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  1. Machete

    Nice rig on BaT

    Sucker born every minute.
  2. Machete

    "Thunder" 1998 Expedition Build Thread .... fixed pics!!

    WTF? That was it? Call me.
  3. Machete

    I’m starting to fall towards the Dark Side

    Nah. I know it’s noisy. Doesn’t bother me though. Up until these last few days spends so many miles in an F150 3.5 EB I didn’t know any better. It’s gonna be tough getting back in my ole 4-speed 5.4 w 224,xxx miles. I told my employee switching trucks for a week was a condition of employment...
  4. Machete

    I’m starting to fall towards the Dark Side

    I got to drive one of my guys 2018 F150 w 3.5 ecoboost today from one coast of Florida to the other. The 10-speed is my favorite feature, next to the blazing acceleration. Duuuuude. I don’t know how I’m going to cope w driving my 1st gen. Seriously.
  5. Machete

    I’m starting to fall towards the Dark Side

    It just doesn’t make sense to have a big car payment and have to pay for repairs. It’s got to be a CPO or a year/mileage that an aftermarket policy would be valued. In Florida I can get a 17-18 F150 high 20’s low 30’s w 4x4 screw cab w 50k - 70k miles. 18-20 F150 in the high 30’s to mid...
  6. Machete

    I’m starting to fall towards the Dark Side

    Looking at what’s out there I learned Expy’s are more expensive than F150’s. That surprised me.
  7. Machete

    Heavy towing/load handling rear suspension

    I didn’t hang up ON the guy. I hung up after they ran out of bad answers. The convo was over.
  8. Machete

    2013 XLT bubbling paint

    Yup. I lost a $10k Mercruiser Bravo outdrive to electrolysis. Dissimilar metals conducting electricity causes this corrosion. In particular aluminum (like my outdrive) and steel ( like my SS prop). Once it’s in the metal you can’t get it out. Ask me how I know.
  9. Machete

    I’m starting to fall towards the Dark Side

    Wow. Great point. This really cuts to the core of the apple for me. Replacing body bushings, getting Michelin’s, won’t make my ole 1st gen ride smoother or quieter I guess.
  10. Machete

    Nice rig on BaT

    Yes, as is to say they won’t.
  11. Machete

    Nice rig on BaT

    Yup. I think there’s a lesson there for all of us.
  12. Machete

    Catch Can!

    keep in mind 2200 miles isn’t even an oil change interval.
  13. Machete

    I’m starting to fall towards the Dark Side

    I admit I was the biggest critic of placing the ecoboost engine in full size trucks, I am guilty. But daggummit they drive effortlessly. At 75mph we were getting 21mpgs and barely at 1500 rpm! I’m at 1500 rpm pulling out of my garage. I drive almost most of the day virtually every day. By the...
  14. Machete

    I’m starting to fall towards the Dark Side

    Rode in one of my colleagues 2020 F150 w the 3.5 EB today. Daaamn. We were doing 85 and could hardly tell. I think he was at 1800 rpms. Has the 10-spd tranny. That damn truck is saweet. It’s a battleship grey, 3” lift, XLT w heated seats, big screen nav, beautiful black something or other type...
  15. Machete

    Tires needed..............Highway mostly driven

    $200 shouldn’t determine what tires on a $800+ investment. I’ve had Coopers. Ok, good. I’ve got General HTB all season now, good, little stiff but good especially in wet. Michelin’s... always been the best. Quieter, smoother, better constructed ie kept their balance longer and easily...
  16. Machete

    What did you do to the expy today

    Changed oil and new headlights.
  17. Machete

    Headlight Replacement Suggestions Please-2000 XLT 4X4 Sport 5.4L

    Dorman OE replacement today.
  18. Machete

    Confused re Mercon, Mercon LV, XL12

    The LV bottle says “not for transfer case use”
  19. Machete

    Confused re Mercon, Mercon LV, XL12

    Front transfer case oil. Ford!WTF!!! Which is it?! https://torqueking.com/ford-full-size-4x4-transfer-case-fluids/
  20. Machete

    Air Filter

    Lots of assumptions here. Amazing how stupid Ford engineers have gotten.
  21. Machete

    Air Filter

    Snake oil. So much wrong w that YouTube not worth going into it.
  22. Machete

    Air Filter

    Air filters do not increase hp. Show me the data ie pulls on a dyno by objective neutral party comparing all kinds. NFW.
  23. Machete

    Air Filter

    Do you have any data to back up your claims of "cleaning the air 'better' and allow a few more HP..."? Thats marketing garble.
  24. Machete

    Could 2020 Expy be less reliable because it was made during Corona?

    So you’re buying an Expy manufactured by workers who have a high probability of being infected w COVID-19. What could go wrong? https://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/news/2020/06/25/ford-motor-co-issues-multiple-recalls-on-select.html
  25. Machete

    MY 08 EL EDDIE BAUER SUSPENSION IS STIFF AS A BOARD - REPLACED WITH STANDARD ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO

    Agree w previous posts. You got used to worn out ride.

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