Drove the Famalia Sport20 Wagon

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February-19th-2002, 04:45 PM

leungwingkei

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Drove the Famalia Sport20 Wagon

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.

February-19th-2002, 05:29 PM

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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

February-19th-2002, 05:35 PM

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

February-19th-2002, 05:50 PM

MikeD

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

February-20th-2002, 02:16 PM

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just get the fs-ze!!!!

you must not have understood the $$$$$$$$$ 's part
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February-20th-2002, 04:25 PM

boostedmp5

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fs-ze

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

February-21st-2002, 12:27 PM

leungwingkei

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

February-21st-2002, 01:37 PM

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

February-23rd-2002, 12:14 PM

azrakain

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

February-24th-2002, 11:57 AM

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Originally posted by MikeD
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

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

February-26th-2002, 03:18 AM

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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!