2014 SHO

ZSHO · September 01, 2018, 06:08:52 PM

Welcome aboard TomBuckman! The PPE catted DP are a must in your situation!
I just recently passed my emissions testing while using Torque-pro to monitor the I/M readiness status.It took me roughly 60 miles of driving in order to have all the monitors complete! BTW your SHO looks very familiar.Lol. Z

TomBuckman · September 01, 2018, 06:28:48 PM

Quote from: ZSHO on September 01, 2018, 06:08:52 PM
Welcome aboard TomBuckman! The PPE catted DP are a must in your situation!
I just recently passed my emissions testing while using Torque-pro to monitor the I/M readiness status.It took me roughly 60 miles of driving in order to have all the monitors complete! BTW your SHO looks very familiar.Lol. Z

Did you have to go back to a stock tune, or were you able to pass with your current tune? Can you tell me what the lead time on your PPE down pipes were? I see some re-seller website state 8 week lead time, but PPE's site doesn't say anything about extended lead times or that they're built to order.

ZSHO · September 01, 2018, 06:53:00 PM

Quote from: TomBuckman on September 01, 2018, 06:28:48 PM
Quote from: ZSHO on September 01, 2018, 06:08:52 PM
Welcome aboard TomBuckman! The PPE catted DP are a must in your situation!
I just recently passed my emissions testing while using Torque-pro to monitor the I/M readiness status.It took me roughly 60 miles of driving in order to have all the monitors complete! BTW your SHO looks very familiar.Lol. Z

Did you have to go back to a stock tune, or were you able to pass with your current tune? Can you tell me what the lead time on your PPE down pipes were? I see some re-seller website state 8 week lead time, but PPE's site doesn't say anything about extended lead times or that they're built to order.

I purchased the PPE Catted DP many years ago during a "group buy" which was roughly 10 days IIRC!
I always revert back to stock tune,as my tuner does disable the rear 02 sensors.
Signature below for reference.
I do see a 8 week waiting period for the PPE! Dunno! Z

https://www.ecopowerparts.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=150&zenid=JNasKGaIihH3p3gX4tHPZ2

TomBuckman · September 02, 2018, 02:21:07 PM

Good news!

I took heed of all the maintenance to square away. The car has SP-534 in it, with a nice dab of dielectric grease on them. Additionally, the PTU fluid is fresh. The previous owner must have done it right before they traded it in because the fluid was golden and see-through. Instead of using the mega-long extension method I just snaked my arm over the exhaust and used a standard 3/8's rachet. It was tight, but I got it out.

The RDU, however, I cannot get to. The Livernois exhaust covers the drain plug, so I'll have to take it to a shop for that.

StealBlueSho · September 02, 2018, 02:26:21 PM

Quote from: TomBuckman on September 02, 2018, 02:21:07 PM
Good news!

I took heed of all the maintenance to square away. The car has SP-534 in it, with a nice dab of dielectric grease on them. Additionally, the PTU fluid is fresh. The previous owner must have done it right before they traded it in because the fluid was golden and see-through. Instead of using the mega-long extension method I just snaked my arm over the exhaust and used a standard 3/8's rachet. It was tight, but I got it out.

The RDU, however, I cannot get to. The Livernois exhaust covers the drain plug, so I'll have to take it to a shop for that.

Sounds like you picked up a good one! Congrats!!!

Whoever owned it before you seemed to have known what they were doing!

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ZSHO · September 02, 2018, 06:28:35 PM

@ -the OP is your SHO a NON-PP! Glad to hear things are working in your favor. Z

SHOdded · September 02, 2018, 08:15:03 PM

A sawzall will cure that exhaust-drain plug problem

TomBuckman · September 03, 2018, 09:57:14 AM

Quote from: ZSHO on September 02, 2018, 06:28:35 PM
@ -the OP is your SHO a NON-PP! Glad to hear things are working in your favor. Z

It is not a PP. Though, I feel like the previous owner did what they could to make it a poor-mans PP.

TomBuckman · September 03, 2018, 09:58:01 AM

Quote from: SHOdded on September 02, 2018, 08:15:03 PM
A sawzall will cure that exhaust-drain plug problem

The rasp is real with the catless downpipes and Livernois exhaust. I don't even want to think about what it'd sound like with no mufflers!

StealBlueSho · September 03, 2018, 02:38:26 PM

Quote from: TomBuckman on September 03, 2018, 09:58:01 AM
Quote from: SHOdded on September 02, 2018, 08:15:03 PM
A sawzall will cure that exhaust-drain plug problem

The rasp is real with the catless downpipes and Livernois exhaust. I don't even want to think about what it'd sound like with no mufflers!

Is it bad? I was contemplating this exact setup...

How about drone?

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TomBuckman · September 17, 2018, 09:27:13 AM

Update!

While replacing the passenger side temperature blend door actuator I found an old insurance card and found the original owner on Facebook. He's a Ford master tech, and had the PTU replaced right before 60k for "noise". That was a big relief to know it's basically a new unit. I also found out it has a Livernois HPFP!

SHOdded · September 17, 2018, 10:50:55 AM

Wow, a diamond in the rough indeed!