my mod poll

[lash]

Many here like the Monroe SensaTracs, though some prefer the tighter ride of the MonroeMatic Plus. Others have used KYB and seem happy with them.

[swampthing]

rock auto didn't have the monroematics for a 2000

EDIT: also am i capable of changing the front struts? i don't have a spring compressor how much are they?

[lash]

You may be able to rent/borrow them from your local auto parts store. I know that Advance by me has spring compressors to borrow when you buy struts from them.

[swampthing]

how hard is it? i did the rears and it was easy but i'm kinda scared of struts, i have heard horror stories about killer springs

[mhfromphila]

Do the struts and STB.You have the rear struts installed,do the front,and get a better ride and handling. You say it's a DD and it sees a lot of miles. This would be the most fun per mile. When I replaced my struts at aprox. 105 K I could not belive the how good the car road and handled. Change the end links at the same time for even better handling.:twisted:As far a changing the front struts your self it's a SOB be ready for some hard work.

[swampthing]

ok I asked this question earlier in this thread but after reading some more about the P-logs i really need an answer, do i really need to change the rear? also if i change the front do i really have to skew the injectors 2% to the front i was reading old threads on bpro and i can't tell if it is needed or not

[grandprix104]

X2 on the plog. It would be nice to know if it is really necessary to do programming for it. Also is it necessary to skew the injectors if you port the rear manifold?

[agrazela]

I've never seen any "proof" that skewing is needed for a PLOG.

(IMO, it's a ploy to sell you a vendor PCM for a minor mod)

The only reason I'd skew is to bring injectors into better balance with each other.

[swampthing]

so in other words if i just bought the front for now because it is cheap and easy to change i wouldn't hurt anything?

[bonnevillain]

you might not be getting max performance because from the factory they are probably set with the restriction of the fronts in mind, but i doubt it will actually hurt anything. They only get skewed 2-3%, and lots of injectors have that much variance between them anyways, they aren't matched perfectly.

[agrazela]

From the factory, the skew is "100%" on all injectors.

[bonnevillain]

can you go over 100% then? how would you skew to the front if they are already at 100%

[agrazela]

It has been said that going over 100% messes with other PCM calculations. True? I dunno.

But to be safe, to skew the front three up by 2%, you'd set the rear three to 98%.

[silverws6ta]

If you can keep out of the gas, usually opening up the exhaust or intake will improve performance as well as efficiency.. but it also gives you the ability to flow more air, and consequently more fuel.

Agreed -- See my mods in sig (and I think Archon and I are very similarly modded) --- It's a perfect daily driver and very reliable with excellent fuel economy (the Hogan DP and cat helped immensely and I still have oem manifolds)

[swampthing]

ok new question, since i have a solid mount and the motor doesn't move around nearly as much, could i have a downpipe made for the car? instead of paying too much for one with a flex joint

[2000Silverbullet]

Probably would be OK. I see that the 94 SSEi does not have a flex connector and it moves a bit more than my 00.

[agrazela]

Don't the Series 1 cars have a "swivel joint" type connection between the DP and the rear manifold?

For S2 of any year, I'd advise having a flex section in the DP.

[00Beast]

Your motor still moves, just not as much with the solid mount. I would not advise getting rid of the flex joint.

[2000Silverbullet]

That's right. The 94 has a ball type donut gasket that can take some movement.
The 00 has a flat gasket and relies on the flex connector.

So I would say to keep it.

[swampthing]

ok thats cool i just want to know for future reference, if anyone has a good idea about a cheaper solution let me know thanx