It's been a long time since I've checked in here, however your build is absolutely Epic Peter! I really appreciate the ethos and manner behind your build, its so great to see another car being built and properly driven rather than locked away in a garage!
I thought I did quite a lot of modification to mine however you've really taken it to the next level, how are you finding the engine now its got some miles on it?
Thanks Woody, very kind of you.
I think it's important to set your goals after what you want to do with the car. It's never a good idea to you buy a lot of parts and slap them on there. I think what you have done with yours is absolutely perfect for a street driven car, a sports car that can cruise. It's the perfect recipe for the street. My suspension modifications comes with some draw backs, especially on the road/daily driving. It's now a race car, for good and bad.
However, I wanted something really exciting, and this car now feels like a race car to drive. The first sprint race is on Thursday! I plan to drive it there (it's one hour away) and home again, if the car holds up
If I were to use my car as a street car, I would do poly bushings all round. So if anyone here reads this and thinks about the T3 stuff, look at their offerings with bushings in them!
The engine is great. I've been driving it all weekend. I'm so impressed with Eiji and DSI. Below 4000 rpm it feels almost like a little peppier version of my stock engine, it runs great. I would expect it to be gutless and difficult to drive, but it's just so smooth considering the cam that's in it. It even idles pretty well. Then above 5000 it just opens up. I pulled against an Audi SQ8 the other day on the highway, and I kept up! Ok, I don't think my car is as fast as a SQ8, no illusions here, but it's pretty peppy. The surprised look on that driver was hilarious, got a big thumbs up. The engine just want's more and more, it's difficult behave
Drawbacks? It's pretty loud, and I have two large mufflers. I don't know what to do with the crank house vent, it smells in the car when you get on it, but that's not the engines fault.
I've also been following these with great interest along with their big brake upgrade, nothing cheap comes out of there however the quality and customer service seems mega and matches said price tag.
What kind of vibrations were you suffering? and have they totally disappeared? I feel like I can still get some resonance through mine on occasion and have wondered about these for when my LSD is eventually rebuilt, they certainly look like they'll take a hell of a lot of abuse!
I think what's great with their brake kit is that you can fit 15s over them. I can't due to the hand brake lever in the back.
My vibrations came at around 70 mph. More throttle gave more vibrations, and it was totally speed dependent. No resonance. I thought it was the prop shaft, but it turns out the CV axles took care of my problem. My rear bushing for the differential was shot as well, so that might have exaggerated the problem. I have a little vibration at 95+ mph now, but I think I have to wait for the race track to see if it really is anything to be bothered about. The higher speeds really makes vibrations show up. But for street driving right now, it's good!