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I have a Gibson Catback on my Edge Sport and oh my does she sound sexy!!!! also with the combination of the K&N air intake it sounds like a beast and can hear it from blocks away

What year Edge Sport do you have? Is it AWD? I was really interested in the Gibson cat back kit for my 09 at first but from what I've read, it doesn't fit the 3.5L 1st gen AWD models without modifications. I'm not sure exactly what needs to be modified on it though. Anyway, the Magnaflow kit would probably be alright and it appears to fit all models but it's pretty damn pricey and from the videos I've seen, it doesn't sound as good as the Gibson kit or even some of the custom routes people have tried. (Muffler swaps, straight piping, etc...) So I'm still on the fence about all that. Leaning toward messing with some custom options rather than buying a Gibson kit and paying to modify it because then I'd be paying Magnaflow price and I can't really justify that right now.

 

For now, and this could change but I'm thinking I'll probably just start piecing together brake stuff for the next project. That way, when I finally get around to buying the wheels I want, everything looks good behind them. Good responsive brakes and lighter wheels are good for performance regardless. Still thinking Stoptech drilled sport rotors, Hawk HPS pads, stainless brake lines, and new caliper hardware kits are going to be next. We shall see. Going to take a while to buy all that stuff. I'm not really going to be in the position to do any car mods for a little while anyway. Once I got all that stuff and the wheels on someday, it'll be time for some "go-fast" stuff.

Handling and drivability improvements across the board in my opinion. Substantially reduced body roll. Takes curves and corners exceptionally well for what it is. I definitely recommend it to those who appreciate these kind of things in a crossover SUV. (Some people like the SUV characteristics more and wouldn't want it to drive more like a car.) It's a subtle appearance change for the better in my opinion but I see that as a bonus given the awesome handling benefits.

Tackled another minor project today... I know I said in my post above above that I wanted some 4" black exhaust tips but the best I could find that'd bolt right on to the Stock tail pipes were 3". I also didn't like how low the tips sat in the stock bumper exhaust cut outs which was part of the reason I wanted 4" tips. Well I put the new 3" tips on and they were still sitting low but even more noticeably. So I got three shorter than stock rubber exhaust isolator hanger thingies and replaced the stock ones in order to pull the whole rear exhaust assembly up closer to the bumper. They sit pretty high and tight now. See below:

 

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Ok... here's some before and after the new H&R Springs pics as promised.

The sun is in a different spot but I tried to replicate the "before" shot as best I could.

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Well it took a lot longer than I expected to find the time to get the H&R springs and new KYB shocks and struts installed. But it finally happened last night. The MKX's stance already looks a lot better in my opinion. I have an appointment set up for a four wheel alignment on Monday and she's getting detailed on Wednesday so I'll put up some new pics soon!

Took a 1/2" drive T60 Torx and ground some of the middle out like so...

Put it on an impact driver and spun it over a bench grinder until we got the shap we needed. Hit it with a little black paint to keep the rust off it.

I'm interested if you still have these.

Ju got pics mane?

Super old thread... Lol Hey I'll chime in... I replaced our left rear wheel bearing last year. They're pretty notorious for going bad. I wanna say we had 65-70K miles when it started humming which gradually got louder over time until it turned into more of a grinding sound. They're kind of tricky to replace. We had to modify a torx impact bit to get it out and replaced.

Can't wait to hear the vids man! Let us know how it works out. I spent a couple hours listening to exhaust vids on YouTube tonight. I still don't know what I want to do.

KYB Excel-G's just showed up. Hoping to get this sucker lowered next Friday night or Saturday morning and aligned the following Monday after it's had some time to settle a bit. Can't wait!

Might be worth a try... I guess I'm wanting to make sure the end result is more like a V6 mustang and less like a fart pipe. That SHO sounds ok but it's a turbo car and it probably had better sounding mufflers from the factory than mine did.

Wellllllllll...... Yeahhhhh...,, But.....

I was mulling it over. I'll most likely see if the custom tunes leave anything to be desired in the throttle response department before I pull that trigger but you're right. Tunes should be sufficient assuming they're working correctly. Leaning towards exhaust next after the springs and shocks but I still need to decide what I want to do after I explore the custom options and the costs.

Haven't done anything with my exhaust yet. I've been tackling some other projects while I decide what to do. I too need to stop and talk to the muffler shop guys about custom options. Let me know what you come back with.

Hey man! Sounds like a killer ride you got there! I'm looking into doing a custom exhaust setup on my MKX in the near future. Yours sounds pretty badass. Can you post up some more details + pics and videos of your setup? Hot rod Lincolns rule!

My H&R springs are here. New shocks and struts have been ordered. I went with the KYB's. My new plan is to get the shocks, struts and springs done and re-aligned this month. I hope to have some before and after shots and a progress report up on here in a couple weeks if I can. I'm still planning on getting the brakes redone eventually. But I'll probably plan on getting all that stuff closer to when I can get my wheels. I'm thinking about starting in on some performance mods first. We'll see how it goes. I did order some new cheap pedal covers off eBay. I'm going to be experimenting with some VW and Volvo style pedals so hopefully I can get a combination that fits and looks good but we'll see how that goes. More on that to come when they get here from China.

So, the testing is maybe 99.5% done. Yet custom tunes are likely built from identical base tunes for both vehicles. I'll call SCT and get back to you.

Because they don't have enough current or projected demand to do the testing.

The testing is done. It's the same engine and drivetrain as the Edge. The devices for the Edge have preloaded tunes.

I agree... That's not my point. If I buy a device for 600 bucks, I want preloaded tunes on it regardless of whether they're super badass or not.

I understand that. However, I'm curious as to why preloaded tunes are available on the SCT devices for the Ford Edge but are not available for the Lincoln MKX.

Cool! I was just curious because I was looking at the Livewire TS+ on the SCT website and I forget the exact verbiage but I thought it said something along the lines that it didn't come with any tunes for my vehicle (09 MKX) and that custom tunes were required. Now, I assume that the PCM strategies for the Edge and MKX should be the same but I'm not sure, maybe the strategies are coded differently by VIN or something. Anyway, I'll make some calls and do some more digging. The Livewire is more expensive than the X4 and I like the extra features the Livewire provides but I also at least want some canned tunes on there due to the cost of the device even though I plan to get custom tunes written eventually anyway. That way I can buy the device sooner and compare any changes in HP, 0-60, MPG, etc when I add any mods with it and run canned tunes in the meantime as I change and add new parts. Then I'd get custom tunes written for it once I have it modded the way I want and have a baseline record of where it was in stock trim to compare to.

What SCT device do you have? Did it come with canned tunes or did you buy custom tunes?

I also want to do the intake and exhaust, but I'll be getting some custom SCT flash tunes to go with them.

Aside from K&N, Weapon R also makes a cold air intake kit. Magnaflow and Gibson are the cat back choices and may or may not be a direct bolt-on depending on whether you have an AWD or FWD. You could also go with a custom exhaust setup instead. Seems like a lot of things changed on these vehicles during production in 2011 so make sure you examine your car closely to be sure you're ordering the right parts before you order them.

I like Toyo. I've always had good luck with them. I currently run Toyo Versado CUV's on my MKX and Toyo Open Country R/T's on my Super Duty. Nice quiet ride, decent tread life, excellent all season traction, etc...