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Yea but 257km is only like a couple hundred feet or something...

That blower is putting around 50-75 HP load on the belt at full tilt, that's why stock stamped steel idlers and most aftermarket aluminum idlers fail. The stamped steel Ford idlers mushroom and chunk out pieces. Aftermarket aluminum ones are better, but most are not hard coat anodized, so they...

You can use any standard Ford idler on there that is the same diameter/width. Close to the same diameter would work due to the belt tensioner taking up any diference as well. The stamped steel Ford pullies fail after time though, so I'd only run them short term. I'd recommend getting a set of...

Being able to use the max timing in the EEC tables at all times will net slightly more power from the same amount of fuel, but for "mileage" that's just not a factor. At light loads, it's not pulling timing and therefore octane is not a factor. The one instance where it might help MPGs, and...

It's dented. He doesn't want to put anything over a dent.

You don't know jack about Ford engines if that is your argument here. I don't need to look up anything. I know in detail about every V8 engine Ford has made since the 4.6L first debuted. I know specifics about every variant of those engine as well. Why? I like Fords. I like Mustangs...

I agree with you and I run my EB engines on 87 exclusively, but nearly all of the guys with the 17+ Raptors run premium. It does cost you HP at WOT, the engine is likely pulling timing under full load with 87. Even the 6.2L is de-rated on 87 and it's N/A.

Keep in mind you are going to wipe out nearly all of the $ savings the of Gen 2 MPG over Gen 1 MPG with the additional $ for premium fuel. That's assuming you would run the Gen 2 on premium and the Gen 1 on 87.

They all are children of the 1993 Lincoln MKVIII 4.6L 4V engine. The 5.8L 4V was a modified 5.4L 4V, which was a tall deck version of the 4.6L 4V. The 5.2L is a modified 5.0L Coyote engine, which is, you guessed it - a modified version of the 4.6L 4V engine. Ford's only two V8 gas engines in...

Bunch of anecdotal numbers here... Does anyone track it and have real numbers? My 2013 has burned 1496.57 gallons of fuel in the 19,119 miles I've driven it. 13.04 MPG Avg. Max tank was 14.8, min was 11.4 MPG. It has cost me $3,426.86 for the fuel, $0.13 per mile. I've had Nitto Ridge...

It's not what I'd call "pretty easy" to replace.

The fact the Gen 3 V8 exists allows all of the Coyote based V8s to be swapped into the non-V8 Gen 3 trucks. Nothing will be plug and play, but it's all possible now. Modules will have to be (re)programmed, the ECU will have to be flashed or possibly replaced, but it's all there.

The tsunami that took out Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan also wiped out the plant that made the metallic flake for Tuxedo Black. That is when Ford stopped using it. BASF/PPG eventually came up with replacements for repair work, but it's not the look same as the original flake was.

I'll just buy one used after the guys who buy them new move on to the next cool thing.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Some guys think the Gen 2 is ugly- with it's super aggro, pointy everything styling. Aggressive, pointy auto bodies will be like the the fog lamp LED rings that every vehicle had 10 years ago. When the Hyundai Elantra has headlights that look like it...

And a much worse truck in every aspect.

You talking about the truck or the owners?

No chance in hell it gets a DCT. The 10 speed is proven, and it's development is amortized. I'm surprised Ford didn't swear off DCTs altogether after the Focus debacle. They can make the 10R shift however quickly or slowly they want- it's all electronically controlled shifting. I'm sure...

It's OK, unique for sure. Those giant block fonted "37" numbers are where I'm jumping off though, that has to go...

I call it "Shugg Knight'in yo ass" whenever I run over people in my Raptor.

You can't fix stupid.

It's all in the tune. The surging and the harsh trans shifting. It has to go on a chassis dyno and get a custom tune to clean that up. Someone who knows what they are doing can make it drive just like stock in all aspects- other than the massive power increase. Blacktor is right about the...

The entire SW US is unsustainable from a water standpoint. It's just a matter of time before big pipelines will have to be built from Oklahoma to feed TX, AZ, NM, and S Cal with a reliable water source. Why OK? Look at a map of the US, and OK is the closest green spot to any of those areas...

Mm-kay. It's not a Cyclone said the "expert". Please. They added DI, halved the timing chain length and tried yet again to get cam phasers that would live. Of course you can keep cranking boost. How long do you think it'll last at 25 psi though? What kind of fuel are you goign to run...

What a bunch of Nancys. It's a drivetrain upgrade that is overdue. 450 HP from a boosted to the moon Cyclone motor wasn't going to carry them forever. The engine has a throttle. Too much for ya? Don't push the pedal so hard.