Jinx S550

[Rjdamato]

This is Jinx

But let me start this build with that Jinx has been through a lot. Originally she was a 2016 Magnetic Ecoboost...

Got far with her over 2 months and did many, many performance mods, but after being made fun of by the girlfriend and deciding the money to invest in building the Ecoboost to what I wanted just wasn't worth it...

After 6 months of owning the Eco, I went shopping for a 5.0. Found a great deal and bought a new base auto 2016 Magnetic GT for 29,000 and traded the Eco for 23,000. All around good deal so I took her immediately while not going negative and not looking back.

Day 1

I already had a vision for the appearance of Jinx on day 1. Maintain the Magnetic look but add black accents and have the interior be lighter.

So on Day 2 I went and got 20% tint/clear bra/black badges/custom headlight tint (like anchor room) and the FRPP Decklid.

I then got jealous of all the fancy OEM stuff on other s550s so I just installed them myself.

PP splitter with belly pan

50th Anniversary Dash and GT350 Steering wheel

Along the way from then I even met plenty of local Mustangs! Except for the bottom left...needed to ensure freedom to the Euros.

Pretty basic mods so far but I do everything myself. Haven't got anything performance wise yet because I don't know what I want and don't want to spend money on something I'll sell later because of upgrades. I am looking heavily at a turbo set up though.

Mod List

Exterior
FRPP Decklid
PP Splitter and Belly Pan
Raxiom Taillight Sequencers
Diode Dynamics Switchbacks
Diode Dynamics Reverse Light
Front Clear Bra / 20% Tint
Black 5.0 Badges and Front Pony
Gloss Black Vinyl Wrapped Roof
GT350 Track Pack Spoiler

Interior
GT350 Steering Wheel
Diode Dynamics Stage 2 White Interior
50th Anniversary PP dash trim
GT350 Red Push to Start button

Performance/Under the Hood
Redline Hood Struts
K&N High Flow Air Filter

Exhaust
Corsa Sport Catback

Suspension
FRPP Strut Tower Brace
FRPP Knuckle to Toe Link Bearing Assembly
BMR CB005 Cradle Lockout

Wheels
OEM 18' Foundry w/ Blizzak WS80s

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[Rjdamato]

First I needed to un-nerf the sound of the 5.0's exhaust. Decided on the Corsa Sport Catbacks since eventually I will go with Headers and don't want to be the neighborhood alarm clock.

Some legal pulls.
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After that I need to prepare my car for winter driving and begin fixing the wheel hop.

After doing accidental donuts on my way to discount tire I got Blizzak WS80s for the stock wheels since I want to switch them out with street tires later.

That same night I installed the FRPP Knuckle to toe Bearings. What a pain to install these. Don't do this install with the wrong tools (I got the full tilt boogie irs tool). Get it. Just do it or you will hate this install.

The BMR CB005 kit was very easy to install.

Both of these combined really makes the wheel hop more contained. Still there, just not as bad. These mods combined with the Blizzaks, Jinx is a beast in the snow.

More mods to come this week!

 

[Velgen]

Congratulations on the new toy!

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