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Here is a true story. When I was 18, I had a job for a large tractor trailer repair shop in Jackson Michigan. I used to drive a truck to Detroit/Dearborn/Willow Run area three times a week to pick up parts for long haulers who were broken down. On one particular occasion (remember this is...

Is there some new law in Toronto requiring you to leave the car idling? Wouldn't that alone explain the amount of car jackings? :rolleyes: Are you required to leave kids or dogs in the car and need to keep the A/C running? Is there some anomaly in Canadian vehicles that makes restarting them...

I vote we change the name of this thread to "Vent, Bitch, Whine and Moan". I have never seen a thread with so many hand-wringing, pearl-clutching bitchers in my life. Buy an ST and the engine or trans blows, I feel for you. That's different than self-absorbed, seemingly powerless people who...

First of all, you cannot under any circumstances remove functioning emissions devices in California. If you're thinking about a business model, do you have any idea what it would take to get a CARB EO# for a replacement catalytic converter? I doubt it's even possible. There are already at...

IIRC @MattJ716 works for a Ford dealership. If this is a vehicle available on the lot, he should make this more clear, and it's up to the moderator to decide if it's OK.

I have to apologize as I underestimated the stock lbs/min mass airflow. Found an error in my spreadsheet (fat finger typing) after I looked at it causing a difference of about 12% or 6 lbs/min. Doh. So, the actual lbs/min estimate would be 51-56 lbs/min of airflow. This does NOT change the...

The only Dragy times I've seen under 11.8 on stock turbos was with an upgraded fuel system. Not saying it can't be done- 50 lbs/min (my max estimate) on the stock turbos on a higher than 50% ethanol mixture could definitely do that but the shaft speed on those turbos would be scary. I wouldn't...

What kind of supporting mods? I only ask because ethanol is definitely forgiving when it comes to running way to the right on the compressor efficiency curve. But that doesn't mean it's safe or effective long-term. I'm not on the FB forums, but have certainly heard anecdotal evidence of ZFG...

If that's the case, you're a prime candidate for extensive differential support failure. Look into the AWR brace for a little extra protection.

The mass airflow number is independent of the fuel. If you take a look at the dyno torque curve of a tuned car, you can easily see peak torque at or before 3000 rpm- meaning peak boost has been reached and wastegates are opening. That is clue one as to turbine wheel/housing size which is one...

Did I mention her Fook Mi 8.6 phone doesn't use the entire screen? Even after I bought the requisite Dunderbolt 6.0 cable combined with the wireless Intel C.6 HDMI cable (Ebay) combined with the Android Naxmi interface box ($800)? I also bought a wireless charging 24" laptop which doesn't fit...

Yes, that will make a big difference...not. Assuming this could be done in any time frame beyond his presidency, that just means corn prices will rise. So you'll be paying for lower gas prices with higher food prices. Perhaps the Magical Ethanol Fairy will simply appear to fix the problem...

Although I don't have a carpeted driveway, I'm sure the loss of that Monarch was a relief.

I bought my ST and my girlfriend's ass doesn't fit in the seat; even when she's wearing her smallest dress. So the passenger seat is worthless. Not to mention the mirror isn't big enough to show her entire face so she can't apply her necessary makeup when driving. Not to mention her Gucci...

Quit buying into the hype of vendors selling "catless" downpipes. This isn't 1976, and they aren't as restrictive as they were then. Especially if those "hi performance catless pipes" are just tubes with no diffuser section post turbine and no abrupt change in angle to take the vortex...

You'll get plenty of opinions on this subject- here's mine, and these numbers have been documented many times. With an absolutely stock ST, a good 93 tune (ZFGRacing) can provide you with about 440 AWD hp, up from about 340 stock. (YMMV). That will put you into the low 12s in the 1/4 if you...

Just for grins, if you think the parking brake diagnosis is simple, you would not believe how many sensors are involved. Check this out: https://www.foexplorer.com/ford_explorer_description_and_operation_parking_brake_system_operation_and_component_description-547.html If you bother to look...

Same info coming from @GearHead_1 in 3...2...1... :LOL:

https://www.explorerst.org/threads/how-to-display-tachometer-in-normal-mode.479/post-4185 Search is your friend.

You're right, I do type faster than you!