schalacker Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 Picked up my Green Gem '13 PP SHO back in January & been a lurker on the forum since. Love the car, such a great power & comfort package. Finally decided to contribute and post. Only took a few months to get bit by the Mod bug. Airaid CAI was first and just finished installing LMS Catted Downpipes and Corsa exhaust today. Being from NE, already had to strip off the PP 20's and pick up the winter set: [ATTACH=CONFIG]2123[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]2125[/ATTACH] Just wanted to say thanks to the group. All the info on this forum has been a great resource in figuring out the pro's/con's of Mods and tips/tricks on making an already great ride fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmr061 Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 Oh the green color...I am jealous. Nice mods...no tune? Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoman04 Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 Welcome from "SHO-OFF the SOUTH" group. It was 69deg here in HOT ATLANTA so we don't need snow tires (have snow stick on the road ones ever 3yr here).LOL A DUM southerner Q., If snow tires have no studs then how do they work on ice/snow better than reg tire? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkside Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 Welcome! Please give us some sound clips. Downpipes and exhaust are on my to do soon list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Hawk Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 Welcome aboard!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHOdded Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 Welcome to the community, I believe only the 2nd green Gen 4 SHO here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadfoot Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 Rare but beautiful color, welcome to the site! I know the car is still breaking in, but did you notice any improvement in MPG or acceleration with the pipes and exhaust? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schalacker Posted March 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 Thanks for the welcome. Never knew the Green was a rarity. Can upload some clips soon. I've got some Pre/Post exhaust vids lying around, just need to get them uploaded. Just tripped the CEL light today... Already have the MyCal device but awaiting Tune upload from LMS. Schedule and lift access is a little tight and I couldn't wait to install the exhaust parts. Shoman: The un-studded snow tires have better overall grip in cold conditions (IIRC, it's got something to do with the rubber compound) and it's not hard to have deeper treads than the PP packaged performance tires. Obviously this affects the dry/warm-weather grip and rolling resistance/noise. The ones i purchased are also narrower than stock, which improves PSI on the contact patch. The theory is that wide tires will just float over the snow and not actually penetrate into snow and try and make contact with the pavement. Leadfoot: MPG...tough to tell. Seems about the same but it's only been 1 day Maybe it's just placebo effect, but it seems like the throttle response and shifting have been altered since the LMS Pipes and Exhaust add-on. I'm hoping that will be corrected once the tune is installed. I'm curious to see what happens to the exhaust note with the Tune. Good throaty note right now and no highway drone. Only noticeable above 2.5k RPM or under hard acceleration. Thanks again EBOF members. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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