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  1. SugarMouth

    Alibaba Wheels

    For those with first hand knowledge of buying a forged wheel from Alibaba for example, what are the concerns other than a lack of certs?
  2. SugarMouth

    What Have You Done To Your Explorer ST Today

    We had some snow last night, these Pirellis are great for ice skating.
  3. SugarMouth

    Rear-End Squeak - Steeda Anti-Sway Bar

    Super Lube Multi-Purpose Synthetic Grease w/ Syncolon. My go to grease for bushings.
  4. SugarMouth

    new Thermal 3 inch vs old Thermal 3 inch

    Give it a try, mine are solid.
  5. SugarMouth

    new Thermal 3 inch vs old Thermal 3 inch

    I can speak for 2.5. On a flat surface it is bone stock. With an incline it is marginally louder.
  6. SugarMouth

    What am I hearing?

    Well, it seems right now it's experiment and discovery time. Every file I've tried exhibits the same audible knock, regardless of which one I use. Adam is trying different scenarios. Even at very light throttle — I mean consistent-speed cruising — provided the incline is steep enough, it will...
  7. SugarMouth

    What am I hearing?

    I’m back on the factory tune. Zero audible knock. For those who have had audible knock in your previous cars, careful with that. I put a rod through my Kenne Bell Mustang pushing it “just a bit more”.
  8. SugarMouth

    What am I hearing?

    Factory file uploaded. Rev04 underway Rev04 uploaded. Knock audible. Six gear most prevalent.
  9. SugarMouth

    What am I hearing?

    The last three logs I sent after I received REV2 had one the actions you asked for and I added one with the low rpm/ high load scenario. Can you work from that and the attachments I made here for the video? https://photos.app.goo.gl/SUqp8ZcLBwVsbDyX7...
  10. SugarMouth

    What am I hearing?

    Yep! That is exactly the sound.
  11. SugarMouth

    What am I hearing?

    Yep! See if you are able to reproduce it in normal mode and while staying in gear moderately accelerate and listen. Once it reaches over 4k or so it goes away, or I can't hear it over the other noises at that point. Did you notice this sound with your factory file prior?
  12. SugarMouth

    What am I hearing?

    "Knock is more of a lose change in a pipe sound." Exactly the sound. It does not translate very well on video. I loaded the baseline, this sound immediately appeared. I ran a log and uninstalled waiting for the revision. The factory tune was ran while waiting for the revision. Rev1 comes...
  13. SugarMouth

    What am I hearing?

    Agree. I noticed when I listened to it through my audio in the Explorer is was much easier to hear. Through my laptop much harder. Cellphone can be heard faintly. It's an irregular rattle in the background.
  14. SugarMouth

    Lowering Springs Pros and Cons

    H&R sitting in garage waiting for install over here.
  15. SugarMouth

    What am I hearing?

    Listen for the very light ting ting ting sound. It is very hard to capture but plain as day in person. Occurs under load and low rpm. I notice it most under 4k. Logs are clean, can't figure it out. Sound not present with factory file. https://photos.app.goo.gl/SUqp8ZcLBwVsbDyX7...
  16. SugarMouth

    Tune adaptation

    What are they experiencing in the clip?
  17. SugarMouth

    Tune adaptation

    I have seen videos of the Ford Performance tune on Ranger Raptors showing very little gains just after the tune gets uploaded but then after a period of time being driven it shows more power later. They claim adaptation improves results later. Is this the case with all tunes (ZFG or Goose) for...
  18. SugarMouth

    ZFG Racing Tune Review

    To update, logs are not showing an issue with knock. Whatever I am hearing must be something else otherwise we would see it in the logs. I want to clarify the source of my observations are not confirmed and should not be assumed a result of the tune.
  19. SugarMouth

    ZFG Racing Tune Review

    It is all about time on throttle. If most do short blips I'd think factory plugs are decent especially with a moderate daily tune. I installed colder plugs as insurance against knock in the unlikely event I am on throttle for a period of time. This also allowed me to tighten the gap to...


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