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Drove the X 500 miles yesterday & today, to & from Carlisle PA. Car ran without issue
Drove the X 500 miles yesterday & today, to & from Carlisle PA. Car ran without issue
Drove the X 500 miles yesterday & today, to & from Carlisle PA. Car ran without issue
Hussein, Was a blast seeing you and your paint looks excellent! Thanks for coming out to Carlisle.Drove the X 500 miles yesterday & today, to & from Carlisle PA. Car ran without issue
Good question Dan. It will be interesting to hear if the widebody feels much different. I suspect the wider wheels and tires would make the most difference. I don't recall how much difference there is between the two versions suspension wise...is it the same?between stock and Dallara?
Good question Dan. It will be interesting to hear if the widebody feels much different. I suspect the wider wheels and tires would make the most difference. I don't recall how much difference there is between the two versions suspension wise...is it the same?
Dan, naturally you are opening the door to possibly hearing the modified X1/9 drives better than a stock one. Are you ready for that?
I'm reminded of this:
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Though I'm sure the two versions are quite different in many ways that are not really better or worse, just different.
I've always thought a stock vehicle with narrow/high sidewall tires, soft springs/shocks, full rubber bushings/mounts, etc, rides much better than all of the modified hacking I always do to mine. I'm just one of those that puts more interest in "looks" than ride quality. But that only means I haven't matured since I was a teenager, now doesn't it.I guess I'm looking to get a feel for, well, the feel.
Having extensive driving experience in stock form and now in semi-Dallara/widebody configuration, can you say a few words comparing/contrasting steering feel, directional stability, and overall highway behavior between stock and Dallara?
I've always thought a stock vehicle with narrow/high sidewall tires, soft springs/shocks, full rubber bushings/mounts, etc, rides much better than all of the modified hacking I always do to mine. I'm just one of those that puts more interest in "looks" than ride quality. But that only means I haven't matured since I was a teenager, now doesn't it.
Just when I thought I was doing ok the car threw a curve ball. Pumped the brakes to test them and my right foot got a good soaking in brake fluid. The culprit was the union in the pic below, to the back on the left. I’d made sure it was tight on the bench and cant work out why it was leaking. Tried to tighten it in the car but access is tight and I couldn’t move it and ended up rounding it off. Luckily I was able to remove it and make a copper replacement pipe and install in the car.
Brakes are good now but the clutch is proving resistant to bleeding!