jderry's 1996 Camaro

[jderry]

I was thinking MWC or UMI personally.

MWC is about 20lbs lighter.

UMI is more adjustable and can be set less stiff for street use.

The 20lbs there is not a huge deal, if it were over the nose that would be more of a selling point.

The MWC is about $50 cheaper, but you get less as far as materials go.


I'd still like more opinions from everyone who runs either of these!

[landstuhltaylor]

Personally I would never put anything BMR or Spohn on my car, I've seen way too many of their parts fail from normal use.

[dawdaw]

Couldn't tell you. Mine has not been out since I have put it on..

Any anti roll/drag bar will be fine... you will see wear and tear on the rod ends of the links because of it being a solid bar. Not really a big deal, how many street miles a year.

Bmr,umi,spohn,Wolfe,mwc,racecraft,trz all make good vars

[jderry]

The car will be street driven a lot, how is the MWC on the street?


Can you still jack the car up from the rear end with the MWC?

[dawdaw]

Don't mess with any type of sway bar. Your going to want a bar that has solid links with spherical rod ends.

The mwc bar I have weighs about 6 lbs, that's the rear end mounted style.

Could always wait 4 months to buy one, it'll be one of the best suspension pieces you will put on.

[jderry]

I'll have to wait on a drag bar, funds are getting low for car stuff. Just had to pay for this semester and books.


Would the 24mm be worth putting on for $25?
I have whatever comes stock on a 1996 V6 car on it now. So I think 19mm

[Nocooler]

^ This. I would save for a drag bar tho. The new(ish) BMR extreme bar is super light compared to the other brands and is priced very similar.

MWC bar is suppose to be 10-15lbs as well - but if you need one in a hurry good luck. I'd like to ditch my spoon bar for one - but the car needs $$$ else where.

[c0ncEpT]

Stiffer rear bar will help eliminate twist on the launch.

^ This. I would save for a drag bar tho. The new(ish) BMR extreme bar is super light compared to the other brands and is priced very similar.

[Nocooler]

If you have adjustable shocks up front you can just tighten them up a couple clicks and the front bar won't be missed, unless you want to autocross.

Stiffer rear bar will help eliminate twist on the launch.

[jderry]

I have gotten a bit done recently.
Installed:

UMI torque arm
QA1 DA rear shocks with bearings
MWC transverse mounts

New trans cooler and AN lines

Removed the A/C, cruise control, evap, and front sway bar.



Will a stiffer rear sway bar help at all with racing? Like a 24mm from a 3rd gen?

Is there any easy way to disconnect the front bar at the track?
Will I notice much difference when street driving without it?

I need to have Steve retune my PCM soon, I have injectors and maybe gears to do as well.

[jderry]

Pm me some info like part number and price

[dawdaw]

Nope, not a fan of having my trans fluid and coolant that close together, I don't need one leaking into the other ever.
I never had a problem with my smaller cooler, it always stayed under 180 degrees even in stop and go at Woodward.
I just wanted one with -6 fittings

I've got a medium sized B&M one that's brand new if you're interested... Also It has the 2 (1/2npt) to 6an male/male fittings already in it ready to go..

[jderry]

yup it'll work good, any stacked plate cooler for that matter... Probably wouldn't hurt to buy a fan that you can kick on and off If you need to, if you plan on any amount of serious stop/go driving.. Gonna run it threw the radiator?

Nope, not a fan of having my trans fluid and coolant that close together, I don't need one leaking into the other ever.
I never had a problem with my smaller cooler, it always stayed under 180 degrees even in stop and go at Woodward.
I just wanted one with -6 fittings

[dawdaw]

Any input on a cooler like this?

http://www.derale.com/products/coole...-thread-detail

yup it'll work good, any stacked plate cooler for that matter... Probably wouldn't hurt to buy a fan that you can kick on and off If you need to, if you plan on any amount of serious stop/go driving.. Gonna run it threw the radiator?

[jderry]

Any input on a cooler like this?

http://www.derale.com/products/coole...-thread-detail