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    On 3/16/2019 at 8:28 PM, nem said:

    I finally had time to fix some things I was not happy with in the paint. Wheels and brake calipers are next.

    IMG_20190316_152036.jpg

    Okay, I have to make a trip to PA when I get the new truck. That picture made me feel things...

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    So I think Aaron will relate...

    I was playing company softball tonight and got intentionally walked. There was some baseball reason for it, though the next 2 guys after me played college ball (I didn't make the freshman high school ball team) so it was questionable at best.

    The next at bat at the pitcher was haphazardly throwing the ball to ensure he didn't throw a strike. I fouled off ball 4, so he through the next one in the dirt. I hit it off the bounce. It was an illegal pitch so it should have been a walk but the umpire called me out because it hit the pitcher (fortunate accident).

    Don't get me wrong, we were killing the other team and I was going to take a good swing, but i hadn't hit a ball that didn't touch the infield that night. I don't get to take a lot of time to play sports, due to my family, so to get non-quality at bats in an offense game sucks.

    I've also played on much worse teams.... I've pitched for much worse teams and I never never never pitched completely around someone, unless it made baseball sense. It sucks that we come out to have fun and someone does that. Oddly enough our league only allows 3 home runs and only a guy who had never hit a home run hit one tonight.

    end rant thanks for listening.

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    On 3/12/2019 at 10:11 AM, ///M5 said:

    Ugh, need a new snowboard.  Terminology has changed a TON since 1991 when I bought my last one.

    34 minutes ago, ///M5 said:

    Bought a snowboard today.  Going to make my old one feel like an antique.  Proud of myself in that I didn't by an expert level board....although I wanted to.  Bought something playful so I can ride around with the kids.  SHOCKED at the difference in feel even just strapped to my feet in the house.  Compare to a rope holding a sorel to a board the new shit is tight.

    Rossignol Jibsaw 162w & Union Strata bindings.  

     

    GUYS SEAN BOUGHT SOMETHING IN LESS THAN 3 DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!

    3 DAYS!!!

    3 BUSINESS DAYS!!!!

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    59 minutes ago, mikel7829 said:

    My main boss man gets a new Raptor every few months,He sold his Black Ops to his son that was still brand new really for around 90k... As of now he has a Turbo v6 one,had it for a couple of months..He was spotted at the local Ford dealership again last week already 

    That's just nuts to me. I couldn't see justifying that even if the company paid for the vehicle.

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    Drove a '15 with the 2.7L ecoboost yesterday and was left very impressed. Good power, good fuel economy and capable of towing enough for my needs.

    Unfortunately the vehicles had too many cosmetic problems, which is probably why is was priced in a way that I could afford it.

     

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    All that being said. I drove the 5.0 and 3.5 back to back today and was left more impressed with the 3.5 The throttle response is just there compared to the 5.0. I don't have to down shift, but the power is there if I do. I feel like the 5.0 is better paired with the 10 speed while the 3.5 doesn't need the extra gears. My wife preferred the 3.5, though based just on cab quietness.

    A local Mercedes dealer has a F150 FX2 with the 5.0. It is super clean and a great price. I'm going to drive it tomorrow and see what I think. M wife was enamored by the platinum package.

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    23 hours ago, Tirefryr said:

    Don't get me wrong; I'm not stating the Ecoboost is a bad choice, but being a mechanic, I take the simple route.  The 5.0 is simple and simple equals more reliable and cheaper.   If you're really concerned about it, buy a cheaper 5.0 and spend that extra cash on some simple bolt ons, get it tuned, and decimate the 3.5.

     

    My 2014 was rated at 412HP.  It had a Boss 302 intake, ridiculously huge throttle body, fenderwell intake, headers, and a tune, and made 482 to the tires.  You're not doing that with the 3.5 without serious money and engine upgrades.  Hell, 6 pounds of boost on the 5.0 will get you a reliable 500 wheel without issue.

    I agree. The 5.0 is way simpler and I expect it's reliability will be amazing. Even if it's not the aftermarket is insane which makes repair cheap.

    I'd be interested in seeing what is easily added to the 5.0 in the F150. I think boosting a non-boosted vehicle is pretty cost prohibitive, but intake/exhaust is fairly straight forward.

     

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    23 hours ago, Tirefryr said:

    You can't compare a twin turbo to a NA car.  You just can't.  Those turbos essentially represent additional displacement.  Of course they are going to respond better to tuning. 

     

    Let me ask you this;  have you ever owned a booster vehicle?

    Sure I can compare. I can buy two trucks at similar prices. One I can spend a few hundred bucks and get 70hp/100tq improvement and the other I get 40hp/40tq improvement over the lower baseline.

    We have a 2.0T Hyundai. It's been great so far. It drinks more fuel than I like but I loooove the low end torque.

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    Going to look at trucks tomorrow.

