In over my head?

[m3incorp]

Just wait until the minivans try to take you on

Another interesting tidbit. The Hell Cats around here don't really jump on me anymore, I think it could be that word of mouth from one owner may have spread the word, BUT every single 392 on the road is always challenging me. Of course I don't engage.

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[Redfuzzbutt]

Just wait until the minivans try to take you on

Another interesting tidbit. The Hell Cats around here don't really jump on me anymore, I think it could be that word of mouth from one owner may have spread the word, BUT every single 392 on the road is always challenging me. Of course I don't engage.

I've been driving like a grandma for the most part, terrified of too much attention and my own inexperience in the car but I did find an open stretch after a traffic light today with good weather and a lot of room. I didn't know I had fat in my cheeks.

There's a strange confidence of just knowing, hopefully that'll keep me out of trouble.

Side note: I haven't been able to get it up on a lift yet to really check out the underside, exhaust, suspension, etc. But snapped a pic of the exhaust manifold and even though it is tubular, makes me wonder if it might actually be a header. Visibility was tight.

 

[wazslow]

Looks like the stock exhaust manifolds.

 

[Redfuzzbutt]

Looks like the stock exhaust manifolds.

Thank you sir.
Need to figure out how to upload/link a video. Got one of a cold start this morning. Ain't gonna lie, I may have listened to it a few times.

 

[Elp_jc]

I didn't know I had fat in my cheeks.

Ha ha. I don't get even close to that with the manual Bullitt, but with the Tesla, which is stupid quick, it shoves you into the seat worse than many exotics, and in near silence. Totally different experience, obviously, but it's nice to fly under the radar sometimes .

 

[Redfuzzbutt]

Nice S550 for sure - and what you have there is a good package that someone took the time to piece together well with good parts.

After seeing the pics, I saw the ad for that S550 - you made out well. IIRC, it was advertised as having at least 825hp, and has a Whipple Gen 4 2.9 Stage 2 and oversized heat exchanger + other mods on it.

The exhaust - someone definitely did a nice conversion there. The rear bumper cover valence looks to be aftermarket allowing for the quad tips (2015-2017 only had dual exhaust from the factory). Also, looking closer at the rear mufflers, it looks like it might have actuators? I see what appears to be a flange at the face of mufflers where the tips mount. Wondering if someone possibly did a 2018+ active exhaust swap? Hard to say, but just an assumption seeing what appears to flanges. Unless the system is SS Borla or Magnaflow?

The wheels - that’s some $$$ right there - nice set of rims on it.

The car looks to have suspension work done as well, squatted nice and sits nice at the wheel arches.

Great looking S550, good luck with it and be safe - it’s very easy to make the ass end kiss the front end, especially one with power mods.

Just some friendly advice, do take it into consideration:
If it were me, since the car is low mileage plus modified - do yourself a favor... see if your current Insurance Co. offers an Agreed Value policy. If something ever were to happen to that car on a standard Ins. Policy, with the amount of mods done to it - they will never reimburse for the cost of those mods and will only pay out ACV (actual crash value based on Red/Black book and scrap values).

You want an Agreed Value Policy where you insure it at fair market value to what it would cost to replace it AND the mods. The actual Agreed Value will be stipulated in print on the Ins. Policy declaration pages and in the event of any total loss claim, you will be paid that exact Agreed Value and nothing less. If your present Ins. Co. does not offer such a policy, shop around and get one....

To determine Agreed Value get current value of just the car itself, then create a list of all the mods you can find on the car for what it would cost to replace those parts at current retail cost. The net total of car+mods would be your Agreed Value.

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Your Shaker sound system:
All 2015-2017’s had 2 types of Shaker systems in a Premium model:
1) Shaker 9-speaker system, with no sub in trunk
2) Shaker 12-speaker system with sub mounted in trunk on passenger side. IIRC, I think the Shaker 12 was an upgrade and also had Navigation.

If you don’t have a sub on the passenger side in the trunk, that could explain the reason why its not meeting your sound expectations.. If it had the factory 12 Shaker, and someone removed the sub, the sub harness should be behind the trunk liner. If there is no sub and no harness, it’s the factory Shaker 9.

And I'm back with some more updates on the mystery purchase car, yay!

Half way wanting to start off a new thread to make a more detailed chronicle of the chain of events but may choose to just keep everything here as it relates to my ignorance, surprise, and general info of the car.

