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| drive-ability |
 Nov 7 2007, 11:50 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,169 Joined: 18-March 05 From: Orange County, California Member No.: 3,782  |
I was hoping to get some opinions on the Engman inner long kit. We know its designed to stiffen up the center section but how does the car feel after the install. Can you feel a difference in the chassis? Sometimes I think its hard to measure a difference or judge performance because theres a built in bias when you buy and install something like this..
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| jd74914 |
Nov 8 2007, 05:22 PM
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Its alive Group: Members Posts: 4,819 Joined: 16-February 04 From: CT Member No.: 1,659 Region Association: North East States |
Andy,
I do realize that all molten metals will slightly change "shape." My thought was exactly as you said; by doing it slowly and allowing adequate cooling I would think that one could almost eliminate this warpage.When welding new longs and inner stiffening (just like the kit) onto my brothers car we were able to maintain good door gaps simply by being very very careful with the heat. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) BTW, if you want I'll trade you my MIG for your TIG (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) Jim |
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drive-ability Share your impressions after Engman install Nov 7 2007, 11:50 PM
Blood red 914-6gt I am having mine welded in in two weeks. I'll ... Nov 8 2007, 12:11 AM Chuck On another thread here that I read a while back so... Nov 8 2007, 12:17 AM Travis Neff I noticed a big change after I installed mine. le... Nov 8 2007, 12:27 AM rjames I really wish I had installed the kit when I had t... Nov 8 2007, 02:29 AM
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I really wish I had installed the kit when I had ... Nov 8 2007, 08:49 AM drive-ability The reason I asked the question is I just Put my o... Nov 8 2007, 08:37 AM TeenerTim Is this the kit you're talking about? (not my ... Nov 8 2007, 09:17 AM drive-ability
Is this the kit you're talking about? (not my... Nov 8 2007, 09:56 AM woobn8r I will definitely be installing one of these kits... Nov 8 2007, 09:24 AM skline I have installed them on two of the cars I have do... Nov 8 2007, 10:05 AM JmuRiz Question:
What's the best way to keep the door... Nov 8 2007, 10:12 AM andys
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What's the best way to keep the doo... Nov 8 2007, 01:46 PM drive-ability skline,
I finished my inner kit yesterday and cou... Nov 8 2007, 10:13 AM marks914 The Engman kit works well, but I prefer the Brad M... Nov 8 2007, 11:20 AM Chuck
The Engman kit works well, but I prefer the Brad ... Nov 8 2007, 01:56 PM Wes V The best thing is to get somebody (like Blood red ... Nov 8 2007, 11:31 AM jd74914 Why would your door gaps change if you are careful... Nov 8 2007, 04:31 PM andys
Why would your door gaps change if you are carefu... Nov 8 2007, 05:16 PM Heeltoe914 I did mine with the car flat on four wheels. Why w... Nov 8 2007, 05:00 PM drive-ability On the subject of door gaps etc, I did experience ... Nov 8 2007, 09:52 PM Root_Werks Completely worth it. I couldn't believe how m... Nov 8 2007, 10:26 PM PRS914-6 The kit worked great in my car. My car was stripp... Nov 8 2007, 10:43 PM craig downs I installed mine like Paul using a big c clamp to ... Nov 9 2007, 12:28 AM Root_Werks I second what folks are saying about the tight fit... Nov 9 2007, 11:59 AM McMark
:agree: I've never had a shrinking problem wi... Nov 9 2007, 02:10 PM Eric_Shea How much do they weigh? Nov 9 2007, 08:49 PM drive-ability
How much do they weigh?
Its sounds light but I... Nov 9 2007, 11:13 PM Travis Neff 18lbs and I give a 3rd not to weld a full seam aro... Nov 10 2007, 02:25 AM Engman
:agree: I've never had a shrinking problem w... Nov 10 2007, 03:19 PM thesey914 So it's switch your voltage to max on the MIG ... Nov 10 2007, 04:19 PM John Yes they make an immediate improvement for the sti... Nov 10 2007, 11:47 PM |
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