We took out this morning for an early ride. Was supposed to get up around 90, and with the humidity here in Indiana, we planned to be back early afternoon. Well, the humidity wasn't all that bad, it did get hot though. We ended up riding over 300 miles. We rode about 75 miles of mostly 1 1/2 lane wide back roads, many with canopy of trees that met from one side to the other. We rode one of my favorite roads, one that I've not been on for a couple years (IN 62, Chief Whitehead Trail). The road was mostly redone in the past year, so great condition overall. Basically I rode from home in Lynn, In, to Madison, In (think Regatta speed boat races over the 4th of July) and back in a very roundabout way. Didn't take a single pic, but had a great ride and a great time with just me and my wife of nearly 43 years. 
OK, pic so y'all don't feel shorted. This is of our 10 day, nearly 4,000 mile trip to SD, WY, and Montana about a month ago. 7 Slingshots were there, several members from this forum were with us. I had the top on for the trip, but shows our Slingshot well from the front ( 35k, Supercharged, still doing flawless bjk81 ). Oh, and that's my close friend's wife (Also a close friend) that was very excited about the buffalo! ( Detective6811 )
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I have a 2018 slr se with the stock seats. Does anyone know if the prp Gen 2 seats sit lower than the stock seats? Trying to get a little more headroom
About 1" lower and 2" back with the Gen 2. Both are guesstimates, but at 6' 4", it's much better than stock for sure.
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Glad you are on the upswing Phil! Prayers continued here for you!
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Phil, I'm hoping and praying that you are getting better. This thread, like many if not most, has been derailed by politics and self serving A-holes. Please keep the two to yourselves or in another thread. We all have our opinions, our research, our pick of what is the right way or the wrong way. You have that freedom last I checked in this great country.
One of our own is sick. Must the posts be about why, or how, or what would have been? The ones that have been making this about politics or anything else I feel sorry for.... No, perhaps angered by would be a better way to state it! Choose what you may, but please have the decency leave it out of this thread.
Still praying for you Phil. May you get better soon!
Brent
PS, I come here for the Slingshot community, but not so much in the past couple of years. What's in this thread is the very reason... politics and opinions have taken over many of the threads, and most importantly... what really matters. I came here all along to help others... that other BS is already everywhere you look. I don't need to come here to see more of it.
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I would say it's in the tune. The one I have has 33,xxx on it, and it did it from the new install according to Brody (who I bought it from with 10,700 miles). Mine doesn't do it every time, in fact it's only perhaps one in ten or less in the summer. The cooler it is out, the more likely it will start up then stall. Mine has the early tune, and I just attributed it to trying to keep it lean as can and still be safe when not under boost. At idle, there are light popping sounds, again notorious of a lean idle. This hurts nothing, as long as it goes away as soon as you give throttle, which it does. I usually like to let it warm up a bit too, throttle is more fall on it's face until it's getting warm. Enriching the tune when cold would fix it, but I'd still not hit it until it's completely warm.... so really not an issue for me.
I'm not fixing something that's not broken. I'm running with several other Slingshots, some with the tune, some without, and if we all drive the same I'll be within $1 of the same cost at the pump as they are. At times, I'll beat them getting better mileage than they do. But use the SC hard, that changes. With the MeanSling top on it at 85 on the interstate, MPG drops to 23 or less if headwind.
I usually try to fill with 2 bars showing. I've ran it to the reserve flashing, but that still leave 2 gallons of fuel. When I'm down that low, I won't hit it hard or run curves hard. I just don't want the chance of the pump sucking air for a second, and the system going lean under boost. -
Display MoreWe have come to liking our Yokohama YK740GTX tires, (Discount Tire), so much on the front that we have decided to do the 245/40R20 on the rear, (replacing the stock 255/35R20.) I do not believe that the difference in size should cause us any issues?
What have we come to liking about these tires?
1) They have been providing excellent wet and dry traction at all temperatures.
2) They have been the quietest tires we have tried so far.
3) And the big surprise is that they have provided us the best ride of tires we have tried before.
More info can be found here: https://toptirereviews.com/yok…x-tire-review-and-rating/
I need to confess that I was really hesitant to installing an asymmetrical tire on the rear, but you really need to be looking for and paying attention to notice it.
Bill
Numbers should be good. Glad you found what you were looking for.
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In the past 10 days or so. Got the Slingshot detailed. All fluids changed (oil with filter, transmission, angle drive, clutch fluid refreshed, brake fluid refreshed) New 2020 style headlamps installed, Replaced center headlamps to LED, installed halos around the center headlamps. I have those in, wiring run, but ran out of time and just decided to finish tomorrow. Trip coming soon, have about a week and I'm way ahead of the prep....