1) nGauge has been more sporadic with powering on and initially, thought it was due to the white wire being severed that plugs in with the little harness on the backside. Got that fixed with soldering, same issue, not powering on. Well heck, found out that goes to the boost box and not a power source (but still good to have connected) and tracked down other cable to driver side kick panel and made sure connection was solid. Wa-la, power! Still have a lot to learn about the functionality of the nGauge, but doing baby steps as to not overload my simple brain.

2) Speaking of the nGauge, it's obvious that there is a Lund tune on it - why not ask Lund for some additional info? Emailed them and within an hour or so, receive response. Nice Lund! No previous owner info but they provide me with some details about the tune:
17 GT MANUAL - Remote Session
* E85

Whipple Stage 2 Gen 4
* 3.875 Pulley
132mm TB
Whipple intake supplied , closed
ID1050x
Sai Li Fuel System
VMP IAT
IC pump to key on
Denso .028"

nG xxxxxxx

Um, wrong tune? Everything listed looks accurate, as far as I can tell (and quite stoked about it too) except for the E85 as the nGuage obviously states that it's a 91-93 octane tune.

So I forward on some pics I've taken of the nGauge with detailed info, still waiting for a response back from customer support. From what I've read, it's my understanding that only Lund is able to provide the tune on this setup (locking it out), so it's perplexing why they don't have the most recent tune available. Anyways, give CS a little more time before following back up today.

3) Given the recent info from Lund and the whipple that is on there, along with the mods it was tuned for, can absolutely understand that the car was advertised previously with 825hp. I bought more car than I thought I did.

4) Reached out to Whipple CS using SN of supercharger and waiting to hear back from them, ticket number was issued.

5) I do have active exhaust! Well, kind of but in a good way. There are definitely baffles on both muffles, tracked the wires to the QTP unit in trunk (spare tire well). Baffles are open, which is why the freaking thing is so loud but I haven't found a way to remotely change that up. During transfer of ownership, the remotes either for lost or it's setup to work off of the garage door opener - but I've messed around with that enough to be confident that it just isn't so. Got a call into QTP to try and get more detailed info on their setup and possibly, find out who previous owner was.

6) The Shaker system is not in stock form (speakers are definitely weak) and found that an amp is missing. There are other important things to get figured out first but it's good to know that the stock system isn't that underwhelming.

Here's a few pics to detail what I've seen so far, will continue to update as I know more!

 

[NGOT8R]

@Redfuzzbutt, have you clicked on load tune on the nGauge and then used the arrows to scroll left or right to see if Flex and E85R tunes are stored? If so, you should be able to switch between tunes. Be warned though, The E85R tune should not be used unless you are absolutely certain of the ethanol content in the fuel. Flex tune you could run now with a combination of fuels (91-93 pump gas, pump ethanol, or a mix of the two fuels).

Just curious, does your GT have a BAP too?

 

[Redfuzzbutt]

@Redfuzzbutt, have you clicked on load tune on the nGauge and then used the arrows to scroll left or right to see if Flex and E85R tunes are stored? If so, you should be able to switch between tunes. Be warned though, The E85R tune should not be used unless you are absolutely certain of the ethanol content in the fuel. Flex tune you could run now with a combination of fuels (91-93 pump gas, pump ethanol, or a mix of the two fuels).

Just curious, does your GT have a BAP too?

Yes sir, oh wise one. My ignorance is quite glaring at this point, haha!

Also, Help me out with quick with the acronym BAP, please.

 

[wazslow]

Yes sir, oh wise one. My ignorance is quite glaring at this point, haha!

Also, Help me out with quick with the acronym BAP, please.

BAP is boost a pump. It increases the voltage to the fuel pump. You most likely don't have one since you wouldn't need it with the sai li fuel system. Also as far as I am aware Lund will not make a flex fuel tune for forced induction cars. You have a 91-93 tune and an 85 tune. I don't know much about Whipple. But I would check and make sure that you are safe to run your current supercharger pulley on 91octane.

 

[NGOT8R]

Sounds like you’re going to have to invest in an E85 tester and either test at the pump or buy something like One Ethanol or Ignite Red by the pail. That’s what I did. I keep my test kit with me in the car when I know I will be out long enough to need a fill up. The One Ethanol S that I purchased tested out at 90% ethanol content. Pump ethanol is hit or miss, as regulations say it can vary between 51% - 83% ethanol. I have found that to be very true.

