The Most Worthwhile Vehicle Accessory You Should Buy

[Raptor Family]

My number one mod/accessory is the Long Range 35 gallon fuel tank. The factory 20.3 gallon tank is just too small. Stock was Sub 300 mile range at 15mpg on 93 octane gas. Less than 200 mile range when I run ethanol at 10mpg. With extended tank, over 500 on gas (my best was over 600) on ethanol free gas and over 350 on e85. With all of the factory features programmed to work properly, it safely has almost a 60 mile reserve.

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[STEVE_K]

My number one mod/accessory is the Long Range 35 gallon fuel tank. The factory 20.3 gallon tank is just too small. Stock was Sub 300 mile range at 15mpg on 93 octane gas. Less than 200 mile range when I run ethanol at 10mpg. With extended tank, over 500 on gas (my best was over 600) on ethanol free gas and over 350 on e85. With all of the factory features programmed to work properly, it safely has almost a 60 mile reserve.

What did you have to do to run on e85?

 

[Raptor Family]

What did you have to do to run on e85?

To run on e85 I had to give up one kidney, my first born—and after the wife saw the bill, she left too. Just kidding.

First, ethanol is only 70% as energy dense as gasoline. What that means is that, by volume, it takes 30% more ethanol to do the same work as gasoline. Mileage is 30% less, and what becomes critical, is that your high pressure fuel pump and your direct injectors do not have the top-end fuel output to provide 30% more ethanol.
First thing you need is a bigger fuel pump and injectors—a mild ethanol build could get by on stage 1 or 2 injectors and the basic big bore fuel pump. Max effort build, the Nostrum “X” series system consist of a high flowing Goliath Fuel Pump and Stage 3 injectors—$5.3k
Second, is an e85 tune. I use HP Tuners RTD4 which is kind of like a communication module $350. The tune, $800-$1300 or more. Tuner dependent.
Additional nice to have, but not necessary: Real time ethanol content monitor $1k. Larger fuel tank—e85 only gets about 10mpg. Stock tank is only about 200 mile range.
And you might be asking what is the benefit? E85 is an oxygenated fuel—it burns cleaner so you can pass emissions tests easier. It costs 30-40% less than 93 octane. E85 has 100-105 octane (which is race fuel octane cheaper than pump gas) e85 absorbs heat, decreases intake charge temperature and safely allows more timing and boost for even more power.

 

[Barry Johnson]

For me……window tint, then the canopy, then the console gun safe

Have wondered why Ford went cheapnand didnt put the strip across windshield to help shield from sun. Never have used a sun visor like I do in this Ranger. Need tk take to a glass/tint shop and look into options!

 

[natkill]

Have wondered why Ford went cheapnand didnt put the strip across windshield to help shield from sun. Never have used a sun visor like I do in this Ranger. Need tk take to a glass/tint shop and look into options!

Totally agree. It really started to bug me. I found this window tint kit on Amazon, installed them myself. Very straightforward if you use some window film application spray, and it didn't require removing any trim. I was quoted $200 for the brow when my dealer offered tint, so I was happy to try this out for $45. I probably should've gone with the 5%, but the 15% still offers a lot of relief.

 

[superj]

I will tell you an accessory I would love to buy: A hood rock / bug deflector that attaches under the hood and doesn't use tape. I have had them on most of my trucks but (except for a company in New Zealand), I cannot find one for the Ranger.

The avs one attaches with screws and plastic inserts for the screws to go into. It sticks up off the hood and has little rubber bumpers to keep it from banging on the hood while driving.

Of all the hood guards I have tried, the avs was my favorite because it sits up that way. The others all attach with double sided tape to the hood.

This is the avs hood guard


But, I did get plenty of compliments from people on the tripleA hood guard when I had it on

 

[natkill]

The avs one attaches with screws and plastic inserts for the screws to go into. It sticks up off the hood and has little rubber bumpers to keep it from banging on the hood while driving.

Of all the hood guards I have tried, the avs was my favorite because it sits up that way. The others all attach with double sided tape to the hood.

This is the avs hood guard


But, I did get plenty of compliments from people on the tripleA hood guard when I had it on

Where did you buy yours? Was it vehicle specific?

 

[superj]

Where did you buy yours? Was it vehicle specific?

Yes, vehicle specific.

I think amazon but maybe i just used google and found it, I don't remember now because that was one of the first things I bought

 

[alrashid2]

My number one mod/accessory is the Long Range 35 gallon fuel tank. The factory 20.3 gallon tank is just too small. Stock was Sub 300 mile range at 15mpg on 93 octane gas. Less than 200 mile range when I run ethanol at 10mpg. With extended tank, over 500 on gas (my best was over 600) on ethanol free gas and over 350 on e85. With all of the factory features programmed to work properly, it safely has almost a 60 mile reserve.

That is so cool! Can I ask how much it cost to do this? And what kind of work is needed to re-cal the gauge and mileage estimates and such?

 

[Geo8866]

The avs one attaches with screws and plastic inserts for the screws to go into. It sticks up off the hood and has little rubber bumpers to keep it from banging on the hood while driving.

Of all the hood guards I have tried, the avs was my favorite because it sits up that way. The others all attach with double sided tape to the hood.

This is the avs hood guard


But, I did get plenty of compliments from people on the tripleA hood guard when I had it on

Can you help me out with a link to that deflector? Every one I see attaches with double-sided tape. What you have described is exactly what I am looking for.

 

[Geo8866]

Where did you buy yours? Was it vehicle specific?

I cannot find the one he has anywhere. Hopefully he can provide a link.

 

[landiscarrier]

A custom tune from GooseTuned.

 

[Raptor Family]

That is so cool! Can I ask how much it cost to do this? And what kind of work is needed to re-cal the gauge and mileage estimates and such?

This is a Raptor only option in the U.S. other Rangers it will not fit-two completely different rear suspensions and frames. The cost, last I checked from Long Range America was about $2700. Calibration is like having a tuner tune your truck—Cody Cutforth from Stanghi.com is the first and only tuner that seems to have cracked the code. I believe he has a deposit plan for the tuning devise, and you only pay for the program to recalibrate all the factory parameters of full/empty, DTE, and mileage—all just like original. There is some false info floating around that Forscan can be used to reset the tank capacity—don’t believe it. That only works over in Australia where these tanks are made, and they can go into the dealer and have one installed as an option—and they can use Forscan.

 

[superj]

Can you help me out with a link to that deflector? Every one I see attaches with double-sided tape. What you have described is exactly what I am looking for.

Wow, they are hard to find now. It took a bunch of googling to find one and I had to use t9, the vehicle code for the ranger in the rest of the world.

https://wellvisors.com/products/hoo...SOKlShO5u5YqCisi96uGjeAc35leX20rL-kczi_57NfBD


I am dumb. I didnt see that says out of stock

 

[superj]

I cannot find the one he has anywhere. Hopefully he can provide a link.

I found them on ebay and in stock

https://ebay.io/m/ikayv3

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