I did the Caddy brake conversion on my fox, 13” cobra rotors and EBC yellow’s all around, very pleased with the performance.
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I did the Caddy brake conversion on my fox, 13” cobra rotors and EBC yellow’s all around, very pleased with the performance.
Thanking God my son is ok. House he and a friend renting caught fire last night. Basement is done and smoke damage killed main floor. Shit can be replaced, soooooo happy both got out safe!! [emoji120][emoji120]
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The biggest difference from normal cobra calipers to cobra R 4 piston is pad life.
Getting much better pad life with the 4 piston.
Not sure if they actually stop any better.
My 2014 ATS (2.0 Turbo) has the Brembos in front which is the caliper you want - I think they are in the 2013+ ATS with Luxury/Premium/Performance trims (I believe only the turbo and 3.6 V6 models). Might be the same Brembos on my '06 Volvo (front and rear with 330mm rotors) although brackets might be different.
With price of new so reasonable, makes no sense to go used.
I ordered these...
https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/...b,caliper,1704
They do not bolt right up, there is an offset bushing kit that needs to be installed onto the calipers to allow for them to bolt in place. Have a look at Zippy’s for sale add for the complete parts list required, he was selling a complete kit.
Just got back from being in Niagara falls since Wednesday... a nice holiday
Helicopter = must do if you never have been on one. Very very very cool.
Been there, done that, got the photos... was great!
https://uniim1.shutterfly.com/render...&ts=1635116206
https://uniim1.shutterfly.com/render...&ts=1635116326
Their is a place just down the street from my house, National Helicopters, that does maintenance on helicopters. Before covid, they had a yearly open house and offered rides in one of their copters. Several years ago, Celeste and I paid for a ride. It was really cool to see your home, and neighbourhood from the air.
If you get the opportunity to take a ride in a helicopter, totally worth it. What a unique experience.
When we got married, my wife and I took a helicopter tour of Kauai. Flew up the valley where they film filmed the opening sequence to Jurassic park, then up the Nepali Coast.
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So after reading on various other forums that catbacks can be installed on jack stands, just have to get the car high enough, I decided to try it yesterday. Started after noon and finished up after 8pm. It should have only took a few hours. Once I got the car high enough on 2 ton jack stands, the over axle pipes were easy to come out and the Magnaflows even easier as they have less bends. Going from stock 2.25” to 2.5” over axle pipes. To get everything swapped out was easy. The hard part was adjusting the tips to not touch the bumper, that was the most time consuming. There’s not much adjustment in the system. There’s only a rotating adjustment as the over axle pipes and muffler slip onto each other. Can’t do up and down, left or right. Just rotate the system. I got the tips to be about 0.25” away from the bumper and any movement won’t touch the bumper. Got it to the best I could do while working alone. If I could get it onto a lift I could probably adjust it better but for now it’s safe that it shouldn’t melt the rear diffuser. The provided band clamps suck. Single bolt band clamp were trash. One bolt broke while torquing to 40ft/lbs. Had the wife go to Canadian Tire and get me double bolt band clamps that were so much better and also stainless steel. So much better than the ones Magnaflow provided. Tightening the muffler to the pipes was the last thing I needed to do so was pissed the clamps broke. So I torqued everything else down to the requirements while I waited for the wife to come back. Once I got everything tightened up I cleaned up all dirt and grease from the exhaust, especially the polished tips. Went for a quick drive, pretty sure I annoyed the neighbours because it’s loud. The Magnaflow Competition is basically a straight pipe. I’ll post more pics when it stops raining.
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Before and after
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That looks great!
Night and day improvement right there.
And yes, you can fit a fist in there.
Much better but where is the sound????
Passed Framing inspection.
Now just need some non rainy days to start putting up some steel.
Yes I know. Build thread. I’ll get to it. Lol.
Heat shield keeps falling apart on our Ford Focus so I’m looking at peel and stick options. Anyone have recommendations on anything in particular. Would prefer to be able to go to a store and buy but it’s looking like douche Bezos will be the best bet.
So the right side muffler has moved a little and the tip is touching the valance a little. Probably because the band clamps need retightening. However the left side hasn’t moved. The left side never gave me trouble for clearance on the valance, just the right side did. I had to force it down and then tighten the clamps for it to clear. There’s not much range for adjustment on this catback. The pipes go straight onto each other so you can’t really go up, down, left or right. I’m thinking I should pull the mufflers out and bend the 2 rear hangers upwards to get the tips to go down. Maybe the hangers were bent a little during shipping which happens often. Here’s a pic of how it looks and a link to AM which has real pics of the catback. Ideally I’d like to have the tips have even clearance to the valance all around.
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https://www.americanmuscle.com/magna...ck-1314v6.html
What do you folks think?
Adjust the hangers and all will be good.
Damn you Shiba Inu! I sold you too soon!