So i have been pretty Busy this last summer!!!!
This last months have been a love hate relationship with my car. It has given me trouble but everytime trouble comes up it gets fixed ASAP.
Centerforce Dual Friction Clutch - My clutch had been action really weird. it was making some strange noises so i assumes the TOB was going out. Picked up a Centerforce DF clutch to for $200 and took it to the tranny shop to have it put on. The Clutch was such a deal i just bought it. So when they pull the tranny they find out nothing is wrong with the clutch, but the Bearing retainer had been snapped...i drove with it snapped for Months. I am surprised it didn't reek more havoc.
....The Clutch is GREAT. I dont know why people say bad things about the Centerforce DF clutch. The pedal is REALLY soft. Softer than stock. I was shocked how soft it was at first and it was odd to drive but i got used to it. Drives WAY better than stock. So easy to DD. i love the clutch 100% :thumb:
Fiore Quadrant, Firewall Adjuster, and LDC Clutch Free-play Mod - I thought since i was getting a bad ass clutch i would get ahold of a Firewall adjuster, quadrant, and the LDC Free-play Mod. After talking to Dave for a while and reading that Fiore is the best set up you can get i decided to go with that.
.....wish i would have done with a LONG time ago. This is a great set-up. I was Sick and tired of a inconsistent feeling clutch pedal. This makes the clutch feel the same everytime, everyday. I have it set exactly where i like it. The Fiore Adjuster is great and you need no tools. I just drove around town adjusting the pedal at stoplights getting it where i liked it. LDC Mod takes all the BS slack out of the pedal and you can feel that the spring is keeping the TOB off the clutch fingers.
Maximum Motorsports C/C Plates - Another Piece of gold sent from the Suspension Gods of MM. I got these off Craigslist a while back for $125 NIB. Finally installed them. Install was a PITA. Hurt my hard pretty bad in the process of a jack slipping incident. Had to play around with the spacers because the hood wouldn't close.Got the car aligned by Darin@WestEndAlignment> every Porsche, BMW, NSX and High performance car forums recommended him. Had to book 2 weeks in advance. Before aligning my car he sat down with me and talked about what kind of driving i do and set up the car accordingly. He recommended a Very aggressive street set-up just on the border of become a race spec alignment. Car Now drives even better. Took it Auto-Xing a few weeks ago and raped a C6 Z06 by 4 seconds!!! :coolsmiley:
New Tires Nitto555 - Got some new rubber because rolling around with negative camber F*cked my tires.
Mushimoto Aluminum Radiator and New 192 degree T-Stat - Out of nowhere one day my coolant started getting REALLY hot. Gauge got close to 250 but when i stuck my had in the coolant it was just a little warm, not even hot. Pulled the T-Stat and boiled it and it Barley even opened... the smallest crack. Got a new T-stat from Ford. The stock one from 1998 that i pulled said 195 and the new one from Ford is a 192. The new one also is designed a tiny bit different. This fixed my problem but since i live in Hot So. Cal i picked up a Mushimoto Radiator from ThePope. The Radiator dropped in fine, all i had to do was trim the top mounts. Mushimoto quality is excellent and the car runs cooler. I was find out how godd it works in Los Angeles traffic tomorrow. Stock radiator is so damn thin no wonder our cars run so hot.
Wolfgang Concours 3-Step - Bought this because i wanted to see how it works. I used this on the Sl55 I detailed. Stuff is BOMB. I am using it on my car now teamed with Some 1Z Glans wax. The swirl remover is the best i have ever used. Pricey, but worth it.
This last months have been a love hate relationship with my car. It has given me trouble but everytime trouble comes up it gets fixed ASAP.
Centerforce Dual Friction Clutch - My clutch had been action really weird. it was making some strange noises so i assumes the TOB was going out. Picked up a Centerforce DF clutch to for $200 and took it to the tranny shop to have it put on. The Clutch was such a deal i just bought it. So when they pull the tranny they find out nothing is wrong with the clutch, but the Bearing retainer had been snapped...i drove with it snapped for Months. I am surprised it didn't reek more havoc.
....The Clutch is GREAT. I dont know why people say bad things about the Centerforce DF clutch. The pedal is REALLY soft. Softer than stock. I was shocked how soft it was at first and it was odd to drive but i got used to it. Drives WAY better than stock. So easy to DD. i love the clutch 100% :thumb:
Fiore Quadrant, Firewall Adjuster, and LDC Clutch Free-play Mod - I thought since i was getting a bad ass clutch i would get ahold of a Firewall adjuster, quadrant, and the LDC Free-play Mod. After talking to Dave for a while and reading that Fiore is the best set up you can get i decided to go with that.
.....wish i would have done with a LONG time ago. This is a great set-up. I was Sick and tired of a inconsistent feeling clutch pedal. This makes the clutch feel the same everytime, everyday. I have it set exactly where i like it. The Fiore Adjuster is great and you need no tools. I just drove around town adjusting the pedal at stoplights getting it where i liked it. LDC Mod takes all the BS slack out of the pedal and you can feel that the spring is keeping the TOB off the clutch fingers.
Maximum Motorsports C/C Plates - Another Piece of gold sent from the Suspension Gods of MM. I got these off Craigslist a while back for $125 NIB. Finally installed them. Install was a PITA. Hurt my hard pretty bad in the process of a jack slipping incident. Had to play around with the spacers because the hood wouldn't close.Got the car aligned by Darin@WestEndAlignment> every Porsche, BMW, NSX and High performance car forums recommended him. Had to book 2 weeks in advance. Before aligning my car he sat down with me and talked about what kind of driving i do and set up the car accordingly. He recommended a Very aggressive street set-up just on the border of become a race spec alignment. Car Now drives even better. Took it Auto-Xing a few weeks ago and raped a C6 Z06 by 4 seconds!!! :coolsmiley:
New Tires Nitto555 - Got some new rubber because rolling around with negative camber F*cked my tires.
Mushimoto Aluminum Radiator and New 192 degree T-Stat - Out of nowhere one day my coolant started getting REALLY hot. Gauge got close to 250 but when i stuck my had in the coolant it was just a little warm, not even hot. Pulled the T-Stat and boiled it and it Barley even opened... the smallest crack. Got a new T-stat from Ford. The stock one from 1998 that i pulled said 195 and the new one from Ford is a 192. The new one also is designed a tiny bit different. This fixed my problem but since i live in Hot So. Cal i picked up a Mushimoto Radiator from ThePope. The Radiator dropped in fine, all i had to do was trim the top mounts. Mushimoto quality is excellent and the car runs cooler. I was find out how godd it works in Los Angeles traffic tomorrow. Stock radiator is so damn thin no wonder our cars run so hot.
Wolfgang Concours 3-Step - Bought this because i wanted to see how it works. I used this on the Sl55 I detailed. Stuff is BOMB. I am using it on my car now teamed with Some 1Z Glans wax. The swirl remover is the best i have ever used. Pricey, but worth it.
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