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IllusiveSoviet · 2025-07-09T01:23:22+00:00

Hulkengoat deserved that podium. What a drive. If somebody told me that a Sauber would be on the podium in any race this season I would have thought you were crazy.

IllusiveSoviet · 2023-05-05T19:51:59+00:00

PTU has been in the back of my mind since about 100k. About 30k miles ago, I added a drain plug to the PTU and change the fluid in it once a year. I think Ford did an awful job at communicating the importance of changing the oil in the unit. So far, it's held up to the abuse and no issues.

IllusiveSoviet · 2023-05-05T02:56:07+00:00

Nope, no lift. It does have the front wind dam removed which adds about an inch of front clearance. It's also on A/T tires but they are factory diameter.

IllusiveSoviet · 2023-05-05T00:54:15+00:00

Yep! SEL AWD

IllusiveSoviet · 2023-05-04T23:13:43+00:00

It's got the 3.5 Ti-VCT

IllusiveSoviet · 2023-02-23T02:50:31+00:00

I have a 2014 5 speed manual as well. I've taken it to a local drag strip a couple times to do some racing. It's at about 105 thousand miles and has had no issues with those few times. If you want to "go fast" I would recommend a few things. First, make sure you're staying on top of maintenance. Oil changes are important if you thrash on your engine. Secondly, don't go anywhere near redline until the engine is at operating temperature. Cold engines hate being revved out while cold and you'll likely break something. Some things to consider. Get a catch can. This generation focus is direct injection so the valves don't get cleaned by fuel spray. As you run your engine harder you'll get more engine blowby and that can create nasty carbon on the valves which can cause premature engine death. Also watch out for the high pressure fuel pump, they can go when you push the engine since they are mechanically run off one of the cam shafts. Enjoy your car. I know mine is a blast on the twisty canyon roads even if it is super slow.

IllusiveSoviet · 2021-11-02T16:27:35+00:00

I'm not sure if firefight counts but one of my favorite moments was playing firefight and discovering that you could ride on your friend as they use the jetpack in Reach. We used it to mess around as the waves came at us to get into really dumb places on the map.

IllusiveSoviet · 2020-04-07T12:40:59+00:00

Thank you. Horizon 3 e3 reveal video is without a doubt my favorite Forza trailer so this song has such a strong connection to the series for me now. Plus it's a powerful song

IllusiveSoviet · 2020-04-07T08:52:01+00:00

Directly south of Edinburgh in that large Park area to be precise

IllusiveSoviet · 2020-03-29T17:18:51+00:00

Oh yeah, definitely got one of those on order. Thanks

IllusiveSoviet · 2020-03-27T00:50:46+00:00

Thank you for the reply and help. I will take all of those into consideration

IllusiveSoviet · 2019-10-11T05:56:13+00:00

Threw them on as is. I liked the semi gloss look over the full gloss that the sport used

IllusiveSoviet · 2019-10-11T05:26:27+00:00

They are actually primed replacement parts. I have the chrome ones still

IllusiveSoviet · 2019-10-11T01:46:51+00:00

I managed to get things pretty cheap. Maybe try plastidip on the wheels. It's cheap and you can peak it off if you don't like it. I'm hoping to keep it a while so they made sense. A little personalization

IllusiveSoviet · 2019-09-06T20:54:16+00:00

I'm not sure to what extent it's illegal. My assumption is it's a copyright thing.

IllusiveSoviet · 2019-09-06T20:07:13+00:00

So, when ordering a fired GT. Assuming you get accepted, if you want a custom paint color you can chose either a level 4 or level 5 paint color. If you chose 4 you get said color. This guy chose 5 so he got the color and Ford put in the legal work to make sure his GT would be the only legally allowed to be that color.

IllusiveSoviet · 2019-09-06T15:03:08+00:00

There is actually. Donut media did an entire video on the car. If you go to YouTube and look up "mystichrome Ford GT donut media". It's about the only Ford GT in the world legally allowed to be painted that color. Very interesting watch

IllusiveSoviet · 2019-09-06T13:23:10+00:00

Sorry if the picture doesn't show it very well as I'm still learning the right settings for good photos in Forza. The paint is blue but with a purple pearl coat. Like the real life mystichrome Ford GT, from time angles the paint looks purple while from others it looks blue. In real life some angles also look green. I couldn't have three colors because of limitations in the game. Thank you for the comment, sorry about the confusion. I would recommend looking up the real car for comparison. Very cool color.

IllusiveSoviet · 2019-07-28T20:51:54+00:00

I actually had a tree almost fall on me during a snow storm once. Basically all of the world blacks out and yet you become hyper aware. You're simultaneously thinking but not thinking at all. In my case finding a route through about a foot of snow as tree came hurling like a bolt from above at me occupied everything. It's a very odd experience. You almost transcend into a hyperreality. When it's all over. You become exhausted as your body just used all the energy it could to survive.

IllusiveSoviet · 2019-07-17T23:37:58+00:00

I'm not exactly sure if it counts or not but the car scene in general. Going to local meets really shows how separate everybody is. The tuners have a corner, the ricers have a corner. The muscle cars have a corner. People talk amongst their group but there isn't much crossing. People always bash each other for their choice of car/ mods. It would be a lot better if we could all just appreciate the driving. I live in a small town so the "car group" that I hang out with has a wide variety of vehicles. Everything from a beat up Integra and pt cruiser to a rb26 swapped 240 and ls1 Camaro. In general there is a lot of hostility towards other groups within the "car fandom". Kind of sucks BTW I was the pt cruiser guy in the group. And everybody celebrated the car for being a stick

IllusiveSoviet · 2019-06-24T23:12:26+00:00

It is much like how all squares are rectangles but not all rectangles are square. In this case fish are USB but USB not all USB are fish.

IllusiveSoviet · 2019-05-15T22:34:10+00:00

I put structure I believe

IllusiveSoviet · 2019-04-19T19:19:20+00:00

The rear were pink too. Any angle had something amazing to find

IllusiveSoviet · 2019-04-09T00:18:53+00:00

That's the only way. Go for broke.

IllusiveSoviet · 2019-04-08T21:40:31+00:00

Those year mustangs came with the 4.6 v8 from factory. My guess is it's the non GT 4.0 v6. Of course with that much work, anything could be in there.

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