What have you done to your Ecoboosted vehicle today?

[SHOdded]

People like to upgrade top down when really they should be going from bottom up.  Tires, brakes, suspension first.  Won't give you the same thrill, but will keep you from kissing the pavement like a biker thrown over the fairing.

I would say talk to Todd at TCE, see what can be done about those brakes.  Talk with Rotora also, see what they can put together for you.  They have a 15" kit for the Edge, so it is well within their domain to do so.  Not cheap but then a car is not just tires, not just an engine, not just springs, etc.

 

[lamrith]

Sounds like a great weekend SMK!!

Besides H&RSs I will tell you that tires really transform these cars too.  I took the H&R's off my car as they just did not fit with that I have going on with my car.  They handled and cornered better than stock, but given my side business an the roads I daily drive it was just not a good match.

But then I put good tires under her, went 275's all around WOW, what a transformation.  The car sticks now and is very composed, I have taken a few corners since then that the car held well beyond the point of being comfortable to drive due to the lateral G's.  We have a couple sweeping smooth cloverleafs on my route to work, one swooping, one a very tight 180*.  Even with wheel in hands and a tight belt I as the driver was against the door.  I was waiting for it to either understeer or more importantly over steer and it just did not.  I was able to roll quickly into WOT mid corner and I exited the corners with a huge grin for sure.  I have also found it quite entertaining when I see the faces on folks driving "sports cars" when I come flying up on them in corners, you can read their minds "WTH, that's a Taurus".

I ask myself alot, a Taurus shouldn't do this......

I agree will go 275's all the way around in the future.  The Conti's on my car (245) were pretty stable for my "spirited" driving. However when they broke loose and I had to ride the slide, I instantly knew there was room for improvement.  Thank God I have spent a good time at Bondurant driving school, so having that in my back pocket kept me out of the guard rail. Power and counter steer.

I wasnt going to put the H&R's on my car, but after I bought the ST I was like....yep it's time.  Very glad I did.  Now I am looking at H&R Springs for the ST.  That thing will be a running riot in the mountains.  Good low and mid range power, great brakes, banging gears, and turning on rails.....

I very much want to get my car to a track/training event.  We do not have Bondurant here, but there is a training school up at Pacific raceways that I believe has you run your own vehicle.  I have done my share of RWD spirited driving, but FWD/AWD is a different animal and I want to get some education on it.

 

[sm105k]

People like to upgrade top down when really they should be going from bottom up.  Tires, brakes, suspension first.  Won't give you the same thrill, but will keep you from kissing the pavement like a biker thrown over the fairing.

I would say talk to Todd at TCE, see what can be done about those brakes.  Talk with Rotora also, see what they can put together for you.  They have a 15" kit for the Edge, so it is well within their domain to do so.  Not cheap but then a car is not just tires, not just an engine, not just springs, etc.

Funny you have say that Shodded.  Brakes were one of the first things I upgraded.  However, it seems for what I want to do....you are 100% correct.  Also on a side note, I have been that biker that has been tossed over a fairing a couple times and hit the pavement.  It hurts.

 

[SHOdded]

well ... don't do that ... again. 

 

[sm105k]

well ... don't do that ... again. 

I have a 916 and a RC51 in the garage.....both accidents weren't my fault.  I was hit twice.  Once by a car, and once by another bike at a track day.  Gotta pay to play the game. 

 

[SHOdded]

I seem to attract crashes as well.  Limping but still alive, LOL.  Fingers crossed you won't be in another one.

 

[sm105k]

I seem to attract crashes as well.  Limping but still alive, LOL.  Fingers crossed you won't be in another one.

No promises.  I fully understand that in a city of 4.7 million people, every time I step over the side of motorcycle I put myself at serious risk for bodily harm and death.  I have lost numerous friends over the years to MC wrecks.  It is what it is. There are very few vehicles that sound better then a screaming high reving V-Twin through Sato Exhaust. 

