ks racing ffim

[rasmussenbc]

has anyone here heard of ks racing in thailand?

they are selling a ffim on ebay right now for a lot cheaper than any others I've seen.

Just wondering what you all think. Nobody over on sf has heard of them as of yet, but its still a fairly new thread there.

 

[hvyman]

seen them on ebay months ago. there cheap and ugly and the vacuum ports are right on top. ffim are expensive tho. someones running one around here somewhere. its will do the job.

 

[mk3design]

Keyword, Thailand... no.

 

[TurboStreetCar]

Keyword, Thailand... no.

Thats quite the blanket statement, Any other information to back up your comment?

 

[rasmussenbc]

the feedback checks out. not a ton there though

 

[northwestsupra]

my turbo is from brazil, does that make it bad lol just because Thailand is more of a poor country doesnt mean its cheap. but most likely is

 

[rasmussenbc]

well thats two forums where nobody has heard of them. I guess I'll stay away

 

[rasmussenbc]

I talked to a guy at work last night who lived in thailand for 8 years. He said racing and building cars is huge over there and one of the most popular cars is the mkIII supra. It made me start wondering about that ffim again and worried I passed up a good deal. I did some searching and found the company that makes it at ksracing(dot)net. It looks like they could be decent... although their english needs some work

Checked today and the part is back up on ebay. Someone please chime in here and tell me what the real deal is with these guys. I might be willing to try it out if I didnt have to eat the $150 one-way shipping cost

 

[LilMissMkIII]

MkIIIs aren't popular at all over there from what I've heard.

I'd stay away until you get some concrete feedback, or buy one and be prepared to be the guinea pig.

 

[Tajabaho1]

whats wrong with thailand man, I'm from Thailand, there's millions of Supra's there, and most of them are good.........I would f'ing use it, but I know they actually cost alot less from over there, might actually source a few from over there

 

[martin p]

one of the guys on the uk forum has one it looks well made, he seems happy with it,

 

[92nsx]

Just spend the money on a quality FFIM, made right here in the US from suprasport.

 

[Supra_Villan]

not all of us can eat that $$ though...not dissing..but some of us would rather settle for a less expensive for relatively the same gains/purpose.
edit: just looked at the site....thats one hell of a nice looking manifold...if i wasn't broke i'd pick one up. What's the price on it????

 

[92nsx]

Here we go again about the typical stereotype of a mk3 owner.::fundy::

 

[Supra_Villan]

Whats that supposed to mean? Please...enlighten me. I would go ahead and speak on what i think you are implying..but i'll wait and see i'm not one for putting words in mouths.

 

[Angry7M]

Let people buy what makes them happy!!!! Enough of the Stereotype BS.

 

[Enraged]

Whats that supposed to mean? Please...enlighten me. I would go ahead and speak on what i think you are implying..but i'll wait and see i'm not one for putting words in mouths.

mkiii owners are cheap/broke.

 

[Moy]

Let people buy what makes them happy!!!! Enough of the Stereotype BS.

Exactly, it's their money, let them spend it how they please. When it comes to FFIM's, I'm pretty sure they were designed for boosted applications, where people tend to say "want better flow? add more boost". If this is the case, then one FFI is just as good as the next.

What people are paying for is the quality of the parts, and the R&D expenses.

The SS piece is very high quality, very well made. Cast as one piece, instead of having parts welded onto it.


Supra owners will spend money on what they feel is worth the money. That feeling differs between owners. The price that one owner is able to justify and the price another is able to is different. Budgets are different.

To each his/her own.

 

[rasmussenbc]

btw, nothing is wrong with Thailand, I loved kickboxer, haha. no, really I'd just never heard of anything from there so I was trying to get some feedback from you guys on here.

I'm gonna try to get a written guarantee from the seller that it will fit the left-hand-drive 7mgte with no modifications. if I can get that, I think I'll try it out.

To Tajabaho1: are most cars in thailand LHD or RHD?

 

[Supra_Villan]

yeah...sorry its possible to have nice things that aren't from your buddies or favorite companies for less$$...yeah its not cast....but IMO the high polish ones that are welded look meaner to me. It will drastically shorten the length of the ic piping which is a huge gain over stock already...and having a larger than stock plenum and shorter runners will help also...i know its most likely not flow bench tested...and might not be as nice as another manifold...but it dresses up the engine bay vastly and helps performance vs stock....good enough for me. Wish i was as good as the "non-typicals" lmao...give me a break i'm on a college budget for now :biglaugh: