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Old Jul 7, 2005 | 05:12 PM
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what is the best way to structure up a 88 iroc convt. for about 500 horse?
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Old Jul 7, 2005 | 09:56 PM
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your fighting a losing battle, but if you insist... if you didnt ever put the top down you could put in a cage, but thats probably out of the question. Get the beefiest weld in subframe connectors that you can find. Then have a race fab shop add to them as much as possible, lol. most good strong subframe connectors will restrict exhaust options resulting in crappy ground clearance. My buddy cracked a windshield in his T-top car from twisting. He had very good traction with less HP than your talking about.
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Old Jul 7, 2005 | 10:17 PM
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well what would u say is the most amount i should run on a beefed up suspension?
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Old Jul 7, 2005 | 10:45 PM
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Run all the power you want. If you want the most in rigidity run both Spohn and Alston subframes.
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Old Jul 7, 2005 | 10:56 PM
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ALRIGHT, THANKS FOR THE INVITE
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Old Jul 7, 2005 | 10:58 PM
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Old Jul 7, 2005 | 11:04 PM
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Old Jul 8, 2005 | 07:08 AM
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Originally posted by Z28*****
Run all the power you want. If you want the most in rigidity run both Spohn and Alston subframes.

You can Run both? How does that Restrict the Exhaust Options? Anyone Got pics of both of them installed?
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Old Jul 19, 2005 | 12:39 AM
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Get some good size box steel tubing and find a chassis/race car shop that knows what they’re doing, have them use the box stock to tie the subframes together thorugh the floor, welding the floor to them the whole length. Add a decent roll bar, some seam welding… and it will live fine.

There are 9second f-body verts out there...
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