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Originally Posted by Theratt1
Check your contract for sure.
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We're on the third page and only one person has mentioned this. What terms did you agree to? If you want to know if you're allowed to modify the vehicle, read your contract. It the lease prohibits modding, it will say so in the contract.
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Originally Posted by EssJay
I've done some preliminary internet research and most leasers claim a bolt-on CB wouldn't violate terms.
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The internet doesn't know what's in your contract. I suspect most of the people who posted their thoughts about that never actually read their own contracts.
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Originally Posted by EssJay
However, I'm def. going to speak w the dealership b4 buying anything this weekend. I really hope they're relaxed about things because that Perrin and Berk are almost new and deeply friend discounted!  |
Probably only one or two people at the dealership actually know what's in your contract. A sales guy isn't going to know. A service writer isn't going to know. The business manager who handled the signing of all your paperwork may know, but he may not.
Read your contract before you ask them anything.
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Originally Posted by EssJay
The engine ticks at idle.
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Other people have covered this, but I'll stress that this car makes a lot of noises that are all normal. It ticks, it rattles, it scrapes, it bumps, it clanks, it rumbles.
Most of these sounds have been discussed on the forum at some point or another, so when you hear a new sound you're not expecting, do a search. The easiest way to search is NOT to use the search button on the site, but to use Google instead and restrict your search to this site using the "site:ft86club.com" tag. So you might try something like this:
site:ft86club.com engine tick
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Originally Posted by EssJay
Dealership claims the spoiler would be > $1k painted & installed. JESUS. Anyone selling a halo white spoiler?
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Official Trunk Trade Thread
Also, in addition to searching Ebay, you can search for smashed cars on
car-part.com. You may get lucky and find a trunk with a spoiler on there.
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Originally Posted by EssJay
Swapping the whole trunk sounds a bit more trouble than it's worth..
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Installing the spoilers on these cars requires drilling holes in the trunk. Swapping or replacing the whole trunk requires removing and replacing a few bolts. The only real drawback is that the trunk has a VIN tag on it, so if you care about the VINs matching, they won't. But I doubt that really matters other than a sharp-eyed buyer later on might see the mismatch and assume it was in an accident.
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Originally Posted by EssJay
Short ram intake. Worth it?
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No. Just do the drop in filter or leave it stock. IIRC, only one company has actually been able to demonstrate any gains with an aftermarket intake, and they weren't enough to justify the cost unless you're trying to squeeze out every last ounce of power for a race application.
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Originally Posted by JetSpeed
So, exactly HOW MUCH HP gain does a drop-in give you? Can't be much if it all.
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Most people don't really do it for a gain in power. You do it for the difference in sound, which, when taken with your other senses, makes the car
seem faster. A lot of people then delude themselves into believing they're making more power to justify it in their minds, but to me there's nothing wrong with doing a mod like this just for the cosmetic effect.
I put a whole cowl intake system on my other vehicle that pipes intake noise into the cabin in a way that is hilarious. Does it give me any difference in power? I dunno. I did it for the lulz, and it was worth every penny.
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Originally Posted by EssJay
Anything you wish someone would have told you at the beginning?
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Crickets are normal. Running ethanol free gas may get rid of them, but it also may not get rid of them, and when it does it's because of the difference in additive packages, NOT because of the lack of ethanol. Running Lucas fuel additive does not get rid of crickets. Replacing the high pressure fuel pump does not get rid of crickets. There is no sure cure.
The car makes a lot of other noises also. They are usually normal.
If you're sitting at idle with the clutch out and the gearbox in neutral, and you then put the car in gear, it will make a clunking sound from the rear of the vehicle. This is normal.
The coolant temperature gauge on the dash is fake. There is a 40 to 50 F range that registers with the needle in the middle "normal" position. It can swing from 180 F to 220 F without that needle moving at all.
If you monitor your actual coolant temperature with Torque or an aftermarket gauge, you will notice that the coolant temperature will stay around 190 F when you have the air conditioner on, but will shoot up as high as 220 F if you turn the air conditioner off and sit idling. This is normal.
If you take a drink every time you see "this is normal" on this board, you'll have a helluva drinking game that will likely put you in the hospital.
You should read the "Hidden Features" thread for more interesting normal shit about this car:
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=63261