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Originally Posted by Next Phase
Nice! Like the shoes....
Frog, what are your mods? Headers, HF's, exhaust, RR's, smooth tubes?
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Thanks!
When I got the car last year, it came with the crazy SVS "5 in to 1" Race Headers (wrapped in heat wrap). Smooth tubes with K&N drop in's. Also the cats are gone I know, because of the high pitched resonance at mid RPM range and then again at peak RPM (very distinct sound with no cats... exotic sounding whine, like Lambo or Ferrari in my opinion). Not to mention the old "Hot Rod smell" from having no cats. The rear mufflers are deleted and another member on here mentioned (back when I first got the car) it has Borla tips on the rear, so I'm sure the side mufflers are Borla. It also has a B&M short throw shifter with a MGW knob and a "Raptor Shift Light" (which I LOVE - I HIGHLY suggest a Raptor shift light). I lowered it with "Eibach Pro Kit" springs and (last month) I installed spring caps I got from Roe I think. So a total of maybe... 1" to 1-1/2" lower than stock all together in the picture above. My goal on the shock settings, was to adjust the shocks for a drag setup. I was VERY happy with the results at the drag strip (noted below). The wheels are HRE 546 18" with 345 BFG "G-Force" Drag Radials on the rear and BFG's on the front. A few months back, I got the "SCT Tuner and Tune Package" from A.R.T and David Weaver snagged me about a 10HP or so in spots, throughout the dyno chart, netting me 461HP and 507TQ with the mods I just listed. The car is a 98' but the motor is a Creampuff 01' motor, which I have been very happy with.
Recently, I had to replace my water pump and radiator, so I decided to do Harland Sharp Roller Rockers (which also required hardened pushrods I got from ROE), while I was at it and THANKS to Cody, David, Chris, Monte, heck... ALL the guys at ART, they let me borrow a tool to measure and make sure I chose the correct pushrod length and really just helped me out clearing up any questions I had, because they are cool like that.
So, with the new roller rockers / pushrods, who knows, maybe I picked up another 1HP or 20HP to the wheels... I need to get the car back on the dyno so David can toy around with the SCT and see if it can be cleaned up a little. The car is kinda "surging" a little, so I think some dyno time would clean it up but all in all... It's insanely fun to drive when the temp is in the 40's outdside.
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My shock adjustment / settings:
Once the shock and spring is removed, compress the shock by hand till it bottoms out. Hold the shock down, keeping it compressed and twist it clockwise, till you feel it stop (it's very obvious when you feel it). Now to get a feel for the shock... keep it compressed, but spin it COUNTERCLOCKWISE till you feel it stop once again.
You only get 2 full 360 degree turns on the shocks… so I fully tightened the shock clockwise, then backed off... setting them at:
Front - Backing off (counterclockwise)1 full turn.
Rear - backing off (counterclockwise) ½ turn.
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For future "search" reference, these mods listed (without roller rockers / pushrods and Roe Spring Caps) netted me an 11.5 @ 122MPH in the 1/4 mile in 105 degree temp @ Texas altitude.
+++++++++++ A few pictures of my car........ because all the cool kids are doing it.
When we gonna hang out? Each time you've seen the car it's had different wheels...this time shall be no different!
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