I need R3V'S help with a little project

[acolella76]

Hi everyone. I have been meaning to do this for a while but just never had enough free time. I'd like to start a comprehensive list of common E30 shocks and have dyno plots for each shock. Once I have graphs for each manufacturer I am going to start a thread explaining how to read the graphs and what you should look for when buying a shock.

I would prefer the shocks have as little time on your car as possible, this way wear and tear will have little to no effect on the graph. Once I have what I need I might consider testing used shocks, that way we can get an idea of how certain shocks wear over time.

The shocks I need:

BC Racing
Megan
CA Tuned
Koni
Bilstein

Of course there are other shocks that I'm willing to dyno. I know Koni and Bilstein make several valvings for the E30 so if you have something I didn't list please PM me anyways.

So if you don't mind waiting an extra week or so to put your shocks on, please send me a PM so I can get started!

[Farbin Kaiber]

Awesome idea! This will become a valuable thread I predict.

[Northern]

I am super interested in the results, but my konis and bilsteins are not very new, and I'm far away.

I would also be interested to see dyno plots of:
325iX Koni
Corrado G60 Koni
8610-1437 Race Koni
as well as typical rear non-e30 konis on e30s, like 8041-1186-Sport that TCK supposedly use.

[LJ851]

Go Alex!

This will be a great resource.

[Shangsta]

awesome idea Alex, hope that this comes to fruition.

[acolella76]

Thanks guys, I hope this works out! I am really interested to see how the different E30 fitments and non-E30 fitments compare. Right now I only have a graph of a KYB AGX Camaro rear, but I'm waiting to post it since I have nothing else to compare it to (within reason).

[YosemiteSam]

Forgive my ignorance, but I'm sure some other people are just as confused as I am. How exactly do different shocks effect a dyno graph?

[Farbin Kaiber]

^A shock dyno does not work like an engine dyno. It is a tool to measure compression/rebound and attributes of the valving of the shock. So, just as different engines have different engine dyno graphs, shocks do the same.

[YosemiteSam]

^I see, thanks for the clarification.

[Panici]

Subbed!

Great idea!

[FunfGan]

Welcome to use my $200 Koni shock from GC with just 8,000 miles on it 😂

[acolella76]

Haha I appreciate the offer, but I need something that is a little bit less broken

[acolella76]

TTT... still looking for volunteers. Please don't make me go broke buying the shocks myself!

[Jb325is]

I will have my Koni's off in the next couple weeks, and I still have those Penske rears that we talked about a few months back

[acolella76]

Cool beans, I was actually reading through our conversation and I realized I gave you the wrong number lol its 617 not 616. Hope you didn't try to call and thought I shut you out haha