|
|
Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 6,760
Hard-core CEG'er
|
Hard-core CEG'er
Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 6,760 |
Funk Baer, go TCE Wilwood, they are lighter and and you'll have Todd to give you customer service, they are also close in price IIRC.
Ryan
Trollin!
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 4,141
Hard-core CEG\'er
|
|
Hard-core CEG\'er
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 4,141 |
you can get a set of FSVT calipers for $100 on car-part.com ....you might want to make sure they come with brackets tho.....
99 SE V6\5spd - 156 HP\157 TQ 15.166-90.84
Totaled 02/12/06
99 SVT # 1571 - 175 HP\153 TQ 14.999-91.88
Born 3/24/99 Reborn 3/18/06
Pietenpol Racing Technologies project vehicle
90 Festiva L 5spd, Blue(not for long), 103k
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2000
Posts: 3,223
"Absolut Rara."
|
|
"Absolut Rara."
Joined: Sep 2000
Posts: 3,223 |
For fluid, the Ford HD fluid is very good, and is dirt cheap. ATE blue is also very good, but a little more pricey; beyond those and you really start spending a lot of cash for fluid you don't need in a street car. Stay away from the Valvoline Synpower stuff.
Also, I'm not a huge fan of the Baer kit, if I was putting a different setup on my car (well if I didn't design my own) I'd go for the Wilwood setup from TCE, performance is great, and the support is excellent too.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 1,322
Hard-core CEG\'er
|
|
Hard-core CEG\'er
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 1,322 |
Damn! I just used the Synpower, Is there a problem with using it or is the Ford stuff just better?
1999 Toreador Red SVT, DOB 4/22/99, 2005 Of 2760.
"Many posted questions are answered by farm boys"
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 3,045
Hard-core CEG\'er
|
|
Hard-core CEG\'er
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 3,045 |
valvoline synpower thread rara says it is bad and demon says it is bad 
00 black/tan svt, #2052 of 2150, born 2/1/00
formerly known as my csvt
"Nothing in the world is more dangerous than a sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." -Martin Luther King, Jr.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2000
Posts: 9,602
Hard-core CEG'er
|
|
Hard-core CEG'er
Joined: Sep 2000
Posts: 9,602 |
Originally posted by JB1:
valvoline synpower thread
rara says it is bad and demon says it is bad
Actually rara says he suspects it of not keeping out moisture very well. (he had "dirty looking" fluid IIRC)
Big Jim, myself, and others have never had that problem with it. I've used it for years with great success. I do change my fluid every year to year & a half. (like you should do anyway)
2000 SVT #674
13.47 @ 102 - All Motor!
It was not broke; Yet I fixed it anyway.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 3,045
Hard-core CEG\'er
|
|
Hard-core CEG\'er
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 3,045 |
Originally posted by DemonSVT:
Originally posted by JB1:
valvoline synpower thread
rara says it is bad and demon says it is bad
Actually rara says he suspects it of not keeping out moisture very well. (he had "dirty looking" fluid IIRC)
Big Jim, myself, and others have never had that problem with it. I've used it for years with great success. I do change my fluid every year to year & a half. (like you should do anyway)
sorry demon, typo, that should read not bad. i am running it currently with no problems just as i have run it in the past with no problems.
00 black/tan svt, #2052 of 2150, born 2/1/00
formerly known as my csvt
"Nothing in the world is more dangerous than a sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." -Martin Luther King, Jr.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2000
Posts: 5,854
Hard-core CEG'er
|
|
Hard-core CEG'er
Joined: Jun 2000
Posts: 5,854 |
Originally posted by Rara:
You also need longer bolts. do a search, I believe shaggy posted up the p/n that I dug up for him some time ago.
Nope. There's no need for longer bolts. There's plenty of meat left on the stockers to do the job. Do a test fit with the spacers and the stock bolts and you'll see what i mean. You'd save yourself ~$40. FWIW i've been running stock bolts for 2+ years.
1999 Silver Frost SVT
#609 of 2760
Quaife, lightened SVT Flywheel, SPEC stage II clutch, removed resonator, k&n drop in - various other goodies too.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 5,600
Addicted CEG\'er
|
|
Addicted CEG\'er
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 5,600 |
The TCE kits are great [$1000-1600 max], but can be almost double the price of the Baers [$750 max] and the BAT Wilwoods [$650 max]!
#4559 of 6535 born on Feb 17, 1998
Black 1998.5 CSVT
FOR SALE [cleaning house]: SVT rear swaybar. Reasonable offer and its yours!
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2000
Posts: 3,223
"Absolut Rara."
|
|
"Absolut Rara."
Joined: Sep 2000
Posts: 3,223 |
Originally posted by DemonSVT:
Originally posted by JB1:
valvoline synpower thread
rara says it is bad and demon says it is bad
Actually rara says he suspects it of not keeping out moisture very well. (he had "dirty looking" fluid IIRC)
Big Jim, myself, and others have never had that problem with it. I've used it for years with great success. I do change my fluid every year to year & a half. (like you should do anyway)
No, I said I had a very soft pedal after 2 months of it. Another friend with an S4 had almost identical results with it, and he's on the other end of the country.
The fluid didn't look dirty.
|
|
|
|
|
