Of all the things you've posted, I'm looking forward to seeing what they do with the exhaust manifolds. I seem to recall the factory manifolds as being double walled and prone to delamination on the interior surface, so besides any positives in flow, the fact that you won't need to worry about fod damage to the turbos has to be a good thing. Next years going to be a trip.
bpd1151's 2010 SHO Rebuild Thread....
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bpd1151
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11/20/19......
More pics from the machine shop arrived a lil bit ago.
Depicting the MASSIVE differences between a stock, untouched exhaust port, versus a custom, heavily modified one.
My God, even to my untrained amateur eyes, the differences are vast. Machine shop owner stated he's incredibly impressed with the new flow #'s.
Also, PPE has completed my DP's and have shipped them to JET-HOT. JET-HOT confirmed receipt and indicated they are already in processing, and have a tentative completion/ship out date of December 12th, 2019. I asked for "in progress" as well a few completion pics, and Ashley @ PPE stated that wouldn't be a problem.
Also, confirmed with machine shop owner that the new, custom, one off exhaust manifolds will *NOT* conflict with fitment as it relates to bolting up the new DP's to same. Adding that he is making custom jigs (one for each side) and developing tubular type manifolds that will completely eliminate all the hang up and poor flow of the OEM's.
So a few more updates. Little by little fellas.
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More pics from the machine shop arrived a lil bit ago.
Depicting the MASSIVE differences between a stock, untouched exhaust port, versus a custom, heavily modified one.
My God, even to my untrained amateur eyes, the differences are vast. Machine shop owner stated he's incredibly impressed with the new flow #'s.
Also, PPE has completed my DP's and have shipped them to JET-HOT. JET-HOT confirmed receipt and indicated they are already in processing, and have a tentative completion/ship out date of December 12th, 2019. I asked for "in progress" as well a few completion pics, and Ashley @ PPE stated that wouldn't be a problem.
Also, confirmed with machine shop owner that the new, custom, one off exhaust manifolds will *NOT* conflict with fitment as it relates to bolting up the new DP's to same. Adding that he is making custom jigs (one for each side) and developing tubular type manifolds that will completely eliminate all the hang up and poor flow of the OEM's.
So a few more updates. Little by little fellas.
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nickstewartroc
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Looking good! But are they really going to take over a year to coat them? 
southtxSHO
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Wow! This is going to be an amazing build! Cant wait to see this beast running!
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irondoor19
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So as i am new again, Meaning with all new drive components,
any chance your Engine Guy would reproduce the exhaust manifolds
for the common man (and what be the damage for a set)?
any chance your Engine Guy would reproduce the exhaust manifolds
for the common man (and what be the damage for a set)?
bpd1151
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irondoor19 said:
I will ask, after he actually fabricates a set for me. I mean after all, it would make sense (at least to me) for him to do so, as he'll have custom jigs made for each side.
I'll repost here his reply when it becomes available.
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12/03/19......
Reached out to the machine shop today inquiring about any progress/updates.
Figured it'd be slow given the recent holiday, and likely will continue to be slow given Christmas and New Year's is quickly approaching.
I did hear from the body shop however and apparently the (several years) old 3M paint protection film was a real bitch to remove. Took nearly a full day to do so. They also stated it peeled all the paint off. Yikes! Which was/is fine, cuz it's getting entirely re-worked/re-painted anyhow for anticipated mounting of the custom splitter. But yea, I'm not even sure if any of that product was designed to be removed anyhow.
She's being prepped for priming now.
I also will be going with an entirely new product, which is a ceramic film called "Xpel Ultimate Plus". Guaranteed to never fade/discolor for the life of the film, and also is designed in some chemical/molecular way, in order to allow removal (w/o any damage to underlying paint) if it should ever be necessary to do so.
A picture of the pamphlet is displayed. Feel free to visit their website for details.
Hope to have more (engine) porn pics for the community soon. Hope everyone's well.
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Reached out to the machine shop today inquiring about any progress/updates.
Figured it'd be slow given the recent holiday, and likely will continue to be slow given Christmas and New Year's is quickly approaching.
I did hear from the body shop however and apparently the (several years) old 3M paint protection film was a real bitch to remove. Took nearly a full day to do so. They also stated it peeled all the paint off. Yikes! Which was/is fine, cuz it's getting entirely re-worked/re-painted anyhow for anticipated mounting of the custom splitter. But yea, I'm not even sure if any of that product was designed to be removed anyhow.
She's being prepped for priming now.
I also will be going with an entirely new product, which is a ceramic film called "Xpel Ultimate Plus". Guaranteed to never fade/discolor for the life of the film, and also is designed in some chemical/molecular way, in order to allow removal (w/o any damage to underlying paint) if it should ever be necessary to do so.
A picture of the pamphlet is displayed. Feel free to visit their website for details.
Hope to have more (engine) porn pics for the community soon. Hope everyone's well.
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bpd1151
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Well, paint protection film has come a looooooonnnnggggg way in 7yrs time.
3M had problems with theirs, cuz from what I understand, they never formulated the adhesive for removal.
The problem is compounded when anything other than factory paint is in play. Which is/was the case w/ my front bumper cover.
