Trophycummins
Adventurer
Thanks. I have ids as well so it's pretty easy for me. I haven't had enough time to play with foscan unfortunately
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Southwest '17 F150 build. Going faster than your average rig.
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Thanks. I have ids as well so it's pretty easy for me. I haven't had enough time to play with foscan unfortunately
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p nut
butter
Sorry you had a bad experience with your truck. 3.5L is a nice engine, but definitely loses to diesels in towing and MPG under load. As it has been said many times, ecoboost engines can be fuel efficient, but it largely depends on your driving habits. Of course, your larger wheels and mods don't necessarily help.
Fortunately, I've had good luck with my ecoboost. Superb power towing and nice MPG on the freeway. Couldn't ask for more.
It is a nice motor and truck......but too hyped
I know 6 people with 2011-2014 trucks, with the 3.5L
All have the same complaints, poor fuel mileage and bad performance in warm and humid conditions (all the condensation/oily gunk in the intercooler and piping)
One guy had to sell (trade in) his because of a $3000 timing chain repair quote......at 87,000 miles
p nut
butter
That's too bad. I am hearing better things about the 2nd gen 3.5's, so hopefully that'll pan out to be true. Good luck with the next truck, but remember, no platform is fool-proof. Even the "bulletproof" severely-underpowered 22RE had issues (timing chain related, too, if I recall). Diesels have their issues. My recommendation? Devil you know is better than one you don't. Keep your truck
plainjaneFJC
Deplorable
You turned nav on thru forscan? I've used it to turn down tpms on my new f350, it's an xl but I have the big touchscreen nav would be nice.
plainjaneFJC
Deplorable
That's too bad. I am hearing better things about the 2nd gen 3.5's, so hopefully that'll pan out to be true. Good luck with the next truck, but remember, no platform is fool-proof. Even the "bulletproof" severely-underpowered 22RE had issues (timing chain related, too, if I recall). Diesels have their issues. My recommendation? Devil you know is better than one you don't. Keep your truck
I think people liked the 22re because all engines were junk in that time period. The bar was pretty low.
DT75FLH
Adventurer
Dont want to hijack his build thread...
I bought a used one that was already enabled, so about 10 min to install it and it was on...I believe it works on the 2015 and up with sync version 2.2, if its the 2014 you have to enable it IIRC.
in fact mine came out of a Lincoln..so it shows Lincoln when you start the truck. You can change the on screen through forscan, it will show ford, raptor, Lincoln...I think there are 5 different screens.
Started one on Go Fast. Bought a fully caged chassis. When I get working on it later this month I'll start posting it here as I want to do overland trips with it. Set for a 96 460 w/E4OD, big brake kit, auto fab front end and Bilsteins. Shooting to have it drivable this time next year. Have a ton of parts waiting to go on it.
Solo builds some nice trucks. Bobby and the crew are good folks. They should do a great job for you.
Solo builds some nice trucks. Bobby and the crew are good folks. They should do a great job for you.
Trophycummins
Adventurer
Nice. I've recently taken on camburg as a vendor at work. Might end up with d44 burg race beams with Currie axles. Just depends at this point.
I went out on the @raptoroffroadcommunity run this past weekend. F150 still rips.
Went to mammoth area two weeks ago as well.
Here's one for the other build thread I should start. But a clean slate about to get chopped up and turned into my go fast rig.
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Littlehouse
Adventurer
Did your suspension keep up with the new Raptors? Don't know how you built your for cheaper than a Raptor. Truck is probably mid 50s, and a stage 16 front/rear is $25k. Still love it, and good to see it out doing what it should be doing.
Trophycummins
Adventurer
My suspension very much keeps up with the new(and old) raptors.
I never went with stage 16. I just have the bajakits raptor arms with king 3.0s.
I'm essentially identical to a raptor, geometry wise.
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Trophycummins
Adventurer
It's set up to run a 40" radius light bar with no issue. I used to have a 40" onx6 in mine but sold it to fund rear bypasses.
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blubullett
New member
A new f150 quadcab with the 3.5l ecoboost and 4x4 is 45k. The Baja kit with 3.0 kings is 7k. Fenders and paint? About 2k min. Wheels and tires, another couple grand. That isn't any cheaper then a Raptor and you have 75hp and 40lbs of torque less. Doesn't the Raptor have a rear locker too? A stripper Raptor is 55k.
I would bet the bajakits front suspension is actually better then the factory Raptor but your rear leafs aren't as good for go fast, but better for hauling some camping gear.
Don't get me wrong, your truck is ************ and I would love to own it, but in the long run a stripped Raptor with some Deavers would have been cheaper.
Trophycummins
Adventurer
I never did it for the "severe cost savings" but if you want to get into the financials I'll explain my position.
My truck stickered for $53,000. It is a 4x4 crew cab 302a package. As a ford employee I paid $41,000 for it at the time including available rebates. If I purchased a raptor, I would have paid sticker.
My truck came factory with the same rear locker the raptor has.
I paid $3200 for the Baja kits arms and axles and $1800 for my front king 3.0s.
Fenders and paint cost me $450 and they were painted for $86 of paint materials.
Wheels were free from an industry partner. Tires were $1000 for a set of five 37" toyos.
I bought used king raptor external bypass 3.0s for $1200.
Leaf springs between the raptor and the f150 are the same exact part number.
Approximately, I'm $49000 into this truck and still more capable than a raptor. And I still haven't even reached the sticker price of a raptor.
I've tuned my truck myself with hptuners for the cost of $200 and a catless downpipe and am sure I make more power than a stock raptor.
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