Having the car at the Track made me realize a couple of things. First was that the car doesn't stop for sh!t on stock brakes/rotors! So those had to go.
Also, noticed that the turbos got real warm real fast, or at least the air did, so I began to see value for Intercooler upgrades. So, first things first. Make the car stop a little better.
Here's a picture of the brake upgrade.
Went with AP Racing 4 Piston Calipers, slotted and drilled rotors. Stainless lines at the same time.
This picture shows the new rotor on the car, with the highlighted area being the size of the original rotor.
All pictures now are digital, the first few were scanned. In any case, this is a picture showing the size difference between stock and the Stillen Intercoolers.
The car (in this trim) runs its fastest 1/4 mile at 12.949. This is in Calgary (approx. 5000ft above sea level). Done on 18" Rears with street tires. Suspect I could go slightly faster with the stock wheels on, but whatever...
** EDIT ** This has now been removed permanently from the car. (2008)
**EDIT** SOLD THE BOTTLES. (To L8ON).
11-16-2004, 12:08 PM
Z_Fan
Downpipes / Pistons
The big upgrades are next!
So, here's a picture of the downpipes choosen, as well as the new pistons. The pistons are Forged by CP Racing. The downpipes are Greg Dupree Split Downpipes.
(No picture) But also Stillen Mid-Pipes replacing the stock components.
The Turbo choice was a tough one - I wanted reasonable power and moderate lag as opposed to huge power and big lag. So I went with the HKS 2530 BB Turbo.
(Ofcourse, it is a Twin Turbo, so there are TWO of these bad boys)