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Project Msfitoy V3.0

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Specs to date:

Drive train:

1-AFE intake charge tubes
2-K&N filter
3-MBRP 3" cat back exhaust, black

Exterior:

1-285/70-17 Falken ATS-W
2-Fuel Shok Anthracite, 17x9 +20offset, custom hub
3-Eibach Pro Truck four strut kit
4-Custom flat black graphics
5-LED fog light modification
6-Rigid LED, 2 spot + 2 flood in grill
7-Rigid LED spot hood mount
8-Baja S1 Ditch light hood mount
8-Pro Comp LED flood rear bumper mounted
9-Raptor grill, custom amber LED x 3
10-Center rear marker red LED x 3
11-Diamondback SE armor bed cover
12-Bushwacker Tail Armor
13-Front Runner rack mount on top of Diamondback
14-Shrock Rock sliders
15-four side LED mounted to Front Runner load bars
16-Lumen Tech 8 LED under body rock lights
17-Cab spoiler

Interior:

1-Ram mount Ipod Mini
2-Ram mount Iphone
3-Uniden CB
4-Balfeng radio
5-Trigger 3001 RF six shooter accessory control

Up coming additions:

1-Front Runner RTT
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Few questions for you. Can I ask which bluetooth scan tool you picked to work with OBD Fusion? Out of their recommendations, if I go with Android it looks like OBDLink LX would work for me, but the MX is for iPads.

Does it connect automatically when you start your truck? Do you have your tablet configured to turn on with power on the USB plug? Can you make it go straight to the OBD Fusion screen?

I wonder if these scan tools will eventually let me mess with Forscan or if I need a different hard wired connector. I don't really know much about all this.
 

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How are you liking the MBRP exhaust? Have you had the opportunity to do any towing with it? The price point of it is really appealing, but I do enough towing that the noise increase at highway speeds is my major concern.
 
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Few questions for you. Can I ask which bluetooth scan tool you picked to work with OBD Fusion? Out of their recommendations, if I go with Android it looks like OBDLink LX would work for me, but the MX is for iPads.

Does it connect automatically when you start your truck? Do you have your tablet configured to turn on with power on the USB plug? Can you make it go straight to the OBD Fusion screen?

I wonder if these scan tools will eventually let me mess with Forscan or if I need a different hard wired connector. I don't really know much about all this.
I use OBD Fusion. When I started researching this, I was following "Life Style Overland's" set up but he uses Android instead of IOs with Torque Pro...but TP doesn't support IOs:frown:

 
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How are you liking the MBRP exhaust? Have you had the opportunity to do any towing with it? The price point of it is really appealing, but I do enough towing that the noise increase at highway speeds is my major concern.
I like it very much...enough growl but not very noticeable inside...when I hit the remote start while couple of hundred feet away, it's very noticeable start up rumble...priced right too...don't have anything to tow yet:)
 

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I use OBD Fusion. When I started researching this, I was following "Life Style Overland's" set up but he uses Android instead of IOs with Torque Pro...but TP doesn't support IOs:frown:

Thanks. Hmmm I could consider Torque pro also I guess. I have an unused Android tablet around I could use, and I generally don't buy Apple products.
 

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Thanks. Hmmm I could consider Torque pro also I guess. I have an unused Android tablet around I could use, and I generally don't buy Apple products.
I've had torque pro for a long time. My only gripe is that some of the PIDs don't exist (like charge air temps for our ranger), but it's a solid app.
 

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Bluetooth scan tool on the way from Amazon. Torque Pro vs OBD Fusion... they are both cheap enough apps that I could get both and pick which one I like better. I think I figured out how to get the tablet to go auto-on with ignition on power and launch any app I want on start-up. Then for good measure, I might configure this tablet as a movie media center for kids in the back seat as a secondary usage.

Thanks for the help all.
 
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Bluetooth scan tool on the way from Amazon. Torque Pro vs OBD Fusion... they are both cheap enough apps that I could get both and pick which one I like better. I think I figured out how to get the tablet to go auto-on with ignition on power and launch any app I want on start-up. Then for good measure, I might configure this tablet as a movie media center for kids in the back seat as a secondary usage.

Thanks for the help all.
I wasn't able to get mine to auto start...not sure there's a way...but if you figure it out do let me know:)
 

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I think I'm not going to mount anything on the roof simply because I want to be able to park this baby in garage. When I do mount the rack for RTT on Diamondback, it'll be the same set up as "Last Line of Defense". He has a cut down rack from Frontrunner that keeps his tent at the same height as roof line. I like that for aero and of course parking in the garage...This is what I'm going after minus the roof rack...the Skycamp Mini fits the short bed and fold out side ways...

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IKamp Mini costs $3500. Yikes!
 

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Another step closer...got my "Last Line of Defense" style Front Runner racks mounted to the Diamondback...without the RTT loaded, both hatch open normally:)
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Can the Front Runner legs be shortened at the base by 1-2 inches?
 
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Some more glorious sunset I couldn't resist...soon when my RTT get mounted, I promise the scenery will get more interesting... :p
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HAPPY TROUBLE FREE 30,000 MILES!!!

And it looks like the Falken will hold up to it's promisd 40k life...still pretty fresh...
 
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