Project Stocktonaut

Don't break the half shafts again... ;)

Trust me. I am going to try my best. Its almost a 2 hour drive.

BMR Tech said:

I want quiet. As in "stock like" quiet.

I am thinking about doing my own work on the exhaust

Stock Headers
High Flow Cats
Aluminum Res Delete ;)
Aluminum "cat-back" with some custom aluminum mufflers

That kinda deal.

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If you go that route may I recommend Corsa Touring mufflers. I have the Sport system and couldn't be happier! I'd imagine that might be a little too loud for your desired endstate though

Thank you. We will see what I come up with.

This build may be slow....as I have the other S550 racecar build going at the same time.....and of course, life and adulting. lol

I would be interested in your Nickle PP wheels if you go with lighter wheels!

kenbidwell said:

I would be interested in your Nickle PP wheels if you go with lighter wheels!

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They are actually really cool! Call me, lets work out a deal brother. :cheers:

So while I am waiting on a few small simple pieces to arrive, I went ahead and scooped up an SCT X4 and got some tunes from Ken Bjonnes @ Palm Beach Dyno. I got a 93 tune and an E85 Tune. Tunes showed up today and I flashed the 93 tune when leaving work. Horrible drive home in the rain....but it dried up this evening by my house, which an hour north of BMR.

Car is all stock, with just the 93 tune in it right now, and holy smokes what a difference. It is unbelievable what just his tune has done. The characteristics have completely changed for the better, smoother, excellent throttle response/driver demand and the acceleration is just incredible. Props to Ken!

I completely forgot to add - I went to the track and managed to muster a 13.2@109 in 2000~ft DA.

Not really all that great, but I was happy with it for it being 100% stock and no fuses pulled or tricks of any kind, on 3/4 tank of 87 octane.

Here in a few weeks, I will be taking the car to the FIRM for my first road course outing with it to get some baselines. I will be testing multiple pieces and modding slowly to track improvements with wheel hop, drag performance AND road course.

No one trick pony stuff here. ;)

Hey I know of a suspension company that could hook you up with some pretty sweet parts

interested to see where this heads... keep up the great work as always

Shaftmasters Aluminum Driveshaft has been ordered!

Also looking into a few intake tricks. I think I may to try and get as much out of the stock airbox as possible.

I knew I shouldn't have gotten another car....

I went ahead and got the best shifter on the market on order for the car.

MGW engineers and manufactures a masterpiece.

Pics of this stuff coming soon!

now that shaun from AED is working on cams you are probably going to get those as well lol.

After searching and searching...and contemplating exhaust combos, I have chosen to grab the Pypes Pro-Touring Axle Back with black tips. I will post some details when it gets here and do some video.

I also plant to make an aluminum resonator delete.

Blue 5.0 said:

now that shaun from AED is working on cams you are probably going to get those as well lol.

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Maybe. He messaged me last night and told me he made 448rwhp on 93. Pretty impressive!

I'm curious to hear your thoughts on the aluminum driveshaft for daily driving. Please tell us about NVH when you're done!