The 2017 Eco-Boost vs V8 Bench Racing / Whining thread

[FP Forged]

I didn't care for some of the early pics but after seeing white (best color) in the a supercab (best cab) I actually kind of like it. I'd still wait one MY before purchasing but it's growing on me

 

[gwpfan]

The Gen 1 has something similar, sway control that you can't turn off. So I'd say Gen 2 will have it and many others that you can't fully deactivate.

My understanding is on the Gen 1 you can fully turn off with holding the traction control button for 10 seconds, but maybe not sway control? Had to look it up, from the 2014 manual pg. 166 and 167, so it looks just over 5 seconds.

So far sport mode has worked well enough for me, but so far all I've been after is to prevent the brakes from happening when I am in mud/snow and don't want to lose momentum. I've gotten better about remembering to put it in sport mode (just disabling Traction Control), but damn if it doesn't **** me off when I feel the traction control engage since I forgot sport mode....

 

[Jimbo]

My understanding is on the Gen 1 you can fully turn off with holding the traction control button for 10 seconds, but maybe not sway control? Had to look it up, from the 2014 manual pg. 166 and 167, so it looks just over 5 seconds.



So far sport mode has worked well enough for me, but so far all I've been after is to prevent the brakes from happening when I am in mud/snow and don't want to lose momentum. I've gotten better about remembering to put it in sport mode, but damn if it doesn't **** me off when I feel the traction control engage since I forgot sport mode....

Doesn't matter what you do, you can't disable it.

 

[Wilson]

My understanding is on the Gen 1 you can fully turn off with holding the traction control button for 10 seconds, but maybe not sway control? Had to look it up, from the 2014 manual pg. 166 and 167, so it looks just over 5 seconds.

So far sport mode has worked well enough for me, but so far all I've been after is to prevent the brakes from happening when I am in mud/snow and don't want to lose momentum. I've gotten better about remembering to put it in sport mode (just disabling Traction Control), but damn if it doesn't **** me off when I feel the traction control engage since I forgot sport mode....

Good find I didn't realize the over and under on the speed.

 

[Frogger22]

I didn't care for some of the early pics but after seeing white (best color) in the a supercab (best cab) I actually kind of like it. I'd still wait one MY before purchasing but it's growing on me

They should of revealed it in white....looks a lot cleaner...still won't buy one for a few years after release but yea know

 

[gwpfan]

Doesn't matter what you do, you can't disable it.

Permanently or Temporarily? Manual seems pretty clear, but I don't always believe what I read.

 

[Jimbo]

Permanently or Temporarily? Manual seems pretty clear, but I don't always believe what I read.

Outside of pulling the fuse, it'll happen sporadically. If you pull the fuse, then you lose off-road mode and the nice throttle settings.

 

[gwpfan]

Thanks, makes me wonder that much more if a wheel spins over 35 mph....only thing that would make sense with the sporadically, short of some other gyro nanny that senses lean too far/something....

 

[Wilson]

It will disable if you hold it long enough, how ever if your ******* the limiter nonstop it might come back on ^@jimbo did that happen lol.

 

[factive]

This is a good article that talks about the positives of the gen 1 raptor and skepticism of the no v-8 in the gen 2. nails it IMO