BmacIL's Guard GT Build

BmacIL said:

Well, l can now say that I'm finally done with exhaust! I got the one I have wanted since fall 2015: Corsa Sport catback.

I traded axlebacks with a new friend a couple hours out. He went to Xtreme and I to Sport. Both of us are extremely happy. I love the Xtreme sound but probably about 15% of the time I had moments where I felt it was too loud. The Sport is still pretty loud, but never over the top, and it has a richer, more full tone that I am smitten with. I forgot how much deeper this exhaust is. Carve this one in stone.

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GTP said:

It seems like we all have to go to one notch too loud to find our tolerance level, then go back again.

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BmacIL said:

Carve this one in stone.

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rum_punch_ruby said:

Riiiiight

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BmacIL said:

I get the skepticism after all the switching! This one finally checks every box right and no "I like it, but I wish it was xxxx".

You don't by chance swing by the northwest area of Naperville much do you? There was a Ruby GT PP car that was across the street from my house last week for a night.

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rum_punch_ruby said:

Nope, that wasn't me. But I do work in the 'thrill so you may see me on my commute at some point as I get on 88 at Winfield.

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mx5apex said:

With the SVE drift wheels you have you don't need spacers? I'm wanting a square setup but without spacers. Any info would be appreciated.

Thanks
Nathan

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BmacIL said:

They are a +35 and fit perfectly fine at 9.5 width. No spacers. The front wheel is about 7-8 mm under flush, the rear just under flush. Fit is nearly perfect.

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BmacIL said:

Added a half turn more damping on my Koni yellow rear shocks. I went from 1/4 turn from full soft to 3/4 turn. Pretty much everything got better. Better overall body control, more responsive rear end, less pitch forward during shifting, and surprisingly, a more settled ride. The increase in rebound limits the movement of the body back there and keeps it more planted over medium and larger bumps. Small, sharp bumps are a bit more noticeable, but no real change in perceptible harshness.

Good change!

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Bluemustang said:

This was my experience when I had the Konis. It felt better at about a full turn or even 1 1/2 turns. That said I ditched the setup as you know, as I felt the Konis were too much shock for the SP080s. Your rates are much higher than what I had. But even with my much lower rates, the ride felt much more settled with the higher rebound settings FWIW.

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BmacIL said:

Great to know. I will have to try some more even. Now I just need the adjustable fronts! ;)

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Bluemustang said:

Still got em in my garage bud! Let’s wait until I get my SP083s on. I have plan to get them put on February 12th and should get it back the 13th. It makes sense just to make sure I’m not gonna use the Konis ever again.

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