Gorilla Industries' PRODUCT REVIEWS!

I thought I'd start a little reviews section on our part of the forum to share our experiences with you all. These are products we have used and are objectively reviewing. We are not paid to say anything good/bad about these 
 
Tein Super Street Coilovers for SW20
Part # DSY96-KUSS2
Ride height drop ranges F: -1.14" to -2.44" (Recommended -1.75"). R: -1.14" to -2.35" (Recommended -1.67")
Spring rates F: 4 kgf/mm. R: 8 kgf/mm
Marketing from TEIN:
TEIN Super Street damper kit was designed for drivers seeking improved handling on the street and at the track. A shortened shell case is utilized to allow the most piston stroke possible, which allows for a better ride at lowered ride heights, and increased grip at the track. Great for daily driving and occasion track use, whether it be at the drag strip, local circuit, or Auto-X course. Includes both ride height and damping force adjustment to allow the driver to dial in the suspension for various surface conditions.
Additional Features:
• Steel Construction
• Twin Tube internal construction
• 16 way adjustable dampers, compression and rebound combined
• Ride Height adjustable via spring seat
• Larger piston diameter for strut type front and rear (22mm)
• Powder coated damper body with Zinc coated threaded section
• 1-year Manufacturers Defect Warranty
• Available for Overhaul
 
THE GORILLA INDUSTRIES REVIEW
Key details: Purchased new. 4 years and 35,000km use. Tested with 15" wheels and 17" wheels.
 
Overview:
 If you're after a set of coilovers that allows you to tweak its settings like the MIA space station, or like to spend time with your chiropractor from vibration induced back pain, then these are NOT the coilovers for you. If you are however looking for a slightly more than OEM replacement suspension, for a daily driver or highway cruiser, then the Tein Super Streets are definitely worth looking at.
 
Price: 7/10
With brand new sets going for roughly $1500 or 2nd had for about $1k delivered to your door*, they represent a small but valuable premium over OEM replacement strut/spring combinations or rebuilds.
 
Ride quality: 8/10
The ride given by these coilovers is extremely comfortable. On the softest setting, they're essentially the same as a set of OEM struts. But flicking the settings over to the stiffest, and you will feel a noticeable change in the ride quality, however, still nothing bone breaking as even on the stiffest setting, it will negotiate divets, bumps and potholes with poise. Given the fact I had used the car as a daily driver for a large part of the test period, it passed the comfort and ride quality test with flying colours.
 
Handling: 6/10
 Track: Not impressive, yet not disappointing. For what they are, they performed well. Susceptible to body roll due to the soft-ish springs they led the car to a fair bit of understeer as the G forces worked to roll the car one way or the next. 
Drag: The rear's softest settings allowed for good grip at launches.
Street: Whilst at a track I feel like something stiffer would have been nice, on the street, I found that the super streets were solid. I felt confident that the car was staying planted on the road, even with bumps/divets/potholes and as a result, I quite liked the way it handled for street driving.
 
Adjustability: 6/10
The construct is not a monotube design, so there for height is not independently adjustable from stiffness as the only way to change height was to change the  pre-load of the spring, but still has more options for adjustment than standard strut/spring combos. The 16 damper settings work well, with a noticable difference between settings 1 and 16.
 
Verdict: 7/10
Overall the Tein SS repesents an excellent option for those not too fussy about having racing style stiffness/handling and are happy to use these for what they were designed to do. Be driven on the street!
 
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GReddy PRofec B-Spec II Electronic Boost Controller
Part #: 15500209

Features from Greddy:

- Built in Boost gauge (kPA or PSI)
- 2 preset setting (Lo. & Hi.)
- Set % - to increase boost
- Gain % - wastegate response adjustment
- Start Boost - inital boost response adjustment
- Warning point, warning limiter, peak-hold/Last boost
- Compatiable with Remote Switching System (to swich from Lo. to Hi)

RRP: ~$550 Gorilla Industries will bring you a new one for <$490 or used for $250~$300.

THE GORILLA INDUSTRIES REVIEW
Key details: Purchased new. 3 years and 20,000km use. Tested with a Garret GT3076R turbo.

Overview:
The Greddy Profec B-Spec II is a solid, no nonsense, electronic boost controller. It does exactly all that is required of a boost controller. If you need something that you just set and forget, without all the fancy gadgetry, the PRofec B-Spec II is an excellent proposition.

Price: 7/10
With the large number of EBC's out there the PRofec B-Spec II sits around the middle of the pack. However, its quality is definitely worth the money as its never missed a beat with my car.

Ability to hold boost: 7/10
Where an Apexi Power FC EBC struggled to keep 21psi on the dyno, the PRofec B-Spec II did so with consumate ease. It has tended to a overboost a little when used extensively, but in general has been good at keeping to the hi (21 psi) or low (16 psi) settings that I have it set at.

Features: 5/10
This EBC is not feature packed, but it doesn't need to be. It has 2 settings, a boost limiter, a red coloured boost warning that flashes if you've over boosted, and a peak hold fuction that shows your peak boost for that run for a few seconds after (but really, who has the time to look at that when they're driving?)

Rice factor: 4/10
Available in Black or silver, the screen colour is a simple blue or red, with typical alarm clock radio style number displays. Its not particularly good looking, nor small so there are only a limited number of places you can put it.

Installation: 6/10
This was so easy, even I did my own one. That explains a lot. However, the gain and set % settings aren't particulary straight forward for someone not familiar with tuning these.

Verdict: 6/10
A solid performing unit, the Greddy Profec B-Spec II does what it needs to without much more. Would recommend it to those on a bit of a budget, but still want to go with a product of Japanese quality.


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