If you were gonna buy a new mod this week...
03-16-2009, 09:03 AM
#11
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I would think of the K brace and limiters as a performance mod instead of a suspension mod because I hate missing second!
The CHE K member brace and the torque limiters, which are purchased separately but should be installed together, basically limit engine movement under "spirited driving" and maintain driveline geometry.
I don't know about you but under full throttle I sometimes miss second gear and at first it made no sense because I was performing the shift motions just fine. But the driveline flex causes a misalignment of the remote shifter the S197s have. The K-member brace and limiters keep everything still.
K-Member Brace
http://www.cheperformance.com/CartGenie/prod-176.htm
Torque Limiters
http://www.cheperformance.com/CartGenie/prod-204.htm
The CHE K member brace and the torque limiters, which are purchased separately but should be installed together, basically limit engine movement under "spirited driving" and maintain driveline geometry.
I don't know about you but under full throttle I sometimes miss second gear and at first it made no sense because I was performing the shift motions just fine. But the driveline flex causes a misalignment of the remote shifter the S197s have. The K-member brace and limiters keep everything still.
K-Member Brace
http://www.cheperformance.com/CartGenie/prod-176.htm
Torque Limiters
http://www.cheperformance.com/CartGenie/prod-204.htm
So THAT'S why that happens lol it kept happening to me and it was pissing me off. I was thinking "I know I didn't drop the clutch early!" I would drive hard through first go for second and then hear nothing but this HORRIBLE grinding. :-( Maybe that will be my next mod. Hmmmm.
I'm actually looking for a cheap mod under $200 as well :-P I have much fewer mods than the OP.
03-16-2009, 09:25 AM
#12
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Spring, TX
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So THAT'S why that happens lol it kept happening to me and it was pissing me off. I was thinking "I know I didn't drop the clutch early!" I would drive hard through first go for second and then hear nothing but this HORRIBLE grinding. :-( Maybe that will be my next mod. Hmmmm.
I'm actually looking for a cheap mod under $200 as well :-P I have much fewer mods than the OP.
I'm actually looking for a cheap mod under $200 as well :-P I have much fewer mods than the OP.
03-16-2009, 09:33 AM
#13
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03-16-2009, 09:43 AM
#14
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Well the brace can be installed without the torque limiters (the part that keeps you from grinding) and it bolts between the front control arms. Kinda like a strut tower brace but underneath your car. So this alone does make the car feel a little more solid around corners. But the biggest benefit is when you add the torque limiters (they attach to the brace) you stop missing those damn shifts.
EDIT: I just realized they sell both together as one item as well.....
http://www.cheperformance.com/CartGenie/prod-208.htm
EDIT: I just realized they sell both together as one item as well.....
http://www.cheperformance.com/CartGenie/prod-208.htm
Last edited by thedrod; 03-16-2009 at 09:47 AM.
03-16-2009, 01:54 PM
#18
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No, its a performance mod. I gained 17 rear wheel horsepower from adding my sequentials.
If I am in a close race and they start pulling on me, I hit my hazards and fly right by them.
It's like nitrous without a bottle.
If I am in a close race and they start pulling on me, I hit my hazards and fly right by them.
It's like nitrous without a bottle.
03-16-2009, 01:57 PM
#20
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I was able to buy my sequentials when they were $99 at Brenspeed...and they are by far the most entertaining thing I have done to the car....lol...and so easy to do. I can see people in cars behind me signaling to their passengers to watch my lights.
Its quite amusing.
Its quite amusing.