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  1. studio460

    Great HID Upgrades

    These LEDs seem decent. Anyone bought from DiodeDynamics? Site here.
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    Dream car: Lamborghini, Porsche, or . . . ?

    Yeah, I'd probably buy the Lotus and bank the rest. It would be my "fun" car. The car I drive to 7-11 and such . . .
  3. studio460

    Dream car: Lamborghini, Porsche, or . . . ?

    Lemme put the question this way: Someone gives you $150,000 tax-free. Do you keep the money or buy the car of your dreams?
  4. studio460

    Dream car: Lamborghini, Porsche, or . . . ?

    YESSS!!! The GNX has been my holy-grail car since forever. So here's the new list: 1. 2006 Ford GT. 2. Buick GNX. 3. BMW M4. BMW M5 (forgot that the M4 has the new bucktooth-grille). I was watching Mecum auctions on TV a few years ago and saw a gorgeous 442 on the carpet which sold for only...
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    Dream car: Lamborghini, Porsche, or . . . ?

    Yeah, I would love an M-series. But, damn—$150K!
  6. studio460

    Piston and rod choice.

    Wait . . . we can have a 4.2L EcoBoost in our Gen.4 SHOs by simply changing the crankshaft!?!? SIGN ME UP! What would you guys guess the labor cost would be? Has anyone here increased their displacement (by whatever means)?
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    Car Camping - SHO

    One thing I loved about my Ford Focus Electric is that the seats recline almost flat. I often napped in my car at work when parked in the structure (i.e., if there's no shoots for that day, we don't have to actually be in the office, per se, just available at a moment's notice). Now, I'm...
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    Dream car: Lamborghini, Porsche, or . . . ?

    When I was about to buy my SHO, I priced out other fast sedans—the BMW M4 came out to a whopping $150,000 with all the extras. I didn't even price out the super-Audis. I figured that if I'm going to pay $150K for a car, I at least want it to look like a $150K car . . . so that's why the Lotus at...
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    name brand catless downpipe Vs. local shop catless downpipe

    Hmmm . . . interesting. I'm no longer working, so the car only sees short trips to the market a couple times a week and the occasional 200+ mile road-trip. I live in Los Angeles County, but near the ocean so there's often a moisture-filled marine layer about. All surfaces gather early-evening...
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    Dream car: Lamborghini, Porsche, or . . . ?

    Yes, I plan all of that (except for the CAI), but I'm sure that extra two-points of octane makes a notable difference. The SCT guys had to back off my timing in my Marauder three times it knocked so easily, likely putting it back nearly to stock. I put a high-stall torque-converter in my...
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    Dream car: Lamborghini, Porsche, or . . . ?

    Yeah, I absolutely love the idea of the SHO as a sleeper—I just have no idea how to make the car go like that (at least on 91-octane). I will be very interested to know what gains are possible with a 91-octane tune—an SCT-tune is my next "upgrade." I don't know what the 60' times are for the...
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    Dream car: Lamborghini, Porsche, or . . . ?

    Agreed. But again, I live in Cali. I don't think anyone makes a CARB-certified aftermarket supercharger for the GT. The only way I'll own a supercharged Mustang is with a Shelby, for which I would either have to buy used or wait until 2025 for the promised 2026 GT500. However, a GT500 is a pipe...
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    Dream car: Lamborghini, Porsche, or . . . ?

    Strictly street. Understated power of a sleeper—0-30MPH is my jam.
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    Dream car: Lamborghini, Porsche, or . . . ?

    Okay, so back to my original plan . . . say I dump $10K in power-adders into my SHO. If I can get the torque up to 450+ pound-feet on 91-octane somehow, and while I can upgrade the turbos, intercooler, torque-converter, et.al., it seems I cannot upgrade the PTU/RTU—kind of the essential...
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    Dream car: Lamborghini, Porsche, or . . . ?

    2024 Lotus Emira first edition: • 3.5L supercharged Toyota V6. • 400HP RWD. • 317 pound-feet torque. • Above specs for six-speed manual (six-speed auto also available). • Curb weight: 3,097 lbs. • 0 to 100 km/h (62mph): 4.3 sec. • 0 to 100 mph: 17.2 sec. (estimated). • 1/4-mile: 13.1 sec. (mph...
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    So what did you do to your SHO today!?

    Thanks again for the clarification—someday I'll finally get it! So, the first part you listed fits our SHOs and has the chrome-delete, and is also the one with the elongated-vents (and, I take it that the bezel-inserts are only needed for the chromed version). Thanks for taking the time to post...
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    So what did you do to your SHO today!?

    Yes, I plan to. I only applied the 3M tape to the passenger-side window so far. Running a razor-blade against the weatherstripping is a bit hairy since it easily cuts through the soft rubber. Funny—I just noticed that my GF's Fusion SE's window-trim is already blacked-out from the factory! More...
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    So what did you do to your SHO today!?

    Thanks, kryptto, but if viewed closer, some of the edge-cuts are a little raggedy. Zpak—that's great to know! Please share a link if you still have it—thanks! Wait . . . whoa! I just went to Etsy and typed "Ford overlay" and quite a nice assortment showed up!
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    So what did you do to your SHO today!?

    Blacked-out my rear-spear (again): Today, I finally covered the p*ss-poor paint job I did on my rear spear with an almost equally sh*tty job of applying some 3M vehicle tape. At least now, the car doesn't look like a wreck anymore (if viewed from a few feet away). Note that the Tamiya model...
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    SHO police interceptor?

    Yeah, I realize it's a risk. I'm actually more afraid of getting ticketed for not having front license plates—they do enforce that here (I always have front plates on my vehicles). In my matte-black Marauder, I used to get pulled over all the time by LAPD just to ask what kind of plates I had on...

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