A few years back, I hit the mother of all raccoons that i swear was the size of a damn miniature horse. Damn thing darted out right in front of my path of travel, as it was attempting to retrieve a discarded bag of McDonald's.
Needless to say that was its' last meal. And also meant I needed a new chin spoiler, and new front bumper cover. Which was painted aftermarket.
So umm, yea. That's it in a nutshell. l'm told the new films are made to allow removal, without damage to the substrate/underlying paint.
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3M had problems with theirs, cuz from what I understand, they never formulated the adhesive for removal.
The problem is compounded when anything other than factory paint is in play. Which is/was the case w/ my front bumper cover.
A few years back, I hit the mother of all raccoons that i swear was the size of a damn miniature horse. Damn thing darted out right in front of my path of travel, as it was attempting to retrieve a discarded bag of McDonald's.
Needless to say that was its' last meal. And also meant I needed a new chin spoiler, and new front bumper cover. Which was painted aftermarket.
So umm, yea. That's it in a nutshell. l'm told the new films are made to allow removal, without damage to the substrate/underlying paint.
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I remember reading about the infamous Racoon encounter you had. I believe it's in your "How To" install the Front Chin Spoiler. That's crazy.
I started learning how to tint windows 4 years ago, I "figured" that 3M stuff should come off.
I didn't know they had issues before but I've had plenty of fun trying to remove headlight and taillight film. Seems like they go overboard with the adhesive as I've had the film seperate from the adhesive while trying to remove it leaving ALL of the adhesive. Working it slowly with a steamer seems to be the way.
Like you said, perfect timing bc its getting repainted anyway! I think that qualifies as a win win.
I started learning how to tint windows 4 years ago, I "figured" that 3M stuff should come off.
I didn't know they had issues before but I've had plenty of fun trying to remove headlight and taillight film. Seems like they go overboard with the adhesive as I've had the film seperate from the adhesive while trying to remove it leaving ALL of the adhesive. Working it slowly with a steamer seems to be the way.
Like you said, perfect timing bc its getting repainted anyway! I think that qualifies as a win win.
bpd1151
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12/05/19......
CUSTOM EXHAUST MANIFOLDS!
Jigs are being set up now, and exhaust manifolds are being prepped to be all cut up and rebuilt from scratch. All by hand!
Machine shop owner stated that he can, and I quote "most definitely can make more in the future". So good news on that front for those of you interested in investing in a future mod. No price point obviously, as it is way to early in the game for that, and no, I am not disclosing what the estimate is for me alone. Sorry. But not really. LOL.
For reference, 1/2" thick steel as support and a 3/4" inch thick base plate. Nice!!!!
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CUSTOM EXHAUST MANIFOLDS!
Jigs are being set up now, and exhaust manifolds are being prepped to be all cut up and rebuilt from scratch. All by hand!
Machine shop owner stated that he can, and I quote "most definitely can make more in the future". So good news on that front for those of you interested in investing in a future mod. No price point obviously, as it is way to early in the game for that, and no, I am not disclosing what the estimate is for me alone. Sorry. But not really. LOL.
For reference, 1/2" thick steel as support and a 3/4" inch thick base plate. Nice!!!!
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bpd1151 said:12/05/19......
CUSTOM EXHAUST MANIFOLDS!
Jigs are being set up now, and exhaust manifolds are being prepped to be all cut up and rebuilt from scratch. All by hand!
Machine shop owner stated that he can, and I quote "most definitely can make more in the future". So good news on that front for those of you interested in investing in a future mod. No price point obviously, as it is way to early in the game for that, and no, I am not disclosing what the estimate is for me alone. Sorry. But not really. LOL.
For reference, 1/2" thick steel as support and a 3/4" inch thick base plate. Nice!!!!
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So sick! First ever upgraded exhaust manifolds! When your SHO is done it needs to be featured in a magazine...among other places.
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@ 802...... Thanks man. One never knows what the future holds for her. Although being in print would be stellar! It's uncharted territory for sure.
Will keep thread updated accordingly.
Meanwhile, I'm out in the garage working on the middle child's new to her '14 Focus SE w/ "appearance package" that we picked up for her last Saturday. 43k on the clock. New rotors and pads installed. New tires. Fluids swapped and washed it. Thoroughly. Including detailing engine bay and interior. Had windows tinted @ 20% for her. Getting ready to wax and detail exterior now. Fun little car.
This, in comparison to mine, that's hibernating on the other side of the garage, collecting dust and dismantled as expected.
**SIGH**. Someday baby, we'll get her road worthy once again.
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Will keep thread updated accordingly.
Meanwhile, I'm out in the garage working on the middle child's new to her '14 Focus SE w/ "appearance package" that we picked up for her last Saturday. 43k on the clock. New rotors and pads installed. New tires. Fluids swapped and washed it. Thoroughly. Including detailing engine bay and interior. Had windows tinted @ 20% for her. Getting ready to wax and detail exterior now. Fun little car.
This, in comparison to mine, that's hibernating on the other side of the garage, collecting dust and dismantled as expected.
**SIGH**. Someday baby, we'll get her road worthy once again.
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