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07-27-11, 03:54 PM
#26
Ok... I do have to agree that the fortune orange/black paint job won't work. But a good painter could figure out a good scheme for that... but IMHO....
If you are putting 400whp down... regardless if you go V8 or TII or whatever, you definitely need suspension... I don't think springs and shocks will cut it with that much power but then again, I haven't driven my car with that much power in over 2 years... =(... lol I would reccomend that you get the handling and drivetrain dailed in.
If you already have an aftermarket diff then you'll probably be alright, but I still agree that it will be a good idea to switch to the TII diff.
As far as suspension... I totally recommend coilovers. Even a cheap $800 set will do wonders with that much power. You really need to do some chassis stiffening as well. I can't stress how much people overlook this. With 400hp, you will need to go beyond just doing sway and tower bars. Those alone will make a huge difference, but eventually you should look in to some serious stiffening....
THAN IS UNLESS......
you are just going to be for show and never drag or track your car (or visit el toguenino) in which case... springs and shocks will get you by for just daily driving (probably be considerably more comfortable to boot). Then all that chassis money can go into your paintjob. I still have yet to see a two tone FC paint job that really caught my breath. The lines on the FC are so substantially beautiful on their own. So, one color is my call on that... but it is your car...=) and as long as it looks beautiful to you, then who cares....
k I'm done.....
If you are putting 400whp down... regardless if you go V8 or TII or whatever, you definitely need suspension... I don't think springs and shocks will cut it with that much power but then again, I haven't driven my car with that much power in over 2 years... =(... lol I would reccomend that you get the handling and drivetrain dailed in.
If you already have an aftermarket diff then you'll probably be alright, but I still agree that it will be a good idea to switch to the TII diff.
As far as suspension... I totally recommend coilovers. Even a cheap $800 set will do wonders with that much power. You really need to do some chassis stiffening as well. I can't stress how much people overlook this. With 400hp, you will need to go beyond just doing sway and tower bars. Those alone will make a huge difference, but eventually you should look in to some serious stiffening....
THAN IS UNLESS......
you are just going to be for show and never drag or track your car (or visit el toguenino) in which case... springs and shocks will get you by for just daily driving (probably be considerably more comfortable to boot). Then all that chassis money can go into your paintjob. I still have yet to see a two tone FC paint job that really caught my breath. The lines on the FC are so substantially beautiful on their own. So, one color is my call on that... but it is your car...=) and as long as it looks beautiful to you, then who cares....
k I'm done.....
so you are saying that 800$ china **** coilovers that have horrible valving and will probably blow and leak with in a year or so is a better investment than 800$ in spring shock setup? never thought id hear the day when someone claimed that megan was superior to ohlin..
i think you have it backwards.. spring shock for serious stuff, cheap junk ebay coilovers for daily driving and car show ****. also coilovers are great for that herrafrush look.
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