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Will do, I really hated the idea of dropping the pumpkin on a hard launch so I wanted something to beef it up… so it was either a 9” swap or the Steeda diff brace….lol

Yeah could be, but Steeda has been around for a long time and I’m have bought from them before and have always been satisfied with their SN95 products I guess let me rephrase the question what makes the Whipple IC better then the Steeda unit or worth the extra $$?

Hi Gents, I ordered the Steeda’s new rear differential brace and intercooler durning their 4th of July sale. The diff brace looks like a decent solution to the Explorer’s 3 bolt Achilles Heel. Especially when it is subject to the added torque of a IC and E30 tune. I’m not looking forward to...

Ok thanks, I see Steeda’s new brace is on sale and it looks to be the most robust solution for this problem. i have a tune currently and I’m planning on adding a IC a and intake and I don’t want to worry about a glass rear end. Will the braces keep the bolts from breaking or just hold the...

Is it common to have a 3 bolt failure with stock power levels?

Yeah hard to say. The interior looks to be improved decently but I don’t think there will be any meaningful mechanical changes on the 2024 but I could be wrong. Now if there was a decent power bump, magnetic dampers, or something like that added to the 2024 ST then I would definitely wait.

I would personally wait for the 2024 STs or pick up a used 2021 or 2022 ST, no point buying a 2023 now unless you are getting it at X plan at the very least. Also good call on passing on the current Durango…the R/T is slow compared to the ST and eats gas. Even the SRT Durango is slow and over...

I like your 67, I have a 69, it’s a mild restomod with a 408W stroker, TKO600, 9” with a 3.70s, 31 spline axles and a Detroit Locker. So far I only have a tune on my ST but I’ll probably do exhaust and IC as well.

Not with a ST but with my 5.0 F-150 I get worse MPGs towing 7500# on flat ground than in the mountains on steep grades. Biggest reason is wind loading and speed.

Optional yes…but the vast majority of the STs I see running around have them equipped

Well I switched to PE30 and after about 30 miles of city of driving I can’t tell the difference between it or running straight 93….but I’m not winding the car out past 50MPH either…which is where most of the power gain’s probably come with a tune only ST. I think this 3.0L TT needs another 3.0L…lol

Yeah it’s faster but the car has so little drama now with the FENG disabled, couple that with the AWD and the 10sp that it’s much harder to gauge that the car is hooking and booking. It’s pretty deceptive in speed and power delivery.

The first drive after the tune was to the hardware store which is down a winding mountain road in both Sports and Eco mode. The first trip was to get the stuff I needed….and the second trip was to get the stuff I should have gotten the first trip… 13 miles each way lots of tight corners… On the...

I don’t think changing the drive mode does anything for the the suspension settings as i think it is a passive system. Drive mode really only changes steering, throttle, transmission shifting and FENG But one big benefit of the ST over the Platinum or other trims is when you load up the car...

Did the 93 AO tune this morning, the car definitely pulls harder when in boost, and drives like OEM with better shifting in Sport mode. Driving the car back to back the shifting rather than the power gains are more noticeable. I was hopeful that a tune would make the SOP feel significantly...

Yeah shifting in Sport mode isn’t the best as it doesn’t upshift after getting off the throttle and can have clunky low speed downshifts. Seems like Ford didn’t really bother refining Sport’s mode for anything other than WOT pulls. Normal and ECO seem to shift fine for the most part. Sounds...

An Explorer ST is a daily diver, I plan to run 93 most of the time in the summer, but sometimes in rural areas they don’t have 93 and running 87 is the only option. Also in the winter when snow and ice limit traction why spend the 25% extra on premium on fuel for HP that you can use anyways…

Hi Guys, New member here just picked up a black Explorer ST a couple of weeks ago and overall I really like it.. This car seems reasonably fast from a complete stop, but seems pretty tame when doing WOT pulls at 40-60 MPH. Does a 93 tune only, wake these cars up significantly from a roll? I...