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Old 10-28-2013, 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by kornfanjoe
My excursion may be re-assigned to my dad for the week so he can get to work. He sheared his passengers side lower ball joint right in half on his Honda accord and the tire went right sideways. I'm glad he wasn't making a turn and was able to stop safely. Then the tow truck driver ripped his passenger cv axle in half at the inner knuckle
He should have made the driver pay for it I think.
No, not the Ex.... Rent him a Prius it's closer to what he's use to.
 
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Old 10-28-2013, 01:23 PM
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My RAS just came in, so tomorrow installing. It will be interesting to see how RAS and my airbags together will work. My plans are to set the RAS with only 10lbs of air in bags. I'm trying to achieve a 1 inch rear lift without going over the 10 lbs of air in the airbags. The airbags get me 2 inches of lift but the ride sucks when not towing. I had great results with RAS on my previous EX, guess I'll know tomorrow.
 
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Old 10-28-2013, 04:37 PM
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Picked up the 6.0 at lunch from Powerstroke Enginuities!!!!

She came back home stronger and faster than she was before:

-Studs
-EGR Delete
-New upgraded OEM oil cooler
-Dummy Plugs and Stand Pipes
-Blue Fuel Spring
-Coolant Flush with VC-9
-New Rotella ELC
-Sinister Coolant Filter
-New OEM Ford Head Gaskets
-New O-rings for all injectors
-New Rocker box gaskets
-New intake manifold gasket set
-New Serpentine Belt
-Flo-Pro 4 inch turbo back exhaust
-New Degas bottle (cracked as they were giving me the truck back)
-Cleaned turbo and intake manifold while they had the engine apart.

Now all that's left is to sell the 7.3 and drive the 6.0 till the wheels fall off
 
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Old 10-28-2013, 04:39 PM
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Awesome! Ive heard nothing but good things about Dorian and his crew at PSE...i follow them on facebook. I would definitely bring my truck there if i was anywhere close. Glad to see you went with more than just the oil cooler too, time for tunes
 
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Old 10-28-2013, 08:56 PM
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Didn't do it today, but over the weekend, I took advantage of the nice 50F temps and washed, clay bar, polished and waxed exterior, scrubbed floor mats and conditioned leather. Got her nice and shined up just in time for a wintry mix the next three days
 
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Old 10-28-2013, 09:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Toreador_Diesel
Picked up the 6.0 at lunch from Powerstroke Enginuities!!!!

She came back home stronger and faster than she was before:

-Studs
-EGR Delete
-New upgraded OEM oil cooler
-Dummy Plugs and Stand Pipes
-Blue Fuel Spring
-Coolant Flush with VC-9
-New Rotella ELC
-Sinister Coolant Filter
-New OEM Ford Head Gaskets
-New O-rings for all injectors
-New Rocker box gaskets
-New intake manifold gasket set
-New Serpentine Belt
-Flo-Pro 4 inch turbo back exhaust
-New Degas bottle (cracked as they were giving me the truck back)
-Cleaned turbo and intake manifold while they had the engine apart.

Now all that's left is to sell the 7.3 and drive the 6.0 till the wheels fall off
what did you mortgage off to do that ?
 
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Old 10-28-2013, 11:36 PM
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Originally Posted by az_r2d1
what did you mortgage off to do that ?
My savings account now has a black eye and several bruises after such a big hit. Not as big as I thought it was going to be, but I'll be recouping my funds soon if all goes well.
 
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Old 10-29-2013, 12:09 AM
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I silently slipped into the empty gas pumps with my stealthy V10 last night and filled it up. The low fuel light had just come on about 5 miles before, took 39 gallons to fill. $3.14 per gal, a mere 70 cents less than home heating oil errrr diesel.
 
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Old 10-29-2013, 01:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Toreador_Diesel
Nice!

Did you get the 6.0 or the 7.3?
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Those look like oversize tires, you mileage will likely be terrible.

It doesnt help that it came with a V10
 
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Old 10-29-2013, 01:36 AM
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i came thissssss close tonight to ordering 08-up towing mirrors. the $87 shipping was a bit of a hard pill to swallow but.. i think the $447 wasnt bad. ball joints first then i'll do the mirrors. so very tempting though!!
 
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Old 10-29-2013, 01:53 AM
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Originally Posted by AlaskanEx
i came thissssss close tonight to ordering 08-up towing mirrors. the $87 shipping was a bit of a hard pill to swallow but.. i think the $447 wasnt bad. ball joints first then i'll do the mirrors. so very tempting though!!
you might not have to pay the shipping.

they were quoting me $65 for the shipping...but when I checked out my total was for the free shipping that people in the Lower 48 get.

I even called and asked because I didn't want my order to get cancelled. they honored the price. great company IMO
 
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Old 10-29-2013, 02:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Tylus
you might not have to pay the shipping.

they were quoting me $65 for the shipping...but when I checked out my total was for the free shipping that people in the Lower 48 get.

I even called and asked because I didn't want my order to get cancelled. they honored the price. great company IMO
that is great to know! maybe next month it will be my thanksgiving present to myself haha
 
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Old 10-29-2013, 02:52 AM
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Originally Posted by AlaskanEx
i came thissssss close tonight to ordering 08-up towing mirrors. the $87 shipping was a bit of a hard pill to swallow but.. i think the $447 wasnt bad. ball joints first then i'll do the mirrors. so very tempting though!!
If you don't mind sharing where were you getting the mirrors from. I'd like to upgrade my 01 Ex TM's. Thanks.
 
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Old 10-29-2013, 02:55 AM
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If you don't mind sharing where were you getting the mirrors from. I'd like to upgrade my 01 Ex TM's. Thanks.
same place and many members here. A1 auto they have great package pricing with adapter harness's also.
 
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Old 10-29-2013, 02:59 AM
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Originally Posted by AlaskanEx
same place and many members here. A1 auto they have great package pricing with adapter harness's also.
Thanks! I'll have to look into this. If possible I'd like to get the power telescoping and folding set. However, I have a feeling the price for that is a bit higher if its even an option for my year. Thanks Again.
 


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