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Nissan X-Trail 2.5 Acenta 4WD 7s​

Fluke said:

Seeing as how I have some time;

Random:
1. Why would you want a 5 point harness for the road?
2. Ah yes that'll add 5hp.
3. Can't wait for them to fall off when you're driving.
4. That's like 1hp per item, +13hp total now!
5. You'll need this for when you wreck.
6. Just slap on extra stickers when you wanna "dice brah" so you can add HP on-the-go!
7. Don't want those sick wheels getting stolen, but the centre caps are okay to be stolen it seems.
8. Wheel camber screws? What? If you want to stance-bro to ruin your tyres you're going to have to alter your control arms and/or get coil-overs.
9. Ah yes, need all that downforce for your cup holder. Don't want the McDonalds XL milkshake going everywhere when you're dicing at 300kmph.
10. Definitely required to let everyone know how serious your powerflow exhaust is!
11. Yeah who cares about cats or the environment, for that matter who cares about drone on the highway! A small I4 turbo drone sounds great! Highway drone is lovely.
12. Ah yes to channel all the air from your flat underfloor and splitter for the much needed downforce.
13. Definitely! That drag trade-off is worth it for how much downforce you need to get that thing to corner considering the speeds you're doing!
14. Another 5hp. We're at like +18hp already!
15. Damn, that's like 2.5hp per lettering - so 2 per tyre x4 = 20hp!! You're looking at serious gains for 38hp so far. Nice.
16. Good idea, so you can tell the people you dice with how silly they look while you're at 300kmph!
17. Nice, looks straight out of NFS Underground!
18. Even more NFS Underground like!
19. I think you mean centre-caps, I'm sorry your Ford doesn't include them from factory.
20. Stickers on the steering wheel that could cause you to lose grip and crash? Bah, the extra hp is worth it! Up to +43hp so far!
21. Need somewhere to put your foot because using the clutch is so 1995
22. Nice, somewhere to live.
23. I definitely believe you will be tracking this car and require extra oil cooling.
24. What?
25. Ah yes, high maintenance DOT5+ fluid. Who cares about moisture!
26. Definitely, definitely believe you're gonna be tracking this car.
27. I'm sorry your Ford didn't come with rear window washer fluid.
28. Oh you're going to remove it anyway because who cares about seeing behind you in the rain. That's for losers!
29. Hey, that's point 10!
30. Sick windscreen wiper mod bro.
31. Go blue limo tint or bust. Or what Taxi's have at the rear windows.
32. Glossy black piano plastic never looks bad.
33. Gotta plug those holes you made somehow!
34. Need to make sure you collect all those metal shavings you're gonna be creating now.
35. Actually not a bad idea, the stock shifter sucks.
36. Ah yes, gotta love dying from whiplash in the rear seats! Is that what the FIA/SNELL rollcage, helmet and harness is for? No?
37. Also not a bad idea.
38. Extra horsepower! Nice! +48hp now. Definitely won't look tacky.
39. Ah I do love making my exhaust crack from stress and then having to replace it.
40. Why not! More insulation!
41. Definitely going to tune injectors for the new spacing right? Right?
42. Gotta bring down those IATs.
43. Sick rally car bro!
44. Yeah, NFS Underground 3!


Sound:
1. Gotta drown out the sound of that drone somehow! Who cares about weight saving anyways, blasting rap is perfect.
2. Drown it out even harder!
3. Even harderer!


Lights:
1. Definitely makes it look better.
2. No really, it does - don't believe what others say!


Vinyl & Paint:
1. Gotta make sure people know it's a Ford for sure bud.
2. Black is the best heat dissipating colour for brakes! Nice choice.
3. Pinstripes definitely let others know that you are serious about dicing them!
4. Oh yeah, some more blue touches to make sure you remember you're driving a Ford after-all!
5. Definitely want others to see your number plate when you beat them so they are scared of you next time, nice idea making it stand out!
6. Yeah, they don't look great in white.
7. I'm not sure why your car has a mouth, you might want to get that looked at.


Body Parts:
1. Definitely gotta show as many ST logos as possible, you don't want people thinking it's just any old Ford.
2. Is this where the plugs come in? No?
3. Ah yes, definitely an Evo and designed in a wind tunnel. I'm sure that's going to perfectly clean up the air going into the rear spoiler.
4. Can't go wrong with fibreglass!


Performance:
1. Air ride? Isn't this the performance section?
2. Definitely cheap and easy to do with no maintenance or tuning required.
3. Gotta make sure everyone can hear your massive turbo!
4. For those track days hey?
5. Definitely going to be tracking it.
6. Yup, definitely gotta be careful of that shocking people when you track it. Or alternatively give it to your passenger so they can turn it off for fun!
7. Even more weight to the rear with the multiple subs!
8. Definitely want to make sure to not get debris cutting the brake lines when you track it.
9. Yup, get carbon ceramic brakes. They're not cheap or hard to use on the road at all.
10. Removing fake engine noise adds like 5hp, at 53hp gained so far!
11. Definitely adds HP too
12. And this one! You're looking at like +60hp gained so far, wow!

