Hi All,
I haven’t been as active on this site as the last one, and even then I was not the most active person. I have had my Speed for about 7 years. She has been paid off, retired to racecar duty, and I am sure there are others on here that are in the same situation as I was/am.
I have been toying around with the idea of selling it for a couple years now. I just lost the love for the car that I once had. Its been the best car I have owned. No repairs needed except a thermostat and clutch due to the increased power. Currently at 127,000 miles near the top of max hp/tq that the stock block can handle. I am an idiot and got a Jeep as my daily. I swear to God that I am constantly fixing that POS.
A buddy invited me to go to the Tail of the Dragon with him and his brother for a guys trip/ circle jerk. Being neglected for a couple years, I had to do some maintenance and freshen up the suspension. So I swapped out the Corksport springs/struts/shocks for Bilstein B14’s. Threw on some EBC Blues up front which are paired to G-LOC’s in the rear. Changed out the brake fluid to ATP type 200, and changed the Caitlyn Jenner fluid to Redline MTL (definitely switching back to FoMoCo as I was grinding 2nd to 3rd harder than a middle school kid at a dance(not me grinding the kids, the kids grinding(maybe this isnt the best analogy))). To top it all off, wrapped the Me-too special Enkei RPF1’s in 255/40/17 Maxxis Victra RC-1’s (more about those later).
Holy shit is this car a different beast. The Corksport setup is not a terrible set up, but with the Bilstein’s on there, I almost want to say its near perfect. The suspension is noticeably a shit ton firmer, but not harsh at all. Very minimal body roll in the twisties, and all-in-all a great set up. I was hesitant on getting coilovers due to it being my daily driver. “Back in the day” I heard stories of coilovers breaking and leaving drivers stranded. Of course this is around the time they first started hitting the market mainstream in the 90’s. Yes I know they were invented in the 60’s, but talking about mainstream here.
As for the tires… I have never had a tire that was able to put all the power down. These fucking things are beasts. I was actually about to get some Yoko Advan’s, but these popped up on my radar again. If you are like me, and the Speed is not your daily, do yourself a favor and pick these up. Dry grip is phenomenal. They put the power down without spinning in 2nd. When at the Dragon, I did not understeer once. Driving 2,500 miles, wear has been minimal. Definitely not bad for a 100w tire. I have not had them for their entire life cycle, but reviews are that they do not heat cycle out like others in the same bracket. Would I drive with them if the car was my daily? Probably not. All the dry performance comes at the cost of wet grip. I got caught in the rain once, and my bung-hole did not pucker up once. Of course you have to slow down, but they are manageable.
So to wrap it all up; If the love is not there like it used to be, freshen up what you can. Perform some maintenance. Go take the car out and beat the ever-loving-piss out of it. And also change out your shifter. And paint those raggedy-ass calipers.
Also want to give Matt@DM a shout out. This guy went above and beyond with me after the purchases. His customer service is as good as his products. Thank you kind sir.
I haven’t been as active on this site as the last one, and even then I was not the most active person. I have had my Speed for about 7 years. She has been paid off, retired to racecar duty, and I am sure there are others on here that are in the same situation as I was/am.
I have been toying around with the idea of selling it for a couple years now. I just lost the love for the car that I once had. Its been the best car I have owned. No repairs needed except a thermostat and clutch due to the increased power. Currently at 127,000 miles near the top of max hp/tq that the stock block can handle. I am an idiot and got a Jeep as my daily. I swear to God that I am constantly fixing that POS.
A buddy invited me to go to the Tail of the Dragon with him and his brother for a guys trip/ circle jerk. Being neglected for a couple years, I had to do some maintenance and freshen up the suspension. So I swapped out the Corksport springs/struts/shocks for Bilstein B14’s. Threw on some EBC Blues up front which are paired to G-LOC’s in the rear. Changed out the brake fluid to ATP type 200, and changed the Caitlyn Jenner fluid to Redline MTL (definitely switching back to FoMoCo as I was grinding 2nd to 3rd harder than a middle school kid at a dance(not me grinding the kids, the kids grinding(maybe this isnt the best analogy))). To top it all off, wrapped the Me-too special Enkei RPF1’s in 255/40/17 Maxxis Victra RC-1’s (more about those later).
Holy shit is this car a different beast. The Corksport setup is not a terrible set up, but with the Bilstein’s on there, I almost want to say its near perfect. The suspension is noticeably a shit ton firmer, but not harsh at all. Very minimal body roll in the twisties, and all-in-all a great set up. I was hesitant on getting coilovers due to it being my daily driver. “Back in the day” I heard stories of coilovers breaking and leaving drivers stranded. Of course this is around the time they first started hitting the market mainstream in the 90’s. Yes I know they were invented in the 60’s, but talking about mainstream here.
As for the tires… I have never had a tire that was able to put all the power down. These fucking things are beasts. I was actually about to get some Yoko Advan’s, but these popped up on my radar again. If you are like me, and the Speed is not your daily, do yourself a favor and pick these up. Dry grip is phenomenal. They put the power down without spinning in 2nd. When at the Dragon, I did not understeer once. Driving 2,500 miles, wear has been minimal. Definitely not bad for a 100w tire. I have not had them for their entire life cycle, but reviews are that they do not heat cycle out like others in the same bracket. Would I drive with them if the car was my daily? Probably not. All the dry performance comes at the cost of wet grip. I got caught in the rain once, and my bung-hole did not pucker up once. Of course you have to slow down, but they are manageable.
So to wrap it all up; If the love is not there like it used to be, freshen up what you can. Perform some maintenance. Go take the car out and beat the ever-loving-piss out of it. And also change out your shifter. And paint those raggedy-ass calipers.
Also want to give Matt@DM a shout out. This guy went above and beyond with me after the purchases. His customer service is as good as his products. Thank you kind sir.
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