What have you done to your Ecoboosted vehicle today?
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FiveLeeter918
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Took second place in the SHO class for the 2019 Eureka Springs Mustangs Days Saturday 
did a full detail, installed my Ethanol Content Analyzer (which seems to be dead :-/), installed EPP hot pipes, and my Flex underbelly cover.
Yesterday I went ahead and installed my new XDI-35 fuel pump and started tuning it. Ready to see what she can do.
did a full detail, installed my Ethanol Content Analyzer (which seems to be dead :-/), installed EPP hot pipes, and my Flex underbelly cover.
Yesterday I went ahead and installed my new XDI-35 fuel pump and started tuning it. Ready to see what she can do.
ecoboostsho
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Swapped out the Primary Oxygen sensors as I was inspired by a both 802SHO and SBS and probably a few others...it went much better then I expected because being driven through several MN winters I was expecting the worst but both sensors came right out with just a little penetrating oil. I did use a crows foot (Tekton) oxygen sensor wrench which worked out awesome. Also used the aforementioned "shoe lace trick" on the rear which made reconnecting the harness a LOT easier. I do have one "tip" to add though - if you are using the crows feet on the front sensor (from under the car) and you have a performance pack oil cooler (at least I think that is what it was) be careful not to overrotate the crows foot when you are retightening the O2 sensor because the ratchet gets "stuck" behind the oil cooler. I spent a lot of time trying to wriggle and pry and maneuver it until I finally found just the perfect combination that let me back off the wrench. The obvious fix would have been to just reverse the ratcheting mechanism but I couldn't because the wrench had enough pressure on it. I was envisioning either driving it red faced to a mechanic with a wrench attached or worse. Anyway hopefully that will save someone else the same issue. Here's a shout out to everyone who did this before me that made it a lot easier!!!
I got to use my quickjack for the first time to change the oil. I didn’t use the highest setting or I could almost sit up under there. I was hoping this will finally keep me from spilling some oil on the floor like I do when using jack stands. So easy, I could reach straight out holding the drain pan close to the engine with both hands. Then a giant fkn mosquito lands on my arm and starts drilling. I try blowing it away but no go. So I took away one hand from the pan for a quick swat and….. you guessed it. I splashed more oil than ever on my floor.
Black Dream
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Just waiting on the mailman to bring me the SCT X4 and new plugs I ordered so I can start tuning my new-to-me beast. I went with Unleashed for the tunes and I bought the SCT used from them with pre-loaded and 2 MKS custom tunes already installed. I had the chance to add 3 custom tunes of my choice affordably as well so I did, any suggestions you all might have for what tunes to look into? Of course I'll have to see what the 2 custom tunes are already loaded and go from there. Leslie over at Unleashed has been a godsend so far, his customer service has been outstanding...
Not today, but last 4 days the SHO was a workhorse, but ran like a thoroughbred the entire time.
Left Tacoma Sat morning to Whitefish Montana ~9hrs. Sun/Mon touring all over Flathead Valley MT easy 8hrs driving each day. Tues drive back to Tacoma probably 10hrs due to running right into crap Seattle area traffic as got near home. I did not track total miles, 550mi one way between the two, plus the MT driving. just did rough google mapping and was in excess of 1500mi for the weekend.
Cool thing about MT, outside of towns, the roads are all pretty much 70mph. Sho just ate that stuff up and with the 275's she held corners like a rollercoaster.
Left Tacoma Sat morning to Whitefish Montana ~9hrs. Sun/Mon touring all over Flathead Valley MT easy 8hrs driving each day. Tues drive back to Tacoma probably 10hrs due to running right into crap Seattle area traffic as got near home. I did not track total miles, 550mi one way between the two, plus the MT driving. just did rough google mapping and was in excess of 1500mi for the weekend.
Cool thing about MT, outside of towns, the roads are all pretty much 70mph. Sho just ate that stuff up and with the 275's she held corners like a rollercoaster.
Black Dream
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Macgyver said:
How do the Ecoboost motors like the corn juice? I've never owned a car that used it but it's fairly common around and easy to get.
Since they are being discontinued, picked up a couple sets... gonna grab a few more..
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