Cascade Crew

GREG DAVIDSON · Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:04 pm Post subject: im looking for a few ideas

since i have a daily driver now my Firebird is going to be parked so i can work on it. So im going to ask you guys and gals for some idea's on where the best places to get some go fast goodies at a decent price, i def need shocks and struts ,i was thinking bout getting KYB's any opinion ? good bad ? i wish i could afford the billstiens but yea im poor lol i kinda know what plug wires and cap and rotor i want, just shoot me some ideas for all who have seen my car other than a paint job what are your opinions. im just trying to compile a list of stuff i want to do. thanks for your help

chevymad · Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:19 pm Post subject:

Kyb's will be fine. Wires think Taylor or summit which is taylor with cheap boots. Cap n rotor autoparts store stuff is just fine, just make sure they have brass electrodes and not aluminum.

GREG DAVIDSON · Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:23 pm Post subject:

brass check i have to remember that, on a side note on my turbo daytona is there anything i need to buy diff in theway of plugs and wires and cap and rotor ? i want ngk's i also found ngk wires, this is my first turbo and im kinda drawing a blank on it Embarassed

... but yea back to our normal V8 discussion Laughing

Al Hasse · Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 5:11 am Post subject:

I don't know how they compare to KYB, but I like the Tokico Illumina shocks & struts I have on the 89. Nice combo coupled with my WS6 springs. I'm considering getting some for the V6 in the near future.

Twilightoptics · Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:13 am Post subject:

Summitracing.com is your friend.

KYB's are the best stock type shock. They beat up on the monroes, ranchos, etc...

Bilstein, Koni, Tokico, etc will beat up on the KYBs.

That said I have Koni yellows on the rear and 7 year old KYBS in the front. KYBs still do just fine.

aaron_sK · Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:26 am Post subject:

KYB-GR2's + Eibach Pro-Kit on the IROC = Cool

NGK plugs are alright. The ones I've used were on par with Autolite.

If you have Baxter's down there they carry Blue Streak brand cap & rotors which are similar to MSD, but cheaper.

I got a Summit brand cap & rotor kit for my Dad's pickup and it had nice contacts. The plastic was thinner than the Blue Streak/MSD stuff, but not to bad.

91RSVert · Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:39 am Post subject:

I have KYB-GR2 on my car with um.. whats them lowering springs that arnt made anymore? I also had the SAME shocks on my v6 for many years before I put them on this one. Stiff, but good for the price. What springs do you have right now?

Thats not really go-fast stuff. What are you looking into getting?

Just remember, speed cost, how fast you wanna go?

305 302eater · Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:45 am Post subject:

You have a turbo daytona? I am thinking of picking one of those up for cheap since I have wanted to mess with a turbo setup now for a while. They are really easy and cheap to make very fast. What year is yours?

GREG DAVIDSON · Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:42 pm Post subject:

Outlaw28 · Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 4:49 pm Post subject:

pretty much everything your going to find at the lowest price will be at summit...

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Quasi-Traction · Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 5:19 pm Post subject:

I'm with what the consensus says, the KYB's for the price can't be beat.

I'm pleased with mine Cool

GREG DAVIDSON · Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 9:47 pm Post subject: Re: im looking for a few ideas

Stickers and a fart can. Wal-Mart.

It's all the rage these days.[/quote]

thats to dam funny ! Laughing so hard it hurts

thats what i told corey he needed to do with his eclipse Laughing

oh and maybe some of those nice stick on chrome portholes that where brought up in a thread a while back Cool

sounds like kyb's it is any more ideas