Front suspenion work

[daveismissing]

And i dont see any frigging Bilstein shocks on Rockauto.   

And be prepared for sticker "shock"   


No, really 

[$1987 GN$]

And i dont see any frigging Bilstein shocks on Rockauto.   

And be prepared for sticker "shock"   


No, really 

Front and rear.
I think CYBER week on too.

http://www.ajusa.com/Bilstein-24-009492-Monotube-Shock-Absorber-ab0203.html
http://www.ajusa.com/Bilstein-24-009294-Monotube-Shock-Absorber-ab01ff.html

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[phil_long]

Thanks guys.  I thought I was crazy when i seen the price of these things on Autozone's website.   Oh well

[Steve Wood]

they are worth it

[phil_long]

I would prefer a stiff suspension(if that makes sense).  Hopefully these are a step in the right direction.  Should i do the fronts first?  Or wait to do all at once.  Thanks

[Steve Wood]

won't hurt to do the fronts first if you want to space the money out.  The Bilsteins will make the car much more stable and remove the floaty feeling...but, the ride wills till be good.  They won't feel worn out in six months like Monroes and such do.

You ever check your fuel pressure...or trying adding about six numbers to the wide open fueling on your chip?

[phil_long]

I need to do that, but before anything else, i had to find a nut for the coil/module bracket.  this morning, i got O2's of 753 with .9 KR.  I am definitely going increase the WOT fuel.  Thanks for asking.    Im getting KR even at 0 psi tho.  I have a LOVE/HATE relationship with this car.

[phil_long]

that was WOT in 3rd gear.  blinking 85

[Steve Wood]

bad engine mount causes a lot of "timing retard" problems.  I have seen bad exhaust hangers, loose AC compressor brackets, rattling tranny cooler lines, etc. also cause it.

Since you are seeing 753, just add some fuel and see if it comes up...if not, you are gonna have to use that fp gauge you bought!

Long as you have a couple bolts on the bracket, it will be good...be sure you clean up the contact points on the bracket because the bracket is the ground for the module.  I have seen several cars that ran badly and missed because someone forgot to tighten down the coil/module to the bracket, or the bracket to the engine.

[phil_long]

Hmmm.  Thanks a lot.  I think i may be looking at a bad driver side motor mount.  When you had me put it in drive with the E-brake set, the engine lifted a bit. I see most of my knock(even at 0-2 psi) when the car violently downshifts or im in OD and I accelerate(no downshifting) and the boost shoots up. Side note, i think its amazing that the car can make damn near 15 lbs of boost in OD without dropping to 3rd.

[Steve Wood]

yep, that kind of timing retard is almost always something worn out, or loose.

It' s a piece of cake to do the drivers side mount...and cheap!

[phil_long]

thats good to hear!!!  you got the car up and running yet?

[Steve Wood]

yeah, I am back on the challenger at the moment

[phil_long]

ah cool.

[phil_long]

And, is it normal for our cars to lift when break torquing? just curious. Im ready to extend my learning to how you all match converters with turbos and such. Either a new thread OR a link with the info already posted.