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Old 01-03-2013, 06:18 AM   #45
Mezzy
 
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So its all together now. New fuel pump and sending unit are in. New water pump is in. A Arms are in. New Adj Panhard rod is in. New torque arm is in. New trans mount, in. Forgot to order new strut mounts, so I had to wait for them. Was able to get the exhast off without having to cut if off at the axle. I love the way the Bilstein shocks and the tuned Eibach springs handle. Car rides much nicer now. The sway bar bushings and links are in. I have two issues to contend with...first , the Y pipe is 3", so now after re-installing the cat back, the Y pipe is laying against the body under the drivers door and is smaking the floor during take off. My motor mounts, although rubber, are perfectly fine. I'm going to try and loosen the motor mounts and see if their is any adjudtment left in the mounts to possibly drop the engine a 1/4 of an inch. That should be all I need. If that doesn't work, ill try poly mounts. The other challenge I have is, after having the car was aligned, the car drifts/pulls slightly to the right more than I'd like it to. The shop gave me the print out showing it aligned streight. I'm going to have them check it again, but if all seams fine, I'm going to be scatching my head for a spell on this one. I already switched the front tires, to check for a bad tire, seeing if it would pull the other way, but to no avail. Does the same thing with the tires flipped. I'm wondering if the Panhard Rod, being adjustable, could be having something to do with it, possibly needing an adjustment during the aligning process. Other than that, it runs great. I think its only lower by about a 1/2 inch-1". Not hitting anything. Handling is noticeably better. Alittle harsh on larger bumps, but nothing to be alarmed about. I'll keep everyone posted as I try and figure out how to create more room between the unit body and the exhaust. I'm also going to see whats up with the alignment and I'll let you know what I find.
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2002 N.H.R.A. Edition. M6 Full SLP exhaust, heads, cam, intake,maf, k&n filter, Bilstein shocks, Eibach springs, to much to list
1999 Z28 A4 upgraded brakes, cat back, computrr tune, Vette wheels. Bunch of little stuff
1994. Z28 A4 Full exhaust including SLP Long tubes, 3" ORY pipe, 3 in cat back, CAI, chip, maf,BMR A Arms, Panhard rod, torque arm,. Bilstein shocks, Eibach springs, transmission more, including street shift kit.
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