SM105K's SHO BIBLE/BUILDS/LIFE

[stripSHO]

Please be @stripSHO !!!

Everyone just please remember, it was knocking WAAAAYYYY before I ever touched it!

 

[stripSHO]

I don't have a pressure gauge on my bottle. It is a big 20lb fountain beverage CO2 bottle. We do run regulators on them at the place I liberated my bottle from. Thinking about buying a pump and just transferring from big to small.

The solenoid on the car is pretty small, and I am agreeing that is it probably a volume issue with the big bottle. I have always run bottle gauges on my Nitrous bottles. However they have always been 10 lb bottles, and I have always used the big super power shot solenoids.

Probably going to start with a solenoid swap.

You need to keep the bottles below 88 degrees. Above 87.8 degrees co2 becomes supercritical and the bottle pressure starts rising rapidly. Otherwise, look for a solenoid valve with a listed MOPD of at least 2000 psi. A "bigger" valve will probably worsen the situation, as it will increase the surface area that the co2 is applying pressure against and require even greater force to operate.

 

[SM105K]

Everyone just please remember, it was knocking WAAAAYYYY before I ever touched it!

It's well documented. All is good.

 

[SM105K]

You need to keep the bottles below 88 degrees. Above 87.8 degrees co2 becomes supercritical and the bottle pressure starts rising rapidly. Otherwise, look for a solenoid valve with a listed MOPD of at least 2000 psi. A "bigger" valve will probably worsen the situation, as it will increase the surface area that the co2 is applying pressure against and require even greater force to operate.

Well shit. So I should probably start looking at regulators also?

 

[Zpak]

Well shit. So I should probably start looking at regulators also?

Most definitely. I didn’t realize you weren’t running one. No reason to struggle hitting it with full bottle pressure.

 

[SM105K]

Most definitely. I didn’t realize you weren’t running one. No reason to struggle hitting it with full bottle pressure.

I also didn't know about the properties of C02 and how rapid the bottle pressure can increase over 88 as @stripSHO stated. I know about nitrous, and I didn't realize how much different another gas would be. So I will purchase a regulator and go from there.

 

[stripSHO]

It probably wouldn't hurt to see what the kit manufacturer says about it before buying any other parts

 

[SM105K]

Lexus Update: I bought a new rail, new feed line kit (e85 compatible), new fuel rail dampener, fuel pressure regulator, electronic fuel pressure gauge, and other goodies. I have some things going on this weekend, so hopefully in the next couple of weeks I will get it all installed and we can really turn this trash up. HAHAHA.

Also going to throw some new plugs in and inspect the old ones. Still go to work on the big bottle CO2 pressure regulation as well.

 

[SM105K]

Lexus Update: The car is apart for the fuel system upgrades. I also went and added a new set of DW 1000 cc injectors. Those upgraded the old 880 cc injectors in the car. I will think with the new fuel system and E54 we should see some pretty stout numbers in the mid 20's for boost. Going to take me a little while to get everything in, because work is super busy.

 

[SM105K]

SHO Update: Gave the ole girl some love this weekend. Changed the oil and cleaned the catch can. As always there was some oil in the can. I did the 5 out and 5 in trans fluid swap. When the **** did MERCON LV become $10.99 a freakin quart? Used to be $6 a quart. WTF!!! Fluid looked clean so I was happy about that. I completely cleaned the K&N drop in and the air filter box. It was pretty dirty. Spent about 20 minus cleaning the engine bay looking at different items and making sure things were happy. Next oil change I will change the PTU fluid out with some Red Line LWSP.

While I was under the car I noticed some pretty bad wear on my drivers front tire. The inside edge was pretty smoked. I went to Discount Tire and they checked. That tire had 34k miles on it. So they prorated me another DWS 06+ and it will get mounted on Wednesday. I will probably take it the Lincoln dealership and get it aligned. All in all the SHO is running and looking great.

 

[FrankK]

SM,

In my area the Mercron LV has always been about 9-10 dollars a QT.

Frank

 

[SM105K]

SM,

In my area the Mercron LV has always been about 9-10 dollars a QT.

Frank

It's been about a year (6k miles) since I did a 5 in and 5 out swap. I remember it being about $30 to 33 dollars a swap. My oil changes have gone up around $15 dollars as well.

 

[FrankK]

Thank your Uncle Joe.

SM do you have your car on ramps when you do the drain of the transmission?

When I have mine on ramps I seem to get more like 6.5-7 qts.

 

[SM105K]

Thank your Uncle Joe.

SM do you have your car on ramps when you do the drain of the transmission?

When I have mine on ramps I seem to get more like 6.5-7 qts.

I do and I get roughly 5 to 5.5 qts. I even verify on the stick after that my level is good. I did get 7 quarts one time. It was after my trans was replaced and I believe they overfilled my trans. I tend to believe that, because they serviced my PTU as well and it had 32 Oz of fluid it in. Should have roughly 18 to 20 Oz. I have it documented in this thread.

