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Old Nov 27, 2007 | 10:42 AM
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I should be doing some exhibition drifting / doughnuts at a charity event (Toys for Tots) this weekend.. will let you all know how they feel
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Old Dec 2, 2007 | 07:15 PM
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Oh .. new suspension is BUTTER... kinda long vid.. wait for the end!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kmSwJg1qSo
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Old Dec 2, 2007 | 07:43 PM
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And the destruction of some stock 17's

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwB3W6-giyw
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Old Dec 3, 2007 | 12:25 AM
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That's a pity, they all look the same - just different colors, different brands, I am curious if there are any internal differences (except the spring rates).
Should be , if i remember reading etc etc they have a 6mm larger cartridge than the Megans. That will mean less fade with heavy beating.
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Old Dec 3, 2007 | 09:37 AM
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Oh .. new suspension is BUTTER... kinda long vid.. wait for the end!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kmSwJg1qSo
Danm. I love your car. Excellent donuts. What engine parts do you have in it?
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Old Dec 3, 2007 | 01:04 PM
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Danm. I love your car. Excellent donuts. What engine parts do you have in it?

Thanks!

its all bolt ons..

K&N Intake
AAM Plenum Spacer
Tilton *lb Flywheel
Tilton Twin disc Semi Street 8lb clutch
Custom Earthing system

and a 75 shot (not used in the filming )
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Old Dec 3, 2007 | 01:08 PM
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Another angle vid:

http://s126.photobucket.com/albums/p...rtots08008.flv

I think for a streetable suspension.. this could be used in competition as well..

the rear is MUCH more compliant. ite way easier to predict how much its rotating and adjust counter steer, or throttle accordingly.

I can certify that this suspension can make your Z into a doughnut carving machine

Perhaps in the early spring I can do a drift day at Summit point, as well as a grip driving day.

maybe an Auto X over the winter.. I'm a happy camper
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Old Dec 3, 2007 | 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by terrasmak
Should be , if i remember reading etc etc they have a 6mm larger cartridge than the Megans. That will mean less fade with heavy beating.
Not sure about this, cannot find any info about the size of the cartridge. Anyways I am 100% sure that Megans are not produced by BC, there are some slight design differences - you need to check the hi-res photos to find them. Still there are like 20 different coilover producers on Taiwan, from what I know Megans are not produced by the D2 factory either.

BC vs D2 comp would be great though.
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Old Dec 3, 2007 | 02:11 PM
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BC are 46mm pistons

if your car is setup to the point where you are even potentially overheating the dampers, you're not likely to even have Megan, BC, etc or any other similar brand your vocabularly
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Old Dec 3, 2007 | 02:15 PM
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BC are 46mm pistons

if your car is setup to the point where you are even potentially overheating the dampers, you're not likely to even have Megan, BC, etc or any other similar brand your vocabularly
Yep those are street coilovers.

http://www.bcec.com.tw/products/br.html

I don't know how it looks in person but on their site there is info that the cylinders are 53mm, so I am bit confused.
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looks like fun to me
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Old Dec 4, 2007 | 12:45 PM
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OK.. so I am being a video *****...

Vid from in car of the Toys for Tots event

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSw3qWj4Gsk

The BR series features a mono tube design, 46mm piston/53mm housing.

BC Racing's US web site is:

http://www.bcracing-na.com
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Old Dec 12, 2007 | 06:16 PM
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^ Love the view from inside the car!!
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Old Dec 12, 2007 | 06:25 PM
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how low can these coilovers go?
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Old Dec 12, 2007 | 06:29 PM
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donuts, cool..... I love the ones with sprinkles on them.....

Apreciate your review (and the donusts)..........

I will be doing a review myself of these coilovers (and a few of their other aplications) for the owner/operator of BC Racing Suspension of North America (the master/main distributer in North America for BC).

I will post up my findings. I will state the pros & the cons to these coilovers in comparison to the (14 and counting) other types/brands that I have street/track/drift tested on these cars.

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n e 1 on how much they drop front/rear?
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are you asking for the maximum drop? you can still hit stock ride height with them.
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Originally Posted by IMPORTIMAGE
are you asking for the maximum drop? you can still hit stock ride height with them.
I think he wants to know just how much he can lower his car with these coilovers.......
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we can do 20mm shorter on the springs...it will go to the point where you will hit everything with the car.

on the front you can drop it down to the tire. so basically bringing the tire up to the fender is about where it goes.
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Originally Posted by WA2GOOD
donuts, cool..... I love the ones with sprinkles on them.....

Apreciate your review (and the donusts)..........

I will be doing a review myself of these coilovers (and a few of their other aplications) for the owner/operator of BC Racing Suspension of North America (the master/main distributer in North America for BC).

I will post up my findings. I will state the pros & the cons to these coilovers in comparison to the (14 and counting) other types/brands that I have street/track/drift tested on these cars.
Would be great if you could compare BCs with D2 or K-Sports
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