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Cool - braces and bars are ez enough - curious, though, why rear sway bar rather than front?
Chris - I'm sure you'll think of something
I got a carbon fiber heatshield with your name on it!
I think I'll install a oil catch can...
Chris - I'm sure you'll think of something
I got a carbon fiber heatshield with your name on it!I think I'll install a oil catch can...
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All I have is:
Comptech Aftercooler
Underdrive pulley
440 injectors
AEM computer with wideband O2 sensors
Toda flywheel
4.44s
Comptech Reinforced rearend
Taller windscreen
I hope to get it all done before Jan but If I don't and I'm around, I'm in.
Comptech Aftercooler
Underdrive pulley
440 injectors
AEM computer with wideband O2 sensors
Toda flywheel
4.44s
Comptech Reinforced rearend
Taller windscreen
I hope to get it all done before Jan but If I don't and I'm around, I'm in.
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From: Orlando
Originally posted by Chiung
Cool - braces and bars are ez enough - curious, though, why rear sway bar rather than front?
Cool - braces and bars are ez enough - curious, though, why rear sway bar rather than front?
Well I'm not too sure myself. Kinda new to the modding world. Is getting a front swaybar instead of upgrading the rear, the better way to go?
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Haste - In general, a stiffer sway bar will cause whichever end of the car it is installed on to lose traction sooner than without the addition of the stiffer bar. So if the vehicle tends to oversteer (rear end loses traction and comes around), then a stiffer front bar can help. If the opposite is true, and the car understeers (front end does not seem to want to turn as far or fast as you steer) then the stiffer rear bar can help.
Specifically for the S, there is a tendency for oversteer, and some people have tried to neutralize this with a stiffer front bar, or by changing tire sizes, going with various aftermarket springs/shocks etc.
I installed a slightly bigger front bar. The car seems less prone to oversteer, and displays slightly less body roll. I am not a good enough driver to say much more than that.
Of the other mods you mentioned, I think the X-brace will give the most noticeable improvement. The STB is nice also, one of the local guys here may have one for sale.
Specifically for the S, there is a tendency for oversteer, and some people have tried to neutralize this with a stiffer front bar, or by changing tire sizes, going with various aftermarket springs/shocks etc.
I installed a slightly bigger front bar. The car seems less prone to oversteer, and displays slightly less body roll. I am not a good enough driver to say much more than that.
Of the other mods you mentioned, I think the X-brace will give the most noticeable improvement. The STB is nice also, one of the local guys here may have one for sale.
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I highly recommend the x-brace. I can feel it in everyday driving, and especially on The Dragon. 
Chiung helped put mine on, as well as my CAI and cleared corners.
He's a good man and knows his stuff.
Chiung helped put mine on, as well as my CAI and cleared corners.
He's a good man and knows his stuff.