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I have a couple friends who have said similar things about my trucks. None of them had a nice looking vehicle no matter the age or type. They also ran how they looked... I'm not using my trucks for working everyday, but they do see overgrown brush on rough trails and get put to use hauling...

You can also just add a few ounces of isopropyl (99% ONLY), this is a good portion of what seafoam and similar are. The ethanol content has a pretty good cleaning effect for the bits that the gasoline doesn't. I've been using marvel mystery oil here and there, but really only because I...

I'd bet the over spray section wasn't sanded. It might have low enough adhesion that you could flake it off. Probably requires removing the bed for access. You could sand the area that they scraped and apply an aerosol 2k clear to ensure it's protected. Sucks to have to do the work yourself...

Gotta keep the ranger less desirable than the F series. If it had all the features, people would be tempted to buy the truck size they actually want. I find Ford to be the stingiest of manufacturers when it comes to features. They won me this time for the ranger, but only barely.

Plugs are the easiest option. I've also scuffed the backside and filled with epoxy putty on another vehicle, I was already repainting it however. I think I'll probably do that on my ranger when I color match the "H" cover.

There is something in the switch though, a second switching signal. I wonder if it is a second wire or if they have it voltage based and it switches to a lower resistance (=higher voltage signal). They also apparently programmed this and decided to add extra material to defeature it. They'd...

It makes you wonder the thought process to add more parts to decrease the features of a vehicle. My best guess would be some legal reason to not have auto up/down in the back and it's cheaper to have 4 of the same switch. It's odd that the auto feature is in the switch, usually a latching...

I wish someone would make an aftermarket honeycomb grill without a center bar, raptor style letters, or anything. Maybe an optional blue oval or a small ranger badge like on older cars.

I'll accept it. I swear I saw a similar breakdown just last week that showed the 2.7 was the only one rated with 87 That said, I have to wonder what's different about your driving conditions/vehicle mods if you actually see the mpg difference. I've tested it and saw nothing, but clearly to...

All Ecoboost engines are designed from the factory to safely run on 87 octane using the magic of DI timing, spark timing, and sensitive knock sensors. SOME engines in the Ecoboost line will make their full factory rated power using 91 octane, and will pull power when using 87. As far as I can...

Costco 87, tried higher octane, but unlike the 2.3, the 2.7 just isn't tuned (stock) to take advantage of it. Again, my commute is a very fuel economy friendly route. I'm not saying this is typical highway mileage, but it shows that these numbers are credible with the right conditions. It...

You're fine with the air intake, even if you open all ports. The short story is due to other controls, you can't lean out a modern engine with an air intake. I think despite the hills you just had an efficient route.

But the percentage off would remain the same and I think the point is that he got exceptionally better MPG than he has been

This could POSSIBLY be the case in open loop where the engine is only looking at MAF and MAP signals. In closed loop it will use these signals as a baseline, and calculate a correction factor based on the AFR sensors. Even if it doesn't, MAP is not dependent upon MAF body diameter, so that...

The engine has AFR sensors, they will adjust fueling to stay within a set range, usually oscillating around 14.7. In the US, they aren't allowed to tune vehicles to run lean. Even if your air intake includes too large of a MAF body that would otherwise cause a lean fueling, your AFR sensors...

At ~20k, there shouldn't be any issues with you injectors. That said, depending on what gas you use, there may already be PEA (the techron detergent) in the gas.

If you have the raptor with the direct injection only 3.0, or the older 2.3 with direct injection only, you might want to run some cleaner (seafoam, etc.) through the intake now and then. But definitely not for $375, walnut blasting probably costs less than that ... If you have the 2.7 or the...

Just stay away from their cheapest stuff. The $10, 10 pc socket set is great and has last me a long time with no notable wear (other than the 10mm running away). The $6, however many piece 3/8" full socket set with ratchet, does okay with the smallest socket sizes or relatively loose...

I'm thinking the perfect setup would be trombone loop straight into H pipe (for torque), straight into x pipe (as a sound filter), straight into a straight through dual in dual out muffler.

A 1/4", 3/8", and 1/2" drive ratchet and a 100 pack of 10mm sockets That's not really a joke about the sockets, either... Buy a set of deep reach sockets, standard sockets, a few extensions, an oil pan, and a lot of shop towels