 

[lamrith]

I seem to attract crashes as well.  Limping but still alive, LOL.  Fingers crossed you won't be in another one.

No promises.  I fully understand that in a city of 4.7 million people, every time I step over the side of motorcycle I put myself at serious risk for bodily harm and death.  I have lost numerous friends over the years to MC wrecks.  It is what it is. There are very few vehicles that sound better then a screaming high reving V-Twin through Sato Exhaust.

Yeah I gave up riding long ago.  Does not help that here it rains 9mos a year, but the drivers up here are just extremely bad as well.  I used to ride "defensively aggressive" looking for potential problems/stupid driver moves coming up by watching and reading the drivers around me, Then make aggressive moves to get myself out of the way before they made the stupid move.  On a bike it is surprising how you can ready body language of other drivers and what they are doing and predict their next move.  But that only gets you so far.  I had a number of close calls and after decades rolling the dice on 2 wheels, folded my cards and bowed out.

I miss going out on backroads and cruising thru the mountains etc, but that is why I am building up a hellion sports car to go carve canyons with.

 

[sm105k]

I seem to attract crashes as well.  Limping but still alive, LOL.  Fingers crossed you won't be in another one.

No promises.  I fully understand that in a city of 4.7 million people, every time I step over the side of motorcycle I put myself at serious risk for bodily harm and death.  I have lost numerous friends over the years to MC wrecks.  It is what it is. There are very few vehicles that sound better then a screaming high reving V-Twin through Sato Exhaust.

Yeah I gave up riding long ago.  Does not help that here it rains 9mos a year, but the drivers up here are just extremely bad as well.  I used to ride "defensively aggressive" looking for potential problems/stupid driver moves coming up by watching and reading the drivers around me, Then make aggressive moves to get myself out of the way before they made the stupid move.  On a bike it is surprising how you can ready body language of other drivers and what they are doing and predict their next move.  But that only gets you so far.  I had a number of close calls and after decades rolling the dice on 2 wheels, folded my cards and bowed out.

I miss going out on backroads and cruising thru the mountains etc, but that is why I am building up a hellion sports car to go carve canyons with.

You are 100 percent correct about how reading body language almost becomes a second sense.  Every time I get on a bike, I convince myself every driver is completely stupid and out to kill me. Like you said, I think having that ability gives you the edge and extends those close calls....but for only so long.  Been on two wheels for 25 years now and I am not bored with it yet.  Will it be the death of me?  Only time will tell.

 

[lamrith]

I seem to attract crashes as well.  Limping but still alive, LOL.  Fingers crossed you won't be in another one.

No promises.  I fully understand that in a city of 4.7 million people, every time I step over the side of motorcycle I put myself at serious risk for bodily harm and death.  I have lost numerous friends over the years to MC wrecks.  It is what it is. There are very few vehicles that sound better then a screaming high reving V-Twin through Sato Exhaust.

Yeah I gave up riding long ago.  Does not help that here it rains 9mos a year, but the drivers up here are just extremely bad as well.  I used to ride "defensively aggressive" looking for potential problems/stupid driver moves coming up by watching and reading the drivers around me, Then make aggressive moves to get myself out of the way before they made the stupid move.  On a bike it is surprising how you can ready body language of other drivers and what they are doing and predict their next move.  But that only gets you so far.  I had a number of close calls and after decades rolling the dice on 2 wheels, folded my cards and bowed out.

I miss going out on backroads and cruising thru the mountains etc, but that is why I am building up a hellion sports car to go carve canyons with.

You are 100 percent correct about how reading body language almost becomes a second sense.  Every time I get on a bike, I convince myself every driver is completely stupid and out to kill me. Like you said, I think having that ability gives you the edge and extends those close calls....but for only so long.  Been on two wheels for 25 years now and I am not bored with it yet.  Will it be the death of me?  Only time will tell.

Yeah I never was bored with it, just felt the clock ticking.  It is not if but when you will go down.  I was lucky enough to keep my falls to offroad and pedal bikes.  I went 32yrs or so riding daily.  Ride safe and keep the rubber side down!

