Hi, Guest
03-28-2006, 10:19 AM
I pretty much agree with the article. For all the guys saying "Yeah, he's right, but I did MY car right."
How do you know? He's talking performance, not looks or feel.
Only 99% of modifiers don't know what they're doing.
So, you like the feel and look. That's fine. Cause I guarantee you it's not faster.
Again, feel, good. Performance? No. You now have to reach further for your shifter, and you've lost mechanical advantage so it's harder to get in gear.
There's only one thing you can do to accomplish that: Bilstein shocks. Anything else you do to the WRX is going to make it ride worse and/or handle worse. Bilstein dampers are magic, anything else is going to trade off one or the other or both.
This is largely the right idea. No way I could buy a cheap new car, and modify it to equal the performance of my WRX, for equal money, reliability, warranty, insurance, etc...
My Focus will pretty much match it, but it's less comfortable, unknown reliability, no warranty, probably no insurance, and it took a lot of time and effort to get there.
BUT, if I ball it up on track, I can get a new shell for <$5000.
If they had WRC dampers, probably would have done well. The problem is Tein, and other bulls*** like that.
That's the biggest problem that makes it hard to modify a car. There's too much bulls*** parts out there, and it's hard to cut through the clutter. Also, too many bulls*** manufacturers.
How do you know? He's talking performance, not looks or feel.
Quote:Just because some people can't mod cars doesn't mean everyone doesn't know what they're doing.
Only 99% of modifiers don't know what they're doing.
Quote:Theres some things from modding cars that I just like better. I like the feeling of less body roll & steering response with a proper suspension setup. When I bought the focus, I drove a stock one and 1 with eibach prokit springs. Night & day difference and the ride wasn't harsh at all compared to stock.
So, you like the feel and look. That's fine. Cause I guarantee you it's not faster.
Quote:Another thing that will probably be on all my cars is a short throw shifter. Had one on my golf, CRX, and now the focus. I would have got one for my RX7 back in the day but couldnt find anything around. I just like the feeling of a short throw over a stock one....always have, always will.
Again, feel, good. Performance? No. You now have to reach further for your shifter, and you've lost mechanical advantage so it's harder to get in gear.
Quote:I think the writer was thinking more along the lines of serious performance mods...sure a WRX with bigger sway bars, slammed springs, and s***ty tuning might be a ruff ride & unreliable, but you can do things to a WRX (just like any other car) without going overboard. If you do it right, your ride should be as comfortable as stock, and perform better than stock.
There's only one thing you can do to accomplish that: Bilstein shocks. Anything else you do to the WRX is going to make it ride worse and/or handle worse. Bilstein dampers are magic, anything else is going to trade off one or the other or both.
Quote:Personally I agree, I can't ever see myself modding another car, I'll by an M3 or an RS8 Audi or the performance version from manufacture X whatever interests me.
I would rather buy something that a recognized manufacture believes is done correctly than what I can do.
This is largely the right idea. No way I could buy a cheap new car, and modify it to equal the performance of my WRX, for equal money, reliability, warranty, insurance, etc...
My Focus will pretty much match it, but it's less comfortable, unknown reliability, no warranty, probably no insurance, and it took a lot of time and effort to get there.
BUT, if I ball it up on track, I can get a new shell for <$5000.
Quote:i bet the STi driver in that article thought he WAS doing it right though.. i highly doubt it was a cut spring on stock dampers, ebay no name brand sway bars etc on that STi. i am thinking it is mega bling tein 10 billion way adjustable full coilovers or prodrive 'straight off the WRC tarmac car' stuff
i really think for the vast majority of people (myself include) there is no way they will come close to knowing enough about suspension to improve on a OE setup of a car that was meant to be sporty from the factory
If they had WRC dampers, probably would have done well. The problem is Tein, and other bulls*** like that.
That's the biggest problem that makes it hard to modify a car. There's too much bulls*** parts out there, and it's hard to cut through the clutter. Also, too many bulls*** manufacturers.