Mcstiff wrote:So this happened:
It's a 2005 that had "something" happen which required it to be replaced. I'm hoping that it was a chain tensioner issue with some mildly bent valves and a nice forged crank. I'm also hoping to be at a $0 investment once I sell off the VW parts that I wont be using! Don't expect Jim Green pace here, I still have a bunch of work to finish on my CQ before I can even think about taking the 90 down!
audifreakjim wrote:
It's funny, I am excited about the power the 07k will make but I can't hardly wait to drive the car with a lighter front end.
audifreakjim wrote:
It's funny, I am excited about the power the 07k will make but I can't hardly wait to drive the car with a lighter front end.
mr_aj_johnson wrote:I'd love to see some before and after weight distributions. DId you get the comet on scales?
Can you try to get the 90 on a set of scales for a before/after? also I'm curious if you got any valving/spring rate info on those ohlins dampers
Ohlins update or You "can" get real coilovers into the B4Q rear suspension!!
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Posted by 1PissedOff90 on 2005-05-08 11:46:20
Ever start one of those days where ya just know nothing is going to go right or as planned? Well that was me yesterday. This install fought me tooth and nail the entire way. In retrospect there was nothing really hard or difficult but there was a TON of unanticipated, unplanned and "never saw it coming" events to contend with. My little 2 hour project turned into a 14 hour day.
For now just know Ohlins are in and working. But the springs I ordered while they feel about the right weight (400lbs per corner) are about 2" too short. Rear of my car is SLAMMED! However with all the adjustability I have right now I'm still able to prevent the tires from rubbing in the left fender well at all and only a slight tire-to-fender-liner rub on moderate-to-severe dips/bumps or hard left hand turns under power on the right side. But admittedly I do run .15 less negative camber in my right rear tire than my left because my local road course has so many more right turns. For that reason alone my right rear tire is less tilted inward at the top than my left tire and thus the slight rub issue on that side during shock/spring comopression. But the tire is only rubbing the plastic fender liner and not contacting any metal. And of course 8.5" wide wheels with 245/40/17 tires arent helping this interference issue but even that will work itself out when I get the right spring heights mounted.
Seems I have to order either a set of helper springs, tender springs or just 2" longer coil springs tomorrow. And if I want this finished by Tuesday I would do well to buy them a plane ticket as well (FedEx Overnight Express).
Remote reservoirs are not mounted yet but are in the trunk. Trunk is a disaster area as wall and floor carpets are in a wad and bunched up/packed out of my way.
Did a "wild guess" mid-range adjustment on rebound setting and am pretty happy with it. But due to being so low I am probably running stiffer compression dampening than I will when the car is raised another 1/8"-1/4." While I struggle with feeling much difference in a one-click increase in dampening I can definately feel 2 clicks. And these units have 22 pre-set clicks both above and below their mid settings so there's more adjustment than I probably need and/or will likely ever use. But as with most things its probably better to have it and never need it than need it once and not have it.
Rear shock upper housings were the biggest obstacle and had to be radically modified via almost every cutting/grinding tool at my disposal, ie: sawzall, electric grinder, die grinder, pneumatic cut-off tool and a Dremel. Stock spring seats and most of the housing is gone now. They are a shell of their original design weighing less than half of what they do in stock form. I'll get pics up later today of the new modified pieces before painting them so you can see how extensively they are modified.
I'll post more pics later today as I get back into the project.
Einbilden wrote:Nice Car I to was witness to its Birth. I spent quite some time reading the threads etc. Did the intake mod and matched heads, bored out Maf and bored out tb. Woke my 2.8L 12V up a bit. By what I understand More than 10 PSI of charge pressure on the stock high compression pistons ,,Things go BOOOOMM..
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