Jordan's 2013 Taurus SEL

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As some of you know, I sold Mary to my little brother and bought a new car, a 2013 Taurus SEL. He shall be called James. Why? Because I like the name.

First things first, replacing the factory speakers. They sound good, the best factory sound system I've ever heard, but there is a lot of room for improvement. Nothing crazy, probably a middle of the line component set. I will be keeping the factory radio. After that I plan on some basic aesthetic mods, including blacking out the grille (other than the chrome) with plastidip, dipping the wheels anthracite grey, carbon fiber pillar covers, LED switchback blinkers, HID headlights, tinting the windows, and maybe tinting the taillights. After that comes performance. Cold air intake, possible exhaust, brake upgrades, and whatever else it takes to make 300HP out of this V6. Finally, big audio. Full 2 or 3 way active setup, DSP/EQ, amps, subs, all while keeping the spare tire accessible and the trunk somewhat usable. Maybe a pair of 8s mounted to the rear deck in an IB setup. But that is a LONG ways out. Patience is a virtue that I very rarely have, but I have a car payment to take care of before anything else. Stay tuned, ladies and gents.










Finally, the trunk is MASSIVE

[Hi-FiDelity]

Did you name it james after captain slow?

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Did you name it james after captain slow?

Most definitely.

[Hi-FiDelity]

Hey you're at least in the same ball park as my old Tiburon GT for speed.

Seriously though glad to see you got a good new ride, shame it's a ford though.

[cadaver]

Most definitely.

glad to see another top gear enthusiast. British version is the best so far. great looking car, i love the new taurus.

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glad to see another top gear enthusiast. British version is the best so far. great looking car, i love the new taurus.

Anyone who says the US top gear is better should be force fed a big bowl of British top gear awesomeness. Just my opinion.

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Got a carwash today, just for it to get dirty tomorrow. Oh well, he's lookin good for the time being

[TheDavel]

looking forward to updates Jordan!

[Optimaprime]

I am in for this one

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Equipment list:

Subs:
2 Tantric LD 8s custom built for infinite baffle. These will be mounted in the rear deck in an infinite baffle setup.

Factory integration/processing:
JBL MS-8

Sub amps:
Ampere Audio 2000.1D

Front door speakers:
TBD, 6.5" mids and 1" tweets in the A pillars

Rear door speakers:
Probably just gonna throw the Kenwood 6x8s I have laying around in there.

Front speaker amp:
TBD, single 4 channel - 2 for mids, 2 for tweets.

Not amping the rear door speakers. Ain't nobody got time for that.

Deadener:
Tantric VibraFlex AKA Gator Skin. Cuz this shit is THICK and STRONG. I also plan to go all out with MLV and acoustical foam, I want this car to be as quiet of a ride as possible. Reducing that noise floor, yo. Roof, floor, doors, pillars, the whole deal.

As needed I will be adding banks of supercapacitors. Cuz I really, really want some of them.