dark sport Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 (edited) Hi All, New forum member from Bluffton, SC, near Hilton Head, SC/Savannah, GA. Born in Boston, raised in NH, now a Southeasterner to enjoy year round crusing, golf, water & outdoor activities I've been a Mustang muscle car guy & currently own a '08 Shelby GT500 "Dark Snake" @ 705hp, road & track car, custom built in my shop @ Tunable Induction, LLC @ Mustang/Hemi CAI's, customizing, & detailing. I had a '13 Edge SE as my daily driver, but being into performance needed the '13 Edge Sport (Tux. Blk), "Dark Sport" and to see what I could do with it. Started customizing/detailing @ Ford OEM hood bug/wind deflector (for those long Rte 95 trips from SC to NH). Experimented with both Fords hood protectors/deflectors, the off the hood one is more effective in windshield bug/debris deflecton, doubles as a hood protector, & actually gaves the front end a more aggressive look; towing package (Seadoo hauling); Red painted brake calipers w/black painted rotor centers & outer edge (which were starting to rust already) Sharp!; Burgandy duel (big&small) pin stripe following side line; Green Filter USA performance, free flowing, lifetime air filter; & a Jet Performance Module (in lieu of an SCT tune, that SCT does not offer yet for her & my SCT X3 tuner). I did gain 10-12 hp and .5 to 1 mpg with the Jet Module. "More air equals more HP!!" If anyone knows of a "larger then stock" CAI out there w/tuner, "please let me know." That's where the increased HP is, +10% or more air flow thru a "larger then stock" inside diameter intake pipe & maf meter, coupled with an SCT tuner, A CAI that's the same size as stock, not so good for the money, but looks like our only option right now? You'd get similar performance benefit by simply replacing your stock air filter with a freer flowing one. Thanks for reading/listening. I'll stay in touch here to see what others are doing to this cool daily driver :hyper: Ken Mason Bluffton, SC Edited June 14, 2013 by dark sport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Welcome, Ken! Glad you are enjoying the Edge as your DD. Can be quite a bit of fun. I believe making your own CAI using PVC piping may be the best/cheapest option right now. I have seen this done across other platforms, no reason to doubt its' effectiveness here. Hypertech apparently makes modules for the Gen 1 Edges, good to know that Jet Performance makes an effective module for the Gen 2's. I believe BobC has successfully testing replacing the throttle body with a performance Mustang throttle body (since you have the 3.7?). He also had a custom tune done for his ride. Pics of your brakes? Thought about tinting your headlights/taillights? Do you get to open the Dark Snake up on the roads around there? Feel free to add pics here too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoulinpanther Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Perf what do people use to tiny the headlights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark sport Posted June 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Welcome, Ken! Glad you are enjoying the Edge as your DD. Can be quite a bit of fun. I believe making your own CAI using PVC piping may be the best/cheapest option right now. I have seen this done across other platforms, no reason to doubt its' effectiveness here. Hypertech apparently makes modules for the Gen 1 Edges, good to know that Jet Performance makes an effective module for the Gen 2's. I believe BobC has successfully testing replacing the throttle body with a performance Mustang throttle body (since you have the 3.7?). He also had a custom tune done for his ride. Pics of your brakes? Thought about tinting your headlights/taillights? Do you get to open the Dark Snake up on the roads around there? Feel free to add pics here too Good info, thx. I know Mustangs inside & out, what works and what's hipe, & where to get anything. The Edge doesn't have many after market items/vendors or a large hp engine to build off from but it be fun to see what we can do. Yes, Dark Snake was opened up alot. Seveal times at our local Savannah 2.1 mile road track with a 1/2 mile front straight away, I reached 140mph before I had to break for #1 corner. Then in the 1/4 mi., 132mph @ 9.5 sec. Much suspension work, lower rear gears, and the stickest Nitto tire you can buy. Power is useless if you can't put it to the ground, safely! PS: the Dark Snake project was to get as much HP as possibnle without getting into the engine and with the stock Eaton supercharger. I was very succesful. The Edge Sport is next. Has anyone seen any performance improvement with the Magnaflow dual exhaust besides sound? Shouilnpanther - you can get headlight, tail light, and fog light tinted film from Lamin-X .com. Great stuff and they have yellow, blue, smoke, & clear colors. I'm going to do Edge daytime running lights/fog lights yellow, as I have on my Shelby. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc300c Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Welcome Ken. Sounds like you're a man with a plan with all of the mods you have done and plan to do. Glad to see you working to make yours unique to you. I tried a CAI on my Sport without a tune. Gained a bit of WOT punch, but there were too many negative side effects like hesitation and poor throttle response. I didn't want to mess with a tune, so I swapped back to the OEM. Some day I'll look into it again. Let me know when you start thinking about upgrading any of your lighting. I'd be happy to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark sport Posted June 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 (edited) Welcome Ken. Sounds like you're a man with a plan with all of the mods you have done and plan to do. Glad to see you working to make yours unique to you. I tried a CAI on my Sport without a tune. Gained a bit of WOT punch, but there were too many negative side effects like hesitation and poor throttle response. I didn't want to mess with a tune, so I swapped back to the OEM. Some day I'll look into it again. Let me know when you start thinking about upgrading any of your lighting. I'd be happy to help. Thx for the light info/offer. Yes, mass produced/generic CAI's, similar size/air flow as stock IE: K&N, BBK, Ariad without an accompaning tune can be a crap shoot. I agree with you, until someone develops a good tune for the Sport engine, it's best left alone. Ford uses an air baffle box on the intake for a reason, throttle response, aftermarket CAI's do not, w/o a tune it never feels the same. I will say, I've replaced the stock air filter with a Green USA Filter performance filter, and using the Jet Performance module #71103, much to some's chagrin, with no negative effects. A small performance gain 10-12 hp, which was expected, with a small +.5 to 1 mpg gain. I still have all the stock running/operating/responsive characteristics thru-out the power band, including good throttle response. Edited June 14, 2013 by dark sport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark sport Posted June 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 (edited) I'll post pics of Dark Sport with Red Painted Calipers, I was asked about, once I figure it out Edited June 15, 2013 by dark sport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmer Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Welcome Dark Sport! Post #24 on the following link user "Eatinitup" made a little tutorial that he had fun with... http://www.fordedgeforum.com/topic/12151-led-light-bar-install/page-2?hl=pictures&do=findComment&comment=96796 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark sport Posted June 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2013 (edited) Edited June 15, 2013 by dark sport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark sport Posted June 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2013 (edited) Pics of '13 Edge Sport, Tux. Blk., "Dark Sport", I was asked about. Red painted calipers, w/black painted rotor centers & outer edge; OEM Ford Sport hood protector/bug deflector; AVS/Lund window vent visors, & OEM "Sport" emblem on front fenders. Taken before burgandy/drk red dual pin stripe attached. Edited June 15, 2013 by dark sport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted June 16, 2013 Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 Like those nice, non-rusty brakes. Nothing to detract from the looks of your ride Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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