Over the holidays, I went back to Hong Kong and stopped at Japan for a couple of days. In Japan, the traffic is nuts and people drive like mad. Anyways through a friend I know, that immigrated to Japan several years ago, and now works as a senior manager in a Mazda dealer in Tokyo. I got to test out a Famalia SP20 Wagon (In a nearby parking lot that was completely empty because I had no Japanese license), and boy was it fast! At first it seems like a Protege 5, only quieter and with smoother shifts. But after I decided to slam it and shift it into manumatic mode, its sounds changed from a growl to a high pitched whine at 4000rpm and above. This thing really pulls at high revs, and feels much faster than the Protege 5 when pushed hard. However, the handling is completely identical. The Famalia also has additional goodies like an HID headlights system and an autoclimate control system, but what I like most after th test drive was the engine. Wish we got that here, I wouldn't mind shelling some extra cash for it.

 

Ahhhh must be nice. Yeah that is where my engine pulls the strongest. Above 4k rpm. Just wish the ECU would hurry up so I can really get into the powerband. They are pretty strong engines tho.


Jeremy
00 Sport 20 Sedan

 

See ................. Japan get all the good stuff..............

 

lol. You can get it here. It just takes $$$$$$

 

you must not have understood the $$$$$$$$$ 's part
j/k
Bruce

 

My car will run and sound like that soon as i install my 10.5.1 pistons and get my hands on the infamous j-spec ecu I already have the cams. your a lucky man Im jealous. buy the way im converting my fs-de to fs-ze its alot cheaper than the whole motor. All i need now is the j-spec valve springs and ecu

 

Crap, thats right, I did forget the brochure. Hahaha.

 

something tells me all we could do with the brochure would be to look a thte pretty pictures, cause i dont speak japanese, lol

 

good point about the japanesse writing. Did you order your ECU yet Jeremy? How were the talks with the Aussie company?

 

Yeah, if Corksport hurries up and gets my clutch here, I too can feel the power in my MP3!

 

I accually talked to Corksport yesterday, and they hope to hear something by the end of the week on the Chip from the Aussie company. I should be driving again thursday with my FS-ZE!