 

[sm105k]

I seem to attract crashes as well.  Limping but still alive, LOL.  Fingers crossed you won't be in another one.

No promises.  I fully understand that in a city of 4.7 million people, every time I step over the side of motorcycle I put myself at serious risk for bodily harm and death.  I have lost numerous friends over the years to MC wrecks.  It is what it is. There are very few vehicles that sound better then a screaming high reving V-Twin through Sato Exhaust.

Yeah I gave up riding long ago.  Does not help that here it rains 9mos a year, but the drivers up here are just extremely bad as well.  I used to ride "defensively aggressive" looking for potential problems/stupid driver moves coming up by watching and reading the drivers around me, Then make aggressive moves to get myself out of the way before they made the stupid move.  On a bike it is surprising how you can ready body language of other drivers and what they are doing and predict their next move.  But that only gets you so far.  I had a number of close calls and after decades rolling the dice on 2 wheels, folded my cards and bowed out.

I miss going out on backroads and cruising thru the mountains etc, but that is why I am building up a hellion sports car to go carve canyons with.

You are 100 percent correct about how reading body language almost becomes a second sense.  Every time I get on a bike, I convince myself every driver is completely stupid and out to kill me. Like you said, I think having that ability gives you the edge and extends those close calls....but for only so long.  Been on two wheels for 25 years now and I am not bored with it yet.  Will it be the death of me?  Only time will tell.

Yeah I never was bored with it, just felt the clock ticking.  It is not if but when you will go down.  I was lucky enough to keep my falls to offroad and pedal bikes.  I went 32yrs or so riding daily.  Ride safe and keep the rubber side down!

Thank you sir.  I should have the RC51 buttoned up soon.  It has been neglected since I purchased the SHO.  I think the RC is jealous of the SHO lol.  I stopped daily riding over a decade ago, too many close calls as well.  The clock was ticking for me too.  I usually only ride the RC a couple times a week, during low traffic times.

 

[StealBlueSHO]

Turbo upgrades, downpipe install, and some maintenance items all scheduled for April 22nd... its gonna be a long 5 weeks!

 

[sm105k]

Turbo upgrades, downpipe install, and some maintenance items all scheduled for April 22nd... its gonna be a long 5 weeks!

I am really excited to see what happens with these upgrades.

 

[802SHO]

Turbo upgrades, downpipe install, and some maintenance items all scheduled for April 22nd... its gonna be a long 5 weeks!

ATP?  And what shop did you end up going with for install..GH, local or Livernois?  I remember you said you were waiting on quotes from GearHead and Livernois.  And sorry to interrogate...but would you mind letting us know what the quote was from Livernois and GH for turbo upgrade install? 

 

[StealBlueSHO]

Turbo upgrades, downpipe install, and some maintenance items all scheduled for April 22nd... its gonna be a long 5 weeks!

ATP?  And what shop did you end up going with for install..GH, local or Livernois?  I remember you said you were waiting on quotes from GearHead and Livernois.  And sorry to interrogate...but would you mind letting us know what the quote was from Livernois and GH for turbo upgrade install?

Not gonna provide pricing as I don't want to start a whole thing as both Livernois and Gearhead are good shops. The turbos will be installed at National Performance in Richmond, VA and I will not be using the ATPs for various reasons. Depending on how things go, I will might be renting the dyno down there for a few hours to get stuff dialed in.

 

[802SHO]

Turbo upgrades, downpipe install, and some maintenance items all scheduled for April 22nd... its gonna be a long 5 weeks!

ATP?  And what shop did you end up going with for install..GH, local or Livernois?  I remember you said you were waiting on quotes from GearHead and Livernois.  And sorry to interrogate...but would you mind letting us know what the quote was from Livernois and GH for turbo upgrade install?

Not gonna provide pricing as I don't want to start a whole thing as both Livernois and Gearhead are good shops. The turbos will be installed at National Performance in Richmond, VA and I will not be using the ATPs for various reasons. Depending on how things go, I will might be renting the dyno down there for a few hours to get stuff dialed in.

