Project Silver Streak - Round 4
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Originally posted by alexf20c
Therein lies the problem, wickster. If I ever tear down the bottom end, I'd probably knife-edge the crank in a heartbeat, but I'd be too tempted to install a stroker kit!
Therein lies the problem, wickster. If I ever tear down the bottom end, I'd probably knife-edge the crank in a heartbeat, but I'd be too tempted to install a stroker kit!
I don't see the problem 
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Hmmm...
I'm in the mood for an LSD and some gears...
Spoon makes 4.3, but the generics are making 4.44s all the way to 4.77s
would you ever get a shorter final drive?
I'm in the mood for an LSD and some gears...
Spoon makes 4.3, but the generics are making 4.44s all the way to 4.77s
would you ever get a shorter final drive?
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Kick ass, Alex!
Why not try going to #3 compression and #6 rebound... soften things up on your ass a bit and let the rebound do a bit more of the work.
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The KONI's are 7-way adjustable for both rebound and compression. I have them set to #5 all around, and even at that, the ride is bone-jarringly stiff. It took a whole day to get them installed. It turns out the ends of the dampers had a different size eyelet than stock, so we had to pull the new Urethane bushings, shave down the inner diameter a bit, then press them back in. Only a minor setback, though.
The KONI's are 7-way adjustable for both rebound and compression. I have them set to #5 all around, and even at that, the ride is bone-jarringly stiff. It took a whole day to get them installed. It turns out the ends of the dampers had a different size eyelet than stock, so we had to pull the new Urethane bushings, shave down the inner diameter a bit, then press them back in. Only a minor setback, though.
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Damn straight, WSB, it literally is kickass! 
Ya, they're super easy to adjust, so I've been messing around. Thus far, from a little spirited driving on the street, I've set rebound to #6 front and #5 rear, with compression at #5 front, and #3 rear. With that setup, the tail isn't too jumpy, too oversteery. I also have adjustable anti-roll bars, but it's not a click-type with quantifiable adjustments. I have the front bar set close to full stiff, and the rear about in the middle. It seems to run fine and the balance is perfect (from what I can tell on my normal "test circuit" - Gosling towards The Woodlands
), but I'm positive more fine tuning will give an even more refined feel.
I'm not too great on knowing cause/effect of all my little adjustments, so my dad is gonna help me out. That's probably gonne be not until next weekend because tomorrow I'm going to Texas Motorplex (Dallas) for the "official" street races. I'm probably going to take the 300ZX again. Maybe even the AMG if my dad lets me. (He doesn't know I'm taking the 300ZX)
Ya, they're super easy to adjust, so I've been messing around. Thus far, from a little spirited driving on the street, I've set rebound to #6 front and #5 rear, with compression at #5 front, and #3 rear. With that setup, the tail isn't too jumpy, too oversteery. I also have adjustable anti-roll bars, but it's not a click-type with quantifiable adjustments. I have the front bar set close to full stiff, and the rear about in the middle. It seems to run fine and the balance is perfect (from what I can tell on my normal "test circuit" - Gosling towards The Woodlands
), but I'm positive more fine tuning will give an even more refined feel.I'm not too great on knowing cause/effect of all my little adjustments, so my dad is gonna help me out. That's probably gonne be not until next weekend because tomorrow I'm going to Texas Motorplex (Dallas) for the "official" street races. I'm probably going to take the 300ZX again. Maybe even the AMG if my dad lets me. (He doesn't know I'm taking the 300ZX
)
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From: stuffed in a box
Originally posted by alexf20c
Hmmm...
I'm in the mood for an LSD and some gears...
Spoon makes 4.3, but the generics are making 4.44s all the way to 4.77s
would you ever get a shorter final drive?
Hmmm...
I'm in the mood for an LSD and some gears...
Spoon makes 4.3, but the generics are making 4.44s all the way to 4.77s
would you ever get a shorter final drive?
I dunno what any of that lot means. 
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