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I have bit the bullet and decided to sell my much loved 1989 Feroza.

If anyone is interested in it then the details below will be handy:

1989 Daihatsu Feroza Narrow Track EL-X
Velour Trim
Black/Silver metallic paint (excellent condition)
230,000km
Fully Reconditioned engine only 7000km ago ...

A Ryco from Autobarn. Seems like they ain't that cheap.

Went to buy a standard paper filter and they wanted $70. Is this right?

Can anyone tell me if they have any slop in the back of the gearbox where the drive shaft spins in?

It is a fitting on the back of the gearbox that can be replaced. This could be the reason for all the geabox/drivetrain vibration I am getting, coming from the worn output of the gearbox.

I have ...

Just wanted to get everyone's opinion on what might be going on with my vehicle now. I am still getting intermittent harshness at different revs/loads and hesitation within the first minute or two or warming up. I also get rough acceleration when I have moderate to heavy throttle as well as rich ...

Sounds like spacers present are more of a risk than they're worth. Anyway I was never keen on them very much.

That just leaves different rims, and unless I feel rich I might as well put up with the stock ones since I recently got new tyres.

Are their rims with the same/similar width that are ...

How would I go about widening my narrow track a bit? It looks a bit tipsy with the suspension lift.

I don't really want to get wider tyres than what I already got, for a number of reasons. Would different rims or spacers (do they exist?) work?

Nice setup David.

I didn't know the Feroza had the temperature sensor near the radiator. Mine is near the distributor.

Btw, does anyone have problems with excessive cooling when outside temp is below about 18 deg c, and engine is doing above 3000rpm? (my temp can drop to a needle width above the ...

Doesn't look like anyone has had experice with brand new (not broken) mounts sittling on their overloads.

I am gona try getting a used mount (in one piece!) and see if its is any better that the news ones. Arrgghh... shouldn't have to do this

After replacing the broken lhs engine mount a year or so back, and the rhs shortly after with new genuine daihatsu mounts, both mounts have now sagged and are resting on the upper curved bit.

I am getting a lot of vibration because of this. I then replace both of them AGAIN (at great cost) and I ...

I believe something is wrong with my left hand engine bracket, because even with a new mount, the mount sits on the chassis, seemingly causing my gearbox to rattle and vibrate the living daylights out of itself.

It is probably even causing all the low level rumbling and harshness in the cabin ...

There is a link I just found:
http://autospeed.drive.com.au/cms/A_2644/article.html

With a graph of the power too.

The feroza without the black induction box, has peak torque at 4800rpm, which isn't very usable 4wding. The black box brings it down to 3500rpm, and gives a slightly wider torque curve between 3000 and 4000rpm, a bit better for 4wding.

I don't know how different the Detomaso intake is, but if you ...

My mistake, I had them wrong, according to the two diagrams below.

I am not sure what you mean murcod about what pipe goes where.

Currently the upper pipe coming from the vacuum advance goes straight into the throttle body, and the lower pipe braches off some where down the track.

Is this correct, or have I got them the wrong way around?

Hi had my current injectors cleaned (properly) and a new fuel filter and all that stuff and I didn't notice much change, these days I am getting more frequent problems with power, idle and all the rest so I have come to the conclusion that the injectors must be stuffed.

Does anyonwe know the approx ...

`89 feroza, new springs, vibration around 70k, cooper tyres (nothing wrong with these, a good set of rubber)....humm sounds a bit too familar. Ohh, if you ever work out how to fix the vibration then let me know, I have given up!

I guess the reason why I though it was something more was because it sounded so bad, but its just the steering bump stops. Yet another thing to add to the list of things to grease for the front suspension.

Just one question, when you wiggle the drive shaft cv's, should they rattle around at the ...

I am getting the same problem wheneven I have full lock and the front suspension moves over a curb or large bump. It sounds horrible, a bit like metal against metal. I think it might be the tierod joints but I ain't sure until I unload everything to test them out. Anyway my whole front suspension is ...

Removing the black box did help that sluggishness below 2000rpm but I don't get that kick I would get when I past 3000rpm with the black box... humm, what a bummer.

I would tend to stick with the black box on road and go back to the original pre black box setup when off roading. It all depends if ...

Well Im glad I asked cos I was looking at the MRT pod.

I suspectd as much that a different drop in filter wouldn't do much.

About the black box, my vehicle didn't come with one, but when i got hold of one I found it improved the power in the middle rev range but lost a lot of power below ...

The leaf above the overload was the right one to take out to improve the ride but It also changes the ride height the most. I wouldn't suggest tinkering with any of the other leaf's because your spring set will eventually sag bad.

I had to take a similar leaf out to lower the vehicle because of a ...

Hey guys

I was reading over all the intake topics and I am still not sure what is the best option. Currently I have the original filter box and paper filter with the black box.

I was considering a MRT or K&N ram pod filter but I then heard they don't filter as well as the paper filters ...

Hi guys

My name is Brett
I live in the north-eastern suburbs of Melbourne
I drive a 1989 Daihatsu Feroza EL-X Narrow-track (Black & Silver)
... which replaced a `82 Yellow Suzuki Sierra (1.0L !!!!!) 4 spd.

Mods:

Ironman rear leaf springs with a 50mm lift and torsion bars wound up ...

Ohh, I forgot to mention that I have also spaced the back of the gearbox down but I couldn't go very far because the engine began to vibrate on the body. It didn't help much anyway.

It was lifted by about 50mm but when we got one of the leaves taken out it went down by about 15mm.

The shaft I ...

Hi Guys

This is my first post here so ill just introduce myself…. Or perhaps the car!

I have an `89 Feroza which is rooted, which about sums it up! I raised the poor thing about a year ago, which made a big improvement to the ride but totally stuffed up my tailshaft, which has brought on ...