What have you done to your Ecoboosted vehicle today?

[Rockstar04]

I dont think people are telling you NOT to do it, but that it may not really be required. If it gives you piece of mind, go for it 100%.

Here are two articles I have pulled up about some of the testing Ford does, specifically about their cold weather testing.

https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2015/08/13/going-to-extremes-fords-cold-weather-testing.html
http://www.wdrb.com/story/29785916/extreme-weather-testing-keeps-ford-cars-and-trucks-at-peak-performance

Vehicles might have started in the cold although not sure if that is true and if they weighted ten hours before trying to start them at -40
8 hrs at -40 I could start my 05 Ford focus without plugging but at 10 hrs oil would be to cold battery had amazing power oddly.
But the stress of oil at that temp can not be good.
But thank you here in prudhoe bay all vehicles are plugged in over night.

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If it was me, I would try to get a nice oil pan heating pad, and battery heater and call it good. I just picked up a 2016 Expo Sport, and I plan on keeping it forever as well, so things like this make sense to me, you invest $100-$300 now and hopefully extend the life of the motor a few years.

 

[ZSHO]

The Time has finally come to SHO OFF my new build certificate which only took a week to arrive.  Z

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[SHOdded]

:thumb: :thumb:  A great addition to the legacy

 

[BlueSHO]

So am I reading that correct that 1808 SHO's in 2012 and 7592 SHO's in 2013 were built?

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[ZSHO]

Here's a better pic of the built Data.  Z 

 

[hawkeye93]

Today I grabbed a couple of datalogs & practiced my brake boosting.  Sent logs to Torrie for an update.  Tonight I'm returning to stock tune, because I'm taking the car in for service on Tuesday.  Dealer is replacing the backlight under warranty (defroster doesn't work).

 

[SHOdded]

Hope they solve more problems than they create LOL.

 

[sholxgt]

It was yesterday, but probably worth mentioning...

I did a compression test and it came out great.  All cylinders were between 172 and 178 psi.

Worth mentioning though in case anyone else runs into this...

On the very first cylinder, when I went to remove the compression tester, the hose spun on it's fitting instead of unscrewing from the spark plug hole.  Was an immediate OH SH!!!T moment.  Thoughts of having to remove the front valve cover (with HPFP) and all came flooding through my little brain.  Last time I used a compression tester was on a SBF where everything is accessible.  After some calmer thinking and after the wife left the garage in panic mode, I came up with the idea of squirting a small amount of PB Blaster into the hole and wedging a long screw driver between the hose and fitting so that I could turn the whole assembly at once.  Took a couple attempts, but it started to turn.  I then used compressed air to blow out the remaining PB Blaster.

The other 5 cylinders were done with the compression tester only turned a couple of threads into the holes.

PSA of the day...  If you're doing a compression test on a hemi style head, don't thread the tester all the way down till it seats.  Leave it very loose just in case.

 

[hawkeye93]

Hope they solve more problems than they create LOL.

I hope so too, but I don't expect any problems.  Previous owner had window tint, and when it was removed, some of the conductive paint for the rear defroster peeled off.  I bought it as a CPO, and item #43 on the 172-point checklist is working defrosters.  So now I get a new backlight.

 

[SHOdded]

Sweet :thumb:

 

[92BlackGT]

so, about 4 weeks ago this happened on my drive home from class

there was no saving it this time. so i went and bought 4 new tires and got the Falken Ziex ze950; that was a bad choice. as soon as i left the tire shop i noticed the tires were noisy compared to the 34k mile stock michelins. when i got the the freeway, there was a nice vibration like a wheel was out of balance. after 2 weeks i took the car back to the tire shop to get them rebalanced but still the vibration persisted.
someone online mentioned some tire shops have a 30 day ride and try type warranty. I went back to the tire shop and they were glad to replace the tires and i just pay the price difference.
now i'm riding on BFGoodrich g-force comp 2 a/s tires. oh, what a nice ride; smooth and quiet.

i learned a valuable lesson to not cheap out on tires... but i did get about 1000 miles of free tire use :thumb:

 

[SHOdded]

Sorry to see this happen to the tire, and really weird spot!  Anyways, welcome to the g-force club   Real nice tires, especially when pushed.

 

[sholxgt]

I have a similar situation.  Replaced two unevenly worn Michelin's with Uniroyal Tiger Paws.  They are quiet, but I have more vibration from them than I did the unevenly worn Michelin's.  Tech said they took very little weight and balance fine on the machine.  Haven't decided yet if they are bad enough to pursue other options, but a little disappointed.  Front was way out of alignment.  That is supposed to be corrected now.

No tire in this size is exactly inexpensive.

 

[SHOdded]

The General Altimax are not too badly priced.

 

[66 Galaxie]

Sumitomo HTR A/S P02 has been getting some good reviews and is priced nicely. 

 

[ZSHO]

I washed her up today using a clay bar and added a coat of Malco wax and for the finishing touch added a nice coat of Malco glaze.  Z 

 

[ajpturbo]

I washed her up today using a clay bar and added a coat of Malco wax and for the finishing touch added a nice coat of Malco glaze.  Z 

Nice Z.....looking good

 

[SHOdded]

Deep, rich colors = success!  Do you use a paste wax or liquid wax?  How did you decide to use this specific product vs say Meguiar's or Mothers?

 

[glock-coma]

Very nice Z

 

[ZSHO]

Deep, rich colors = success!  Do you use a paste wax or liquid wax?  How did you decide to use this specific product vs say Meguiar's or Mothers?

I'm a bit old fashioned but believe the paste in a metal can to be better than the convenient liquid bottle IMO and a buddy of mine that works at a body shop has been using this for quite sometime and has a nice blueberry smell to it.  Z