Hi all,

have had my X for over 1500 miles now and have had no problems as yet.

Open her up on the highway regular and I like what I feel. Plenty of power for a vehicle of such proportions and she don't sway for me.

Drove her through first snow on highway (approx 6 inches deep) at 70-75 mph in 4 Hi and didn't feel like I was ever going to loose control.

Was going to get an H2 Hummer and decided on the X. Im very pleased with my decision

 

Congrats and welcome to the forum!

 

Congrats on the new truck. It shouldn't sway while not towing, BTW. Also, remember that 4wd will not stop any quicker than 2wd so just because you can do 75 on a snowy road doesn't mean it's safe. Just a word to the wise.

 

How fast can you drive in 4 hi? I thought you had to drive slow. Also my dealer told me never to use 4 low. When would I use it if any?

Now my hopefully little love storey with my 2000 X.

I love cars a lot. I've had a lot of cars. I've had old muscle car when I was younger, had later model BMW, had a 2000 C class Kompressor Benz, had a 98 Eldorado, had Hondas, Toyotas and so on. I now have the 2000 X, and Ford Ranger, a 95 Vette, and an 83 restored Rabbit convertible. No I'm not rich or trying to show off AT ALL. I got a great deal on the X and vette. I would not drive anything else but my X. I (believe it or not) would rather drive it then the vette. I live in the city near Boston and with the last 2 storms I was so happy because i never had to worry about parking or getting stuck. This is my first 4 wheel drive truck as well. I try not to go to fast because here in Ma. Too many people lose control of there vehicle in the snow and most are 4 wheel drivers who think they will never lose control or whatever in the snow.
My only issue is the stares I get when driving it. Some yell that it's too big and give me a dirty look. The other day I was driving slowly down a side street and I had the window down. This lady looks over to her friend and says “what the heck is that thing". I was laughing my butt off.

I will say before I purchased my X I found this forum and got all the info I needed. Thank you sooo much for all the useful info you provided me before and after my purchase. I felt so much better about making the decision to buy it after reading all the info. Now what would I drive after having this since they say they would be making them anymore. Thanks again.

 

I didn't plan on 70-75...I looked down at the speed-O and there it was! I slowed down to a reasonable 50-55.

The more I drive this truck the more I like it.

What muffler/pipe config do you guys have? Also, K&N air filter or no?

Thanks for the kind welcome!

 

I hear ya. Sometimes I look down and see that I'm going to fast too. I went with a Flowmaster 40 LIKE. It's a company out of PA. that makes them. I'm not sure it sounds the same as a real Flowmaster 40. I had then replace the muffler with mine and after that they went back with 2 in pipes with nice tips on each side behind the tires. It sounds ok but I might change the muffler with a real flowmaster soon. I want to get a K&M for mine as well. There's a K&M systen that includes the intake. Maybe someone else can educate us on what it is as this forum always does.
Thanks for the help people.
Good luck with your X VI66

 

These things are just a hoot
welcome to the FTE world
great fun here

 

Although I LOVED the extra 20 or 30 HP the K&N FIPK kit gave my 100K mile Jeep 5.9 limited... and feel more air into the turbo 6.0L would do even MORE for it...
I'd shy away from it for your diesel Ex...

the consensus on this and other forums is that the K&N allows too much "dust" to pass thru with all that extra air it allows thru ...
and Ford has been known to deny warranty for 'dusted' turbos...

Just food for thought...

 

Are you serious or are you just pullin' our leg??

 

I got my two but I think something is getting jerked

 

pulling your leg about what ???
the xtra hp for the fipk ?
that's a documented hp increase -
seat of the pants, I actually think it was more than that !!!

Monsta, you've seen my post for a while -
I tend NOT to stretch the truth...
After 100K miles I sorta know how a vehicle performs and when I ran out of my 100k warranty I added the FIPK and I promise it made it a new truck AND the mpg went up about 2-3 when I wasn't enjpying the new performance !

When I sold the Jeep to get the Ex, I pulled the FIPK - it's in my garage !!!

 

The FIPK shows at least a 20 HP increase with model #RF-1044
according to thier chart found here:

http://www.knfilters.com/FIPK/charts/57-2524.jpg

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The link in my posting above was messed up in the posting process somehow.

I don't know why.

You can find the chart on K&N's website however.

 

Are there any non-K&N dyno charts to back the K&N numbers up?

 

No the test at K&N are all corrected data. it is not raw data
and there is no indapendent test to back up their numbers/data