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Not sure how many Raptors were sold each year but as the miles accumulate, that's a lot of rebuilds. Here's hoping Fox has their ducks in a row for that process because if they don't, it could be a real nightmare for owners. I deal in Ohlins and some Bilstein stuff. While Ohlins has a...

I've always been a suspension/chassis guy and can usually feel when something's changed, even if it's something very small. Coming out of a very mild winter, I feel as though the shocks have softened up and lost some of their damping. They're just not as firm in sport mode as they used to be...

I'm only a dealer for Antigravity. I've never heard of Dakota batteries and looking them up, they look a little basic to be honest. I didn't see anything they offered as being a direct drop-in replacement with the proper amp hours. On the AG's, you're looking at 15% savings through me.

Walking down the stairs at a local biz, and realizing I almost never look down on the Bronco, thought it was a good opportunity to snap a photo of the Alien Shade.

Yep, they make batteries in a multitude of case sizes and off the top of my head, the Braptor is an H7. So it'd be the same case dimensions with terminals in the same place.

I did see how cheap used Model 3's were and was tempted. They're paying my mileage so at least I have that covered. Funny, Altima drivers are usually pretty bad but it's the Corollas and Mustangs that are supreme dipshits in my neck of the woods. We manage to escape the WRX wrath as there...

I'm actually an Antigravity dealer and I've done a few Broncos and Raptors. Most of my clientele drives high end exotics but I use them in almost every car I've owned since becoming a dealer. I haven't had a chance to swap one in to the Bronco just yet but if you are comfortable with Forscan...

I've had the Alien Shade for about a year now and it's held up just fine. My only gripes is it could be closer to the front windshield pillar and the zipper, to lock/unlock the front panels above your head should be split in two unless you're a freak and your wrists have multiple joints...

Yeah complete mystery to me as normally I'm in the 14mpg range, maybe 15's if I don't hit a lot of traffic. Day in and day out, I'm solidly in the 13-14mpg range with a mix of city/highway. I've never seen mileage anywhere close to 19mpg before. Only thing I did differently, other than...

I've begun my "mega" commutes and today I managed over 19mpg on the way to Austin. I've removed the roof rack but left all the lights in place. The weather was in the high 60's. Gas was Shell 93 octane and my cruise was set to 70mph. The total distance is in the 170 mile range, round trip...

Me and a Stroppe I came across the other day.

Just did this myself and my first thought when I took it out of the box is it did not have that extra deflector lip at the back edge....figured maybe I just didn't remember correctly. Mine also came with a gloss finish. Was able to mold it just fine and the surface seems to be self-healing...

Installed the hood deflector and molded it in with a heat gun. I used 3M PPF underneath it and then did a quick ceramic coat on the entire vehicle using Gyeon Q2 Can Coat Evo. The molding part was fairly easy and it appears the surface is self-healing. I managed to leave a mark using a felt...

I went over that list in my head and I can say the changes started right after I had an over the airwaves update from Ford one night. I tested it on the way in to work and I had zero engine stops at any of the stoplights once I got off the highway. Car starts fine, no coolant smell, coolant...

I can confirm Forscan programming on a 23 does not eliminate start/stop. With that said, since my last over the air update, my start/stop has changed the way it functions. With a cold engine, I'd back out of the garage, drive to the end of the street (which is like 1/16th of a mile, maybe...