Recent content by Lion77

The problem I have with ALL non-Ford ECU calibrations is that they all fail to do proper engineering test and validation that Ford Performance does due to a massive lack of resources compared to a multi-billion dollar OE and Ford Performance division has access to all the OE testing, which is...

That's impossible! You can't off-road in a RR raptor without a 6 inch lift, 40" tires, extra tall Portals, 1,000 more HP and 10,000 lbs of overlanding gear....just kidding, looks like a great time! BTW, that camper looks pretty similar to my father in laws Phaeton (2011) at least the color...

If anything, the there should be the most room under the 2.3L, followed secondly by the 2.7L compared to the RR. The Raptor has a much beefier rear axle, floating 4-link trailing arms and a watts-link under the skirt in addition to the dual exhaust, don't forget the coil overs with remote...

I used towing mode for hauling a 750 lbs Honda Fourtrax Rubicon ATV in the bed but more so for the change in throttle mapping so I didnt accelerate too fast and rip a tie down out of the bed and ruin my expensive ATV or cause an accident. Damping rates can affect body roll on turn in, but if...

How much clearance do you have to the crash bars at full lock with the wider tires and Method 703s? My 705s are the same wheel, just a different spoke pattern. I have about a full inch between the edge of the stock KO3 and the crash bars with the 705s (ET35). So I'd expect the AT4W and XTMs to...

Topher tested them on the Broncos and others have used them in that size (meaning they were e load). Its a highly debatable subject, some people says theres hardly a difference, others say the sky is falling. I come from the performance car world so im sure e load is still pretty plush compared...

https://www.ranger6g.com/forum/threads/custom-aluminium-bumper.29107/ Thats the thread, 33x12.5 maxxis vs. 285/70R17 KO3s, they look completely different despite both being 33" size range. I think thats the way to go as there's no change to suspension geometery and likely not any trimming to...

Yep, theres a thread from an aussie guy showing two RR next to each other, one bone stock on stock KO3s, the other modified on 33x12.5 Maxxis razors and even though the 33x12.5 is a measly 0.2 in bigger diameter they look huge next to the stock KO3s. Im going to give the Pirrelli XTM ATs a try...

Artificial Idiocy = AI. Its a misprint by Ford, the 3.0L was introduced in 2017 as DI and has remained unchanged since then. The 2.3L only just got dual injection for 25 MY. 3.5L and the 5.0L were the first to get dual injection. The 2.7L was updated in 2018. There's a big thread on then 3.0L...

Oh and I had already put some work into it myself like RTR Tech 7s on a square 275/35R19 tire setup with brand new Pilot Sport 4s and threw on Pilot Sport AS3+ on the factory track pack wheels for winter. I had BMR IRS bushings, lowering springd and adjustable front and rear bars. I also had...

Genuinely sorry to hear that, sounds like my Found On Road Dead Mustang GT experience. Bought a 2016 GT Performance Pack, a no frills track pack bare bones for 27k with 100k extended warranty. Had only 3500 miles on it. Already had a Corsa Cat Back and tinted windows too! Mind you this was 2017...

No. Those are Maxxis Razr MTs. They are 33x12.5, and thats next to a stock RR with 285/70R17s. There's literally only 0.2" difference in diameter. The "big tire look" on that truck is coming entirely from the additional tire width and the added wheel offset. The high clearance bumper and front...

Turbo engines like high octane, period. That's always been true and in the "old days" with more simplistic control systems, you HAD to run premium because the knock sensing and fuel mapping wasn't advanced enough to pull enough timing to prevent detonation. With factory ECU calibrations and the...

Yah the width gives you the "big tire" look more so than diameter. So a 33x12.5 looks bigger than a 285/75R17 even though its larger diameter than the 33x12.5. Check out the forum from the aussie guy with a custom fabed bumper. He ahd 33x12.5s on his raptor showing the custom bumper and parked...

Thats why the Ford spec KO3s are nearly and inch narrower than standard 285/70R17 profile tires from other brands. Even the non OE spec KO3s like the white letter version even in load C is 1/2 wider tread than the Ford spec. Its to meet their EPA targets. KO3s run narrow, but the OE spec reduces...