On the suspension since day 1 the car was horrible , I took the shocks back to Walker who some how are another made them worse. Next I took them to another suspension guy who did his best but just could not get it right. Maybe for the average guy who wants to have fun it would have been great but not for me. Ok 3rd attempt and complete re-do I did the big kit from Shock Therapy with the Sway Bar and 2.5s up front. Holy Sh&t Willis! now the car is insane to drive. I cant believe it, then I go by his Rig at camp Rzr and they even took it a step further and fine tuned it even more for the dunes and then took it out on there dime to be sure its perfect and wow. Now I am finally happy. On Sand HWY I can tape this thing wide and hold on to the wheel with one hand. So If your gonna do shock work I seriously recommend Shock Therapy.
Now on to the Engine/ Clutch. We all know Alba has a great reputation and has been around for a long time and now I know why, Last year I had some issues with my clutch. Well to back up just a little I had major issues like a belt a trip style issues. I did 3 different clutches then took it to Alba who fixed it up and now my clutch issues are gone if I keep an eye on that temp gauge just a little but my foot is still the enemy. So I have been waiting on the list to get the stage 2 done but have not hounded them and think I fell off the radar. So I played around a little with other programmers and exhaust just to find the car lost power. The same hills I went up before were now a problem. So I figured it was maybe an engine issue right? How can I bolt on parts and loose power no way. So I call Alba and they honestly felt bad and got me right in. Well the Dyno confirmed what I did killed the cars HP. So It bit the bullet and said remove those parts and put yours on. WOW and WOW, tons of torque great over rev in the flats and runs like a dream . So If you thinking about adding power to a non turbo car Alba stage 2 is the way to go for a good price. If you don’t believe me I hope the owner of Shock therapy reads this and comments because he drove the car and asked who did the set up because it is spot on!!!
Again the parts and companies that did not work I left there names out, they did the best they could and maybe the right combo for some and heck maybe it works in some areas, but not for me and not for the dyno and not for Glamis
I really think most RZR owners don’t push there cars like we do in Glamis, and loud exhaust combined with flat roads sure make things feel fast. But once you paddle up and push that car like some of us do the real HP/Torque numbers come into play. What may work on an engine Dyno with the right guy applying the load can be quite different then what happens in the real world.
Thanks Nate for the honesty and help you made my weekend, and thanks Shock therapy for a killer set up.
Lets go Dune ! and burn some gas ( not belts LOL )