It’s great - as long as you aren’t expecting a transformation into a beast. I haven’t taken her back to the dyno yet, but I will in the next month. I want to be close to marching the weather I had for the pre tune baseline. I’m guessing about 20hp and enough torque to drop 0.5 seconds off of my 0-60. It’s a noticeable improvement, with no real downside to mileage.
For me, yes, 93 since my first tank driving off the dealer lot.
Lol, well, Magneride was a must-have and I wanted a pretty good package to start with… thinking I was going to autoX in a stock class to keep my expenses down. I kind of threw that out the window when I decided to not limit myself to stock. Most of these parts are salvage yard or dealer stock parts, so nothing too exotic. Perhaps not the cheapest though.Thanks. I have it on the radar. Curious about the Dyno
I didn't feel the PP was worth it for the extra 300 lb and big standard GT parts can buy for cheap....
How much was the oil test?
I’m considering getting a set up like this myself, I’m wondering what the pros and cons are…? Any risk of the wheel mount being weaker, etc? Any reason you did this instead of wider rims? What spacer did you use? Your tires sling up all kinds of shit on your quarter panels now?On Sunday, I spent a little time on the car, testing how the 11" SVE GT-7 wheels are going to fit next to the strut with the 25mm spacer that is needed to use the same wheel front and rear. This lets me rotate the tires front to rear and get a little more life out of an expensive 305/30-19 tire. It was a pretty simple operation - up on jack stands, pull a wheel, pop the spacer on, and measure the gap between the wheel lip and the strut. Pics:
The GT350R wheel studs are plenty long for the extra 25mm spacer...
Spacer and 11” Wheel Fitment -01 by clair_davis, on Flickr
Hub-centric spacer from Optimum Performance installed:
Spacer and 11” Wheel Fitment -02 by clair_davis, on Flickr
Spacer and 11” Wheel Fitment -03 by clair_davis, on Flickr
Plenty of clearance:
Spacer and 11” Wheel Fitment -04 by clair_davis, on Flickr
How much clearance? 11.69mm... enough that I'm going to order a 20mm spacer and see if that one will also work as well, tucking the tire and wheel under the fender a little bit better.
Spacer and 11” Wheel Fitment -05 by clair_davis, on Flickr
At full droop and the suspension unloaded, the wheel is about 3/4 of an inch outside the fender.
Spacer and 11” Wheel Fitment -07 by clair_davis, on Flickr
It will draw up under the fender a bunch with the full weight on the car, but it will still need a chunk more negative camber. This not only pulls the top of the tire in a bit more, but also gives more lateral grip when cornering, a win-win. I'll document that operation when I get the parts lined up.
The test was $30 for the basic test, plus $10 for the TBN test for remaining oil additives. That’s only important if you are worried about your oil quality or are going for extended (10k+) miles between changes.
The longer studs are required to fit the 11” wheels with the same offset front and rear. I wanted the same wheel F/R so I could rotate tires. The studs being factory parts should be plenty strong, and those slip-on spacers are used by tons of road racers.
That’s my baby, Elvira. 1969 Plymouth Valiant 100, with an EFI 340, 4-speed, 3.23’s and set up for autoX. She’s been with me a long time, but hasn’t been on the road for 10+ years now. She’s waiting on an efi update, and maybe she’ll be as fast as the Mustang… she’s a little lighter…
What made you pick 25mm instead of any of the thousand other size options they have?
