A guy in a yellow Corvette pulled up next to me at a light this afternoon. He kept revving his motor like he wanted to race my poor little stock Slingshot. I smiled and waved at him and when the light turned green he punched it and burned out. I laughed and pulled out normally. I think it is very funny that people in cars that cost way more seem to thing they need to challenge my little toy. Actually I wouldn't be surprised if I might have been able to be faster for the first 100 feet because of the weight advantage, but after that seriously was he that insecure?
Posts by Edward Neal
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Our office UPS driver once told me that packages are expected to withstand a 3 foot drop onto concrete. he also told me that if people by insurance and pack it themselves the insurance wont cover impact damage, only loss and things like water damage. They figure if it got damaged then it was not properly packed. if you want the insurance to cover impact damage you have to go to the UPS place and pay them to pack it. As a hard core photography hobbyist I used to buy and sell expensive lenses and I took what he said to heart and always paid at the UPS store to have them pack it. I was always impressed that they would use a box much bigger than I would have picked and used a ton of bubble wrap and package peanuts.
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Not sure if you're more genius than the rest of the fools on here, or if you're kinda missing out on the fun.....
for me its more fun to get it right the first time - I definitely feel I got it right buying my SL, and now I will watch and wait as the impatient people test things fro me. I learned this with my Photography hobby - NEVER buy something the moment it first comes out, let others find the bugs and wait until they are fixed - then buy it. At 63 I want to retire soon. As such I dont want to throw away money being the guy who tests the new things. I may not be the first, but thats okay
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okay, I popped out the back cup holder and there is a small zerk - is this the only one or is there another on the other side?
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On here and on other forums I have read about lubing the driveshaft yoke when you change the oil by removing the cup holder. I was looking at the service section of the owners manual of my 2016 and at every service interval it is coded with an "I" indicating that it only needs to be inspected. being the anal person that I am I pulled up a PDF of the owners manual for the 2015 Slingshot and it has every service interval coded with an "L" which indicates it should be lubed.
So did they change something? do the newer years have sealed systems that dont need to be lubed? I havent even pulled my drink cup so I dont know - does my 2016 even have a fitting to lube it if I wanted to?
I would like to know these things before I try pulling out drink holders and before I buy special fittings for my grease gun so any input on this is greatly appreciated
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good stuff to know - frankly I know I read about it in the owners manual but off the top of my head I dont even remember how to turn stability control on or off. Considering the fact that I dont want to need a new tire any sooner than possible and I sure as heck dont want a lack of stability I think I will just leave that little switch alone
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Frankly I am perfectly happy with the sound of the OEM exhaust. If / when I change it out it will be primarily to improve performance and reduce heat. Looking at it this two brothers system looks like it would get much better air circulation around it which might reduce the heat in the passenger area. Having only owned my SL for less three months I am not going to run out and buy any mods until I have really had some time with the thing and also had time to really look at all options with input from the great people here who have gone before me.
Last thing I want to do is buy some mod only to replace it a short time later
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Okay, I know it is sad, but in the 2+months I have owned my SL I have never turned the traction control off. just like my prior cars I have just let it do its thing. So please tell me why I might ever want to turn it off and if I turned it off in my normal around driving would I even notice the difference?
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Slingmods has a video where you can hear it on their web site
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I figured that since I had the spare key I had nothing to lose so I took some wire cutters and a file to it. - So now I guess I drive a "ingsho"
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KW15BP works too
thats actually a better looking key than the 14ap - - I wonder if local places have that blank?
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thank you "KW14AP" - seems to be perfect, now I will see if I can get it locally
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Am I the only one that thinks the key for the slingshot is ridiculously large? It has no chips or electronics that I know of is there any way to get a key that doesnt have the huge Slingshot logo shape and size?
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oh, and if you are not a dog person like I am we also have this annoying creature. She is more my wife's than mine. she says "hello" and "Give me Kisses" and several other things, including the occasional F-you. she is a lilac crowned amazon. we also have 5 desert tortoises who are all related.
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Rode mine a little hard today ... just slowed down as I passed the young man in brown and watch him turn around....pulled over before he caught up to me...he made a decision to write a seat belt ticket ($25.00 ---- could have argued that but the speed I was doing that was a slow down and have a nice day notice) also
pays to be polite....being in California I have wondered, if it is a motorcycle and I have to have a helmet - why must I use the seatbelt, and if I must use the seatbelt why do I need the helmet - - this car/motorcycle thing is really confusing. I am no more likely to fall out and need the helmet than I would be in any jeep without doors. I would wear one on the highway just because its the smart thing to do, but I dont like that I seem to have to use both car mandated seat belts when they say it isnt a car and I also have to have motorcycle mandated helmet when it clearly isnt really a motorcycle - - Big brother irritates the heck out of me
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Display MoreAs soon as the snow is gone from here in Manitoba, The Sling is my only ride, unless it's raining. I stay in it until the snow flies in the fall.
Palm Springs? Yeah, it gets warm there right? A top of some sort should be on your list.
Performance? Cold Air Intake, Exhaust Manifold and New Exhaust system, along with a reflash of the ECU. Short of Turbo or Supercharging, this is the best way to go.
Sling Wings or Baker Wings to pull some air movement into the cabin area. Perhaps windshield. How tall are you? I am 6'4" and just got an F4 +5 windshield. Really wish I put it higher on my "Need" list and not on the "want" list.
Creature Comfort.... Change out the seats, unless you got a Sling with the new version of the seats. They are pretty good. Shocks as well.
Since you've already found the best place on the Web for info. Welcome.
From here on out, your best friend, (and perhaps worst fiend, they keep getting new stuff to sell) http://www.slingmods.com
Welcome to the site.
Your first mods should be he DDM short shifter and the brake master cylinder brace
okay - I am new - so please tell me what the master cylinder brace is all about and why it is needed?
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a more recent snap - 100 pounds of dedicated family love and protection - don't even try to touch my grandkids when Bolt is around if he doesnt know you
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I would still like to know how they got it street legal
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you asked
His Name is Bolt
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Heck, to my my little Slingshot is about the closest thing I could ever get to a street legal gokart, And that is coming from a man who's first car in the 70's was a 1964 Porsche 356 - C. I got the thing used for $2,800 and at the time that was not cheep. Like a young dumb kid I sold it later and got a Toyota. Looking back the dumbest car thing I ever did. As I have grown older the cars that really GRAB me have gotten further and further out of reach financially. Something that really could take the curves and give me that air in your face wow - they all seem to cost as much as houses in some parts of the country - Sure if I really wanted one I could do it, But then I found the Sling, it isnt cheep but it is very affordable and the but low to the ground wind in your face is in my opinion un matched by anything that isnt a racing gokart. I live in Palm Springs California. if there is a rare exotic car that people never see. You will see it here - and Whats really funny is like last week when I pulled up to a light on Palm Canyon next to one of the new ford GT's tha guy driving it was looking at me - - Seriously my little Sling gets checked out by people driving cars that cost twice what my house cost -- and I love it
Dude, you haven't lived until you park beside a Lambo, A Ferrari, and a Jag, and they all get out and come check out your Sling.
"Dude" I live in Palm Springs California. Every single day I see some of the rarest and most exotic cars on the local roads - And you are right, I love it when I pull up to a light in my Sling next to a car that cost more than my house and the driver is checking me out. I have seen one other Sling in this area, but I dont think it lives here. As far as I know I am the only permeant resident in the Palm Springs area driving a Slingshot. Its kinda of fun when people wave at you and yell that they have seen you before
