feroza...common, annoying problems

[1600dave]

just wondering what people have done, or if anyone makes new door drims and rear panel trims for feroza's, as the factory almost cardboard like ones in mine are rather noisy and annoying, made worse by it being such a short wheelbase and rather stiff. the rear passenger one is the worst, previous owner installed speakers in them, and the left rear is much bigger, and has no support behind it at all.

also, can hear a clicking sound from the rear, i think its the seatbelts or something, is there a fix for this?

heater pipe near clutch pedal gives off quite a bit of heat, even when air is set to cold side, and fan is off, still seems to be air or something coming from somewhere.

car needs new exhaust and manifold and 02 sensor, its not too bad at the moment, but its nearly impossible to overtake at 100, it really struggles. what is the top speed of them (in reality, not from a factory brochure!)

thanks guys,
dave

[chugga]

Welcome dave to the feroza world.
With the back panels I replaced them with 5mm mdf and covered them with carpet, this seemed to quiet the panels down.
Clicking sound might be the rear door moving up and down and a little wd squirted around the seal some times helps
The overtaking over 100 ks is just normal as a 1600 engine in the feroza hasnt got much guts. A tip is to make sure you have a strong wind behind you before you overtake lol

[MightyMouse]

Please explain this word "overtaking" - I don't understand if you mean "to overtake" as opposed to "being overtaken". The latter I'm an expert at

[Goatse.AJ]

Mine gets along alright with the Applause donk, extractors and 2" system, even with 31's

[chugga]

Mine gets along alright with the Applause donk, extractors and 2" system, even with 31's

Do you overtake over 100ks alright? And hows your acceleration?

[murcod]

Mine would do ~130 - 140km/h with two people, a luggage pod on the roof and towing a lightly loaded trailer! Found that out when overtaking someone doing around 90km/h.

That was with extractors, electric thermo fan and 235/70 tyres.

[Goatse.AJ]

Mine gets along alright with the Applause donk, extractors and 2" system, even with 31's

Do you overtake over 100ks alright? And hows your acceleration?

With 31's, my acceleration is slightly better than a stocky in good condition on standard tyres

She'll never be a race car, but I'm generally pretty happy with performance. On a gazetted-closed road, I've had her up to 130 indicated, so give about another 10k actual speed on top of that.

[MightyMouse]

On a gazetted-closed road, I've had her up to 130 indicated, so give about another 10k actual speed on top of that.

Hmmm - todays bravery medal goes to....... I can barely handle the tyre noise @100KPH

[Goatse.AJ]

Used to 200k+ speeds in rally cars

Getting older and more timid these days though

[SimplyPV]

fastest i ever went was 115 mph in my roza. thing was shaking so bad i swore it was gonna implode. never did it again, and most likely wont either.

[chugga]

Mine would do ~130 - 140km/h with two people, a luggage pod on the roof and towing a lightly loaded trailer! Found that out when overtaking someone doing around 90km/h.

That was with extractors, electric thermo fan and 235/70 tyres.

We camp alot and like yourself we have a roof pod. My feroza has a new engine but I have to rev her real hard to get up them hills. My O2 sensor was replaced and I tune the car often. Mine has extractors and 2inch exhaust. What benefits was the thermo fan?

[murcod]

Thermofan sucks less power from the engine (depending on the temperature). At highway speeds your viscous fan would be creating a load and shouldn't really be needed.

If you haven't go A/C it would be an easy conversion.

I've just done my XL-7 and the power gain is noticeable- in the Feroza the power gain felt the same as when the extractors were fitted.

The engine will rev out a lot more eagerly and run a lot quieter.

[Mig]

car needs new exhaust and manifold and 02 sensor, its not too bad at the moment, but its nearly impossible to overtake at 100, it really struggles. what is the top speed of them (in reality, not from a factory brochure!)

thanks guys,
dave

I have no troubles overtaking at 100km/h, even 130km/h isnt a problem... She even gets up every hill in 5th with ease too!!!

Top speed, well lets just say that it was past the indicated speed on the speedometer by a long shot... Got to love a small reving motor!

And if you are unhappy with yours mine is for sale!

[Mig]

Here is the little monster that is not short of power!

1995 Daihatsu Feroza 1.6L Intercooled Turbo 260hp atrw (150,000 Kms)

Engine rebuild (15,000Kms travelled since) including nitride crank, forged pistons, billet conrods, block dowelled, ported and polished head with camshaft

444cc Nismo injectors

Sard Fuel Pressure Regulator with autometer pressure gauge attached

Bosch VL Fuel Pump and Prime Pump

Microtech LT8 with Handset

Steam Pipe tuned length manifold with new Garret Ball Bearing GT25/30 (440Hp), Turbosmart external (35mm) wastegate with screamer pipe and 3’ mandrel bent exhaust with high flow cat and “Lambros” muffler

Mr Enforcer custom intercooler and plumbing with quality silicon hoses and clamps

Battery relocated to boot

Straight cut custom made syncro gearbox

Oz Wheel 18 x 8 two piece rims with 255/45/18 Sumitumo tyres (as new)

Immaculate bodywork and paint

Plus much more and many spares!

Miguel - 0414 317 751 or mig16v@hotmail.com








Make a serious offer and you might have yourself one of the toughest feroza still running a HD-E 1600.

[1600dave]

what gearbox does that use? surely not stock!

well its going to a mech tomorrow, so we'll see what done/said besides the obvious exhaust problem.
might make some new trims for it too soon if i can find the time/motivation

[Mig]

As noted in the post, it uses a custom made straight cut syncro gear set within the standard case!

Dont bother with the exhaust..... This one comes with a full mandrel bent 3' exhaust from the turbo back with high flow cat..

[chugga]

Thermofan sucks less power from the engine (depending on the temperature). At highway speeds your viscous fan would be creating a load and shouldn't really be needed.

If you haven't go A/C it would be an easy conversion.

I've just done my XL-7 and the power gain is noticeable- in the Feroza the power gain felt the same as when the extractors were fitted.

The engine will rev out a lot more eagerly and run a lot quieter.

Thanks Dave. I am going to go with the thermo any little improvement always helps.

[1600dave]

let me know how you go, and what thermo you ended up using. i have ac, and would like to keep it, so there isnt much room for anything else in there.

[murcod]

let me know how you go, and what thermo you ended up using. i have ac, and would like to keep it, so there isnt much room for anything else in there.

My comment on "easy conversion" was more to do with the A/C causing the engine to run a lot hotter. There is enough space to get a fan in behind the radiator.

Have a look in the FAQ.

[1600dave]

ah okay, i rarely use the ac anyway, just handy to have.
do you have a link to where you hosted those pics so i can have a look?
thanks

[murcod]

They were uploaded onto the forum (it used to be an option) and then the server crashed and all uploaded photos were lost.

[chugga]

Shame it would have been handy for us die hard feroza drivers.