Okay, well some of you may know that I blew out a Koni front back in January, only after 3k miles or so... They were adjustable, but only if you removed them, so that sucks, and the rears were rattling after a few thousand more miles, so I scrapped them. In goes the Bilsteins, and WOW, huge difference! Ride is comfy, it's very sporty, but on the down side, I have a tad more gap now, but it may settle. Here are pics:
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So then I had wheels spacers put on, 25mm in the rear, and 20 in the front, I may add 3mm-5mm in the rear later:
Before:

After:



Last week I installed a TurboSmart In-Cabin boost controller, but couldn't hit more than 18psi. So after a call, TS said that Euro cars cannot use the in-cabins since the lines are too long, so we yanked that out, temporarily put in an under hood controller and and have a dual stage coming next week.
Resonator got cut out last week as well.

So that's the latest,
-Skip

 

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Here's a Kleenex! I know it is not a lot of people's taste here, and honestly, not totally my taste either, but I was needing new tires, and could not pass up on the entire package, you prolly wouldn't have either! They will be replaced later.

 

How does it sound with the resonator cut out? any clips?

 

YEA CLIPS!!!
Ive been looking for a resonator delete clip for about 6 months now.
I'm just too chicken do do it myself...

 

I'm curious, how the did you manage to blow a strut?
Did you have them on the firmest setting?

 

just delete your resonator you pansies!

i've had my resonator deleted from my neuspeed exhaust since ive had it last year. sounds DOPE. alls i need is my downpipe to really glorify the sound.

ill post up clips. one day.

 

how about noise on the highway at 85-90 mph?

I do a 1100 mile trip 4 times a year, i dont want it to become annoying...

 

I believe I have the same konis you had.

what springs are those?

 

Ok back from work! Let's see here, resonator stuff.... At idle it's slightly more growly, and when you get on her she sounds much more aggressive, but it's quiet. There is no way you would think of annoying, if anything, you will want more. I think with the 42DD DP it would sound really great and aggressive! It is nice to be quiet cruising and get on it and raise an eyebrow! A sound clip I think would be almost pointless as you probably would not catch the difference, but I could try!

As far as blowing struts, I live on a road that is miles of potholes and deep manhole covers, and I blew one 2 months after install. Maybe defect in strut, maybe not, but I was not impressed. I had the fronts on the softest setting because at time of install I thought they were adjustable while on the car, which they are not... The rears, who knows where they were set.

I have the H&R lowering springs., the sports, 1.25" or so drop.

-Skip