It's unfortunate that that could start a "thing" but you're right.  I was curious as I am also looking into similar work but I was thinking about doing it myself to save money.  Of course I would rather someone else does.

Anyway you could let me know what type of turbo you went with?  I'm on the fence with ATP bc of the waste gate actuator issue?  I can understand why you might want to keep it to yourself too so people don't try and copy youre exact set up.  So no pressure.  Just curious. 

 

[sm105k]

I am interested too.

 

[StealBlueSHO]

Turbo upgrades, downpipe install, and some maintenance items all scheduled for April 22nd... its gonna be a long 5 weeks!

ATP?  And what shop did you end up going with for install..GH, local or Livernois?  I remember you said you were waiting on quotes from GearHead and Livernois.  And sorry to interrogate...but would you mind letting us know what the quote was from Livernois and GH for turbo upgrade install?

Not gonna provide pricing as I don't want to start a whole thing as both Livernois and Gearhead are good shops. The turbos will be installed at National Performance in Richmond, VA and I will not be using the ATPs for various reasons. Depending on how things go, I will might be renting the dyno down there for a few hours to get stuff dialed in.

It's unfortunate that that could start a "thing" but you're right.  I was curious as I am also looking into similar work but I was thinking about doing it myself to save money.  Of course I would rather someone else does.

Anyway you could let me know what type of turbo you went with?  I'm on the fence with ATP bc of the waste gate actuator issue?  I can understand why you might want to keep it to yourself too so people don't try and copy youre exact set up.  So no pressure.  Just curious.

I will let you know when its done, how about that? I have heard a few things about the waste gate actuator issue with the ATPs. I do know for a FACT that Livernois orders the ATP with a different wastegate setup just for that reason. Which is why you don't see ATP upgraded SHO's from LMS with those issues.

I don't mind if people copy my setup, I just hope it works the way I want it too..  Not much left to do after this besides sit it out, wait for drivetrain upgrades, and then get a motor built.. but thats all dependent on drive train upgrades.

 

[bpd1151]

Lots of unintended delays since getting over to the shop.

Myself, wife, oldest and youngest daughter all got horribly sick. It was bad. Bad enough that we ended up taking oldest daughter to the ER. Ugh crazy.

Then my mechanic pal fielded a concerning call from his neighbors where his 2nd home is at, way up in Northern WI. that informed him the nearly 30" of snow on his roof, was causing damage. So he had to get up there and do some major snow removal which at into our time.

Anyhow, we FINALLY got started on the SHO today.

Ended up taking the entire front crash bar off, and angling entire front carrier forward to provide us with ample room.

Just turned out to be an easier approach rather than fighting for what little room was/is in there. Not to mention all the wiring for the LED's all throughout engine compartment, meth lines, etc. made it even dicier so we just said to ourselves "F it".

Glad we did. Sooooooo..... since everything's apart, we're gonna replace the radiator (since mine's original to the car) & trying to find out if the P.I. one is any bigger than the civilian variant.

Also, gonna do some clean up work on misc. parts, and already dropped off the front crash bar to my powder coater (might as well since it's off the car).

Installing an addt'l aux trans cooler as well, this one with its' own cooling fan. Gonna mount it atop the front crash bar where there's just/enough room to clear everything.

Trying to continue being smart about my mods, as I always have been.

Off to start doing some parts cleaning......

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[802SHO]

Its crazy really that even with the fact that you're already at 600 awhp you're still upgrading all the fueling components you can, trans mounts, GH intercooler, msd coils, etc.  I was thinking you could already potentially wound your trans with your power even without all the additional mods...glad to see you are taking precautions with the addition of another aux cooler...thats a great idea and one that can only help you in your goals.  Nice touch.  And with all the talk of coolant flushes your opting to switch out the radiator as well.  Your car is definitely very well built.  If I could do it all it would be something like yours.  Your car is my cars hero lol