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PandaAttack1 said:

This is a car guy thread. Why are we giving each other shit for modding car's to our taste?

If it's not for you, just click away...

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Qui_Illustrati said:

You need to find God or a decent financial/investment advisor. Actually,forget finding God...seek out the sage advice of an advisor

Just kidding (but also not really). If it makes you happy...then why not... I guess. We all do dumb shit at your age. I just wish I could go back and tell my 18 year old self to save more and show that guy the power of compound interest.

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BillNaaai said:

Plans include but are not limited to:
Car List:

Random:

1. Racing seatbelt
2. Ford car windshield sun thing
   1. Obd2 unit (Takealot)
3. New foot pedals
4. Engine dress up: radiator cover, battery cover, fuse box cover, left side bottle cover, Battery tie down, lids & caps, etc
5. Tow bar
6. ST cubby filler by gear stick (3D print)
7. Lock nuts
8. Wheel camber (screws)
9. Cup spoiler
10. Cut out grills on back rear grill
11. Stainless straight pipe middle
12. Aggressive rear diffuser
13. Race wing
14. Instagram tag sticker
15. Tire branding
16. Window wind deflectors
17. Ambient lighting upgrade - blue
18. Puddle lights - blue
19. Wheel center sticker
20. Steering wheel gel stickers
    1. St sticker on bonnet vent + mirror
21. Blank pedal
22. Custom boot inside
23. Oil cooler
24. Crash bar
25. Race brake fluid - Castro’s SRF
26. Brake cooling ducts - fog lights
27. Rear mount washer fluid
28. Rear washer blade delete
29. Cut open rear grill
30. Front wiper adjustment
31. Window tint
32. Blacked mirror covers
33. Bumper plugs
34. Magnetic oil drain plug
35. Short shifter
36. Remove rear head rests
37. Shifter bushing
38. Carbon wrap interior trim
39. Wrap exhaust
40. Manifold wrap
41. Manifold spacer
42. Throttle body spacer
    1. Mud flaps install
    2. Front under light strip

Sound:

1. New sub box
2. 2nd sub for boot
3. Side door speakers upgrade

Lights:

1. Under door lights
2. Custom fog lights

Vinyl & Paint:

1. Paint engine cover - blue
2. Paint brake calipers - black
3. Pin stripe canards, diffuser & eyelids
4. Car interior trim (blue) on cup holder
5. Back number plate surrounds wrap rear - black
6. Fix rims - paint
7. Redo big mouth - gloss black

Body Parts:

1. Intake cover - ST logo
2. remove lower part top grill
3. Roof canards
4. Wide body kit

Performance:

1. Air ride suspension
2. Water meth injection system
3. BOV
4. Oil Catch can kit
5. Neutral switch for car start
6. Battery cut off switch
7. Battery move to boot
8. Steel braided brake lines
9. Carbon brake pads
10. Symposer delete
11. Colour match boost pipes
12. Colour match s bend

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aiccc said:

Nissan X-Trail 2.5 Acenta 4WD 7s​

Yes 7 seater. I did not need it. My legs are not long enought to sit in the back and drive. Paid extra for this
2.5 Liter engine. I know , why??, right?? The 2.0 L works just a well. Both go forward and when you put it into R mode. It goes backward. ...<- Paid extra for this aswell ;(
4WD. Why. I only mount kerbs.

I apologies for these mods.

Rear camera. Who needs this? Most just back out and pedestrians just need to get out of the way. Paid extra for this
Front camera. Just use your eyes man. Paid extra for this
Radio upgrade. Had to pay for an upgraded radio for these camera upgrades. The words coming out from 702 are the same on this radio and the OEM unit Paid extra for this .

Rear PDC. See above . Paid extra for this
Front PDC See above. Paid extra for this
Switch to act/deactivate front PDC.

8 new holes in OEM bumper. Made it weaker. Paid extra for this

Rear usb twin (2.0A) charger Why do kids need to charge their Ipads? We did not have this when we were kids Paid extra for this

And it is blue. White was not avialable. <- promise no perference for one or the other.

What a waste of money. should've just bought a 1.2 suzuki.


BUT the loan has compound interest, so I am good.

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Vinnige Fanie said:

/snip

And lastly bags are for fags. Wanna be a low rider do it like a man and install coilovers.

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PandaAttack1 said:

I don't usually give people shit, but this!

Bags are for 4x4 okes and trailers.

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Vinnige Fanie said:

Enjoy it, You'll do it about 3 times with 3 different cars then one day you will realize that modding your daily to hell and gone is probably the dumbest shit you can do. You will see that one needs a daily and a toy.

