Hi all New member here(mates are sick of me talking about the FT-86)
 

Hey everyone!!!!! New member... All my mates are fed up with me finding any chance to talk about the FT-86.... Im a Holden boy growing up however always been a huge lover of the AE-86, the R32 and R34 and probably my favourite the Silvia S15.... Favourite motor being the 2JZ though... Im 25 living in Perth, Western Australia and will be trading my 6litre ute in for the toyota as soon as its available... Putting a deposit down as soon as Toyota are willing to accept one hahahaha..... Anyway great to find this site and look forward to discussing everything with like minded people... It is my goal to find the right contacts to make sure im one of the first to own this machine in Australia... So please help if u can hahaha.... THANKS...

First question.... When will it be confirmed about the motor going in???

FT-86GOD,:burnrubber:

also thanks so much Hachiroku for setting up this forum..... I started a thread on ls1.com.au which is based on the Australian Holden V8's and i can say proudly that our boys are all very excited...

Link here if anyone cares to look... Im VZSSL986LTRUTE on ther just so you know hahaha ------> http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=141918

Welcome, glad you are as enthused as us. Same situation my friends and wife don't seem to care to hear about it when I want to talk either lol. As far as the engine probably withinthe next year as it gets closer to production

Me too. I showed the red concept to my girlfriend, and she said she liked it. then I started talking about it with her, now I'm talking to the wall. LOL

Like I said before, possibly, we might get the info once GT5 hit the game shop.

Haha my gf liked the red and the white one when I 1st showed her.. Now I talk to her about it and I swear she tunes out completely hahaha

Hahahahhaa its nice to be around people u enjoy going on and on about it as much as me.... Cheers 70NYD DARK and C-BONE

:thumbsup:You bet.

Do u guys reckon toyota have dropped any ideas for a re-release of the Supra and put all there energy in this FT??? I know there was talk but then the FT popped up and nothing has been said since...???


Also even though the engine specs are not confirmed will it be toyotas drive to have the FT capable of exceeding the supra IV in aftermarket modifications?? Also worth a mention is if it would compare in high speed handling??? Its going to be $30,000 less than the supra which is alot of money....

The MKIV supra has been around since 1993 so it will be a while before the 86 will exceed or even come close to the amount of aftermarket mods that the supra has. Also I would imagine this car is going to handle better than a supra (at least a stock one) being that it is more light weight and has a lower center of gravity thanks to the boxer engine not to mention all of the 21st century technology we have nowadays going into this car that wasn't in the supra.

There is just so much time before its released...... Im so impatient... i dont even get to drive it on gran turismo until who knows when......... Not acceptable.... LOL.......

GT5 is available next month, I'll let you know the car's specs by then :thumbup:
It's going to be one of the first cars i'll purchase for sure

New cars are going to have trouble competing with the handling of some older cars simply due to the weight gain. Granted the power makes up for a lot of the difference in acceleration but suspensions haven't improved drastically in the last 20 years.

In the early 90's the Nissan Silvia came out with a fully independent Multi-link suspension and there still isn't a lot of room for improvements in the handling department for static suspensions especially when driver comfort is often more important to Automakers in the US than handling. Nothing capable of making up for a 1/4 ton weight gain.

I've also found that 2.0l Aluminum blocks tend to weigh about as much as the old ironblock 1.6liters like the Honda D series. Thankfully the engine is probably not going to heavier than the old 4age and the boxer design allows it to be balanced and compact so it can be farther back. I still have my reservations but still believe the FT-86 is going to be a very good balance for a compact sports car.

We hope! Not looking forward to another push back ;/

^^ Well its December 31/January 1 now sorry lol

Didn't GT5 Prologue do some online or date-related 'reveal' to match getting the GTR with its real release date?

We may still have to wait for the 'production' car in GT5 too...

I think the one that was made to debut GT-R was NFS Pro-street, and the one was used to debut the Z was NFS Undercover.

Met the sexiest hong kong girl tonight.... Think ill use her for my first pics with the FT-86.... But for all the rest of u who cant wait, im trading my ute in next week for this... Might get her to pin up all over my new ride... (While i wait for my FT-86)...
http://www.walkinshawperformance.com...es_II_full.jpg

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?? can u throw the pic up for me please

Sure. But try it again for yourself -- [.img]linktoimage[./img] with no . in the brackets. No spaces anywhere actually works best.

http://www.walkinshawperformance.com...es_II_full.jpg

U can click on the little immage of mountains with yellow sky and sun above where you type (immage link) and drop the link in here, it's easiest as the text box links it auto atomaticly :)
Nice, didn't know walkinshaw was still around lol. Looks kewl and reminds me of a W vl :D
Wish they would release a monaro again :( y are car companies against coupes lately :'(

lol go look at the hdt website theyve done a 30th anniversary of the VC it looks sexy. i like the walky too its a much more clean looking car

I thought it was going to be a pic of the chick...

hahaha cheers fellas.... Yeah CALAIS i know all bout the HDT range but its bull$hit expensive and not power/cash worthy... This thing will only have the walkinshaw bonnet... All other mods will be of my own hand picking choice LOL.... Walkinshaw r pretty shit quality to be honest, price wise anyway..... Ow and Dimman im onto the chik pic hahaha but i only met her last night and i dont pick the car up til next wk...

yes hdt is expensive but as a showpeice if you have the money it sure will be enough!

you buying second hand?? because the mods'll void the warranty right??

what do you think of that hood on the VZ series? i havnt seen any around it'll be quite unique. ay?

U mean the VZ scoop that was used on the monaro????

Some mods avoid warranty but not all.... Any forced induction or cam changes can but exhaust/intake etc is all good..

And yeah its brand new......

No no the Walky hood on the vz now that would be much closer to the vl version from infront anyways

yeah i got a vz atm and considered the ORIGINAL walkinshaw scoop but about to trade it for the ve.... I dont think the walkinshaw bonnet reverse scoop fits the vz's cause of the bonnet rails unless its heavily modified to fit... It did however fit the vt/vu because its a flat bonnet as is the ve pretty much.....

Wow that's nice! You guys have a lot of the nice cars over there!

still aint bought it yet, waiting to get a decent competitive rate from a finance company.....