    I'm having a hard time taking the 5.0 over the 3.5. With a nice tune you can see so much more HP/TQ gains in the 3.5 over the 5. An 87 octance tune for the 3.5 in hot conditions will outperform a 5.0 93 tune in ideal.

    However, I can find a lot better deals on 5.0 trucks and more trucks that would be easily upgraded to Android Auto compatibility. Going to drive both tomorrow (in stock form)

     

     

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    Driving the 2018 F150 has been nice, but there has been some hitches.

    1. I love my audio system.

    I'll need to get something in the new truck. to elaborate I listened to a new album of a band I liked in the F150 and thought is wasn't all that great. I drove my truck that evening and listened to the same album, realizing what I was missing. Oddly enough it was the high end of the guitar and symbols that were so crisp in the truck.

    2. I love my eaton truetrac and lack of traction control.

    I don't think I need a locker in my new truck because a truetrac is in my future. Can I turn off traction control all the time? Edit: you can turn off TC up to 35mph by turning off TC and then holding it for 5 seconds. I'm going to miss my '02 that lets you do whatever you want (no torque management babay!)

    That being said, I can turn off traction control for <35 and have better range of power down low. I will have to get a tune as well if I go 3.5

     

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    On the truck front that makes 2011=2012+. I'm going to stick with a screen because of back up camera and resell value. Also 2011 is the first year of the 3.5/5.0 new body style.

    Just waiting for a good deal to pop up. I seem to be less scared of mileage so I'm probably going to end up with a truck in the 80-100K range.

    Really want to drive a 5.0 and 3.5 back to back. I'm going to try to find a dealer that has both in the 6 speed variety.

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    Android Auto....

    Am I just having bad luck? it seems like I have to connect my phone multiple times for it to work and on the way home it lost connection 3 times. I finally just switched to Bluetooth and almost preferred the boring interface that started immediately when the car starts. Otherwise the truck reverts back to FM which generally sucks. When I don't have anything playing and use the "Okay Google" command it switches to FM for a brief moment before activating. My phone automatically launches Android Auto on the phone so maybe that is interfering?

    Unless wireless AndroidAuto works like bluetooth, I can live without. The audio quality isn't much (if at all) worse and having my audio start back up immediately is pretty nice on bluetooth. I'm a get in the car and go kind of person.

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    6 hours ago, lithium said:

    I haven't followed any car audio stuff in quite a while. Anyone have the scoop on why Don shutdown SDS? Not enough business or just wanted out? I'm surprised he didn't sell it.. 

    Damn, just recommended them to a co-worker.

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    7 hours ago, ///M5 said:

    Ha, or like having 3 snowmobiles in the garage and currently on Polaris's website configuring a new one to order.  :doh:

    It seems they don't understand the fundamental law of hobbies. The max number of hobby projects one can logically have is N+1. where N is the current number of projects.

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    3 hours ago, topgun said:

    Don't you be tempting me to build any 2ch crap.  

     

    If I was closer I'd try to buy the Maggies back off of Sean but no plans on heading up there anytime.  

    I'm already seeing the fight my wife and I going to have when I sell the Silverado and I pull the Seas out of the truck before I sell them with out any idea of what I'm going to do with them.

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  23. Posted

    So, tell me if I'm being too Sean.

    I'm thinking that I want to pick up specifically a 2011 F150 because it's the last year your could change the radio and has the 5.0/3.5. In doing so I could install and Android Auto double DIN. Otherwise I'm going to have a screen that will essentially only be used for back up camera.

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  24. Posted

    I think I'm ready to pull the trigger on a truck, but I'm trying to figure out the price range. I could find something that works well from $12,000 - $28,000. I don't really want to spend anywhere near 28K, but am keeping it in the options.

    Top contenders are F150 with 3.5L or 5.0L. I really prefer the 3.5 with the snails, I forgot what public opinion is here. I know that in most reviews, drivers prefer the 3.5 except for the "rumble" of the V8

    GM is in the loop, but the sub 2015 interior is really off putting. I could get into a '15 if I sacrificed some of the higher end amenities. The only one I really care about is a center console. The rest I could take or leave, in general, but IIRC higher end models keep value much better.

    As far as audio is concerned, it looks like you are fairly stuck with a 2012-2014 F150. I'd really like to integrate Android Auto if possible.

     

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  25. Posted

    2 minutes ago, Tirefryr said:

    No offense, but I think you're a victim of the Chinese ebay store goods.  I've never even heard of Brakemotive, and a simple Google search yields not much other than the Ebay store.   A look at the photo of the rotors reveals they're grooved which means they're not machined properly, then a coating is applied over this which means even more high/low spots.  I'd look elsewhere in the future. 

    I could very well be. I took the word of some rando's on an audio internet forum :P 

    I may just replace them all here soon.

    Any suggestions? I don't need race car performance, just something OE quality

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