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  1. shane_th_ee

    Sure wish Ford would offer the 5.0 on the Expedition,Which F150 engine would a Ford Technician pick?

    You and I are in complete agreement here. But the OP was musing about the Gen IV Expedition as a possible application for the 5.0L Coyote. I am really struggling to think up a use case in which the 5.0L Coyote makes more sense than the 3.5L V8....
  2. shane_th_ee

    Sure wish Ford would offer the 5.0 on the Expedition,Which F150 engine would a Ford Technician pick?

    Let me put words in another poster's mouth and rephrase: [Compared to the 3.5L Ecoboost], Aside from its nostalgic value, [Ford's 5.0L Coyote] V-8s have no use anymore. Twin-turbo V-6 gives you much more torque, horsepower, and less fuel consumption. I know everyone gets all worried about...
  3. shane_th_ee

    Sure wish Ford would offer the 5.0 on the Expedition,Which F150 engine would a Ford Technician pick?

    You'd better like the sound of that V8, because if that video's anything to go by, you won't be hearing anything but engine noise when under load...
  4. shane_th_ee

    Sure wish Ford would offer the 5.0 on the Expedition,Which F150 engine would a Ford Technician pick?

    I dunno, there's a lot of Suburban/Yukon buyers to poach. And judging from what sits around on lots, price doesn't seem to be the limiting factor on sales...
  5. shane_th_ee

    Road Trip Review

    60mph into a 60mph wind...
  6. shane_th_ee

    Road Trip Review

    We have a 2013 Outdoors RV Creekside 18CK. We bought it used in December 2017 at the Providence of God sale: off Craig’s List from a couple who were in the middle of getting a divorce. So we got it for a couple grand less than the minimum blue book which was ~$14k. The 18CK has since been...
  7. shane_th_ee

    Road Trip Review

    Instead of flying to visit family over the holidays, we decided to drive and take our 22'/~6000lb travel trailer. We left on December 15 and drove from Seattle to Austin via I-5 and I-10 and then up to rural OK (between Ada and McAlester). Came home pretty much the same way, except I flew back...
  8. shane_th_ee

    Experience towing with ecoboost?

    There is always the option of getting an aftermarket receiver from Torklift...
  9. shane_th_ee

    3:73 gears and activex seating

    Sunroof or FX4 package? I reject this false choice! (Heck, I even added the towing package and the driver assistance package.*) More seriously though, have you actually walked in to a couple of your local dealers and talked to them? Dealers can and do trade amongst themselves (usually within...
  10. shane_th_ee

    Brothers and sisters buying 4 New 2019 Ford Expeditions and looking for advice

    How's your credit? If it's "excellent", you may get a better deal financing than paying cash. See, car loans are sliced and diced and resold just like what the banks were doing with mortgages before the crash. In order to get the best price when reselling the bundled loans, the banks *need*...
  11. shane_th_ee

    Does your max fit in your garage?

    Nope. I’m limited by my wife’s minivan. . It’s a pre-war house with only a one-car garage.
  12. shane_th_ee

    Expedition Max XLT 4x2 and snow

    Do you have the HD towing package? Aka do you have the lockable limited slip rear differential or the open rear differential?
  13. shane_th_ee

    Experience towing with ecoboost?

    What's your tongue weight and what size are your spring bars? When we bought our used trailer, the previous owner threw in the WDH, but it only had 600lb bars for a trailer with a ~930lb tongue weight. My new 1200lb bars worked wonders!
  14. shane_th_ee

    3:73 gears and activex seating

    Are you going to be towing anything or do you just want the low range transfer case and the locking rear differential? If you will be towing, you can get the FX4 package and then add the ITB as a dealer installed option for ~$500. Or you can get the FX4 package and the max towing package, but...
  15. shane_th_ee

    How Often Are You Towing?

    We've got a 2013 ORV Creekside 18CK. It's a little over 22' long, but between 5400 and 6000lbs depending on how we've loaded it. And it's tongue heavy at ~930lbs tongue weight. As for transmission temps, it usually runs about 210 deg, with the highest I've seen being ~230. That said we...
  16. shane_th_ee

    How Often Are You Towing?

    And, yes, we are religious about de-selecting the active trailer when unhitching. I had to reset the trailer odometer after learning that lesson. So the trailer really has a couple hundred miles not shown here...
  17. shane_th_ee

    Expedition takes on Goldmine hill

    I had to give you a like just for the signature!
  18. shane_th_ee

    Tow/haul mode experience

    FWIW, I just got back from our first real road trip with the trailer fully loaded*. In tow/haul mode and at 70mph over flat ground with little/no headwind, our 4th Gen will run ~1800rpm in 9th... (*guessing 6k lbs based on GVWR. I elected not to weigh it because I didn't want to know.)
  19. shane_th_ee

    2018 Expedition Reviews

    It looks like the 3.5L ecoboost is about 24.7" long and weighs ~450lbs. But that gets you performance about equal to the 6.2L V8, not the 5.3L. The 6.2L V-8 is 29.6" long and I can't find the weight. http://www.nobleforums.com/showthread.php?11675-Ecoboost-3-5l-measurements...
  20. shane_th_ee

    2018 Expedition Reviews

    The other issue with adding a V8 option is likely packaging. In general the V8 will be longer than the V6 which means you'll have to lengthen the vehicle (adding yet more weight in addition to the extra weight of the V8*) or move the firewall aft and shrink the passenger compartment... *And...
  21. shane_th_ee

    2018+ Post Pictures Thread!- Lets see those shiny new trucks!

    It’s really hard to get much mud above that dang character line:
  22. shane_th_ee

    2018 Expedition Reviews

    Ford does make something called a transit connect. Pretty much exactly what you describe above. You should go hang out on their forums and leave this one for people who want or need big, powerful, modern, albeit expensive, SUVs. People like me who loves the twin turbos and the 10 speed...
  23. shane_th_ee

    Heated / Cooled seats & Outside Temp

    No, the lights don’t come on until you press the start button (with the key inside).
  24. shane_th_ee

    Air Bag Suspension for 2018

    What Edistobob said. We’re at 930lbs tongue weight and an inexpensive Ea-z-lift WDH and just used the WDH to get rid of any squat.
  25. shane_th_ee

    iPhone users, what is your preferred phone to infotainment connection method?

    I’d be ok with CarPlay taking over the whole screen if the outside temperature could be displayed on the instrument display...
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