racerx78

I got about 18.5 for the ms3, and it had 20500 miles ln its. This is my 3rd taurus and 2nd SHO.

Me either, i went to the detroit car show and got in one. A few days later i found this one Comming from the ms3 is very comfortable. The brake size is fine the stock pad material that is the problem. Hawk or ebc brakes can solve that. I also could put brembo brakes on the front not to much.

It is pretty tall. But i like the ride height with columbus roads.

Thanks, the tq of this engine is everywhere. Its so fun for DD duty. Its still takes some getting used to whipping it around corners.

Thank you, It had 11,700 miles on it and i got it CPO for about $30500.

I ended up getting a 2010 Taurus SHO for less than both the Evo and STi. Here’s some of the dealers pix. The weather here hasn’t been good enough to take anything yet. http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/j2onlineaccts/Wheels/55870f97562d222d50710e704e3f19b5x-1.jpg http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/j2onlineaccts/Wheels/7723c5bc21cbb4f202d1081c735f44e8x-1.jpg http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/j2onlineaccts/Wheels/54d530ac1434d6163404c77d4ffad989x.jpg Not as smiley as the speed http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/j2onlineaccts/Wheels/Untitled.jpg Just after tint installed http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/j2onlineaccts/Wheels/2012-01-26_19-02-46_686.jpg http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/j2onlineaccts/Wheels/2012-01-26_19-03-40_40.jpg Given the last few cars I’ve had(Si, SRT4 & MS3) this car is HUGE! In comparison. The weight difference is big to I can feel the weight whenever I corner at a decent speed. I can say even with the weight this car is seriously fast. Virtually no lag, and power everywhere. This can pull from 60 to 90 in fifth gear without you realizing it. The haldex AWD system is not as good as the evo or sti but can still transfer most of the power to the rear wheels if needed. We had snow already here and it was easy to get this car to drift through a turn. I had “planned” on keeping the car stock….but that may have change. The car came with a Dynomax Axel-back exhaust that sounds very nice. Livernois also makes a custom flash that can on just their basic stage 2 tune add upwards of 90hp in the upper rpms and get the car in the high 12’s in the ¼ mile. I am also looking to get the sway bars and suspension from the 2012 sho performance package to help with handling. After that I “should” be done. We’ll see how it does this spring to see if I can AutoX in it. Ultimately after a year or two I will pick up a project car just for autoX/road course racing.

Its been just under two years and I’ve had a blast. Initially I had planned on just using the speed for DD & Track use in the stock AutoX class. That thought lasted about a week or two. The cars first night at home(stock as hell) http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/j2onlineaccts/Wheels/45c2cdbf.jpg First came the race wheels 255 width tires, Rmm & RSB. http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/j2onlineaccts/Wheels/100_2544.jpg http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/j2onlineaccts/Wheels/solo1431.jpg Then came the TMIC, SRI, TP, & CBE http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/j2onlineaccts/Wheels/2010-06-25123820.jpg http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/j2onlineaccts/Wheels/DSCF0108.jpg Shortly after for the first time I got to get on a real road course and to see what the speed could do. http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/j2onlineaccts/Wheels/5605095190_686b015239_o.jpg http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/j2onlineaccts/Wheels/DSCF0007.jpg http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/j2onlineaccts/Wheels/img1594edit.jpg This year marked the first time I was able to get to Tail of the Dragon. The MS3 was on a new suspension setup now and it tackled the mountain head on. I got nothing but compliments about the car and its setup. Especially from the subie WRX’s and STi’s I was with. http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/j2onlineaccts/Wheels/129477.jpg http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/j2onlineaccts/Wheels/129476.jpg http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/j2onlineaccts/Wheels/DSC_0100.jpg http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/j2onlineaccts/Wheels/7e04cdf8.jpg I did all this on the stock tune, and didn’t have any issues. Sadly with my sons getting older and changing financial priorities I had to make a change. I needed something bigger, better on insurance & yet still something I can have fun with. Based on past experiences I knew I wanted a AWD car, so I was going back and forth with the EvoX MR or the new STi Sedan. Neither was better on insurance, with the evo being much worse(for me.) It was looking like I was going to go with the STi which I liked a lot except for it wasn’t as comfortable as the Evo(for me.) Last minute a dark horse came out of nowhere.

I have a HD Hero 960 and it was pretty fun this year having it at the track. Video was really good at 960p and when attached the the rear bumper the audio was good for hearing the exhaust. I will be getting a second camera next year so i can get forward and chase view for my track videos next year. I'm i'll probably go with a Hero 2.

I was looking at making the same move, but i was looking at the VR6 4motion. I just concerned about reliability.

Yea it is, especially since i was having camera issues so i didn't get video from this day.

I was checking out youtube over the weekend. Looking for other MS3 on a road course and found one of what looks to be a RX8 chasing a Gen2 at Mid-Ohio. I started watching it and realized that it was me. This was earlier in the year before I got my new suspension and brake setup. On the back straight i was getting up to 120+, but had to brake earlier that i would have liked because i was having braking issues. It will be nice to get back out there next year with the new setup. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5_s9toRetQ

Softokens are EVIL....:fuuuu:. I know, because i have to fix those things all day long.

I'm in 2K

Can you do wheels in Blk chrome pc? like this. http://www.thewheelwarehouse.com/cust_mages/cts_after_4_lg.jpg

Its all good, :thumbup: I can't drive a manual in anything else this type of shoe, and my current pair are getting worn out. As far as the styling, i like to be a little flamboyant sometimes. I didn't pick these because they were low key.

Finally got most of my shoes in. 1pr is on back older. None the less $350 worth of shoes for $130 is a deal none the less. http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/j2onlineaccts/2011-09-21_18-38-32_318.jpg http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee117/j2onlineaccts/2011-09-21_18-46-31_803.jpg

I'd be interested.

Just ordered 5 pairs of shoes that retailed for $365 for $139.....:fuckyeah:

I'm sure some people can pull off doing that type of thing http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/7820/joeyporschexo5.jpg Then again........ maybe not!

Found 4pr of shoes i wanted. Retails for $350 i can get them now for $121 shipped...... i'll order mine hear shortly.

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Even if the first car didn't cross into the other lane the other was just about to. Thankfully it wasn't anything serious.

I was rocking my Packard Bell with a Pentium 75mhz cpu, and a "HUGE" 1gb HDD and 16mb of EDO memory. I never thought i'd ever run out of hdd space. I also remember messing around and ripping a cd to mp3s and wonder why would anyone want to do this.?

Same exact tires i've got on the speed now, size and all. I don't know if i like the enough yet to buy a extra set.

Congrats on the purchase. As far as mods it all depends on what your goals are. A good first mod is going to be a RMM. It helps with launching and Tq steer. I have a CP-E one.