 

[NGOT8R]

JMS BAP. Some BAPs provide a constant boost in voltage, whereas others like the JMS and Kenny Bell (I believe) ramp voltage up when needed based on throttle input, to prevent excess wear and tear on the fuel pump(s).

 

[Cobra Jet]

And I'm back with some more updates on the mystery purchase car, yay!

Half way wanting to start off a new thread to make a more detailed chronicle of the chain of events but may choose to just keep everything here as it relates to my ignorance, surprise, and general info of the car.

1) nGauge has been more sporadic with powering on and initially, thought it was due to the white wire being severed that plugs in with the little harness on the backside. Got that fixed with soldering, same issue, not powering on. Well heck, found out that goes to the boost box and not a power source (but still good to have connected) and tracked down other cable to driver side kick panel and made sure connection was solid. Wa-la, power! Still have a lot to learn about the functionality of the nGauge, but doing baby steps as to not overload my simple brain.

2) Speaking of the nGauge, it's obvious that there is a Lund tune on it - why not ask Lund for some additional info? Emailed them and within an hour or so, receive response. Nice Lund! No previous owner info but they provide me with some details about the tune:
17 GT MANUAL - Remote Session
* E85

Whipple Stage 2 Gen 4
* 3.875 Pulley
132mm TB
Whipple intake supplied , closed
ID1050x
Sai Li Fuel System
VMP IAT
IC pump to key on
Denso .028"

nG xxxxxxx

Um, wrong tune? Everything listed looks accurate, as far as I can tell (and quite stoked about it too) except for the E85 as the nGuage obviously states that it's a 91-93 octane tune.

So I forward on some pics I've taken of the nGauge with detailed info, still waiting for a response back from customer support. From what I've read, it's my understanding that only Lund is able to provide the tune on this setup (locking it out), so it's perplexing why they don't have the most recent tune available. Anyways, give CS a little more time before following back up today.

3) Given the recent info from Lund and the whipple that is on there, along with the mods it was tuned for, can absolutely understand that the car was advertised previously with 825hp. I bought more car than I thought I did.

4) Reached out to Whipple CS using SN of supercharger and waiting to hear back from them, ticket number was issued.

5) I do have active exhaust! Well, kind of but in a good way. There are definitely baffles on both muffles, tracked the wires to the QTP unit in trunk (spare tire well). Baffles are open, which is why the freaking thing is so loud but I haven't found a way to remotely change that up. During transfer of ownership, the remotes either for lost or it's setup to work off of the garage door opener - but I've messed around with that enough to be confident that it just isn't so. Got a call into QTP to try and get more detailed info on their setup and possibly, find out who previous owner was.

6) The Shaker system is not in stock form (speakers are definitely weak) and found that an amp is missing. There are other important things to get figured out first but it's good to know that the stock system isn't that underwhelming.

Here's a few pics to detail what I've seen so far, will continue to update as I know more!

Looking good with your findings and you definitely got a lot of car for the $$$!!

 

[Redfuzzbutt]

BAP is boost a pump. It increases the voltage to the fuel pump. You most likely don't have one since you wouldn't need it with the sai li fuel system. Also as far as I am aware Lund will not make a flex fuel tune for forced induction cars. You have a 91-93 tune and an 85 tune. I don't know much about Whipple. But I would check and make sure that you are safe to run your current supercharger pulley on 91octane.

Copy that. There are two tunes on the car, one for the E85 and the second for the 91-93.

The pulley size is what came with the kit, hasn't been changed.

 

[Redfuzzbutt]

Sounds like you’re going to have to invest in an E85 tester and either test at the pump or buy something like One Ethanol or Ignite Red by the pail. That’s what I did. I keep my test kit with me in the car when I know I will be out long enough to need a fill up. The One Ethanol S that I purchased tested out at 90% ethanol content. Pump ethanol is hit or miss, as regulations say it can vary between 51% - 83% ethanol. I have found that to be very true.

The caveat for living in rural AZ is that my options are greatly limited (no E85 available for 100 miles) which means I'll just stick with the regular ol octane.

If the future living situation does change and it's readily more accessible, I'd definitely go the route you suggested and have a tester on hand.

Thanks again guys, I feel like a charity case here with you guys providing info, experience, and suggestions for free

 

[NGOT8R]

Ain’t no thang, that’s what we do over here!

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