So I have now owned my 2011 taurus sho for almost a year now and am getting anxious to start putting some upgrades into it. I have been reading on the forum for some time now and am just getting into trying to figure out exactly what I am looking to do to my sho and would love to have some help in doing so. I am looking for my first few upgrades at being fixing the broken brake system that we are so lucky to have on these vehicles and the main issue I will be running into is the offset of the 20" OEM wheels are not compatible with the TCE big brake kit that some of you have been installing. I have big plans for this vehicle, and hope to have it smoking some of those big v-8's on the strip in no time :tease:
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Welcome, brewerp93, to our little community on the interwebz! Something as simple as a 93 octane 3 bar MAP tune will awaken this sleeping hunk of metal, and will surprise many a big block runner out there. These are the common mods for power/performance:
http://www.ecoboostperformanceforum.com/index.php/topic,808.msg7294.html#msg7294
Megan coilovers will hold the SHO to the ground, while a superior braking system like an EBC rotor/pad combo will do wonders for stopping power. Yes, Wilwoods/TCE kits are really nice, but you can still do quite well. Consider a 13+ brake upgrade, 13+ coolers upgrade, etc. by poring through the HOW TOs posted in this subforum:
http://www.ecoboostperformanceforum.com/index.php/board,107.0.html
And don't forget maintenance, maintenance, maintenance:
plugs, fluids, piping, etc.
Plan to do a lot of track/road course type driving?
And howz bout some pics for our consumption
http://www.ecoboostperformanceforum.com/index.php/topic,808.msg7294.html#msg7294
Megan coilovers will hold the SHO to the ground, while a superior braking system like an EBC rotor/pad combo will do wonders for stopping power. Yes, Wilwoods/TCE kits are really nice, but you can still do quite well. Consider a 13+ brake upgrade, 13+ coolers upgrade, etc. by poring through the HOW TOs posted in this subforum:
http://www.ecoboostperformanceforum.com/index.php/board,107.0.html
And don't forget maintenance, maintenance, maintenance:
plugs, fluids, piping, etc.
Plan to do a lot of track/road course type driving?
And howz bout some pics for our consumption
Those were all things on my to do list, I was curious tho about raising boost levels how reliable are the bypass valves that come stock, so in other words has anyone had any leaking issues?
And I will post up some pics of it for you all to see, but I am in the process of getting one of the mesh grilles from tommy designz hopefully next week sometime. Also was trying to find some decent ground effects because I think it would make this car look like a monster with the coilovers on it.
There is so much that needs to be done I can't figure out where to begin!
As for right now this is my daily driver but definitely plan on taking it to the track in the future, I am only 22 and this is my first vehicle that is 100% mine with no help from the parents so it is my baby lol
And I will post up some pics of it for you all to see, but I am in the process of getting one of the mesh grilles from tommy designz hopefully next week sometime. Also was trying to find some decent ground effects because I think it would make this car look like a monster with the coilovers on it.
There is so much that needs to be done I can't figure out where to begin!
As for right now this is my daily driver but definitely plan on taking it to the track in the future, I am only 22 and this is my first vehicle that is 100% mine with no help from the parents so it is my baby lol
looks tacky and goofy...I like to stay in front of cars that try to look sinister with my blinker left on and swerve to prevent them from passing me just to get a rise out of them til they do something stupid and make a fool of themselves.....I treat cars that attempt the sinister look like the dumb montecarlo intimidator #3 cars the same..Hate them stupid cars.....Intimidator....what a joke....Why would you want to intimidate anyone on the road?...I'd prefer just to get out and settle it
Wow well I wasn't necessarily expecting that response, I seem to be pretty happy with the way it looks tho sorry that you don't care for it a whole lot but I've gotten enough compliments on it that I feel confident enough to say that most other people think that it looks pretty nice as well. I actually had a mom get out of her mini van with her daughter at little Caesars and tell me "Wow that is a beautiful car" (The guy driving at his CTS next to me was very jealous)
lol will do.. I'm thinking you wont care for how it ends up looking when I am finished with it.. I actually made those awful chrome trim pieces around the taillights black because they apparently don't stay chrome for long... I used plasti dip but what to pull the whole thing out and possible put a set of sel taillights or paint it with something more permanent.
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Welcome brewerp93.
There should be a rim shot after half the the things ajpturbo says. The other half is actually very informative. He knows his stuff from what I read.
There should be a rim shot after half the the things ajpturbo says. The other half is actually very informative. He knows his stuff from what I read.
SHOnUup said:
Funny thing is I'm undecided on whether I need meds....If everyone around me is jacked up and I need meds to deal with them do I really have a condition? Or does everyone else need meds and I'm ok?....Go ahead and buy me a hooker, might take my my mind off things lol.
