Joined the club, 2013 SHO

PokerMunkee · June 04, 2014, 08:59:11 AM

I FINALLY have a SHO!

Picked up 2013 Ignot Silver PP SHO with 5600 miles on it from Sewell Cadillac in Dallas, TX. This thing looks brand new, couldn't be any happier. Drove it over 700 miles back to Colorado in the same day, got very familiar with my new baby. I put CC at 80mph when possible and I was averaging 23.5MPG on the computer. Manual calcs came out right at 23, very happy with that.

Damn, I love this car. I don't understand why people are getting rid of their 2013's. What out there is better? I always thought the interior looked cheap from pics but now that I've spent some time with it, I think it's gorgeous. The all black interior is stunning. The multi-contour seats are nice, glad I got those. I got familiar with the MyFord Touch, think it's great so far.

My negatives so far: Power steering wheel needs to drop down and extend out a few more inches. Not a huge deal, just would be nice. The turn signals are weird, maybe I just need more time. I tend to hit the brights when doing a right long turn.

Picture when I picked her up at dealer:

I'll eventually do a tune and lowering springs. Going to enjoy her in stock form for a while.

I'm 32 and have owned the following cars: '88 Honda Accord, '97 Saturn SC2, '02 VW Passat 1.8T, '06 Pontiac GTO, '06 Dodge Magnum R/T AWD, '06 Chevy TrailBlazer SS, '11 Kia Optima EX 2.4, and '12 Sonata 2.0T.

panther427 · June 04, 2014, 09:05:13 AM

Lol about time troll.... just kidding. So how bad was the power loss from Texas to home.... dude I still haven't got mw turn signals dialed in. Still hit high beams on right hand turns.

wasinger3000 · June 04, 2014, 09:27:25 AM

You stole my car! Hah. Looks great! Glad to hear you like it.

When I was in the mountains I never noticed a huge power loss. Barely anything. The turbos make up the loss quite well. Going between the spring and woodland park you can hear the turbos are really working.

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IHeartGroceries · June 04, 2014, 09:41:26 AM

How were your dealings with Sewell? I think you made out well, if you paid their asking price. Alot of car for the money, huh? Nice, low mileage too.

Enjoy the car, dude. Great car to have at 32 years. Commands alot of presence on the road. Tons of fun to drive. Enjoying mine with just a LMS tune. Don't foresee any more mods any time soon, as the car is so enjoyable as-is. Love it's quietness and refinement.

Congrats!

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SHOdded · June 04, 2014, 11:46:45 AM

Congrats, and welcome officially to The Fold

Enjoy and be at peace!

PokerMunkee · June 04, 2014, 12:24:25 PM

Sewell was great to work with. Got picked up at hotel, did a walk around, test drive, and signed papers. I was out in less than a hour and on my way back to CO. Transferred over my SIRIUS and paired my phone. Won some money at the WinStar casino, holy crap that place is huge!

The Colorado State Patrol has silver cars, so I think a lot of people think it's a cop car when I come up on them, lol.

panther427 · June 04, 2014, 01:03:36 PM

My car looks exactly like your. A lot of people haven't realized the cops have the new Taurus others do slow down here in Colorado lol.

goblues38 · June 04, 2014, 01:33:48 PM

Quote from: PokerMunkee on June 04, 2014, 12:24:25 PM
The Colorado State Patrol has silver cars, so I think a lot of people think it's a cop car when I come up on them, lol.

I get that a lot. the 2013's look so much like the police spc cars in your mirror. When I roll up on someone at 80mph, people just move over and let me pass.

PokerMunkee · June 04, 2014, 09:07:27 PM

Where is the fuse box? Looked under steering wheel and not seeing it. Need to hardwire my V1.

panther427 · June 04, 2014, 09:09:28 PM

Under the hood

PokerMunkee · June 04, 2014, 09:39:57 PM

Ah found it. It's under steering wheel above parking brake. What a pain.

wasinger3000 · June 05, 2014, 01:01:42 AM

Quote from: PokerMunkee on June 04, 2014, 09:39:57 PM
Ah found it. It's under steering wheel above parking brake. What a pain.

Yeah the BCM is in the drivers foot well. would you like a few wire diagrams so you know what wires to use? Or would you like me to just show you which ones to use?

Would you like it on 24/7 or only on when the car is on?

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PokerMunkee · June 05, 2014, 01:23:42 AM

Someone said to use fuse 33 on the other SHO board. I want it on only when car or ACC is on. Which one do you use? I'm using one of those add a fuse piggy tails. Is it possible to keep the fuse cover on without modifying it? Probably just leave it off.

ZSHO · June 05, 2014, 09:41:16 AM

I put my passport on the visor and ordered a 12volt 15ft extension and ran it down the pillar and through the dash and console and plugged it in the armrest console 12v port,look nice and clean,no wires to mess with just plug and play.

wasinger3000 · June 05, 2014, 10:19:22 AM

Ok fuse number 32 in the BCM is the one you need. It is only powered when the windows are powered. Now I'm not sure if the power is always hot at the fuse then it goes to a relay or if the power is only at the fuse if a relay sends it power. They way I wired my boost gauge was with a little wire tap which is after the fuse. Just try and see.

Here is the a view of the BCM and the wiring harness that we are focused on.

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