Actually yesterday, drove 500 miles to Pensacola Beach, Fl, then to Miramar Beach,Fl for South Walton Beach Wine Festival. Wife was happy and enjoyed the long drive.
She said, Ex needs new shocks!!
I said , OKAY!!

 

The smog tech is going to have to confirm that the EO# is appropriate for the part number and application. The number on the sticker is complete and is good assuming the part number associated with that EO# is what is on the vehicle and the pulley size is right. If the smog tech can't verify the part number or has heartburn because the stamped EO# isn't complete then that could cause him/her to not want to pass it.

 

Mouse, other than the "purple" one having a few less miles what is the attraction or interest in the supercharged EX vs the very nice one you already have? With yours having the 4.30 gears and your trailer only weighing in at 6k do you guys feel that you need the extra power from the supercharger?
Personally I would avoid a supercharged rig after giving it some thought based on our usage. With the increased compression from the SC I would assume that you would have to use the more expensive higher octane fuel ALL the time. Sure gas is currently on the cheap side right now but I'm pretty sure we will see it work it's way back up to ridiculous in the not too distant future. I like having the option to swap my tunes based on how I'll be working the EX, it does well towing 11k on the 87 Performance tune on relatively flat terrain and for towing in the mountains here in the East it can maintain good highway speeds with the 89 Performance tune. With a SC getting good custom tunes would be far more complicated and expensive than dealing with a shop like 5Star Tuning. I would also assume that the mileage on the blown V-10 would be a little less simply due to the needs of the forced induction setup. I work pretty diligently to get the fuel economy that I do while towing our TT and I would hate to see that get reduced by a power adder that I feel isn't needed for the work being done.




On the other hand............................. A blown 6.8 does sound like lots of fun! . I wonder how much boost it's making? Does it have headers on it too?

 

No, don't feel need extra power. It was just the color and miles mostly. Price is good too. I didn't know anything about superchargers before this post. Definitely don't want to spend more on gas. Don't know about headers. It is chipped but owner doesn't know what kind...

 

Austin is a good place to VISIT! I love going to Austin to have a good time or visit some friends. But that's about it. I worked in Taylor, Tx. and I liked that area, but I believe it has blown up since I left. New Braunfels is pretty nice in between San Antonio and Austin. But like most things in that state it is growing like crazy pretty much everywhere. We go back once or twice a year as that is where all our family is. Still love it!! Heading down Memorial Day weekend as a matter of fact.

 

Well maybe if you buy it and don't want the SC you can remove it . Then sell it to me as I'm leaving this state ha ha

 

Now that is thinking Irish...or maybe post it here

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...le-thread.html

and see if you can crash the servers

 

LMAO, perhaps I should ha ha

 

as stated several posts ago, the supercharger will require premium all the time and will probably cost you a miles or two running and towing. no way to tune a high compression motor for less than premium.

 

Stewart

 

I ordered the braided ESOF lines and was going to install them today.

Thought I would check the hubs/wheels bearings. FAIL.

Just ordered a pair of Moog's from Rock A, as well as ALL the seals and orings from Dieselorings.com. Including the vacuum hub seal. Those seals are not cheap.

 

^How did you know the hubs were bad?

 

My father in law thinks my new Surveyor 33' travel trailer is to big for the Ex, looks can be deceiving!

 

Just got done with a two day 500+ mile road trip to Oregon and back. I must have seen more than a dozen Ex's out there on the road. From some that look like they need to be saved from their owners, to a few that were VERY nice looking!

It is always great to see Ex's out cruising the highways.

 

Well what's the weight on that and nice TT.