Heartbeat/American Racing LT (M6 NPP) build - Page 3

LesBaer · 08-19-2016, 12:37 PM

BMR suspension upgrades done....feels good so far!

V8SS · 08-19-2016, 01:53 PM

Looks great! Update us after more miles and hard driving!

LesBaer · 08-22-2016, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by V8SS

Looks great! Update us after more miles and hard driving!

It's friggen amazing...so tight, the rear end snaps right back in place. Absolutely no wheel hop at all. Ride quality isn't impacted at all. There's a thread in the FI section about it and JaxChris did a great job explaining the problem and solution, which I've quoted below:

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Originally Posted by JaxChris

Been doing a lot of research on this stuff in the last couple weeks. Hopefully I'm remembering everything correctly.

Two different battles being fought there. The more rigid arms prevent flexing outside of the joints. The bushings prevent unwanted deflection inside the joint. When combined, the lack of deviation in these parts allow for the suspension to operate in a more predictable manner inline with the intended design of the IRS.

Wheel hop is negated because the drive wheels can no longer walk ahead of the car. If you only swapped bushings, then the soft factory arms would bare more torsional force when torque increases at the wheels during high grip. Reverse is true if you swapped arms and kept the factory bushings. The factory arms and bushings are deliberately soft for a few reasons. First, they are cheaper to make. Second, they are easier to assemble. Third, they each provide some give to add additional softness to the ride quality.

Honestly, giving up the extra 2% softness to have an IRS that stops wheel hop and prevents IRS related driveline failures is totally worth it to not only the OP, but to any daily driver that has as much base torque as this car does.

LesBaer · 09-07-2016, 03:27 PM

Added the carbon fiber fuel door and dark tail lamps with LED reverse lights. That's probably going to be it for me for the year lol. Almost 8k miles now and still running like a bull on steroids...no issues whatsoever.

LesBaer · 09-13-2016, 08:38 AM

Just found out my vanity plate request (LOL FORD) was approved by the DMV and should have it in about 6 weeks.

jhempsrt4 · 09-13-2016, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by LesBaer

Just found out my vanity plate request (LOL FORD) was approved by the DMV and should have it in about 6 weeks.

LesBaer · 09-14-2016, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by jhempsrt4

Haha, I know right...I got it basically to piss off this Mustang fanboy at work who walks into my office and won't leave me alone. At least once a day I hear "because flat-plain crank" from a person who literally didn't even know what it was.

cncmotors · 09-14-2016, 08:58 AM

Im curious on BMR suspensions. What suspension stuffs did you get from BMR? They have bunch of items so. Could tell me different from before and after?

LesBaer · 09-21-2016, 01:49 PM

I got toe link, upper and lower trailing arms...all bushings were included. I think I paid around $600 for the parts.

Night and day difference after adding the blower, since I was getting wheel hop if I accelerated hard from a stand still due to the added power of the blower. Having lighter, wider wheels with sticky tires made it worse, so it was a necessity. The stock components were way too flimsy and the rear-end snaps right back into place nice and tight now if you kick it out for fun.

LesBaer · 10-01-2016, 06:12 PM

Got some very nice black powder coated exhaust tips installed today. Stainless steel, slant cut and 1/2" larger than the stock.

Black Powder Coated Exhaust Muffler Tip Round Forward Slash Cut Rolled Inward Double Wall 2.25" Inlet / ID, 4" Outlet / OD, Red Tail Performance #RTP-030B

HyperBlue · 10-03-2016, 02:45 PM

Epic.

Love the whole build but especially the wheels.

Did you say they were 21 pounds???

BradfordCamaro · 10-03-2016, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by HyperBlue

Epic.

Love the whole build but especially the wheels.

Did you say they were 21 pounds???

24lbs front and snd 24.5lbs rear.

LesBaer · 10-04-2016, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by BradfordCamaro

24lbs front and snd 24.5lbs rear.

Yeah that's what I got using an old digital scale that I had in my house. I weighed myself with and without, then subtracted. I would wager that it's not exactly correct though.

LesBaer · 10-25-2016, 06:30 AM

Slapped this baby on the minute I pulled it out of the mailbox...

08-19-2016, 12:37 PM	#29
LesBaer FMPG Drives: 2016 2SS Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: CT Posts: 1,888	BMR suspension upgrades done....feels good so far! __________________ Ordered 3/8/16- NFG/Ceramic White, M6, MRC, NPP, 6 pots, blk blade, no sunroof, blk splitter, blk bow ties, dark tails, nav. ARH 1 7/8" ceramic coated full sys w/NPP; Maggie 9.2psi (85mm); Jannetty rough idle cam(TSP), tune and LT4 fuel system; Forgeline VX1 Black PVD (20x10,11); R88R 315's; ALPriority; BMR rear arms, bushings, DS loop; RF intake (red); nGauge 93 octane: 712rwhp, 654rwtq / E85 (E66 mix): 734rwhp, 674rwtq (SuperFlow Dyno)

