnt have A/C........im assuming it wasnt a street truck then LMAO
08-23-2012, 08:16 AM
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Mine is a street only car, never had it to a track. The A/C is the only thing missing, and that came out of the car before I went FI. I never used it, it doesn't get hot enough to use it... Just take the T-tops off and I'm good to go. Power steering, ABS, cruse control, heat all still with me.
08-23-2012, 08:56 AM
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Mine is a street car... no AC/PS/heat/cruise control/radio or HVAC system 
I do have a true manual steering rack and the RX-7 ratios are very good so it drives like a car with PS. And it never really gets above 80 here in the summer so it's more than bearable. I don't drive the car when it's cold so heat is also pointless. Who needs a radio when you have turbo spool?
I do have a true manual steering rack and the RX-7 ratios are very good so it drives like a car with PS. And it never really gets above 80 here in the summer so it's more than bearable. I don't drive the car when it's cold so heat is also pointless. Who needs a radio when you have turbo spool?