 

[Ta2dResqr]

SHO Update: Gave the ole girl some love this weekend. Changed the oil and cleaned the catch can. As always there was some oil in the can. I did the 5 out and 5 in trans fluid swap. When the **** did MERCON LV become $10.99 a freakin quart? Used to be $6 a quart. WTF!!! Fluid looked clean so I was happy about that. I completely cleaned the K&N drop in and the air filter box. It was pretty dirty. Spent about 20 minus cleaning the engine bay looking at different items and making sure things were happy. Next oil change I will change the PTU fluid out with some Red Line LWSP.

While I was under the car I noticed some pretty bad wear on my drivers front tire. The inside edge was pretty smoked. I went to Discount Tire and they checked. That tire had 34k miles on it. So they prorated me another DWS 06+ and it will get mounted on Wednesday. I will probably take it the Lincoln dealership and get it aligned. All in all the SHO is running and looking great.

I would take a copy of the alignment specifications with you. The SHO is kind of odd because the left and right do not mirror each other. Also request that they use reduced tolerances. There is a setting on most machines that will limit a "green" result to only half the factory tolerance. The final thing I would consider (purely preference) there is a different specification for the Police Interceptor. You may consider how you drive/the purpose of the SHO to you and if you prefer those settings. The SHO will be more for "comfort" as it was sold as a DD and the Police Interceptor will be more handling/performance as it is designed as a duty vehicle and with pursuit driving in mind.

 

[SM105K]

I would take a copy of the alignment specifications with you. The SHO is kind of odd because the left and right do not mirror each other. Also request that they use reduced tolerances. There is a setting on most machines that will limit a "green" result to only half the factory tolerance. The final thing I would consider (purely preference) there is a different specification for the Police Interceptor. You may consider how you drive/the purpose of the SHO to you and if you prefer those settings. The SHO will be more for "comfort" as it was sold as a DD and the Police Interceptor will be more handling/performance as it is designed as a duty vehicle and with pursuit driving in mind.

Thank you for the information. I will probably tell them to put it into the PI spec because with the H&R's it isn't the softest ride lol.

 

[Ta2dResqr]

 

[RickyRecon]

Thank your Uncle Joe.

SM do you have your car on ramps when you do the drain of the transmission?

When I have mine on ramps I seem to get more like 6.5-7 qts.

I’ve had the reverse happen. When I just have the front elevated, I get ~5.5-6. Last time I also put the ass end up on stands to do something else while it was draining and got about 7-7.5 out. Must’ve been the sloshing around.

 

[SM105K]

I would take a copy of the alignment specifications with you. The SHO is kind of odd because the left and right do not mirror each other. Also request that they use reduced tolerances. There is a setting on most machines that will limit a "green" result to only half the factory tolerance. The final thing I would consider (purely preference) there is a different specification for the Police Interceptor. You may consider how you drive/the purpose of the SHO to you and if you prefer those settings. The SHO will be more for "comfort" as it was sold as a DD and the Police Interceptor will be more handling/performance as it is designed as a duty vehicle and with pursuit driving in mind.

Thank you for the information. I told the Lincoln Dealership to put it into the PI spec and they did. It was really noticeable right off the bat. It turns in faster in IMO. Going on a road trip to Kommiefornia on Thursday so I will get a pretty good run with the new spec.

 

[SM105K]

Okay, I have been slacking with the updates on both vehicles.

About a month ago I had to replace some of the tires on my SHO. I got roughly 40k miles out of my Conti DWS 06's. Completely happy with them. They have been a great tire, so I stayed with them and the got the DWS06 Plus. Still a great tire may I add. My car did need a front alignment. @Ta2dResqr posted the specs for our cars and included the PI spec. Since my SHO isn't my daily, I told the Lincoln dealership to put it into PI spec. They did.

When the tech brought it around, he commented that he really liked my car. He was probably mid 20's. Kinda cool he knew what the SHO is. As we know, most people don't. So we chatted for a bit and I went on my way. Right off the bat I did feel a difference in the ride, and car does feel a bit more agressive on turn in. My GF made a comment about how different (in a good way) it was.

The next day I was off on my trip to Dumbfuckistan. The ride was pretty uneventful and the SHO did great. I did realize on this trip how much of a tank my SHO rides like, after renting a Mercedes E300 for a very similar trip a month before.

I spent a couple of days near the beach in Oceanside, and then a couple of days in the mountains near Lake Arrowhead. However, somewhere in the mountians, my undertray mount broke and I drug my undertay for a good 30 miles. Had no idea it happened until I got to my destination. Good news is, there wasn't much damage to the undertray itself. I threw it in the trunk and when I got home threw it in the garage. I will fix and reinstall it the next oil change I perform.

I did wash and detail the SHO yesterday as well. I used the Cerakote Ceramic Trim Coat, and it worked pretty good. I will post some pictures later. Car looks great, but time is catching up and you can see she is starting to show her age.