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Supposed to be 91 tomorrow, and set up for rain the next 5 days. They are calling for really strong thunderstorms tomorrow midday. They expect tornadoes, we are central to the path (both work and home). Fun stuff...
I'll be watching the weather best I can in the machine shop. No windows, will have to rely on my phone and checking the door for weather updates. I've been around many bad storms, and seen tornadoes. I'd rather be a couple miles from the shop in the car if they show up. No where good to take safety at work, but 2 miles away I'm in the country and can move to avoid any that show up. I've had storm classes (back when I was a firefighter, and because of riding 2 wheels and wanting to read the weather), and where I work has little for safety if a tornado hits it. Hoping it's a blow over, but this one looks promising not to be. -
let me know how you like that one Bill, I try to stay away from the tires that have channels in them as they tend to try and track the concrete ridges on these California highways. That falcon that I have coming has four of them but the tread pattern resembles the federal‘s. The tire you have looks even better!
I ran them on my last Sling for most of the life of 2 tires. I wasn't easy on it, and it tracked, handled, and gripped (even in rain) much better than Kenda on a great day. That said, with a supercharger, they weren't sticky enough. Why even have it if all it does is spin? I wanted a tire to stick in the corners, and on the straightaways. Current tire (American Racing Rims, 20's around) is the Lexanitwenty 305/30 zr20 on the rear. It has beat out all tires I've ran.... Nitto 555, Kenda, and the General. We'll see what mileage I get, but impressed so far for a tire under $200. Pic is courtesy of EricRedSL from another post in here....
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Goats_Hogs what air pressures are you running with the Lexani tires ?
I run 26-28 front, 26 rear. I've been down to 24 rear, still does very well. Most of these performance tires are really designed for the weight of a car, not the lighter weight of a Slingshot. The lighter weight calls for lighter air pressure to do the same job as the heavier weight of a car. I'd not try less than 23 on any corner of it, but also not higher than 27 for me anywhere. This does vary by tire, but IMHO, is a good starting point for any tire on the SS. In a perfect world, I'd pick 26 (cold) for all three. All three wheels have roughly the same down force weight. I've gotten pretty even tire wear keeping them at 26.
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Ordered a Lexanitwenty 305/30 zr20 from simple tire June 2nd. Arrived today June 6th, pretty good service. Best price and free shipping. Looks huge when off of rim. 16k on current tire on right.
I'm running that same tire on my SS now. I've not gotten caught in hard rain yet (read as standing water), but have had it on wet roads. Overall, I like this tire better than anything I've had on either of the Slingshots I've owned. Sticks better under hard acceleration that any I've tried (including a Nitto 555 and others) and is much better in the corners. There are better tires out there, but they come with more than double the price tag and not a lot of gain in performance for the $$.
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We have an old saying in my club.. Run she may, shine she must.
F that. Run she must, I'm in it for the thrill! Shine? Well, a few times a year I clean it up pretty well. This was made to run and have fun, a getaway from life's necessities like work and stress. I'd not fit into your club, not meaning offense, but I care way less about shine compared to the statement "Run she MUST".
Personally, don't get the lights and stereo crowd. I want stereo to sound really good. I want to ride and run hard. I want acceleration that puckers my tail. I want cornering that scares me.... until I made it and say to myself that I could have went faster. F the boulevard cruse. I like them, but not even in number 2 of 10 of what I want to do with the SS. Fast, (scary like fast), handles, comfort, nice tunes to hear and listen to, different than most, reliable, dependable, paid for, and most importantly.... MAKING MEMORIES WITH MY WIFE and PEOPLE I CARE ABOUT... those are things that matter to me.
Not bashing you by any means. Dirt washes off, make the most of what you have is all I'm suggesting. It's all about priorities. Yours may be very different that mine. Mine are as stated above. Yours are yours, and if it's club things good for you. I've been in clubs.... I fit way better as a loner that has close friends. You may have them too, happy if you do. -
Wow that looks like it is great shape.
Looks like Jeeping will be a whole new experience for me - but the Slingshot helped me learn some about modding.......this stuff is even more expensive so mods only get done once
New here too Brother! Never owned a Jeep, but thought about it many times. We traded off the both Harleys, and her Equinox (plus some $$) to get this. We weren't riding the Harleys much, and decided to sell them. We planned to do a toy to replace the bikes. Looked at Camaros, Challengers, 'Vettes, even a joint venture between Toyota and Subaru that was rear wheel drive and manual that would carve well..... and Jeeps. We were looking to find a 2016-2019 two door and more plain. I saw this (at same lot my friend owns, her bike is in the background) and while I think he might have had this in mind, I didn't. When I saw it Tuesday early morning, and looked at it, I liked it. Clean, one owner local off lease. Clean, great options, and a great price. Bank will loan up to 6k more than I paid for it, and it looks like it's never seen salt underneath. It became her daily driver, our second toy, and we'll use it lots as it's as fun to drive as the Slingshot (almost.....).
