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BuckeyeSVT

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Shop and personal blog.... > My car and YouTube/Facebook....lol

Posted 03 January 2012

I recently looked around on YouTube and Facebook and found 2 dyno videos of my car I hadn't previously seen. One was by Nick (Ov3n) on NECO taken at CougarFest last year and my tuner Smokey's Dyno.

Enjoy both...
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Shop and personal blog.... > 2011 Car Show Season....

Posted 18 September 2011

I've been pretty blessed so far with my car and how many people really like it. It's one thing to mod a Contour, I've seen it done thousands of times. However, individual tastes are always hard to satisfy and I'm welcomed by the amount of people Non-Contour and Non-Ford that have commented on how nice and cool my car is. Peer support is always refreshing...
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Shop and personal blog.... > Balance issue resolved... New rotors are installed.

Posted 19 May 2011

Now who would've thought that the rotors could cause a vibration at 65 that felt like the wheel weights fell off? I do, cause that's what happened to me..lol.

New rotors came on Tuesday and installed that night. I test drove the car on the highway yesterday (weather permitting) and it drove smooth as glass on the highway - Something I've been...
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Shop and personal blog.... > And the winner of the balance issue is....

Posted 11 May 2011

The rotors. I wouldn't have counted on it, but after checking them for balance - It sure is. 3.0oz out on one rotor and 1.5oz out on the other. This is a manufacturing issue, there is no way aside from removing material from one part of the rotor (or adding material) where it could make up that much difference.


I'm speaking to Rick @ Baer customer...
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Shop and personal blog.... > Balance issues still exist... However I have an idea.

Posted 08 May 2011

So, another round of RoadForce balancing and having the wheels mounted to a fixture and checked with a dial indicator. All check out good and within specs.

But it occured to me that I've been overlooking one thing. Most of my balance issues started when I added the BAER kit. I'm assuming it's possible my 13" rotors are out of balance....
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