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Old Feb 4, 2003 | 09:36 PM
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i have a 00 civic with a greddy turbo kit. I want to produce good 60 ft. times. what parts would be more beneficial for street and track use? I was thinking of adjustable shocks and coilovers. any suggestions are welcome.
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Old Feb 5, 2003 | 08:49 AM
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anybody?
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Old Feb 5, 2003 | 09:53 AM
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get rid of the greddy... get a custom piping, tial everything, turbonetics t4 blah blah prefer. then get penske up front and koni/gc in the rear with 770 spring rate and ull be doing 1.6 no prob...
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Old Feb 5, 2003 | 03:05 PM
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1320 in 11-

do you have any sites where i could take a look at the penske shocks? What makes them so beneficial?? I see all the top dogs using em.
..You could always go the hockey puck route!
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Old Feb 5, 2003 | 09:20 PM
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What the hell is the hocke puck? Spacers around the shock for the spring to remain compressed?
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Old Feb 5, 2003 | 11:14 PM
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hit up b18bturbo for the same coilovers as i got..its definately a good coilover/drag strip setup.
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Old Feb 7, 2003 | 11:47 AM
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The "hockeypuck" as defined. The Hockeypuck Suspension theory - buy about 20 hockey pucks. Make 2 stacks of 10. Drill a hole the witdth of your strut through all pucks in the smae spot, dead center. Now, take off your springs on your rear. Take off strut. Slide the pucks over each rear strut, untill the desired height is met. This will be different for each car/strut setup. Now you have the equivelent to about 750lbs. springs in the back. Great for launching but gets a little shakey over 110mph+. Have I tried this setup? No... Will I? Possible. Its for the racers on a budjet. I would really like to see if it would work as well as it sounds.

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Old Feb 8, 2003 | 07:51 AM
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call john at penske hes cool as hell hell set u up, but its almost 700 a corner. there rear isnt really worth it. too damn much, u know the Ground Control Koni fullbody alloy setup which is fully adjustable and is very light. custom settings and whatever all for about 1400 i think dealer price is a lot better.
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