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Had the tail pipes adjusted. Much better now, less resonance in the cabin . It is important to center them up in the exhaust bezels, and have the tail pipes extend well into the bezels to get the sound and vibrations out the back of the car. I can jump on it and it is not too loud or raspy. A quality system.

My roof is closing but it is slowing down while closing and I can hear the motors trying hard. Less than 6.000 miles on a new 2016 car. It opens perfectly smooth and quiet. This is a big deal if this is happening as much as this thread implies. The dealer wants the car for a few days to sort out the problem. I thought it was just a simple lubrication problem. I will bring that car to the dealer every time it does not work as advertised. I will establish precedence for my future protection.

The Edge G1 PTU is a sealed unit. Thank goodness that problem was addressed with the G2. Ford has made provisions for a fluid change in the G2 Edge.

Bummer, Galpin Auto Sports will not install the brace. I need a longer bolt and not just any bolt, that bolt is a Alignment Cam Bolt. The bolt has a cam on it to adjust the rear camber. Although they could custom make me a new bolt, GAS believes that the liability is too high. So it is a no go on the brace. If I can have one made myself at a machine shop, perhaps they would then do the install.

DANGER, Will Robertion, DANGER.

(a.k.a B9 and/or Robie The Robot from Forbidden Planet)

 

 

If I were you, I would change the lubricant in your PTU immediately.

 

Several here feel that a single case of overheating the PTU is sufficient to turn the lubricant to a thick goo and this causes the failure of the PTU.

 

If your not convinced, at least pull a few drops from the case and check it, see if it's black or thickened.

Thank you, I will check that out. I take very good care of that car and a heads up like that is nothing to be ignored. It has less than 6K on it and I have changed the oil 3 times already. 1,000... 2,500, and 5,000. I will have the PTU oil changed just in case as it is in the shop now having some custom work done. Can't hurt anything but my wallet .

that 996 is not a rallye car. look closely at the tires and suspension gap. it's an RWB (Rau-Welt Begriff) widebody cup car for track use. don't be fooled by the rallye light bar. it's just for looks.

 

You are correct sir! My bad

It works good in stock tune as well , no problems with or without tune. I will update when it rains .... next year .LOL

***  2019 note... No problems with rain or water .

I have Sun Tek 45% to the front windows. Sun Tek is warrinty for life . It matches the color of the stock tent (it is not purple) and you can still see in so the popo should be good with it. So far no problems and I am happy with my choise.

The STB was such a success, I have decided to add the rear brace this week. Galpin Auto Sports is doing the install as custom longer bolts are needed. The install itself is a 10 min easy access job, but the stock bolts are too short. After installing the STB the steering became laser like and was less effort on turns to keep a line. Both front tires stuck to the road and the improvement was substantial. The problem now is the inside rear tire is unweighting in high-speed corners. It is my hope that this is the fix. After the install another alignment is necessary as the brace attaches to the rear suspension. I will let you know how it works after this weekends canyon run.

My front windows are 45% Sun Tek . They are not purple and the color matches the stock tint. You can still see inside so it should not cause any problems with the popo. Sun Tek also come with a lifetime warranty .

First I love them!! They are so much better than stock. The Stock brakes could never keep up with my needs.

I now have a few thousand miles on them and have pushed the car so hard in the canyons that the transfer case quit and over heated . All I had to do is give the car a rest and I was back in busness. A warning sign popped up saying that AWD was temporally unavailable. I have also have pushed the little 2.7 so hard in those canyons that the turbos got so hot that the car put up a warning that said pull over and let the car cool down for a while. The tempature guage was at normal.

Now back to the Rotora Brakes they never quit, they never faded, they let me go very deep into the corners over and over and they never complained while other systems could not keep up.

For those who said drilled rotors suck let me show you two cars that could have any brake system in the world. First a Shelby Super Snake GT 500. Carol Shelby would not specify Drilled Rotors in his super car if they sucked .

Now the next car cost so much to argue that Drilled Rotors Suck is just nonsense !

This is a custon Rally Racing Porsch where the brakes have to run in mud on track and are tortured on a regular basis . Guess what it has Drilled Rotors !!! Check it out doubters.

