A coilover appears to be suspension, which will improve handling I guess. Exhaust will sound louder probably? If no performance boost then definitely the coilover for me.
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A coilover appears to be suspension, which will improve handling I guess. Exhaust will sound louder probably? If no performance boost then definitely the coilover for me.
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Which car? My thought would be coilovers first. Handling trumps sound, but a good exhaust note is addicting.Originally Posted by ck1109
Disagree! Unless you're racing it, the experience is in the casual drive. And the sound of an awesome exhaust note on a perfectly timed downshift through a tunnel is one of life's great pleasures. Certainly beats out a little extra speed through the slalom, or a few seconds off the negotiation of a corner...
Hmm, tough question. I'm not much of a modder, so I can't really answer. I don't think I'd buy a car with a soft suspension or an exhaust note I didn't like.
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Depends. If you're tracking the car regularly and you feel you need better cornering, coilovers. If you track occasionally but mainly run on the street, exhaust. Especially since you will sacrifice ride comfort with coilovers. That would be a bad thing on my Lotus, for example, which gets tracked infrequently. So I went for the exhaust.
Each to their own, I suppose. I don't really care about ride comfort, even on the road (vs track).
I guess I am unclear as to the specifics of a coilover vs upgraded suspension set ups - These are what I have and they are super nice for handling (but I also have a pretty screamin' exhaust), currently set up for track and I'll keep it that way for even street driving .
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Well, I suspect I'm substantially older and more brittle than you, so ride comfort may be more important to me.
Ride quality is hardly may main concern either; I drive a Z4, after all. But there is a point where you have to say enough is enough.
My issue with mods for street cars is that I'm not an engineer who is spending a billion dollars to develop and test a car. I can't take a test drive on a new exhaust or a new suspension. I can maybe listen to a video on YouTube, but there are so many variables there. I say just buy a car you like out of the box.
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It's not just about ride comfort either. It's also about driving on roads that aren't carefully cared for tracks - where a compliant, possibly slightly softer, suspension can help with things like pot holes, ramps and such. Of course, I'm in Edmonton right now - where - for all practical matters "on-road driving", stretches the definition of that concept the breaking point.
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