pauleyman
DSM Wiseman
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- Nov 19, 2011
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oklahoma city,
Oklahoma
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The car needs some opinions now. Those of you who don't daily drive your cars I would like some input. There is nearly zero chance this car will ever see the track so I'm not setting it up for that. It's a street car through and through. Even so I like to have quality parts and seek to improve things continually. My mod profile speaks for itself but now I am considering other items.
Coilovers? Are they that much better than the koni yellow and eibach prokit I have? Ride quality also?
I meant more like toyo 888 or something along those lines.Driving some super soft tires on the street can be tough. Hoosier QTPs are sketchy on the corners . Sometimes ya just gotta roll around on the hoosiers though.
I should have said no longer a daily driver. It will never see snow again and probably not even rain unless I get caught out in it.Confused, you said its a street car through and through and then said below its NOT a street car! Can you confirm what its build actually is please?
I'm so frustrated by this. As much as I wanted to be able to go stage 3 or 4 on this it is apparent my only option is PPG Dogbox with the NLA parts BS. I didn't wait this long to finally build a car with a drivetrain that can't handle itself. I really hope someone starts to manufacture options in the near future before I have to make this decision. (I have spoken with a few old mechanics that theorize with the weird post covid world this may be possible but to me is nothing more than conjecture at this point.) Would really like the smooth shifting of synchros but if we have to go dogbox we go..Paul, what did you end up doing with this car? I am in the same boat as far as I won't be driving it in snow or rain anymore, just a fun occasional street car. I'm at the point of turbo and shortblock decisions with the primary focus of keeping the power level safe for trans reliability due to parts not available for solid rebuilds supporting over 500hp. While I'd love a 2.3 stroker with 20G or FP Green I don't know if the drivetrain shock would be worth it nowadays. I'll end up with one of those two turbos but will likely keep my block 2.0L. What clutch are you using? Is there a good option as far as lessening the shock to the drivetrain? I'm still stuck in the old days of Centerforce and ACT 2100 and 2600 as basically the only options.
I don't think it's as bad as people say. Cars went very fast long ago before dog boxes existed. Depends on how it's driven and how often etc. None of them last forever. There are some nice parts available now for synchro trans that weren't available 20 years ago.I'm so frustrated by this. As much as I wanted to be able to go stage 3 or 4 on this it is apparent my only option is PPG Dogbox with the NLA parts BS. I didn't wait this long to finally build a car with a drivetrain that can't handle itself. I really hope someone starts to manufacture options in the near future before I have to make this decision. (I have spoken with a few old mechanics that theorize with the weird post covid world this may be possible but to me is nothing more than conjecture at this point.) Would really like the smooth shifting of synchros but if we have to go dogbox we go..
That sentiment makes me feel a little better. I just see so many people saying don't plan on 500 hp without grenading your tranny now unless its a dogbox. I plan to upgrade everything in the drivetrain as much as possible pretty much and she won't be driven that much and I don't plan on abusing it. But when I do take it out for an evening or weekend drive would like to be able to embarrass the local idiot who pulls up in their obnoxiously load POS Honda if I so choose without leaving parts on the roadI don't think it's as bad as people say. Cars went very fast long ago before dog boxes existed. Depends on how it's driven and how often etc. None of them last forever. There are some nice parts available now for synchro trans that weren't available 20 years ago.