killerpenguin21

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I think those are the prototype STANCE hats he had, as i believe the FA hats are on his old ohlins that are now on my car.

honda-guy

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Nate is correct, they are top hats from Stance that allows camber/caster adjustment. FortuneAuto will also offer Raceseng top hats as an upgrade with camber/caster adjustment shortly.

ODUB

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glad someone finally reviewed these on the track. I had the FA500's 10k/12k on my last EVO, and had the setup corner balanced and valved for track use but I ended up selling the car before getting to race on them. I had run Buddy Club racing spec coilovers for 150,000 miles before I swapped to the FA's. The suspension on the EVO MR I have now is getting a bit old, so I'm either going with FA's again, or I might just do the Bilstein/Swift combo. Still undecided, but this thread definitely helped.

jdmdc2r01

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My short track review on Fortune Auto's:

-FA 510, race valving, 10k/12k springs, radical bearings.
-after setup, alignment, all day fine tuning it, went 2.5 secs faster at NJMP thunderbolt just from this coilover upgrade and no other modifications or changes.
-rides actually soft and plush on the street until you hit a pothole or road crack then its really harsh.
-had to cut/modify brake line studs as they were too long and hitting the chassis
-overall best coilover for under $2k and for the budget trackday racer.
-long wait time to get them too.
Hope this helps!

MinusPrevious

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Just received the exact same spec. Took 4 weeks. Should be installed next week
Curious about your comment about them being plush until a hard hit. I thought it would be the exact opposite w/the digressive valve. When you hit a hard transition is when the valve should blow off. At least thats how I understood it

Thanks for the tip on modifying the studs. My current c/o's I have the brake like tie wrapped to the shock body

Great to hear that they worked well at the track

killerpenguin21

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i have the same feeling on my ohlins. i think the hard hit you get from the larger road defects is more a function of spring rate than damper.

jdmdc2r01

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Its hard to explain, this shock for the street it soaks up a lot of the bumps, dips, small cracks way better/softer than other coilovers I've used in the past, on a stiff setting it even rides softer than my Swift-R setup, but if I hit something raised or a crack in the road thats somewhat 1-2 inches deep or high, it will bang really harsh like no other.

Now, on the track a whole different story, I could hit the inside curbing hard and it won't be harsh at all, it feels really good actually, planted, zero understeer, and laptime to prove it worked.

It is a coilover in the end, I did opt for the race valving for track use and my evo is not a daily driver so I purchased this strictly for track use so I would not recommend this for street use.

Combination of parts, tires, setup, spring rates, alignment, etc...can play a major role on how harsh it will be on the street, if you intend to buy these for street use....but why?

MinusPrevious

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^^^Thanks for the extended explanation. My RS is solely set-up for track duty so looking fwd to the results

BTW, When you can, post up your RS in the gallery
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/ev...ry-thread.html

ReidFletcher

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Trying to decide on the 500 series or the 510 series. I mainly drive the car on the street but will do track days in the summer. Is the ultra digressive valve in the 510 really that much more aggressive than the normal digressive valve in the 500? Im worried that if i go with the 500, ill wish later that i had gone with the 510 because the 500 weren't quite aggressive enough, but it would suck if i over did it. I was thinking about going with a 8k/9k or maybe 9k/10k. I don't mind a harsh ride.

MinusPrevious

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^^^Unless your EVO is dedicated to track duty, Terry at FA will recommend the 500 series. He personally told me he has to talk a lot of customers out of the 510's & get them into the 500's

Dont take my word for it, I would call him & pick his brain

ReidFletcher

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I've talked to him a little bit about it recently. But I should call him rather than email. Hah

MAD8

I ran fortune auto coil overs on my sti. On the track they were phenomenal and I can't say enough about the customer service and product support.

ZX2wv

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Good info! Probably going to pick up a set of the 500's

MinusPrevious

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Have had 2 track days on the FA510 w/10K&12K (Swift Spring & bearing kit)

Driving to & from the track feels OK w/no harshness. On the track, the FA's felt great & able to bomb the curbs which I usually do not. The digressive valve is really felt when rolling over the curbing

Ran my best time at the Fontana Roval 1:52