This close up is out of focus but you can still see the Drilled Rotors.

Drilled Rotors on a Rally car ... The horror LOL

So there you go Drilled Rotors Kick A** They are standard equipment on Supercars over the world!

My front brakes -15 inch Rotora Drilled Rotors with six piston Calipers. Rear Rotora 14 inch Drilled Rotors with 4 piston Calipers. Rotora as of this post is the only manufacture to produce aftermarket brakes for G2 Edge Sport.

It feels so much better and I cant wait to take it to the canyons. Very happy so far, which was expected.

Congrats, great job!

Not sure if I just got lucky and got a good one or what. That is messed up that yours was damaged and not stamped or etched.

So after we hijacked this thread I ended up ordering the strut tower brace after all. I'll post once it's installed.

Did the parts come in yet?

I just got one and I'm putting it on tomorrow

Did you ever install the MRT system? How do you like it?

Look to "LMS" Livernois Motor Sports for quality tunes for your Edge. Several people here use LMS tunes and are very happy with LMS service and the results of a LMS tune..

Makes more power, noticeable seat of the pants. Tires fight for grip coming out of corners and on up shifts. But the tune needs tweaking now that air can flow better in and out. I believe it needs a bigger shot of fuel when you step on it. Now I have to see how it runs in stock tune. It made more of a change than I thought it would, and not all for the better. I will get it sorted out.

 

If I had to guess, the chime sounds like it came from your dash cam. It was likely cheering a nice run on the Snake.

 

I like the sound of the MRT, it sounds like it has a bit more of a growl (on accel) than their YouTube videos. I'm still on the fence about getting it myself.

I told the installer that I wanted to keep the muffler and that I might reinstall it if I don’t like the MRT system . I even got a price to reinstall it before I had the work start. I brought a packing blanket with me to take the stock muffler home with me . I wasn’t even sure it would fit, but it went in with room to spare.

 

I respectfully disagree, unless you have metallic tint or a metallized windshield, of which the Edge has neither. As such, signal attentuation and the impact on range is negligible with a high mount versus a mid or low mount.

 

The OP has a 2017 Edge. When mounted to the visor the detector would be below the tint, just like mine.

 

I have a valentine radar detector mounted the same way, but on the passengers visor.

Yes, I've run mid to low 13's at the track. I haven't yet ventured into race gas territory but I will the next time I head to the strip, anything to get a couple tenths, right?! 1,500 seems like too low of an RPM to induce wheel hop as the torque curve has barely started its' rise to peak...

 

http://www.automobile-catalog.com/wykres_power_m.php

What LMS tune did you use to get mid to low 13's? When I am running a tune I use the 91 Performance.

This video is going down the snake with the MRT Axel Back System and STB installed. I had a warning chime go off. Does anyone know what it was? It is at the end of the video.

Notice how I do not struggle or fight with the wheel as I do in the first video, that is the STB working. And check out the difference between the stock exhaust note in the first video and the MRT system in this video. I am running with the windows closed and the air on in both.

The important part to me is at the very end when the chime go's off. What is that?

I don't anticipate issues either, looks like a good install, but once a DIY mod is made, you do have to inspect every so often to make sure it is holding

This is true of most mods for sure . Even the bolts on my new axle back system.

On 7/1/2017 at 2:42 AM, WWWPerfA_ZN0W said:

Front snorkel mods are popular, and they work. There is obviously some concern with water intrusion, but time will tell. Also keep an eye on the insulation, I know you said high quality, but is it wind-tunnel proven? Insulation is a great idea, just not sure I would be using a mat like that.

 

Good work overall, great pics!

Thanks, The mat is glued down and cannot move it is similar to header wrap very tough stuff. The parts I removed were approximately .375 wide x 2inch long x .125 thick a very small amount. The new intakes could take in water or bugs, but I did not cut that much away or alter the grill intake side. All the cuts were inside . As I live in a dry climate I am not that concerned, I took all that into consideration before I did the job. Hope I am correct and there are no problems only benefits .

*********** Update   12-04-2020

Continue to test and there have been no problems with water or bugs. The mat is still in place and looks good.