New England B.S. Thread

Howdy Kristen, welcome to the thread!

Kristen; that's a girl's name!
She's a girl!!

 

Welcome! Did David also tell you how terrible this site is for your bank account?

 

Ha! Didnt have to. Im already aware of what Im getting myself into.

 

It was so hard on Pugga's bank account that he went and bought a Ford to try and avoid all of the Toyota mod-related expenses!

 

welcome Kristen!

 

Lololololol

 

Lucky for me I have a built in safe guard against excessive modding....
A tragic lack of funds! hahah

 

And this site still ended up making me spend my money on Ferd mods!!!

Speaking of Ferds though, I got absolutely smoked by an Ecoboost this morning. That thing is an f-in rocket!

That doesn't stop a lot of people here, just makes us more creative

 

That's kind of surprising; according to the C&D articles I've read the 0-60 times for the 5.0 and the Ecoboost are pretty similar (around 6.5-7 seconds).
Did you not realize you were racing him?

 

A lack of funds won't stop us, just increases our desperation to mod!

Welcome aboard!

 

Just ask me! I'm broke as hell and modding turns into crack! I NEED the next mod!

 

No, I wasn't trying to race him, but I was trying to get out ahead of him because I needed to be in that lane after a little bit. I didn't floor it but I definitely took off quicker than normal. Apparently he was in the opposite predicament and needed to be in my lane so he mashed on the skinny pedal and dusted me. I know mine could have accelerated faster than I did but I was surprised how quick his got off the line.

 

Welcome from branford, dont mind all the massholes, they are allright.

 

Sounds like you need a cold air intake, a performance exhaust system, a new set of lightweight alloy wheels, a performance chip, some go-fast off road lights, swap Royal Purple for all your fluids, and some $15 performance spark plugs.

Mostly

 

Yeah I'm itching for another mod. I need some rear suspension now.

 

I haven't really looked into what actually helps this engine performance-wise. I love the sound of the V8 rumble that comes with a nice exhaust system but I don't think that would be a good idea when traveling with an infant so that's likely out. I think it's safe to say the intake is out for the same general reason unless I find out they actually provide some real benefit, unlike in the Tacoma. I have the go-fast off road lights, just need to install them . I'm sticking with Motorcraft oil on this one. It's relatively inexpensive and is rated very well. I'd never go with RP anyways, that crap is a joke. I used Mobil 1 on my Tacoma but using that in the Ferd would mean $80 oil changes . Jury is still out on spark plugs and chips although aside from a programmer, I don't see any chips worth buying.

No stop putting ideas in my head dammit!

 

There's the problem, those lights add at least 20hp!!

 

I was joking about all of it anyway.
Although, I bet that a Flowmaster Hushpower would lull your kid to sleep

 

Brandford eh? Checkin in from Saybrook myself. Good old shoreline!

We will see how the modding goes. Once I can figure out exactley what I need, then the creative purchasing can begin