Suspension

Engine

Drivetrain

Misc

Modified AW11s

Mike Gruber's 88 SC

     
 

Location: Carnation, WA, USA
     Car: 1988, MkI Supercharged, Orange Pearl Mica
 Mileage: 124000 miles 


Drivetrain: 
  • Cusco pulley
  • JUN adjustable cam gears
  • WEB #101 cams
  • Mild valve bowl porting done to head
  • TRD header, soon to be replaced with KBD custom header
  • MR2PP exhaust, probably to be replaced soon
  • Meuller Fabrications aluminum flywheel
Driveline:
  • TRD Kevlar Clutch
  • Quaife limited slip differential


Suspension: 

  • Springs - Ground Control "coil over" setup
  • Shocks  - Koni Sport
  • Front struts modified for more travel (my design)
  • Front bump camber correction blocks (my design)
  • Stock front bar in polyurethane bushings, no rear bar


Wheels & Tires: 

  • Autocross and Summer Street --

  • Kumho Victoracer V700, 205/50-15 front, 225/50-15 rear, on Revolution 15x8 front, 15x9 rear 3 piece wheel

  • Winter --

  • 195/50-15 Yokohama AVSi on 15x7 Fittipaldi 500 wheels

Brakes: 
  • Ferodo FDB308 Pads f & r
  • Goodridge braided stainless brake lines
  • Adjustable Bias Proportioning Valve, stock valve removed
Interior:
  • Sparco racing bucket seat 
  • Momo Corse steering wheel 
  • Custom wider brake pedal for left foot braking in autocross 


Safety:

  • Autopower roll bar with diagonal brace (not in autocross picture above)
  • Hella battery cutoff switch


Misc:

  • Battery in front trunk (Optima) to improve weight distribution


Coming Winter 2001 (don't tell my wife):

  • Tommy Guttmann's KVR brake setup
  • Data acquisition
  • EFI mods to cure lean condition on low end of rev range