09-07-2016, 03:27 PM	#32
LesBaer FMPG Drives: 2016 2SS Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: CT Posts: 1,888	Added the carbon fiber fuel door and dark tail lamps with LED reverse lights. That's probably going to be it for me for the year lol. Almost 8k miles now and still running like a bull on steroids...no issues whatsoever. __________________ Ordered 3/8/16- NFG/Ceramic White, M6, MRC, NPP, 6 pots, blk blade, no sunroof, blk splitter, blk bow ties, dark tails, nav. ARH 1 7/8" ceramic coated full sys w/NPP; Maggie 9.2psi (85mm); Jannetty rough idle cam(TSP), tune and LT4 fuel system; Forgeline VX1 Black PVD (20x10,11); R88R 315's; ALPriority; BMR rear arms, bushings, DS loop; RF intake (red); nGauge 93 octane: 712rwhp, 654rwtq / E85 (E66 mix): 734rwhp, 674rwtq (SuperFlow Dyno)

09-13-2016, 08:38 AM	#33
LesBaer FMPG Drives: 2016 2SS Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: CT Posts: 1,888	Just found out my vanity plate request (LOL FORD) was approved by the DMV and should have it in about 6 weeks. __________________ Ordered 3/8/16- NFG/Ceramic White, M6, MRC, NPP, 6 pots, blk blade, no sunroof, blk splitter, blk bow ties, dark tails, nav. ARH 1 7/8" ceramic coated full sys w/NPP; Maggie 9.2psi (85mm); Jannetty rough idle cam(TSP), tune and LT4 fuel system; Forgeline VX1 Black PVD (20x10,11); R88R 315's; ALPriority; BMR rear arms, bushings, DS loop; RF intake (red); nGauge 93 octane: 712rwhp, 654rwtq / E85 (E66 mix): 734rwhp, 674rwtq (SuperFlow Dyno)

09-21-2016, 01:49 PM	#37
LesBaer FMPG Drives: 2016 2SS Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: CT Posts: 1,888	I got toe link, upper and lower trailing arms...all bushings were included. I think I paid around $600 for the parts. Night and day difference after adding the blower, since I was getting wheel hop if I accelerated hard from a stand still due to the added power of the blower. Having lighter, wider wheels with sticky tires made it worse, so it was a necessity. The stock components were way too flimsy and the rear-end snaps right back into place nice and tight now if you kick it out for fun. __________________ Ordered 3/8/16- NFG/Ceramic White, M6, MRC, NPP, 6 pots, blk blade, no sunroof, blk splitter, blk bow ties, dark tails, nav. ARH 1 7/8" ceramic coated full sys w/NPP; Maggie 9.2psi (85mm); Jannetty rough idle cam(TSP), tune and LT4 fuel system; Forgeline VX1 Black PVD (20x10,11); R88R 315's; ALPriority; BMR rear arms, bushings, DS loop; RF intake (red); nGauge 93 octane: 712rwhp, 654rwtq / E85 (E66 mix): 734rwhp, 674rwtq (SuperFlow Dyno)

10-01-2016, 06:12 PM	#38
LesBaer FMPG Drives: 2016 2SS Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: CT Posts: 1,888	Got some very nice black powder coated exhaust tips installed today. Stainless steel, slant cut and 1/2" larger than the stock. Black Powder Coated Exhaust Muffler Tip Round Forward Slash Cut Rolled Inward Double Wall 2.25" Inlet / ID, 4" Outlet / OD, Red Tail Performance #RTP-030B __________________ Ordered 3/8/16- NFG/Ceramic White, M6, MRC, NPP, 6 pots, blk blade, no sunroof, blk splitter, blk bow ties, dark tails, nav. ARH 1 7/8" ceramic coated full sys w/NPP; Maggie 9.2psi (85mm); Jannetty rough idle cam(TSP), tune and LT4 fuel system; Forgeline VX1 Black PVD (20x10,11); R88R 315's; ALPriority; BMR rear arms, bushings, DS loop; RF intake (red); nGauge 93 octane: 712rwhp, 654rwtq / E85 (E66 mix): 734rwhp, 674rwtq (SuperFlow Dyno)

08-19-2016, 01:53 PM	#30
V8SS Drives: 2017 M6 NFG Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 214	Looks great! Update us after more miles and hard driving!

09-14-2016, 08:58 AM	#36
cncmotors Drives: camaro Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Korea Posts: 191	Im curious on BMR suspensions. What suspension stuffs did you get from BMR? They have bunch of items so. Could tell me different from before and after?

10-03-2016, 02:45 PM	#39
HyperBlue Drives: 2011 MB E350 wagon Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 313	Epic. Love the whole build but especially the wheels. Did you say they were 21 pounds??? __________________ 2015 BMW M235i (sold!) Lusting HARD for a Gen 6 Camaro 1SS 1LE

10-25-2016, 06:30 AM	#42
LesBaer FMPG Drives: 2016 2SS Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: CT Posts: 1,888	Slapped this baby on the minute I pulled it out of the mailbox... __________________ Ordered 3/8/16- NFG/Ceramic White, M6, MRC, NPP, 6 pots, blk blade, no sunroof, blk splitter, blk bow ties, dark tails, nav. ARH 1 7/8" ceramic coated full sys w/NPP; Maggie 9.2psi (85mm); Jannetty rough idle cam(TSP), tune and LT4 fuel system; Forgeline VX1 Black PVD (20x10,11); R88R 315's; ALPriority; BMR rear arms, bushings, DS loop; RF intake (red); nGauge 93 octane: 712rwhp, 654rwtq / E85 (E66 mix): 734rwhp, 674rwtq (SuperFlow Dyno)

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