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02-06-2009, 02:10 AM | #1 |
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Fortune Auto coilovers?
Has anyone used them? If so how well were they made?
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02-06-2009, 07:26 AM | #2 |
Hoodbridge!
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Vehicle:2006 STi, 16 Outback Crystal Gray, Silver |
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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02-07-2009, 12:28 AM | #3 |
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Vehicle:'98 Forester L Black |
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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02-07-2009, 01:40 AM | #4 |
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Did Edgar Allen Poe make them?
I haven't heard of them either. |
02-07-2009, 01:44 AM | #5 |
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go to their website: http://www.fortune-auto.net/index.htm
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02-07-2009, 07:25 AM | #6 |
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Vehicle:2005 WRX CGM |
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. |
02-07-2009, 11:44 AM | #7 | |
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From their website
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02-07-2009, 11:51 AM | #8 |
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Vehicle:1999 Outlasting the competition. |
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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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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02-07-2009, 01:32 PM | #10 |
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^That pic alone looks like an ebay brand.
Did someone say Bomz racing? |
02-07-2009, 04:02 PM | #11 |
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MAIC
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Vehicle:2004 STi PSM |
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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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 |
02-07-2009, 06:01 PM | #13 |
Scooby Newbie
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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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02-07-2009, 10:44 PM | #14 | |
Street's closed, pizza boy
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02-07-2009, 10:53 PM | #15 |
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^sounds painful
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02-13-2009, 12:02 AM | #16 | |
Street's closed, pizza boy
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Sweet merciful crap.
http://www.vadriven.com/forums/showthread.php?p=4984858 Quote:
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02-13-2009, 12:38 AM | #17 | |
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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. |
02-13-2009, 09:27 AM | #19 |
Street's closed, pizza boy
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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. |
02-13-2009, 11:21 AM | #20 |
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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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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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02-13-2009, 01:32 PM | #22 |
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02-13-2009, 01:46 PM | #23 |
Street's closed, pizza boy
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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 |
02-13-2009, 01:57 PM | #24 |
Street's closed, pizza boy
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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: 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? |
02-13-2009, 02:13 PM | #25 | ||
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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. Quote:
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