Are those the 2012 lights? If so...did they fit perfectly and how did you get them to work correctly?

 

Yes, they're the OEM 2012 tail lights. The fit is exactly the same as the pre-facelift models. I had to remove my SAM in the trunk and ship it to Whipple104 to reprogram it. Mine's a 2009 though and I know the 2010+ folks are having difficulty finding someone able to reprogram them.

 

So whipple couldn't program '10 and '11 models?

P.S. Stop, let me get a good look at it
Oh, so thick, now I know why they call it a fatty
And aww, ****'s so sick, got a hit and picked up a habit
But that's alright, cause you're all mine

Those shots are nasty. Makes the your rear look so thick and wide. I love it. I'd hit it. I'm talking about your car of course.

 

Lookin good buddy!

 

LOL. That new JT song is pretty catchy isn't it? As far as I know, he hasn't done any, or he has just stopped reprogramming SAMs altogether. I haven't been in contact with him since, but I keep seeing threads about people looking for someone in the US willing to do it.

 

#s and mods!!!!

 

That smoke at the end of your last vid
So how did it go?
Just to confirm this was with your new tune ?

In regards to the facelift taillights I installed mine after waiting quite a while for someone able to reprogram my SAM. In order for them to work properly i had to temporarily disable the rear fog light and trick the system to clear the warning message on the instrument cluster.

 

Why u keeping us hanging for numbers please

 

what is the point of videos just showing a car on dyno ?

 

I haven't received the dyno charts yet. Plus I'm going back later this week after my ECU has adapted.

 

Thank god, you didnt cause this! watch:

http://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motoram...144623336.html

 

That was a crazy video, Sid.

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I'll try to net out what happened yesterday very briefly. Christian Miller, owner of 034 Motorsport, set up the Mustang dyno and did a few baseline runs. The Powerchip tune yielded ~383hp and the weather conditions when we started were about 62 degrees and around 62% humidity. There was an error at first with the MyGenius tool and instead of a "write" option, it went to "recovery" so we accidentally did 3 runs at a stock flash which was ~340hp. Once I was able to reload the correct tune files onto the tool and uploaded, we did 3 runs with the new Velos tune. Each run yielded a few more hp than before and after only 3 runs, it was very close to the Powerchip baseline.

A few things to consider:

--The engineers at Velos said they are still confident that I should be able to yield ~20hp more than the Powerchip tune.
--Omar @ Velos said I need to put about 100-150 good miles on the new tune before everything adapts, which is why I have a follow-up dyno appointment this week.
--The curves for the Velos tune are smoother than the Powerchip tune and it was immediately noticeable with my car. I may not be able to definitively feel a 20hp gain, but the smoother throttle delivery throughout the RPM range is definitely noticeable.

I'm not throwing Velos under the bus at all, here. I believe what they committed to me, which is why I went with their tune in the first place. So we'll have more definitive results after the next run. The weather this week should be good so I think I can get close to the same conditions.

p.s. The videos were purely for exhaust entertainment. I had to wear 105 dB hearing protection while I was recording the runs...and it was still loud. I listened to it once without them and I had to stand around the corner of the building about 15 feet away.

 

Ouch...I feel sorry for the car.

 

Yeah, "severe suspension damage" I think is just the tip of the iceberg with that Mustang. That rear wheel looked all out of sorts after the dyno blew. I certainly wouldn't want to be the person to explain that to my insurance co.

 

Even though the stang is damaged, the shop insurance would cover it correct?

 

Looks like it was at a car show and not at a shop...not sure how that would factor into the claim

 

Back for a follow up dyno today. Here for the next hour if anyone wants to swing by.

 

... why are you not living closer to Toronto?

awesome man! cant wait to see the final results

 

Haha, I LOVE California. I've always heard good things about Toronto from my old coworkers (Markham) and my sister (Boston).

 

small world then. the majority of the c63's that group up regularly are from markham.. or like 15minutes away

 

Looking forward to numbers - also have Velos tune and am going to dyno this month.

 

Thread is up and dyno pdf posted...

 

Car looks very promising! Very nice