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Hey Y'all, I'm new around these parts. Traded in my Ram Limited for a 2021 Magnetic ST. Live in the Greenville, SC area.

Have had several Ford Performance and SVT vehicles over the years....this is my first SUV wearing that Ford Performance badge, and I love having my family be able to fit comfortably, unlike the Shelby GT500 I used to own.
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Welcome to the forum. If your Explorer has the one bolt rear differential you might want to consider either the AWR or ID Speed rear brace.
https://store.awrracing.com/2020-ford-explorer-st-differential-mount/
https://idspeedshop.com/id-speed-2020-explorer-st-rear-diff-brace/
Both are well made and since you tow it might be worth it.
Thanks much, Dale. I will take a look -- sad to admit I have no idea if I have the single bolt rear differential.
 

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FNG here from Western MA. New 2023 Blk/Blk Explorer ST nine days ago. Always been a Chevy Tahoe guy, thought I'd try something a little smaller.
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I’m Justin from Glendale, Az and my wife and I just bought a 2023 Explorer ST in grey with the performance pack, street pack technology pack.
We upgraded from a 2017 Dodge Durango GT. So far the 26 miles we put on the car have been awesome!! Glad to officially be a part of the group!
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Hello! My name is Gary. I recently bought a 2023 explorer st. I’m a carpenter from Southern California. I’m also a tattoo artist. I started with a 2014 explorer sport and I loved that car. I put a Corsa cat back exhaust on it along with a K&N cold air intake, H&R lowering springs, Boomba BOV adapter, and a JMS boost max chip. I upgraded to my new ST because unfortunately a tree fell on top of my explorer during a snow storm. I’ve already started building up the ST tho. So far just an axle back exhaust from MBRP and a dual port BOV from turbo smart. I have big plans tho. Any performance recommendations would be welcome!
 

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Hello! My name is Gary. I recently bought a 2023 explorer st. I’m a carpenter from Southern California. I’m also a tattoo artist. I started with a 2014 explorer sport and I loved that car. I put a Corsa cat back exhaust on it along with a K&N cold air intake, H&R lowering springs, Boomba BOV adapter, and a JMS boost max chip. I upgraded to my new ST because unfortunately a tree fell on top of my explorer during a snow storm. I’ve already started building up the ST tho. So far just an axle back exhaust from MBRP and a dual port BOV from turbo smart. I have big plans tho. Any performance recommendations would be welcome!
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Welcome Gary and congratulations on your new ST. It sucks that you lost your last Explorer but I'm sure it will not take long to get a connection to your new one.

If I can suggest one thing it would be a ZFG tune. Being in California creates a challenge getting one.
 

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Nice color and welcome! What dealership is that? We used to live in Concord - Pittsburg/Antioch - Richmond but I used to work all over the bay area. Beautiful photo!
fairfield ford
 

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Welcome Gary and congratulations on your new ST. It sucks that you lost your last Explorer but I'm sure it will not take long to get a connection to your new one.

If I can suggest one thing it would be a ZFG tune. Being in California creates a challenge getting one.
yeah I found that out when I tried tuning my last explorer. There’s a lot of parts that I want as well that I have trouble getting here because it’s California. I will definitely look into getting a ZFG tune tho. I’ve heard nothing but great things about it!
 

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Late to the party but better late than never. Just picked this up yesterday. Love driving this powerful beauty.


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Just joined. It's actually my wife's ride but I'm in charge of the cleaning and maintenance. Black on black is a dang good looking ride. It's my race car and her SUV. lol
 

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Just joined. It's actually my wife's ride but I'm in charge of the cleaning and maintenance. Black on black is a dang good looking ride. It's my race car and her SUV. lol
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Just joined. It's actually my wife's ride but I'm in charge of the cleaning and maintenance. Black on black is a dang good looking ride. It's my race car and her SUV. lol
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New guy here. I pick up my 3.0L ST tomorrow. Traded in my much loved Flex. I love these Forums and look forward to hearing the ST Tales.
 

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New guy here. I pick up my 3.0L ST tomorrow. Traded in my much loved Flex. I love these Forums and look forward to hearing the ST Tales.
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Hi new member for South Jersey. Purchased my 2023 Explorer ST last month. I already made made it my own look and started with ceramic coating, tint, black badges, tinted tail lights, and tinted fogs. Also just ordered the ZFG performance 93 tune today! CVF intercooler next and possibly AFE CAI and Thermal exhaust. Exited to be a member!
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Finally consider myself a member after we got the wife's new 2023 ST home! Traded in our 2019 Expedition Stealth. IMG_6328.JPG

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