Lightest "street" K member out there
11-07-2008, 08:49 AM
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Our K-member features integrated motor mounts and weighs in 25 lbs lighter then the factory K-member. Also one thing we did different than our competitors... we lowered the rear tube of our K-member to protect the oil pan from any type of damage. Other set-ups leave the oil pan wide open and prone to hitting.
11-07-2008, 09:22 AM
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Eventually those will still need to be replaced. I daily drive my car 300+ miles a week & have no interntion of selling it off & starting on another like some members do. So once I swap short blocks & k-member I never again want to mess with motor mounts, ever.
11-07-2008, 01:41 PM
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I let this chick borrow one of my convertibles
once and it came back with yellow paint scrapes
& dents on the (stamped) oil pan and a busted
(cast) pickup tube. Nice. On the Camaro it'd have
been the other way around. This way, I only got
oil starvation on corners until I lifted the motor
and figured it out.
I'd rather gimp home with a bent K-member
than a cast oil pan that holds none.
But I bet it's something like an artifact, that
they decided to call a feature.
If it doesn't come with a street-use warranty
against breakage, for a good long period, don't
go thinking it's a street part. Whatever a vendor
thinks, or even says. Race parts are for people
who expect stuff to break and are ready to deal
with it. Not daily drivers. Stuff breaks and if it
ain't GM-OEM-heavy, it's probably gonna.
Trust me, been there, and I'm not abusing my
car either.
once and it came back with yellow paint scrapes
& dents on the (stamped) oil pan and a busted
(cast) pickup tube. Nice. On the Camaro it'd have
been the other way around. This way, I only got
oil starvation on corners until I lifted the motor
and figured it out.
I'd rather gimp home with a bent K-member
than a cast oil pan that holds none.
But I bet it's something like an artifact, that
they decided to call a feature.
If it doesn't come with a street-use warranty
against breakage, for a good long period, don't
go thinking it's a street part. Whatever a vendor
thinks, or even says. Race parts are for people
who expect stuff to break and are ready to deal
with it. Not daily drivers. Stuff breaks and if it
ain't GM-OEM-heavy, it's probably gonna.
Trust me, been there, and I'm not abusing my
car either.
11-09-2008, 02:43 AM
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i run BMR everything i have 2 cars and both BMR everything and what BMR makes in extreme duty they have that also and i must say they leave hard the formula dynoed at 378rwhp and it is cutting 1.52s all day long with best of 1.50
the other car makes about 449rwhp but due to a tight converter its only cutting 1.60s this will be better soon just gotta get the money right lol
the other car makes about 449rwhp but due to a tight converter its only cutting 1.60s this will be better soon just gotta get the money right lol
11-09-2008, 11:44 AM
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The abuse a K-member sees, has nothing much to do with
power level (until you're slamming down from your bumper-
dragging wheelies, maybe). It's just day-in, day-out metal
fatigue and the occasional pothole. Backing into the driveway
at maybe 10% throttle, finished mine off. But it had begun
to pull apart months earlier, from the way it was driving.
Not that it's the end of the world (if it doesn't happen at
speed), you can fix 'em or swap in another, but it is
inconvenient at the least. One of the most involved
"suspension" upgrades there is, so you'd prefer not to
repeat it.
power level (until you're slamming down from your bumper-
dragging wheelies, maybe). It's just day-in, day-out metal
fatigue and the occasional pothole. Backing into the driveway
at maybe 10% throttle, finished mine off. But it had begun
to pull apart months earlier, from the way it was driving.
Not that it's the end of the world (if it doesn't happen at
speed), you can fix 'em or swap in another, but it is
inconvenient at the least. One of the most involved
"suspension" upgrades there is, so you'd prefer not to
repeat it.
11-11-2008, 07:55 PM
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So can you not use the Spohn solid motor mounts with the BMR k-member?? If you want solids you need to run the Racecraft??
Just curious as I plan on a k-member & solid motor mounts within the next year.
Also on the Racecraft does it accept aftermarket as well as stock upper/lower a-arms?? I believe BMR does, but just not sure if you can use solid mounts on BMR.
Just curious as I plan on a k-member & solid motor mounts within the next year.
Also on the Racecraft does it accept aftermarket as well as stock upper/lower a-arms?? I believe BMR does, but just not sure if you can use solid mounts on BMR.
Yes, the Racecraft one accepts stock or aftermarker A-arms. I have stockers on the one Im running for now until it comes time to finish the suspension... have the rod-end uppers / custom lowers on the shelf!
11-12-2008, 07:51 PM
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I have never seen nor heard of anyone hitting their pan like that. At the very worst, it could break the pan when slamming down from a huge wheel stand, but even that is rare. I don't get by you would "design" that into the K-member when there aren't issues of that. Plus pretty much everyone in danger of rupturing the pan from a wheelstand runs motor plates. Even in road racing I don't see how it would be possible, because you're on a flat surface for the most part. Only way I see it protecting the pan is if you hit a solid object in the middle of a street that is high enough to even touch the pan, in which care the driver would be an idiot not to drive around it. And I would rather hit a large solid object with the pan than hit it with the K-member, that would cause some serious damage. The only thing I've ever encountered on the road was a man hole cover that was improperly installed and was 3 inches above the road surface. By the time I saw noticed, it was too late to swerve because there was a car next to me. One of my headers caved in but I fixed it, no issue. Sorry, If you could, please explain some type of situation in which you would need the lowered tube to protect the pan
11-18-2008, 09:08 AM
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i run BMR everything i have 2 cars and both BMR everything and what BMR makes in extreme duty they have that also and i must say they leave hard the formula dynoed at 378rwhp and it is cutting 1.52s all day long with best of 1.50
the other car makes about 449rwhp but due to a tight converter its only cutting 1.60s this will be better soon just gotta get the money right lol
the other car makes about 449rwhp but due to a tight converter its only cutting 1.60s this will be better soon just gotta get the money right lol
Glad to hear our parts are working well for you and thanks for using our products for both of your projects
