Cars > Challenges > “Five Liter Rice Eater” Vs “The Base”
1992 Ford Mustang Hatchback LX
“Five Liter Rice Eater”
1991 Chevrolet Beretta
“The Base”
Head to Head
About “Five Liter Rice Eater”
This car doesn't take a lot of **** from people.
My most recent sound clips
http://s109.p...rVideo023.flv
http://s109.p...rVideo022.flv
About “The Base”
Was my first car. Transformed from an uber base model to what it is now. Garnet exterior on garnet interior.
123,000 miles on the car and it still looks good 15 years later.
Hit 144.2 dB at a local stereo competition (2003).
Specs for “Five Liter Rice Eater”
Hatchback, lx trim, 5.0 HO motor, AOD transmission, 92,000 original miles, far from stock.
Specs for “The Base”
Not fast, but handles extremely well thanks to the suspension work I did first. Equipped with a 2.2L TBI (only one fuel injector) with a poor intake manifold design. Stock ratings are 95hp and 120tq...whoopee. Oh, did I mention it's mated to a 3-speed automatic? It won't have this crappy setup for much longer though as I plan on upgrading to MPFI and doing a custom turbo setup on top of that.
Factory Options for “Five Liter Rice Eater”
Power windows, power locks, titanium/black interior, AOD transmission, sunroof, premium sound system 16" pony wheels
Factory Options for “The Base”
Automatic Transmission
Power Locks
Rear Defrost
Tilt
Mods for “Five Liter Rice Eater”
Sound Clips:
http://s109.p...rVideo022.flv
http://s109.p...rVideo023.flv
-5.0 HO motor
-Custom Built Edge Racing 3000 rpm torque converter
-B&M transmission cooler
-Baumann AOD ReCal kit w/ sonnex boost valve (hard shifts, shift points set at 5500 rpms)
-Bronze TV cable bushing
-TrickFlow Street Heat upper and lower intake manifolds
-TrickFlow Stage 1 Camshaft
-TrickFlow Valve Spring Upgrade Kit
-Ford Racing Hydraulic Roller Lifters
-Summit Racing Timing Chain and Gears
-Slightly Ported and Polished Stock Heads
-Summit Racing Adjustable Shift Light
-Kirban Adjustable Fuel Pressure Regulator
-BBK 70mm Throttle Body
-K&N panel filter
-aluminum tube between MAF and throttle body
-Pro-M 75mm MAF
-MAC 1 5/8" unequal length shorty headers
-MAC 2.5" off road h-pipe
-MAC 2.5" Flowpath catback with 3" tips
-MAC underdrive pullies
-MSD cap/rotor
-Taylor Spiro-Pro plug wires
-MSD Blaster TFI coil
-3.90 gears
-3 row radiator
-B&M transmission cooler
-Strange Engineering 10 way adjustable shocks and struts
-Maximum Motorsports XL series full length subframes (going to be installed within the next couple of weeks)
-Summit upper/lower tubular rear control arms
-Ford Racing C springs in the rear
-Eibach drag springs in the front
-Removed front swaybay (saves weight and increases weight transfer during the launch)
-Nitto 555r drag radials (245/50/16's)
-Hunsaker Vinyl Synkros in Black Vinyl (seats)
Stereo:
JVC KD-G800 head unit
(2) infiniti 6x9s in the rear
Pioneer 760w amp
10" Dual 375w sub
I've installed and built everything on this car with my own two hands, no help from anyone. Pretty impressive for a 17 year old eh?
Mods for “The Base”
Factory Upgrades
Premium sunvisors
Center console with armrest/compartment
Power windows
GTZ cloned interior panels (door and rear -- they didn't make GTZ's with red interior...so I had mine reupholstered to match)
Intermittent wipers
Z26 seats
92+ domelight
~91 overhead console
Rearview mirror with maplights
Trunk carpeting
GTZ leather wrapped steering wheel
91 GTZ airbag (with red bowtie emblem)
Full gauge cluster (with tach, oil pressure, voltmeter, fuel, speedo, and tripometer)
Remote trunk release
Suspension Upgrades
GM strut tower brace
Polyurethane swaybar endlinks
Intrax lowering springs
KYB GR-2 struts
KYB Gas-a-Just shocks
Rear shock tower brace (modified GM front strut tower brace)
Z51 rear swaybar piggybacked onto an FE7 internal swaybar
Wheels/Tires
Enkei 5+ (17")
BFGoodrich G-Force Sports (225/45/17)
Appearance Upgrades
Clear Sidemarkers
Grand Prix leather shift knob
Carbon fiber (vinyl) trim pieces and accents
Indiglo gauges
Carbon fiber gauge overlay
Heater control overlay (black background with red letters)
Red heater control knobs (translucent)
Clear sidemarkers (front and rear)
94+ dark filler panels
Wetsanded/polished taillights and filler panel
GTU rear spoiler
'Z04' ground effects package
Clear front bumper lenses
Silverstar headlights and foglights
Window tint (50% door windows/5% rear windows)
Painted drums and calipers
Andonized red pedals
Stereo
Alpine CDA-7893 CD player
Alpine SPS-170A 6.5" speakers
Pioneer 3-way 6x9"s
AURA 6x50w RMS amp (for speakers)
DHD 1x900w RMS amp (for subs)
2 12" DHD flat-cone subs
Rockford Fosgate 4 gauge wiring
DHD 1 farad capacitor
Performance Upgrades
Stainless steel header
Nology hotwires
AC Delco Rapidfire spark plugs
Custom cold air intake
Flowmaster 40 series muffler
Catco high flow catalytic converter
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| Points for Five Liter Rice Eater | Total Votes | Points for The Base |
|---|---|---|
| 54 | 14 | 16 |
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