AWeb80 Posted September 9, 2009 Report Posted September 9, 2009 Too late to join the party? I'd LOVE LOVE LOVE to find a skid pad somewhere..... My only hold back is my not-as-grippy-as-I'd-like tires.... ...where do I start.... ST Lowering springs in Front KYB GR2's all around FFP CO's in the rear CS vert 3.1 bar Aweb rear bar 34mm front sway bar with Energy poly Addco 7/8" Revised bar with Energy poly GMPP trailing arms Custom Energy Suspension front control arm bushings (1 of 3 1st gen w-bodies with this mod, and the 2nd to do it) 1/8" Aluminum wheel spacers. Fuzion ZRi 245/50/16 Summer Performance tires. I think that is it.... My car should handle VERY similar to Andrei's....and if he pulled a .91 on 15" crappy tires.....I know I'm doing better.....and for those who have driven my car...you will know what Andrei's feels like. Quote
xtremerevolution Posted September 9, 2009 Report Posted September 9, 2009 wait, you're not the first! Quote
SrMichi Posted September 9, 2009 Report Posted September 9, 2009 (i just copied and past from Adams list and changed a few stuff) KYB GR2's all around CS vert 3.1 bar Aweb rear bar 34mm front sway bar BMR trailing arms Custom Energy Suspension front control arm bushings (1 of 3 1st gen w-bodies with this mod, and the 3rd to do it) Quote
RobertISaar Posted September 9, 2009 Report Posted September 9, 2009 dead stock with the exception of my monster of a FSTB... that alone turned the MC from a boat into the corner carving W it is now... i just need tires that aren't from the 90s, and an alignment... Quote
pontiacmaniac94 Posted September 9, 2009 Report Posted September 9, 2009 well, the red one: Front STB (Buick bastardization) Rear STB (Buick as well) Handles alright, she is stiff, and uncomfortable. the yellow: Bone stock, but I bet could blow the doors off anything already posted....(and in my defense, it doesn't say which car that yours handles better than) Quote
CSI_MuNkY Posted September 9, 2009 Report Posted September 9, 2009 LoL I should hope it handles better than a 15 year old car of any sort. And Adam, you definitely need to get some sticky tires! Once I get the GTP properly running again I will be looking into renting some skid pad time at Shannonville Speedway, its only a few hours north/east of where I live. Unfortunately I think that makes it like a 30 hour drive for you Jamie Quote
digitaloutsider Posted September 9, 2009 Report Posted September 9, 2009 well, the red one: Front STB (Buick bastardization) Rear STB (Buick as well) Handles alright, she is stiff, and uncomfortable. the yellow: Bone stock, but I bet could blow the doors off anything already posted....(and in my defense, it doesn't say which car that yours handles better than) The GTO's aren't HORRIBLE handling cars for their size, but I'm willing to bet it wouldn't take much to make an FE3 first-gen W run circles around a GTO when it comes to handling. Quote
GOT2B GM Posted September 9, 2009 Report Posted September 9, 2009 well, the red one: Front STB (Buick bastardization) Rear STB (Buick as well) Handles alright, she is stiff, and uncomfortable. the yellow: Bone stock, but I bet could blow the doors off anything already posted....(and in my defense, it doesn't say which car that yours handles better than) I'd gladly take that challenge with the TGP. Even Kyle said his Z34 handled better than his Z06. Quote
AWeb80 Posted September 9, 2009 Report Posted September 9, 2009 well, the red one: Front STB (Buick bastardization) Rear STB (Buick as well) Handles alright, she is stiff, and uncomfortable. the yellow: Bone stock, but I bet could blow the doors off anything already posted....(and in my defense, it doesn't say which car that yours handles better than) I'd gladly take that challenge with the TGP. Even Kyle said his Z34 handled better than his Z06. ya....and I've beat every C5 (that competes) on our local Auto X courses....one had ZO6 Sways and brakes.... Quote
jman093 Posted September 10, 2009 Report Posted September 10, 2009 Too late to join the party? I'd LOVE LOVE LOVE to find a skid pad somewhere..... My only hold back is my not-as-grippy-as-I'd-like tires.... ...where do I start.... ST Lowering springs in Front KYB GR2's all around FFP CO's in the rear CS vert 3.1 bar Aweb rear bar 34mm front sway bar with Energy poly Addco 7/8" Revised bar with Energy poly GMPP trailing arms Custom Energy Suspension front control arm bushings (1 of 3 1st gen w-bodies with this mod, and the 2nd to do it) 1/8" Aluminum wheel spacers. Fuzion ZRi 245/50/16 Summer Performance tires. I think that is it.... My car should handle VERY similar to Andrei's....and if he pulled a .91 on 15" crappy tires.....I know I'm doing better.....and for those who have driven my car...you will know what Andrei's feels like. That's my exact set-up minus the poly control bushings (waiting to see the tubular ones supposedly in the works) and a gen 2 bar instead of a vert bar. How much worse is the ride quality than stock? New tires helped, but mine is still way more harsh than stock and I'm not convinced everything is right. Quote
AWeb80 Posted September 10, 2009 Report Posted September 10, 2009 the ride quality....I guess it doesn't bother me. It is a little more jittery but road noise isn't obnoxious at all. I guess, I didn't notice any above what I had previous. Quote
digitaloutsider Posted September 10, 2009 Report Posted September 10, 2009 Your car isn't really harsh at all. Quote
AWeb80 Posted September 10, 2009 Report Posted September 10, 2009 ya, I don't think so....but after driving the Aurora for a while I can see what a luxury car feels like over the GP...LOL It's not harsh, but deff not a stock FE3....I love it this way. Quote
jman093 Posted September 10, 2009 Report Posted September 10, 2009 hmmm, I really need to figure out what's up with mine. It's the one thing about the car that bothers me. Quote
pontiacmaniac94 Posted September 10, 2009 Report Posted September 10, 2009 yes, but which one sounds better? and goes in a straight line better? sorry, I have to defend my pride somehow. (i would take any of you up on that, mainly knowing I will never autocross any of you) Quote
GP1138 Posted September 10, 2009 Report Posted September 10, 2009 the ride quality....I guess it doesn't bother me. It is a little more jittery but road noise isn't obnoxious at all. I guess, I didn't notice any above what I had previous. I didn't notice the ride being terribly harsh. Quote
19Cutlass94 Posted September 10, 2009 Report Posted September 10, 2009 My truck rides better than my car does Quote
Night Fury Posted September 10, 2009 Report Posted September 10, 2009 It amazes me how well these cars handle. I took the '89 with 100% stock suspension on corners I wouldn't DARE take my '05 on, even within the first week of owning the 89 compared to 8 months later with the 05, along with dual STB bars... Quote
AWeb80 Posted September 10, 2009 Report Posted September 10, 2009 the 89 is also around 400 lbs lighter Quote
Night Fury Posted September 10, 2009 Report Posted September 10, 2009 the 89 is also around 400 lbs lighter Plus more with no front end Quote
AWeb80 Posted September 10, 2009 Report Posted September 10, 2009 that's why your clutch is slipping. no valence! Quote
Crazy K Posted September 10, 2009 Report Posted September 10, 2009 that's why your clutch is slipping. no valence! LOL! Quote
xtremerevolution Posted September 10, 2009 Report Posted September 10, 2009 that's why your clutch is slipping. no valence! LOL! Quote
Night Fury Posted September 10, 2009 Report Posted September 10, 2009 DUH! God it's NO WONDER!!! Why didn't I think of that?! I'll ziptie that on there this evening! Quote
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