Vorshlag FT86 Thread Updates

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Fair

Vorshlag has been busy working on various Subaru BRZ and Scion FR-S cars over the past three months and now we’ve finally had a chance to catch up on our BRZ Build Thread.

We have put the BRZ through chassis dyno testing, track testing, and spring testing; installed a total of 4 different forms of camber adjustment on 3 different cars; track tortured several brake system upgrades; and have driven these cars on so many wheels and tire set-ups we’ve lost count. Catch up with a big 3-part post, starting here.

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E36 LS1 Blem Header Sale

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Fair

We recently had a production batch of E36 LS1 headers built and there was a problem with the CNC bender. This resulted in a full run of headers that have some blemishes. These are small crimp marks where the tube clamp slipped during the bending process. These blemishes do not affect the fit or performance in any measurable way, they just don’t look as perfect as our normal headers – which we re-ordered and also have in stock.

To help move these blems off the shelf we have slashed $450 off the normal price! We suspect LS1 swap bargain hunters will sweep up this limited number of blem sets, so if you want a set of our legendary LS1 BMW E36 swap headers at an unbelievably low price, click here for more info.

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AST 4150 Shocks Have Arrived At Vorshlag

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Fair

All good things come to those who wait! The long awaited successor to the AST 4100 is  here, and Vorshlag has them all. The 4150 is a heavily revised AST monotube single adjustable coilover, made with their new DDP digressive pistons, aluminum shock bodies, and more updates than we can write in this little blog post.

Vorshlag has BMW E36 4150 and S197 Mustang 4150 coilovers, as well as Vorshlag camber plates, springs and shock mounts for these car, in stock and ready to shipp. Full details about the AST 4150 are shown here.

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2011 Mustang Project Update

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Fair

Had a great autocross result in the Vorshlag 2011 Mustang GT in ESP class a couple of weeks ago to write about, which was the last autocross for this car of the year. The crew here at Vorshlag also made some track updates to the 2011 for an upcoming event and repaired/prepared a customer’s Boss 302S also. Our guys built a beautiful exhaust system on the 302S that we might mimic on our 2013 GT.

Click on this link to read the full update. We will be at ECR tomorrow blasting around that road course in the 2011 GT and Matt’s 2013 BRZ. See you there!

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New Phones and Scoreboard Page

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Fair

As part of expanding our operations, Vorshlag has added a brand new phone system at Vorshlag HQ, now with more incoming lines and better features. We hate calling trees as much as anyone, so you will only get to one if we cannot get to your call by the 3rd ring. The new system has been live for a week and we are tweaking the settings daily – almost perfect. The music on hold is a bit old, but at least there is music on hold (and we will upload better!)

Another new feature is the new Vorshlag Scoreboard page. What is this? Duh… winning!

This page was the brainchild of Costas and implemented by our web designer Ken this past week. This page allows us to show the results of Vorshlag testers and customers, with a list of significant class wins & track records. What starts as a scrolling list at the bottom of our Home Page links to a full fledged database listing of all of our winners. Of course this is brand new and we need your track records and wins to help fill it. If you have won your class or set a track record in a recent competition event, and were using Vorshlag supplied parts, please send us the details to scoreboard@vorshlag.com.

We have some other Vorshlag manpower and product expansions and improvements to announce  – check back soon!

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For Sale: Vorshlag BMW E46 330Ci

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Fair

This is the link to the eBay auction for our 330 which began on Saturday Nov 10th, 2012 at 12 pm noon CST and will end exactly ten days from that time.

eBay auction link: cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Sport-/321020699183 (or just go to eBay.com and search on item 321020699183)

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Low mileage and stock 2005 model M54 engine, 5-spd, steel flared fenders, 18×10″ wheels, 285/30/18 tires (choose between Yokohama AD08 or Hoosier R6 sets, both fresh), OS Giken, Kirk Racing 4-point roll bar, 5-point harnesses, AST 4200, Vorshlag everything. Recent paint (flawless Lapis blue), A/C blows cold, custom 3″ stainless exhaust behind stainless headers, drives great. Perfect dual-purpose street/track or street/autocross car.

We have 7 Vorshlag cars and two of them are 2001 BMW 330 Coupes, so this one has to go. Legal for SCCA DSP class or NASA TTD – and the street! You will not find a cleaner E46 on the planet.

Thanks,

Vorshlag

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Vorshlag E46 LS1 Update

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Fair

So we have been quietly working on our BMW E46 LS1 V8 swap prototype car and have some news to report, which you can read here.

The pre-production long-tube 1-3/4″ stainless steel headers are going through production fixture adjustments and a run of these will soon be produced. Stay tuned!

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Four Project Thread Updates

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Fair

We’ve had a busy week at Vorshlag and these four Project Thread Updates below were added in the past 5 days.

2011 Mustang GT Update – Global Time Attack and Autocross weekend: Click Here To Read
2013 Subaru BRZ Update – Whiteline, Swift and Vorshlag suspension upgrades: Click Here To Read
1999 Mazda Miata LS1 “Alpha” – More Transmission testing and more: Click Here To Read
1998 Firebird “ChumpCar” build – Interior gutted, Exhaust removed: Click Here To Read

Enjoy!

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1M Camber Plate and OEM Perch is Here

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Fair

Tired of shredding front tires on your E9X M3 every time you go out on track? Want to dial out some of that understeer in your 1M Bimmer? Well the testing and waiting is finally over – Vorshlag has released our production Camber/Caster Plate + OEM upper perch solution for the E82 1M and E9X M3!


This is the piece that makes our camber plates work with the OEM or KW V3 springs

You can read more about this product and our testing here or order the set online from this link.

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Post PPIHC Race Report for Brianne Corn Subaru

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Fair

Here is our last post on the Brianne Corn Racing Subaru for a while.

This update (click here to read) covers the race itself from my perspective, including Friday practice, the FanFest car show and race day on Sunday. Brianne had to deal with rain and hail on her blast up the mountain and it was a pretty hairy experience (all shown on video). Enjoy!

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