What Mod Should I Do Next?

[m3f_PurpleM3Pursuit]

im not to sure about that.. im pretty sure the sways are a good idea.. but i have heard that strut braces don't do much for it.. if u have the X brace and all..

[m3f_GrkMf95M3]

If you are going to end up changing the flywheel to a LTW flywheel get some underdrive pulleys like UUC's, but if you wont ever change to a LTW flywheel get a crank pulley (URI or ERT). From what i hear they make a big difference in power. Do that, get the fan clutch delete and the X brace for now. That's what i would do. :rockband:

[m3f_95RogueM3]

Originally posted by Purple99M3

thats petty stuff.. ull have it done in no time.. so let me guess.. u miss ur car?!?!?! me too.. mines back in columbus.. sitting.. like the fat kid in dodge ball... just sitting..



Yeah, my car is greatly missed, just hanging out with its older brother in the garage in NJ. I dont have my chip out now as im slowly picking up the pieces for the euro hfm kit. I stil need the 3.5" bump-up intake kit from aa and a 24# chip from turner. I am slowly pulling in the money to make things happen. So in march i will put on the new wheels and tires, then in june with my first few summer checks i am looking to possibly go to coilovers or konis with eibach springs. And finally in august before i go back to school i will try and finish up my euro hfm kit and maybe even make it a cam kit. The problem with not having your car is that you miss it and therefore make expensive plans for it.



About the strut bar:



As long as it is an un-hinged kind then it should be fine though there are very few un-hinged bars on the market. The unhinged kinds are as follows: hartage (out of production so only a few remain), the ltw motorsport bar (over $450), and there is a company called butt-strut but i have never seen a bar of theres (i think that is the name).



People say hinged bars are good as well but i dont see that happenning as the hinges prevent most of the bars's purpose of not allowing the front towers to flex. The hinged bars are: dinan, active, rd, etc.



About the crank pulley:



You do in fact need to decide if you are going to do a ltw flywheel as they certainly dont go together. The problem with the crank pullies is that, although i dont know exactly what it means, they throw off or remove the harmonic balancer all together. This adds an increased factor of internal engine wear. However, having said this, tons of people have and love their crank pullies with lots of miles on the crank pulley. I plan to sometime next winter really give some attention to doing a crank pulley as i dont ever want to deal with the chatter associated with a ltw flywheel.



-Richard