Smoke out the exhaust

The thread still lives on!

Car still sits in my driveway, smoking away.

What are the turbo upgrades as of now?  ATS, any others?  Any complete aftermarket units, not rebuilt cores?

I have lost the momentum with the car from when I first got it now with 6,000 miles on it, as people ask me all the time what is wrong with the car due to the smoke every time I stop.  I have given up cleaning the windows.....  Within 2 days they are all soot'd up on the inside. 

Mike
 
BOOSTD SHO said:
The thread still lives on!

Car still sits in my driveway, smoking away.

What are the turbo upgrades as of now?  ATS, any others?  Any complete aftermarket units, not rebuilt cores?

I have lost the momentum with the car from when I first got it now with 6,000 miles on it, as people ask me all the time what is wrong with the car due to the smoke every time I stop.  I have given up cleaning the windows.....  Within 2 days they are all soot'd up on the inside. 

Mike
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I have a set of turbos ready for you for $1200, send me your smoking cores! I just took them off my car with 1500 miles on them and they're in perfect condition, put down 450+WHP (one pull was 485 but not a complete pull)
:)
I can also sell you some ATP turbo which are new center section turbos, same thing I just put 600WHP/642TQ on. You'd put down considerably less with your combo but the power is there if you want it! :)
 
My problem in NH is I don't have a shop that knows enough to work on the car.....  I know the turbo's should be a plug and play.......  a 12 hour plug and play.

What do you think the 13 would be able to make with the ATS?

At one point, I thought LMS was going to upgrade the internals and crank the HP up while fixing the leaking seals.  As nothing has happened, I am assuming that Tial will not hold any responsibility for my wheel upgrades if it ever went back to MI......

I am thinking of selling, and going to an Audi.....  God forbid, as I almost own all Fords

Mike
 
You tell me what you need for me to do to help you. I forgot you have the upgraded Tial turbos.
I can give you lots of options including:
1. Pay me $1200 for my turbos and when I get your cores I'll refund you $600.00 (I'll just have your bearings fixed)
2. Have your cores sent to me and I'll have them repaired
3. Buy the ATP turbos
As far as a local shop let me know your zip code and I'll find someone for you.
Let me help you restore your faith in Ford and aftermarket companies. :)
I'll PM you my cell in a few seconds if you want to call me.
 
BOOSTD SHO said:
Dan called me yesterday!

Livernois is going to pick the car up and figure out the issue with the turbos!

Very thankful that they are stepping up! 

Mike
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Did they ever pick up your vehicle?  If not.... Why Not?

Livernois is a great shop... but nobody's perfect. The real test is what they do to rectify problems, and how long it takes.

Oh yes... do you have catless downpipes by chance?  Some with them have had smoking issues.

 
Mazdaspeed had an issue with the smokey turbo's and most just raised the idle, and something else. Someone can chime in that had a MS. But it fixed it, and same ran a while on it.
 
4DRHTRD said:
You tell me what you need for me to do to help you. I forgot you have the upgraded Tial turbos.
I can give you lots of options including:
1. Pay me $1200 for my turbos and when I get your cores I'll refund you $600.00 (I'll just have your bearings fixed)
2. Have your cores sent to me and I'll have them repaired
3. Buy the ATP turbos
As far as a local shop let me know your zip code and I'll find someone for you.
Let me help you restore your faith in Ford and aftermarket companies. :)
I'll PM you my cell in a few seconds if you want to call me.
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Does the $1,200 offer for your turbos with $600 cores go for anybody?
 
No because his turbos are upgraded compressor wheels.  $1200 and send me your cores

Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk 4

 
I find this interesting that his car and problems where never picked up and/or addressed??  He spent a butt load of money with that shop/tuner.  Subscribed... 
 
Andy has emailed and said they are going to pick up the car in the next month.

Went to the track last evening and ran a best of 12.6 @ 106.......  Not what I was expecting.  The cars weight was 4510 as run.

Mike
 
There was a couple things the Mazda guys did with that engine. First I believe was a smaller diameter oil feed bolt. From the factory the banjo bolt was a bit large and the amount of oil and it's pressure was able to push passed the seals. Another was the increased idle, 200 or so. And lastly people switched to 5w40 oil. Rotella t6 was the go to for most people.

I never had any smoking issues, but I did do all three before putting the stock k04 through its paces.

2011 ISM SHO; Airaid Intake
 
11/23/13: Car is still unfixed......  almost a year from when the car was first at their shop. (delivered to the shop Jan 2013, delivered to me end of June)

Same general response......  Lost all faith in the work done by the builder.

Mike
 
BOOSTD SHO said:
11/23/13: Car is still unfixed......  almost a year from when the car was first at their shop. (delivered to the shop Jan 2013, delivered to me end of June)

Same general response......  Lost all faith in the work done by the builder.

Mike
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I can get Tial, upgraded stockers or ATP. To help you out I'll sell you a set of any of them for cost +10% (2% goes to CC/Paypal fees). I know you don't want to spend more money but I can at least try and help you out as much as I can with the price of doing something new to replace them.
 
This thread just makes me want to drive up to livernois and have them build my car....NOT.

Piss poor way to run a business.
 
With all of the new Ecoboost products/cars coming out, as well as the holiday season, I fear that the SHO has been moved to the bottom of the list. There is a lot of low hanging fruit now, meaning less expensive cars with the EB, therefore owners have more money to spend on "upgrades".
 
I am Thankful that my car was picked up yesterday to have the turbos fixed!

I am hoping while it is there that we can do more to the car.......  It needs more power.  Heads, cams, not sure what the next step is??

Any cars near 500 WHP?

Mike
 
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