Hd Steve
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5* did the same upgrades and tune to the ecoboost expedition already. Looks super fun. They kinda inspired me to imagine what my could be...
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Who has the World's fastest Expedition? Me?
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jeff kushner
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Steve,
You remind me of a friend from the SLK boards who did the some innovative things to the supercharged SLK.
I'm not knocking your ideas or your enthusiasm.....but you could have selected 100 engines better suited to building. I build very high performance two stroke engines and when I do, I have to consider every aspect of the base engine. You are building/have built a thunderous top end....with a crapload of intake flow, prob way too much for a single valve to handle and certainly too much for your crank insert bearings to handle. They are a weak link in that engine. I know that you thought about them, because people you have been on the phone with lately, would have asked. It's a crappy job in a truck engine but I don't know how you avoid doing it.
If you are not replacing them with race-grade, use Mobil1, the 0-40.......... imho it will give you the best change of survival.....
You remind me of a friend from the SLK boards who did the some innovative things to the supercharged SLK.
I'm not knocking your ideas or your enthusiasm.....but you could have selected 100 engines better suited to building. I build very high performance two stroke engines and when I do, I have to consider every aspect of the base engine. You are building/have built a thunderous top end....with a crapload of intake flow, prob way too much for a single valve to handle and certainly too much for your crank insert bearings to handle. They are a weak link in that engine. I know that you thought about them, because people you have been on the phone with lately, would have asked. It's a crappy job in a truck engine but I don't know how you avoid doing it.
If you are not replacing them with race-grade, use Mobil1, the 0-40.......... imho it will give you the best change of survival.....
Hd Steve
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Thank you for your input Jeff!
My decision in building the 5.4 3v was more of a progression. I'm also grateful of your opinions on my built motor. The single exhaust valve will surely hinder some flow. As much research as I did, I never read about people having crank bearing issues. I do hope mine serve me well. I have always used Mobile 1 oil tell about 2yrs ago. Now I use Amsoil.
Hd Steve
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These are the 4" couplers I ended up using on the intercooler piping. This Friday I will be picking up the expedition with a true 3" duel exhaust. This thing is so close to being finished I'm dreaming about it... I'll update with pics of the new exhaust when I pick it up
Hd Steve
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She rolled off the lift at the exhaust shop... Does this mean I get a free duel 3" exhaust?
Hd Steve
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I will add that this is not a April Fool's Joke...
Hd Steve
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Ya the door is wrecked... the shop has already got a replacement door that they plan to paint. However I'm not sure how they will blend the old faded paint with the new paint on the door... man wth?
jeff kushner
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That totally sucks Steve! Really sucks!
As far as the paint goes, yes a good painter will make you look at the door and say "where did he paint it"
I restore and collect vintage bikes and had a NOS tank with a 1" chip in it. I dropped it off to LRC triples since I was going up for a wedding ...John and Kathy and his guy did such an amazing job, I can't tell, I TRULY can't tell...and that tank doesn't have a price tag, you just won't find a NOS one, period. They didn't charge any extra so I would assume any good painter can do this.
As far as the paint goes, yes a good painter will make you look at the door and say "where did he paint it"
I restore and collect vintage bikes and had a NOS tank with a 1" chip in it. I dropped it off to LRC triples since I was going up for a wedding ...John and Kathy and his guy did such an amazing job, I can't tell, I TRULY can't tell...and that tank doesn't have a price tag, you just won't find a NOS one, period. They didn't charge any extra so I would assume any good painter can do this.
Nice signature really shows how intelligent you are.
If you are censored here so much, (which you are not) Why are you still here? go elsewhere where you can spread your political wings and fly.
In other words, you really are ignorant in trying to get your message out if this is the only place you can do it.
Nobody wants to read through 5 pages of political ranting on every thread just to get to the information about their truck.
With your supreme confidence, Go start your own forum.
Hd Steve
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I'm not super bummed about the door because I do plan to fix and paint the suv at some point... lol but that some point was no time soon. However with a possibility odd door, idk.
Hd Steve
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MMR 3v head coolant crossover! I only plan to use the actual fittings to replace the coolant plugs on the back of the head's. I will allow the super hot coolant coming from the fittings will be funneled into the coolant lines leading into the heater core.
Hd Steve
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A few more 20an&16an fittings to completely rid the expedition of clamp on radiator hoses... also needed a inline thermostat; I'm going with 160deg. Autoplum fittings will be used on radiator and block locations.
Hd Steve
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Found the 1st dyno sheet with the Magnacharger blower. 33x12.5r20
3.1 small pulley
3.1 small pulley
bigdogchrisl
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You insensitive *****, He has a gender fluid gear selection shop...
Boostedbus
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Wouldn’t that gear selection be neutral?
Hd Steve
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*** update ***
I'm going through a nasty divorce, however I plan to finish the expedition very soon... it has the 4" hot and cold aluminum intercooler piping finish. The duel 3" dual exhaust is also complete. Next week the expedition will be heading back to a new shop for final completion... come hell or high water the expedition will see completion!
I'm going through a nasty divorce, however I plan to finish the expedition very soon... it has the 4" hot and cold aluminum intercooler piping finish. The duel 3" dual exhaust is also complete. Next week the expedition will be heading back to a new shop for final completion... come hell or high water the expedition will see completion!
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A promise sealed with a kiss!!!
Alex Taylor
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Looks amazing! I'm planning to tune mine but best will likely only be 600 HP / 650 at crank so you'll easily beat that. Looks amazing!
jeff kushner
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HDSteve.....I've always been curious about something and have gotten different answers over the years. Let me give you a bit of background.
When I got old enough to start messing with machines, it was with my friends and we mostly had boat engines and their first cars, 5 or more year old Muscle cars in the early-mid 70's...most of my friends were a year older than me. At first, we "fixed" them as we learned. Most of us reading this did the same with their friends or learned with Dad.
Then we started to think about going fast, I thought that cars seemed heavy and slow........but motorcycles provided speed at a fraction of the cost! I didn't even know how to ride one but I knew the math.
So, other than the "super-coolability" of a modded truck to drive around, why did you invest in making a car/truck go fast when a bike is so much less expensive, for much more speed?
No judgements on this, I'm just curious
When I got old enough to start messing with machines, it was with my friends and we mostly had boat engines and their first cars, 5 or more year old Muscle cars in the early-mid 70's...most of my friends were a year older than me. At first, we "fixed" them as we learned. Most of us reading this did the same with their friends or learned with Dad.
Then we started to think about going fast, I thought that cars seemed heavy and slow........but motorcycles provided speed at a fraction of the cost! I didn't even know how to ride one but I knew the math.
So, other than the "super-coolability" of a modded truck to drive around, why did you invest in making a car/truck go fast when a bike is so much less expensive, for much more speed?
No judgements on this, I'm just curious
StormHunter
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GADZOOKS!!
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