First off, I'd like to ask everyone to keep this post clean. I know that's kindof ironic comming out of my mouth, but it would be nice if we could use this for a reference on what things are worth your time, and what things are not.
If you have dyno results from **The same dyno** from before and after, that would be helpful.
My mods all apply to a 96 V8 with a 4r70w
J-modded, and bullitproof transmission:
It shifts a lot quicker and firmer, but without a tune, my 1-2 is at 4500 and 2-3 is at 4900. Good results, but on a WOT shift, the ECU thinks its still shifting when it's already chirped the tires on the shift. It takes a while for the pressure to normalize and for the gear to take off.
3800 stall 2.65 str billit torque converter
I love this thing. It makes the car sound like a rocketship, and blow the tires off from a low punch. 0-20 is tons more fun now, and the front end even raises a noticeable amount on launch. 60" times of 2.01 launching off idle
18x8 Voxx Matrix rims
Wider is better. Nuff' said.
255x45x18 Toyo Proxies STs
Good durable tire. Not much traction though. Seems to be a hard compound. On the plus side, they have a good load rating, and the sidewalls don't flex much at all. I've still got probably 80% tread left on these since this summer, and I burn the tires off a lot. With the 18" voxxes on the front, they attacked my fender though. I had to remove them
245x45x18 General exclaim UHPs
Stickier tire, but treadwear seems a little fast for my taste. The car overpowers this tire around roundabouts at high speeds. It looses a little bit of traction, but still retains control at least. I'd give them a 7/10.
KYB Shocks
Stiffer than stock, but I think these cars would do better with a little more dampening.
Eibach springs
Much stiffer than the stockers. I'm happy with these springs. At first, I thought I wouldn't like the progressive feel of them, but I have grown to like it. The car still feels like it either needs more dampening, or stiffer swaybars though. It rolls a lot.
Air lift bags in rear suspension
I didn't notice any significant gains in launching... Bought this incase I used DRs or something and worried about smacking my fenderwell. Did notice that the car trends more towards oversteering with the bags at 25psi.
Kenney Brown Alluminum differential bushings
I liked these, but it transmistted noise right into the car, and drove me nuts. The drivetrain felt ~~~~ tons tighter when these were isntalled, and it took out a lot of slack that I felt when putting the car in gear. I removed these for now, but will re-install once I get an exhaust.
If you have dyno results from **The same dyno** from before and after, that would be helpful.
My mods all apply to a 96 V8 with a 4r70w
J-modded, and bullitproof transmission:
It shifts a lot quicker and firmer, but without a tune, my 1-2 is at 4500 and 2-3 is at 4900. Good results, but on a WOT shift, the ECU thinks its still shifting when it's already chirped the tires on the shift. It takes a while for the pressure to normalize and for the gear to take off.
3800 stall 2.65 str billit torque converter
I love this thing. It makes the car sound like a rocketship, and blow the tires off from a low punch. 0-20 is tons more fun now, and the front end even raises a noticeable amount on launch. 60" times of 2.01 launching off idle
18x8 Voxx Matrix rims
Wider is better. Nuff' said.
255x45x18 Toyo Proxies STs
Good durable tire. Not much traction though. Seems to be a hard compound. On the plus side, they have a good load rating, and the sidewalls don't flex much at all. I've still got probably 80% tread left on these since this summer, and I burn the tires off a lot. With the 18" voxxes on the front, they attacked my fender though. I had to remove them
245x45x18 General exclaim UHPs
Stickier tire, but treadwear seems a little fast for my taste. The car overpowers this tire around roundabouts at high speeds. It looses a little bit of traction, but still retains control at least. I'd give them a 7/10.
KYB Shocks
Stiffer than stock, but I think these cars would do better with a little more dampening.
Eibach springs
Much stiffer than the stockers. I'm happy with these springs. At first, I thought I wouldn't like the progressive feel of them, but I have grown to like it. The car still feels like it either needs more dampening, or stiffer swaybars though. It rolls a lot.
Air lift bags in rear suspension
I didn't notice any significant gains in launching... Bought this incase I used DRs or something and worried about smacking my fenderwell. Did notice that the car trends more towards oversteering with the bags at 25psi.
Kenney Brown Alluminum differential bushings
I liked these, but it transmistted noise right into the car, and drove me nuts. The drivetrain felt ~~~~ tons tighter when these were isntalled, and it took out a lot of slack that I felt when putting the car in gear. I removed these for now, but will re-install once I get an exhaust.