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    1. #1
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      Quote Originally Posted by syborg tt View Post
      Okay we’re waiting for those pictures
      I'm slow... I had a few issues right before I put the car up for the winter actually. I noticed that there was some antifreeze in the oil catch cans when I went to empty them so that only means a few things... I found out that I have a set of the Castech 706 heads on mine which is where I'm believing my issue is coming from. The head bolts, gaskets, and everything else is new. I think one of the heads has a small crack in it. I've got another set of heads and gaskets that I'm putting on it when I pull it back out along with the cam swap.

      Quote Originally Posted by Rsj4h View Post
      Nice! How does the 4 link ride and handling compare to the streetgrip setup? Is 4 link better suited with TruTurn system?
      Thanks! The four link rides very nice as well but the handling is on a different level. As far as it being better suited with the TruTurn, it's not that it won't work with the streetgrip components, we just built that coilover system to correct all of the geometry issues that we could (which required tubular arms). I've had many guys run the Streegrip in the front and coilover system in the rear (or vice versa) with nothing but good things to say.



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    2. #2
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      Quote Originally Posted by Josh@ridetech View Post
      I'm slow... I had a few issues right before I put the car up for the winter actually. I noticed that there was some antifreeze in the oil catch cans when I went to empty them so that only means a few things... I found out that I have a set of the Castech 706 heads on mine which is where I'm believing my issue is coming from. The head bolts, gaskets, and everything else is new. I think one of the heads has a small crack in it. I've got another set of heads and gaskets that I'm putting on it when I pull it back out along with the cam swap.



      Thanks! The four link rides very nice as well but the handling is on a different level. As far as it being better suited with the TruTurn, it's not that it won't work with the streetgrip components, we just built that coilover system to correct all of the geometry issues that we could (which required tubular arms). I've had many guys run the Streegrip in the front and coilover system in the rear (or vice versa) with nothing but good things to say.
      Yeah I have a TruTurn system for the front, trying to decide on the composite spring setup with HQ shocks versus the 4 link coilover. I love the stance!

    3. #3
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      Any updates on the build?




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