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What do these aftermarket parts provide besides weight loss? It seems crazy to spend around $1000 to drop under 40 lbs.
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Originally Posted by camaro z28 #2
What do these aftermarket parts provide besides weight loss? It seems crazy to spend around $1000 to drop under 40 lbs.
Car people generally care more about results than cost... How many folks on here have started off with heads/cam, then nitrous, then supercharger, then turbo, then back to heads/cam/nitrous? Set-up for rr/ax or for dragstrip? It seems we’re never happy until we’ve tried everything.
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Keep in mind, it drops significant weight from the nose of the car, lightening AND equalizing weight distribution. Drop 40 lbs there, another 30-40 by relocating the battery, etc. and you can see how that can help make our cars handling a tad more neutral.
It also adds adjustability (as mentioned) AND clearance for other parts (turbos, headers, suspension, etc.) as well as easier access to some places.
It gives you a chance to easily clean the engine bay and redo everything. Besides, it looks COOL.
It also adds adjustability (as mentioned) AND clearance for other parts (turbos, headers, suspension, etc.) as well as easier access to some places.
It gives you a chance to easily clean the engine bay and redo everything. Besides, it looks COOL.
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Originally Posted by jmilz28
Keep in mind, it drops significant weight from the nose of the car, lightening AND equalizing weight distribution. Drop 40 lbs there, another 30-40 by relocating the battery, etc. and you can see how that can help make our cars handling a tad more neutral.
It also adds adjustability (as mentioned) AND clearance for other parts (turbos, headers, suspension, etc.) as well as easier access to some places.
It gives you a chance to easily clean the engine bay and redo everything. Besides, it looks COOL.![Happy](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_stretch.gif)
It also adds adjustability (as mentioned) AND clearance for other parts (turbos, headers, suspension, etc.) as well as easier access to some places.
It gives you a chance to easily clean the engine bay and redo everything. Besides, it looks COOL.
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Originally Posted by JBM
Not always additional clearance. Headers did not hit with stock K-member, and it did with the UMI piece.
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"did" as is it doesn't anymore?
Hope that helps,
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Originally Posted by JBM
Not always additional clearance. Headers did not hit with stock K-member, and it did with the UMI piece.
JBM which headers are you running, the Jet Hots?
Thanks,
Ryan
Originally Posted by JBM
Not always additional clearance. Headers did not hit with stock K-member, and it did with the UMI piece.
JBM which headers are you running, the Jet Hots?
Thanks,
Ryan
Do you have to run the tubular control arms when converting to the UMI k-member?