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Old 05-08-2006, 07:36 PM
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do subframes help get stoc power to wheels

I was wondering do subframe connectors help get more power to the back becuase there is less twist in the body now? if so is it high end or low end? or is it just torque and would there be a difference on a stoc iroc?
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any thirdgen will benefit from sfc's.

its the initial torque of the engine that twist the body mostly, from hard launching and such.


sfc's are a very good mod to get to help keep the unibody straight and in good shape, also to keeping things from cracking / stressing.

a good suspension in general puts the power to the wheels, by keeping things from flexing and such.
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so no numeric increase just a less body twisting which is good
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u cant really produce more horsepower and torque at the engine with adding things like suspension, you just take all that potential and put it to the wheels which is a good thing.

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hp/tq numbers don't change unless you mod the motor.
- YES, the sfc's are worth it. I've seen several other wise stock 3rd gen(exhuast/suspension cars) tear up 400+hp LS1's and such because all they had was on the pavement, not in a cloud of tire smoke....
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