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Old 05-20-2009, 10:15 AM
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Is there a vendor that sells subframe connectors for the V's?
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Bob at EPP made some for skydivers car. You might give them a call.
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EPP made mine also
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not needed...
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Originally Posted by thebigjimsho
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Why not?
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On cars of yore, chassis rigidity was lacking. I had subframe connectors on my SHO and that was a great improvement. But I can lift 3 wheels off the ground by jacking the V on 1 corner.

It's like tuneups. On musclecars of the late 60s, throwing in new plugs can get you quite a lot of hp. Today our Vs may see a hp gain with new plugs, it's immeasurable. Subframe connectors will help to a small degree, but I think it's not worth the trouble.
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Originally Posted by thebigjimsho
On cars of yore, chassis rigidity was lacking. I had subframe connectors on my SHO and that was a great improvement. But I can lift 3 wheels off the ground by jacking the V on 1 corner.

It's like tuneups. On musclecars of the late 60s, throwing in new plugs can get you quite a lot of hp. Today our Vs may see a hp gain with new plugs, it's immeasurable. Subframe connectors will help to a small degree, but I think it's not worth the trouble.
Sounds reasonable enough. I had subframe connectors on my 88 Iroc-Z and they helped out a bunch, guess I just thought that might apply to the V too.
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The V chassis is a pretty well designed piece, and the "framerails" are a very integral part of the car, meaning, there isnt much they dont already tie together.



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