Next chapter in our book, bike less, but Jeep forward. It's good in winter, like a sports vehicle in summer, and holds value as good as Harley in the best days. Happy with this one for us, (trying to hold down the mods......) -
So Rab after you make your monthly payments how the hell are you going to afford Gas?
Damn nice truck, I looked at one last week before I downsized from Big Red to this. 3.0 Turbo Diesel in a Jeep. Crazy something like 440 ft lbs of torque and pretty good fuel mileage. Averaged 25 mpg in the first 300 miles on the highway.
Best of luck with it - she sure is sweet and the white beast will look great behind it on a ope trailer
Dang, we just picked up this 2019 with 19k on it yesterday. It has the 2.0 turbo, averaging 23 mpg in the first 400 miles (drove it for 3 days now total).
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Not at the dealer, I change it every oil change. Apparently operator error, drained and refilled again, seems to have taken about 20 ounces second time. Guess I got some 'backwash' out of the fill hole and stopped filling to soon last week. Seemed a little noisy, so I was double checking when I drained the 12 oz. today. Previous drains have been into oil pan with used oil, so I never knew how much was draining. Today used a paint mixing cup to catch the drain, and it gave me 12 oz level.
Think I am good now.
That is easy to do, I did it once, but caught it before driving it. But the current consensus is that most angle drives that fail are because of low fluid. If I don't feel I've put enough in the angle drive and it's "backwashing" out the fill hole, I'm walking away and trying again later after any air has a chance to be relieved.
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Today's Slingshot mod was to turn down my QA1 shocks to -0-. One day this week, I will test to see if I can ride for 4 hours to be at a riding destination for the long weekend. I had to have emergency appendectomy Friday morning at 8am. Inflamed and enlarged, but not perforated or burst. Surgeon said I had up to 24 hours until that would have happened in his opinion. Procedure went well, should return to work in about a week with restrictions, to be lifted within 2 weeks after if all goes well.
Happy to have found it in time. For the most part, started at 7pm Wed, and had surgery Friday at 8am. Didn't make the connection of what it was until 6pm on Thursday evening. -
I have the "Big Kahuna" package with your setup as well. On my last Sling, I had gauges for Temp/Oil/Volts. On this one, I've not set anything up as of yet. Little problems with this GM setup on oil, temp, let alone charging (unless you have lights on or a show piece that has a plethora of lights and a booming stereo blaring), so choose your battles. With the Supercharger being belt driven, it's boost comes from RPM. The boost is only a possible issue at the highest RPM, near the rev limiter. As long as you shift by mid 6000, you should be fine. I'd even say it's good to the rev limiter in most cases. Just watch banging gears and abusing the clutch, as it is limited for the power.
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Yesterday, but whatever....
Went for a ride with ThomSS yesterday, and we seemed to have the Eye of God upon us! Great day, great ride! Southern Ohio, roads there are pretty nice for a day ride! -
Been awhile, thought I'd update some things done on my SS. Some of this was done last fall, others over the winter. Updates started with the hood last fall, panel cut and all the black is sanded and now black pearl. I added the red carbon fiber belt guard last fall too. The rest was done over Christmas thru January in my spare time. I did some lights for the foot wells, and a light for the glove box. I had the PRP seats reupholstered locally, and he did a great job. Stereo has been completely changed. I have the BOSS head unit (waterproof), SSV side boxes and behind the seat hoop enclosures. The front speakers are Kicker 6.5 components, the rear are Rockford Fosgate 6.5 Pro Punch. I also added a JBL powered 4x6 under the seat sub.... amazed how much power that sub puts out! Yes, it's not a 10" or 12" behind the seat punch, but it sounds really good and I didn't lose any storage. That's huge for me, as we travel in ours.
And finally, American Racing rims, 20's all around, with Lexani tires. They are rated at 280 treadwear, extreme summer, and stick better than any tire I've had on my SS so far. -
1" to 3" of snow here overnight. I just cut the grass for the 2nd time last evening (67 degrees, go home mother nature, you bipolar beast). "Experts" say roads will not freeze. Hoping they are right, and the salt trucks stay away from here! But...
It will get much better soon......