Then you will see that playing with cars put you back 10 years from your loser friends who bought property and are now living a happier life.

End of the day if all those mods make you happy then do it, But I would rather save that money and buy a small flat which you can pay off quickly and move up the ranks.

And lastly bags are for fags. Wanna be a low rider do it like a man and install coilovers.

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Vinnige Fanie said:

What triggers me the most are these 1000000000kw stance cars, My fok all that money in engine mods to go park dom in a parking lot, While everyone comes with they douche flutes and sneakers worth more than their cars to take photos.

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Razor said:

@BillNaaai I drive past your car parked outside your school almost every other day... it makes me miss my ex go-kart a little bit.

PS: Start saving for when cylinder 3 decides it doesn't want to keep the rings in place anymore.
I know guys on their 2nd/3rd/4th ST180 motors, mostly ringland failure, mostly with software.

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Razor said:

@BillNaaai I drive past your car parked outside your school almost every other day... it makes me miss my ex go-kart a little bit.

PS: Start saving for when cylinder 3 decides it doesn't want to keep the rings in place anymore.
I know guys on their 2nd/3rd/4th ST180 motors, mostly ringland failure, mostly with software.

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Deago999 said:

shouldnt be a problem - his next mod is an instagram sticker 👌

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Jurie_Els said:

@BillNaaai don't become a meme, listen to the car uncles.

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BillNaaai said:

I smell salt.

just jealous your GT86 won’t do much against my car.

https://imgur.com/a/ChgyCJ9

Here’s a stage 2 86 against a stock standard ST180. Cry me a river.

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BillNaaai said:

It’s good too see that people notice it!! That’s the best part of the car, people always look, turn heads, ask, talk about it! Heck I even made it into a magazine from the one car show I went to!

let’s hope for best hey? 😂

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goldfritter said:

Isn't the Fiesta the one you have to glue a 10c coin inside the door lock else okes can break into it within like seven seconds flat?

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Pickled_Dick said:

Got it at 120k km about two years ago, paint was fucked, engine was fucked, drivetrain was fucked.
Its on 160k km now.

Since then have rebuilt the entire engine, new clutch, redid gearbox, changed to cup suspension, New milltek exhaust, RSTuning stage 1 software, H&R progressive springs, interior was in great condition the few parts that were fucked i imported new from the UK.

All work either done by me or Paul from RStuning SA

Things left to do are the original OZ rims, get all the dings and scratches fixed and thats about it

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Pickled_Dick said:

Rims are now not poopy,
finally found some i liked and wrapped them in michelin cup sport things

https://cliosport.net/attachments/image0-jpeg.1536862/

https://cliosport.net/attachments/image2-jpeg.1536864/

Last few things to do on yellow is fix some paint and minor dents, and fix the steering wheel


I sold my silver 182 recently and picked up a black R26 last month,
Currently doing the following
Fully forged engine with wossner pistons/rod, catcams and some other go fast bits
18t turbo
660cc fuel
forge reciv valve and blanking plates
forge hoses
ebc breaks and pads
forge intercooler
stage 3 with Rstuning software

will post some pics when i can

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BillNaaai said:

It’s good too see that people notice it!! That’s the best part of the car, people always look, turn heads, ask, talk about it! Heck I even made it into a magazine from the one car show I went to!

let’s hope for best hey? 😂

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Razor said:

Not trying to a doos, but it can be a very expensive car to own, especially when modded. I actually tell friends looking at buying a fiesta st to avoid it or make sure they have a maintenance plan 😶

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Razor said:

This is the list of dead motors from a WhatsApp group I am on, removed the names for some privacy.

G x2
W x3
T x1 | 2014 model | 100 000km
P x1 |2014 model | 46 000km
J x1
S x1
M x1
G x 2
S 1x Head Gasket
D x1
W x2
G x1 45k
R x2
S x1
N x1
M x2

Modded ST180, like the scooby EJ25 motors, it’s not a question if the motor will pop but when imho.

There are a few lucky guys with high km and little or no issues but jaaa. I sold after my warranty expired. The newer models seem a little more solid to me though.

Has your clutch/flywheel been done?

That’s another expensive bit to replace, around 2016 if I remember correctly it was about 22k at the dealers. The gear box is a mission to pull out.

Not trying to a doos, but it can be a very expensive car to own, especially when modded. I actually tell friends looking at buying a fiesta st to avoid it or make sure they have a maintenance plan 😶

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Deago999 said:

Now this looks like a ball to drive.

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PandaAttack1 said:

Wtf is your group doing?

That ecoboost motor is a tank... Here in Gauteng we've mebe lost 1? And our group was bout 200 fiestas strong with most modded beyond stage 1 performance wise.

There's also about 15 okes with hybrid turbos, 3 with big turbos and among them they've only lost one motor.

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