Hi Folks,
I've put about 500 miles on #05434 and I LOVE it (this is coming off of a 2000 Corvette Coupe)! This weekend I changed the oil/filter and took off all of the wheels to get a look at the suspension and make sure that the lugnuts were torqued properly. To make a long story short, I found a few problems: the lugs took over 150 lb-ft. of torque to break loose (can you say IMPACT wrench), the tires had from 39-45psi in them, and there was silver grease streaks all over the front rotors. While I had the tires off I was inspecting the suspension components and I have to say that I'm pretty impressed. The front sway is a fat tubular (28mm) with blue polyurethane bushings (nice) the red PBR calipers/Brembo discs, and tokico struts are sweet!
Now, my initial driving impressions are pretty favorable but I want to correct the following "feel":
1. the rear end feels sort of disconnected from the rest of the car (kind of sluggish to respond)
2. the steering is kinda sloppy (understeer)
3. excessive drivetrain vibration above 4000rpm
4. heavy pedal (brakes)
Here are my potential fixes for the car:
1. Maximum Motorsports or Pro3i (similar to MM with Del-alum bushings and spherical bearings) LCAs, Steeda UCAs (boxed in FRRP arms w/poly bushings at one end and higher durometer rubber in the other end), MM panhard bar. What do you think? Fordbullitt, you have a similar set-up right? What are your driving impressions with the new set-up?
2. Polyurethane or aluminum steering rack bushings, MM 4-bolt CC plates (possibly going to coil-overs), MM or KB strut tower brace.
3. FRRP aluminum driveshaft
4. Hawk street pads, braided steel brake lines (anyone know where to get these for the Bullitt?), front brake cooling ducts, Motul fluid,
5. Misc stuff: 3.73 gears on a Torsen T-2 rear, TA diff housing, synthetic fluids in engine, tranny, differential.
Well, how does this sound for an attack plan? Any advice from those that have done these mods? Hopefully by the time I get the car handling like I want it, tuners will have the bugs worked out of supercharger installs (tuning, tuning, tuning.....I want a blown engine NOT a blowed-up one!).
Thanks for listening and any advice that you may have.
Mark
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BLACK BULLITT
#05434
<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: mjchip on 2001-10-01 14:44 ]</font>
I've put about 500 miles on #05434 and I LOVE it (this is coming off of a 2000 Corvette Coupe)! This weekend I changed the oil/filter and took off all of the wheels to get a look at the suspension and make sure that the lugnuts were torqued properly. To make a long story short, I found a few problems: the lugs took over 150 lb-ft. of torque to break loose (can you say IMPACT wrench), the tires had from 39-45psi in them, and there was silver grease streaks all over the front rotors. While I had the tires off I was inspecting the suspension components and I have to say that I'm pretty impressed. The front sway is a fat tubular (28mm) with blue polyurethane bushings (nice) the red PBR calipers/Brembo discs, and tokico struts are sweet!
Now, my initial driving impressions are pretty favorable but I want to correct the following "feel":
1. the rear end feels sort of disconnected from the rest of the car (kind of sluggish to respond)
2. the steering is kinda sloppy (understeer)
3. excessive drivetrain vibration above 4000rpm
4. heavy pedal (brakes)
Here are my potential fixes for the car:
1. Maximum Motorsports or Pro3i (similar to MM with Del-alum bushings and spherical bearings) LCAs, Steeda UCAs (boxed in FRRP arms w/poly bushings at one end and higher durometer rubber in the other end), MM panhard bar. What do you think? Fordbullitt, you have a similar set-up right? What are your driving impressions with the new set-up?
2. Polyurethane or aluminum steering rack bushings, MM 4-bolt CC plates (possibly going to coil-overs), MM or KB strut tower brace.
3. FRRP aluminum driveshaft
4. Hawk street pads, braided steel brake lines (anyone know where to get these for the Bullitt?), front brake cooling ducts, Motul fluid,
5. Misc stuff: 3.73 gears on a Torsen T-2 rear, TA diff housing, synthetic fluids in engine, tranny, differential.
Well, how does this sound for an attack plan? Any advice from those that have done these mods? Hopefully by the time I get the car handling like I want it, tuners will have the bugs worked out of supercharger installs (tuning, tuning, tuning.....I want a blown engine NOT a blowed-up one!).
Thanks for listening and any advice that you may have.
Mark
_________________
BLACK BULLITT
#05434
<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: mjchip on 2001-10-01 14:44 ]</font>