Topic: 2010 Annual Southern Maryland Mod Meet April 29 - May 2 Discussion

[kennysabarese]

Critter has HKS not BC

[Brad Kenny]

Crit, Got the answer, thanks. I am an 27mm bushings and brackets. See you at the Meet.  Giving it some SERIOUS consideration to saying forget it and just buying a whole GXP Z0K package and installing it at this point... Hmmm...

Jeremy

[Critterman]

The GXP package is the ZOK package for the NA

[spicy3480]

Critter,
What are some of the main differences you felt going from the stock suspension to the coilovers?

This is going to be another expensive mod meet, but wayyyy worth it...if the lady can buy $200 rain boots and $600 hand bags, then I can buy coilovers...and seats...and brakes...ok I have a problem.

[smartin]

After party at Scott's!

[Treeman]

$600 handbags???????????? 

[smartin]

I gave you the answer, the Comedian has been banned.  If you can't figure it out, pm me and I will give you the answer.

we may have to pull SM's gearhead status

Um, no you won't.

The brackets that are listed in the thread may or may not be the right ones for the front. I'm just sayin'...

[Critterman]

Critter,
What are some of the main differences you felt going from the stock suspension to the coilovers?

This is going to be another expensive mod meet, but wayyyy worth it...if the lady can buy $200 rain boots and $600 hand bags, then I can buy coilovers...and seats...and brakes...ok I have a problem.

  Unfortunately I did the coil overs and a more aggressive alignment.  I can tell you what the combination does.

Makes the car handle totally different, the ride is a bit harsher depending on where you have the shocks set.  But at the same time you can control over and understeer to a degree with the shocks.   When I drive on the street I have them more neutral, when I AutoX I have them set for oversteer, so I can control the car by the gas petal.

Hope that helps

[Critterman]

Shame you can't get in without someone signing you onboard

[smartin]

Fortunately, I have someone who can.

[chuckdoc]

Oh yeah, can we add the red thingys that I won at the last meet.  You know the things that go on the end of the tubes under the engine lift up cover.

(pretty good use of mechanical terms for a gearhead)

[Sol Asylum]

Oh yeah, can we add the red thingys that I won at the last meet.  You know the things that go on the end of the tubes under the engine lift up cover.

(pretty good use of mechanical terms for a gearhead)

In a word NO

The red ones are definitely out of the question if it were the green ones well then maybe but not the red ones.  However if your talking about the pipe like devices not the tubes then yeah the red ones can be installed.

[chuckdoc]

Thanks, now I also plan on taking the winter air out of
my tires and putting in spring air.

[Go-N Def]

Thanks, now I also plan on taking the winter air out of
my tires and putting in spring air.

Don't forget to change your blinker fluid!

[Critterman]

don't forget Chuck, we need to check your kenevelin pin

[chuckdoc]

Got all that Joe?

[2kwk4u]

Thanks, now I also plan on taking the winter air out of
my tires and putting in spring air.

Let's be sure we don't half-ass it.  It drives me crazy to see guys simply let the winter air out and put fresh air in from the compressor and think that's good enough.  

To do it right, we have to first be sure all the winter air is out of Joe's COMPRESSOR!  Most people forget all about that.  Secondly, the only way to get ALL the winter air out of your tires is going to be to dismount them from the rims and rinse them from the inside-out.

[spicy3480]

  Unfortunately I did the coil overs and a more aggressive alignment.  I can tell you what the combination does.

Makes the car handle totally different, the ride is a bit harsher depending on where you have the shocks set.  But at the same time you can control over and understeer to a degree with the shocks.   When I drive on the street I have them more neutral, when I AutoX I have them set for oversteer, so I can control the car by the gas petal.

Hope that helps

Very much so....thank you.  Mine is more for street driving, and I will probably keep the ride height about the same so I don't need an alignment.

[chuckdoc]

Wow, you are right.  I never thought of emptying the compressor.  Good input. 

[kennysabarese]

Very much so....thank you.  Mine is more for street driving, and I will probably keep the ride height about the same so I don't need an alignment.

You should get an alignment even if you don't lower the car. It'll handle better.

[spicy3480]

You should get an alignment even if you don't lower the car. It'll handle better.

I spoke with Dave and he said that if I keep it at the same ride height, I didn't need one.

[Gentleman Jack]

DBG,
I can bring what every you need me to, the only caveat is, you have to drive me to the store to buy it

GJ

[Go-N Def]

Let's be sure we don't half-ass it.  It drives me crazy to see guys simply let the winter air out and put fresh air in from the compressor and think that's good enough. 

To do it right, we have to first be sure all the winter air is out of Joe's COMPRESSOR!  Most people forget all about that.  Secondly, the only way to get ALL the winter air out of your tires is going to be to dismount them from the rims and rinse them from the inside-out.

I disagree, I've found that to really get the winter air out you first have to deflate the tires then take it for a high speed run.  The tires warm up really fast, thus causing the winter air to expand and evaporate rapidly causing a sudden decrease in pressure inside the tire.  In order to reach a state of equilibrium, the summer air (being that it is more dense) rushes in and quickly fills the void. 

[2kwk4u]

I disagree, I've found that to really get the winter air out you first have to deflate the tires then take it for a high speed run.  The tires warm up really fast, thus causing the winter air to expand and evaporate rapidly causing a sudden decrease in pressure inside the tire.  In order to reach a state of equilibrium, the summer air (being that it is more dense) rushes in and quickly fills the void. 

Only works for Firestone tires, Def! 

[Brad Kenny]

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