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My impressions of the car, thus far

admin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:35:29 +0000

I've had the car for almost a month now and have had the opporutnity to drive the car nearly 2k miles...and guess what, I love this car!

While I've yet to get the car on a dyno, I can tell you that it's substantially more powerful than in stock state (one would hope, right?). There's been lots of speculation regarding the actual gains that a supercharger provides versus a car with bolt ons, while I can't speak towards gains from a supercharger only install I do believe that before anybody should even consider a supercharger, they should have the supporting mods.

Anyhow, I digress.

JHM's lightweight flywheel and crank pulley allow the car to rev freely, this is especially important with the supercharger since you don't really get into the boost until you're around 3k RPMs. Under 3k, the car is completely and totally civilized; once you get past 3k the car just wants to take off. The car pulls quickly up through redline, I'm sure the JHM headers are helping up top.

That brings me to braking: what good is going fast if you can't stop? Boy, can this car stop! We did a few 85mph to 20mph stops back to back...I'm not sure if getting up to 85 was more fun that slowing down! High speed braking requires minimal pedal pressure and the feedback is very linear.

Overall, both myself and those who have driven the car are pleasantly suprised with the overall package.. The car can be daily driven to work and taken to the track on the weekends. Anyhow, regardless if you're driving or a passenger some form of giggling is guaranteed to ensue.

Here's a quick video of my friend and his first time in the hot seat. More to come!

BBK is ON

admin — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:49:28 +0000

After buttoning up the rest of the car, we decided it would be a good day to finish up the brakes. The front and rear brakes were installed, but I only took photos of the fronts.

18×10 Volk TE37s

admin — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:41:54 +0000

My 18x10 Volk TE37s track wheels came in today. We had a chance to test fit the Alcon kit, and everything clears! The TE37 weighs in at 19.45lbs without the center cap.

STaSIS/Alcon brake systems

admin — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 10:31:15 +0000

My brake system upgrade arrived at Achtuning today. I choose to go with the STaSIS/Alcon 370mm (14.5") 6 piston front kit and the 305mm (13.0") rear rotor upgrade. The kit includes rotors, pads, Motul 5.1 fluid and Goodridge stainless steel lines, and necessary hardware.

I took the time to weigh the new brake system components:

Front carrier - 1.4lbs
Rear carrier - 0.6lbs

Front Alcon rotors 14.5" - 14.5lbs
B6 S4 OEM 12.25" - 26lbs

Rear Alcon rotors 13.0" -13.3lbs
OEM 10.0" - 9.4lbs

Front Alcon 6 piston calipers: 7.8lbs