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Old 02-06-2009, 02:10 AM   #1
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Default Fortune Auto coilovers?

Has anyone used them? If so how well were they made?
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Old 02-06-2009, 07:26 AM   #2
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Fortune auto? Never heard of it. Something that no one has ever heard of, let alone used, is something I'd avoid.
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Old 02-07-2009, 12:28 AM   #3
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Well a few people I know have used them, sjs0433 used them on his car and they worked out well. As well as a bunch of 240sx guys.
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Old 02-07-2009, 01:40 AM   #4
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Did Edgar Allen Poe make them?

I haven't heard of them either.
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Old 02-07-2009, 01:44 AM   #5
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Old 02-07-2009, 07:25 AM   #6
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Let's see here. They sound very familiar with Meagan Racing and the 40 way adjustable crap. They don't even tell you what the damper adjustments are (rebound, compression, high/low speed etc..), perches that are going to corrode after the first round of salt and no information on travel numbers.

Sounds pretty crappy to me.
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Old 02-07-2009, 11:44 AM   #7
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From their website

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oilover Specs

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Half the price of most high end coilovers.
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1 year Manufacturer's Warranty
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40-way adjustable dampers
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50mm piston (way beyond the industry standard of 44-47mm)
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Anodized aluminum camber plates** on front
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Custom spring rates for an additional $100
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Height adjustment independent of preload to allow for an extremely low ride height without sacrificing suspension travel.

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Fully anodized body
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Old 02-07-2009, 11:51 AM   #8
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i'd say they'd be fine for a teg but not for an STi.. go with someone that knows their stuff. a set from Racecomp engineering or Turn in concepts.
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Old 02-07-2009, 12:38 PM   #9
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ohh hot damn, check out that color. that alone is worth it
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Old 02-07-2009, 01:32 PM   #10
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^That pic alone looks like an ebay brand.

Did someone say Bomz racing?
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Old 02-07-2009, 04:02 PM   #11
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I've rode in a few cars with their suspension and can honestly say they do ride ok. I'm friends with a guy who drove their EVO at VIR and he was impressed as well.
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Old 02-07-2009, 05:54 PM   #12
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as stated before sjs0433 had them and loved them. This is a relatively new company. I driven a 240sx with them installed and they were fantastic compared to my JIC's. Definetly does not ride like a d2 or megan

I pulled this off the site
http://www.fortune-auto.net/Images/FORTUNE.jpg

I know they are really big locally on the VA forums
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Old 02-07-2009, 06:01 PM   #13
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Yeah, I've been in some 240's that had them and they rode really well. Just wanted to know if anyone had heard of them.
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Old 02-07-2009, 10:44 PM   #14
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as stated before sjs0433 had them and loved them. This is a relatively new company. I driven a 240sx with them installed and they were fantastic compared to my JIC's. Definetly does not ride like a d2 or megan

I pulled this off the site
http://www.fortune-auto.net/Images/FORTUNE.jpg

I know they are really big locally on the VA forums
"Fantastic compared to my JIC's" is like saying "Fantastic compared to getting stabbed in the eye with a rusty spork while bathing in sulfuric acid and having my lower intestine ripped out and played like a banjo".

Just sayin'.
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Old 02-07-2009, 10:53 PM   #15
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^sounds painful
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Old 02-13-2009, 12:02 AM   #16
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Sweet merciful crap.

http://www.vadriven.com/forums/showthread.php?p=4984858
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Height adjustment independent of preload so you can DUMP your s*** while retaining full suspension travel
I would love to know how their "custom valving" happens.
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Old 02-13-2009, 12:38 AM   #17
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I know they are really big locally on the VA forums
This topic and a similiar topic in the MAIC has "viral marketing" written all over it.
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Old 02-13-2009, 07:23 AM   #18
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Yeah, was thinking the same thing.

Anyone who knows anything about Subaru suspensions should know by now that you can't dump **** unless you want to dump your handling as well.
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Old 02-13-2009, 09:27 AM   #19
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http://www.fortune-auto.net/shockdyno.htm

Can't see the pics at work, but this was posted on an Evo forum.
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here are the shock dynos for subaru. i am just posting them for others to see. i have no idea what any of this means LOL


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Old 02-13-2009, 11:31 AM   #21
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HOLY CRAP!!!! They have dyno plots!!!! This is more than most of the ones on the market can say!!!
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Old 02-13-2009, 01:32 PM   #22
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HOLY CRAP!!!! They have dyno plots!!!! This is more than most of the ones on the market can say!!!
but is it THEIR dyno plots? or just some "gimmick" to say they have them? I can make pretty graphs.
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Old 02-13-2009, 01:46 PM   #23
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Check out the plot. It has the path to the file:

c:\banco prova ammortatizzatore\test\BAD

That almost looks like Italian. Except for the BAD
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Old 02-13-2009, 01:57 PM   #24
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OK, so the first plot doesn't have force vs speed, just force vs displacement. Is that useful?

The 2nd one has the force vs speed graph:
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Comparing it to Hoppe's (*****) old graph of some Subaru shocks:


(from this thread: http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show...flex+low+speed)

It looks like the Fortune stuff is really, really linear. I'm not that good at this, but from reading the thread, that sounds pretty undesirable for motorsports stuff... smart people?
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Old 02-13-2009, 02:13 PM   #25
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Yeah, was thinking the same thing.

Anyone who knows anything about Subaru suspensions should know by now that you can't dump **** unless you want to dump your handling as well.
You guys really need to lighten up
They market coilovers on several forums. They never advertised to dump your WRX.

Here is an excerpt from another thread in another forum
Just because they say you can go low does not mean you have to. I am pretty sure that we all know slamming your car is not the ideal setup and having low offset wheels with stretched tires. It's not always about the performance.


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For reference some pictures on our race car





AND YES IF YOU DO NOT CARE ABOUT PERFORMANCE AND JUST WANT TO LOOK GOOD THESE WILL GO LOWER THEN MOST COILOVERS ON THE MARKET

Some pics on our Demo cars (WARNING This is ridiculous low)




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