My 93 dx
May-17th-2002, 10:17 AM
#31
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that's good that you'll have all the tools.... thanks for the compliment 
the car will be happy to hear it....
hell even with all of the tools it's going to be a pain in the butt swapping the engine i think.... lol, when i finally get the engine and get it ready i'm gonna start talking to braden and get all his advice and knowledge and see what goes from there.
the car will be happy to hear it.... hell even with all of the tools it's going to be a pain in the butt swapping the engine i think.... lol, when i finally get the engine and get it ready i'm gonna start talking to braden and get all his advice and knowledge and see what goes from there.
May-17th-2002, 12:50 PM
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Originally posted by mike_moss
oh...so you're just talking about the strut bushings? i was talking bout those little bushings on the end links where you bolt on the tie bar...IIRC there are some bushings there...
woohoo...go research! then explain it to me...i'm pritty sure thats what tie bars are..and strut bars...but i've never heard of anti-sway bars..... maybe someone else will read this thread and offer advice....anyone? ...anyone? 
oh...so you're just talking about the strut bushings? i was talking bout those little bushings on the end links where you bolt on the tie bar...IIRC there are some bushings there...
woohoo...go research!
then explain it to me...i'm pritty sure thats what tie bars are..and strut bars...but i've never heard of anti-sway bars..... maybe someone else will read this thread and offer advice....anyone? ...anyone?
The deal with the pro VAF vs. the rx7 VAF:
Both intake adapters are the same. I actually have an extra one if you are interested.
The suspension questions:
The tie bars that darryl has posted on his website connect your lower control arms in the front and rear. You won't notice much difference with them, maybe just a stiffer ride.
Anti-sway bars are just what they say. They connect at the bottom of your stuts and keep the car level in the turns. The natural force of the weight of the car pushes towards the outside of the curve. A car with a larger diameter anti-sway bar will be able to take a turn tighter then a car with a smaller diameter anti-sway bar. Your big suv's have big diameter anti-sway bars. If they didn't, they would flip over everytime they turned the corner. The 90-94 lx pros have a anti-sway in the front and the back. The 90-94 dx only have one in the front. Also the amount of oversteer and understeer is affected by the larger diameter anti-sway bars.
As for the upper strut towers. They hold your body together. As you might have noticed, they bolt to the body on the studs from the struts. This is to keep the car body square in the turn. I know that the rear strut tower is more important to tight turning then the front. You can find threads on that.
All these ideas are what I have discovered in my researching in the past year. I have looked into it and I am holding back on the tie bars for right now. I am getting the zx2 struts from ford and either eibach prokits or h&r springs to go with the struts. Then I am working on a brake upgrade kit. Not to mension my rx7 intake which i am fabricating little by little.
Well hope this helps you out.
May-20th-2002, 06:24 AM
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thanks patrick, that was lots of good useful info and it saved me the time of having to figure it out 
lol so, the adapter for both the MAF and the VAF are the same size and everything? hmmm, that sucks, but cool, i already have one which my filter is on now, thanks for offering. hey, i noticed my dx has an anti-sway bar on the back, i was looking the other day when it was on the lift, hmmm, well that just gave me something else to do for the suspension, thanks for the info man 
lol so, the adapter for both the MAF and the VAF are the same size and everything? hmmm, that sucks, but cool, i already have one which my filter is on now, thanks for offering. hey, i noticed my dx has an anti-sway bar on the back, i was looking the other day when it was on the lift, hmmm, well that just gave me something else to do for the suspension, thanks for the info man
May-23rd-2002, 07:17 AM
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Attn: Mike_Moss
Mike- I got your private message, but when I was send you back
a message, it said that your inbox was full. I need your postal code, so I can check on the cost of shipping. $10 US for the adapter plus shipping. Just leave me a message here.
a message, it said that your inbox was full. I need your postal code, so I can check on the cost of shipping. $10 US for the adapter plus shipping. Just leave me a message here.
