Hey everyone. I will start off by introducing myself. I am currently a graduating senior at Cornell University, and will be finishing up here in the next couple months. Upon graduation, I will be moving back to boston to pursue an entrepreneurial venture that I have been working on for the past few years. Hopefully, in the next year, I will have saved enough money to pull the trigger on an SL-C (already about 2/3 of the way there).
So, the questions:
1) Do you guys think its worth it to go with the brembo brakes? It's a pricey add on, increasing the price of the roller by well over 10 percent. I just don't know too too much about Wilwoods, other than that I see them on a lot of tuner cars.
2) I have noticed in some of the pictures that the welds on the chassis (which are absolutely beautiful welds) are not continuous in some areas. In other words, the bead goes for about 6 inches, then there is a small gap, then the weld begins again, then a gap, etc. What is the reason for this? To save weight? To prevent warping? Can anyone explain? I've never seen it before.
3) I see ALL sorts of transmissions being talked about. People are saying that for high HP applications (500+), the ricardo should be used, but I was always under the impression that G50's can handle up to 600 easily. This is coming from years of research on the factory five gtm (which I was originally going to build until I saw the light). Can anyone shed some light on this?
4) I am planning on going with an ls3 crate engine. Seems like the best bang for the buck, as they can be found for about 5k brand new, and make 450 hp with some very simple mods. So, with around 450 hp, will I need a limited slip diff?
Thats it for now. I'm sure I'll think of some other questions. Thanks so much for everyones help! I look forward to many years of fun with this car.
So, the questions:
1) Do you guys think its worth it to go with the brembo brakes? It's a pricey add on, increasing the price of the roller by well over 10 percent. I just don't know too too much about Wilwoods, other than that I see them on a lot of tuner cars.
2) I have noticed in some of the pictures that the welds on the chassis (which are absolutely beautiful welds) are not continuous in some areas. In other words, the bead goes for about 6 inches, then there is a small gap, then the weld begins again, then a gap, etc. What is the reason for this? To save weight? To prevent warping? Can anyone explain? I've never seen it before.
3) I see ALL sorts of transmissions being talked about. People are saying that for high HP applications (500+), the ricardo should be used, but I was always under the impression that G50's can handle up to 600 easily. This is coming from years of research on the factory five gtm (which I was originally going to build until I saw the light). Can anyone shed some light on this?
4) I am planning on going with an ls3 crate engine. Seems like the best bang for the buck, as they can be found for about 5k brand new, and make 450 hp with some very simple mods. So, with around 450 hp, will I need a limited slip diff?
Thats it for now. I'm sure I'll think of some other questions. Thanks so much for everyones help! I look forward to many years of fun with this car.