@Bill Martin well, pray tell what your first mod was....
Now see there @Tripod, I learned that Shawn from FF was previously employed by Unified Performance.... didnt know that. And I LOVE the rims you have... I hope to see a red sling with powder coated silver wheels so I can visualize how that color wheel looks with red. Looks awesome against the orange.
STORY TIME....
So @airoutlaw had been drooling over this Slingshot for a year before we ever inquired about one, and didnt see one in person til the day we picked ours up... Steve and I wanted our first ride to be together and I since I had to drive back to Cullman seperately, we rode it around Athens for a few miles, before heading back home.. It was so thrilling, and everybody was staring, lol and then... after about 5 miles, that engine got warm... that can exhaust got HOT, and my feet were on fire... I didnt want to complain because, we had waited a year.. Steve was in love with this machine, so I kept quite and danced on burning red hot coals til time for me to get out. I didnt have to say anything... as our family and friends took rides over the next coupke weeks, they ALL said, "it gets warm on your feet!", and similar comments. Steve asked if my feet got hot... and I said extremely, to thw point where I have to pull my feet as far away from that firewall, floorboard as I can... "but I love it dear , still not really wanting to rain on the parade... but the longer we were riding, the hotter it got, he began to feel the heat coming thru the holes under steering column and out from the underside of plastic overlay around shifter. Having just made a lump sum purchase.... we tried a few fixes for the passenger side heat problem following @Samowens44 videos of insulating the firewall better, introducing some air into the floorboards with the black sump pump hose ran from the wheel, thru the splash guard, and into the footwell, stuffing the holes with thick shipping egg crate foam... nothing was making the ride any more comfortable. Yet, I still refused to be completely truthful about the "fire down below", was pretty sure how a lit cigarette felt though... "how you doing over there?", "Great!, this is wonderful! "
And in my head, Id be thinking, "except for the red hot coals heaped on my feet!" At some point he put his hand on that side of the SS during a long ride and even though he felt hot heat coming through on his side, it was nothing compared to the hot lava I felt... he guesstimated the temp was around 130+ on my side.... thankfully he is a sweetheart, and ordered the 2nd gen Unified Performance exhaust and I got to kick that purple hued can to the curb. The difference was immediate... and I couldnt have been happier to be able to stretch my legs out and enjoy the ride... a story with a happy ending.