Sorry for the late reply. The calipers bolt right up. You just need to account for the offset by machinging the caliper mounting points or using a spacer for the rotor. I machined the calipers. There is still plenty of material left and its been on the car for years without issue.

I'd consider the CTS V upgrade. You can always paint the calipers to get rid of the V but its probably the cheapest way to get into Brembos. I did it for under $800. Calipers can be had for $300 or less. Leaves some room for everything else you need for the install.

Are the grounds on the car good? I recently upgraded my factory grounds and it helped stabilize the electrical system in the car. Less voltage drop when my spals come on or when the AC kicks on.

I am with you on the housing being the main limiting factor. I'll definitely be moving away from it but it was made for a fun street setup especially when it was on my old 2.0 motor. Between the housing and poor octane in California it is harder to make good power. I remember being at English...

Awesome explanation. Thanks for taking the time. Makes a lot of sense. I think I'll stick with the S2s for now and see what this HX40 does before upgrading cams again and you're right, there is no way ill feel the spool difference on the street or at the track. Found the old dyno graph that...

Thanks for the input. What kind of change are you refering too? Shifting the powerband or helping with spool? Not questioning your input just trying to learn. When I had the car dyno'd a few months apart I did loss some spool after a cam swap like stated. This was on ER's dynojet. I think I have...

I wanted to hear some thoughts on running a smaller cam to get back some spool time when upgrading to a larger turbo. My mod list is up to date. I have a 2.3 with GSC S2s and a HX35. I've reached the limits of the turbo in the bolt on housing and I'll be moving to a 60mm HX40. This is a street...

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I haven't had the best luck with arp bolts for the manifold to turbo. I've had better luck running the oem bolts. They seemed to hold up to the heat better and didn't seize up. The arp ones I used messed up some threads on a turbine housing simply removing them and I used high temp anti seize.

sounds like bent valves if you can't rotate it by hand. Also, that is probably the case since the valve isn't seating anymore and won't allow the stem to go up enough and maintain contact between the rocker and camshaft. Sounds like the engine wasn't timed right when the head went back on or...

Pretty sure the Evo 8 and 9 don't have that offset. I think you meant +35mm. The Evo X has the 38mm. I could be wrong though.

Consider a factory Evo X setup. No stretched tire set up and minimal poke. It is a 18x18.5 with a 38mm offset. I run the factory sized 245/40/18 and it clears my brembos with plenty of space.

Another option is the 98 Galant alternator. I know the 2Gs are 75 amp alternators and the Galant one is a straight bolt on and is a 90 amp alternator. Not really a high output alternator but it is another option. The Saturn alt upgrade is I think a 130 amp alt and there are plenty of write ups...

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