SBS 2016 Taurus SHO Build Thread - LOCKED

StealBlueSho · April 25, 2019, 06:49:33 PM

VIDEO!!!!!! Video of my SHO on the Dyno at National Speed, Inc..

https://youtu.be/b1xjQSkiGmQ

Also picture of both the pre-dyno and after dyno with the gear head turbos..

shoNoff · April 25, 2019, 06:54:18 PM

Nice man. Car looks good, sounds good and makes awesome power. Damn I'm jealous. I wish you best of luck when you bring that beast to the track. PS those turbos sound awesome did I mention that lol.

StealBlueSho · April 25, 2019, 07:30:47 PM

Quote from: shoNoff on April 25, 2019, 06:54:18 PM
Nice man. Car looks good, sounds good and makes awesome power. Damn I'm jealous. I wish you best of luck when you bring that beast to the track. PS those turbos sound awesome did I mention that lol.

I'm stoked! Hoping the track times are as good as it sounds...

Thanks!!!

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802SHO · April 26, 2019, 05:50:19 AM

Sounds really good! That's crazy about the bolt breaking on the cam lobe! Is that a first? Never heard of anything like that happening. National Speed's shop is so clean and nice, especially their dyno room, its cool how its set up. Its like your on the other side of the operating table(dyno) watching through a wall of glass ...like in some scientific lab! Overall seems like a good experience even though the car was out of alignment...instead of 5 stars they get 4. I wish you smooth sailing after those intital hiccups and look forward to hearing nothing but fun and excitement as you drive around town and those track slips! Really nice build SBS! It came together fairly quickly too once you made up your mind with what you wanted to do with your SHO. I'm glad you kept it.

StealBlueSho · April 26, 2019, 08:28:22 AM

Quote from: 802SHO on April 26, 2019, 05:50:19 AM
Sounds really good! That's crazy about the bolt breaking on the cam lobe! Is that a first? Never heard of anything like that happening. National Speed's shop is so clean and nice, especially their dyno room, its cool how its set up. Its like your on the other side of the operating table(dyno) watching through a wall of glass ...like in some scientific lab! Overall seems like a good experience even though the car was out of alignment...instead of 5 stars they get 4. I wish you smooth sailing after those intital hiccups and look forward to hearing nothing but fun and excitement as you drive around town and those track slips! Really nice build SBS! It came together fairly quickly too once you made up your mind with what you wanted to do with your SHO. I'm glad you kept it.

Thanks! Their shop is nuts for sure! One of the cleanest shops I have EVER seen... as I said.. my wife was impressed with the shop and thats saying something! The alignment thing was an irritation for sure, but my local guys got it all back together after 2hrs of adjustments. This is something I have really have wanted to do for some time, so getting all the parts/pieces together in a logical way that was safe made sense. Having to re-buy stuff that was on my 2010 was a bit frustrating.. but they offered me such a good deal on the trade in I wasn't about to kink the deal by asking for parts off it.. lol..

In any event.. I am taking a break from modifications for the time being as the next steps long term are gonna be Trans/PTU/RDU improvements.. Looking to source a used setup to send off to a good builder. Once the driveline is good, then I will look at a motor build, but again, that would be a ways down the road..

Only thing on the short list is a drop-in upgraded low pressure fuel pump to give the current setup a bit more headspace.. that low pressure pump right now is about 90% maxed out on E30 at the power levels I am in. If I wanted to overdrive it, Matt could but then its just a matter of time before it burns out. Would net me well over 500/500..

Drop-in fuel pump is a 15 minute swap, so the cost is just the pump which I can't imagine being more than a couple hundred bucks... soon I hope!

StealBlueSho · April 26, 2019, 08:34:28 AM

All cleaned up after all the final work was completed!

StealBlueSho · April 26, 2019, 08:35:34 AM

More Pictures

SHOdded · April 26, 2019, 09:47:33 AM

You need to start taking that thang to local shows. Maybe follow in bpd's footsteps, get some graphics done with backstory

StealBlueSho · April 26, 2019, 10:15:33 AM

Quote from: SHOdded on April 26, 2019, 09:47:33 AM
You need to start taking that thang to local shows. Maybe follow in bpd's footsteps, get some graphics done with backstory

BPD would make a great mentor for such an endeavor. Not sure I want to deal with all that though! lol.

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SHOdded · April 26, 2019, 10:22:16 AM

What, you hate groupies?

StealBlueSho · April 26, 2019, 12:11:11 PM

https://youtu.be/XTq3yow8l9w

Updated Video with some edits..

bpd1151 · April 26, 2019, 12:22:30 PM

What the $h!t Michael.....

I failed to see you on the opposing side of the glass, mooning everybody.

LOL

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StealBlueSho · April 26, 2019, 12:28:39 PM

Quote from: bpd1151 on April 26, 2019, 12:22:30 PM
What the $h!t Michael.....

I failed to see you on the opposing side of the glass, mooning everybody.

LOL

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Unfortunately I was not there when they did the dyno... or perhaps a bit of moonage or maybe even a Fist Of Victory might have made its way into the video...

bpd1151 · April 26, 2019, 12:35:55 PM

Quote from: StealBlueSHO on April 26, 2019, 12:28:39 PMFist Of Victory might have made its way into the video...

Ha! For sure!

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SM105K · April 26, 2019, 12:38:59 PM

I am literally dying right now ^