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Pretty much. I will say it's far better overall than the stock sound system but not all songs are recorded with equal consideration to what they'll be played through and that's particularly true of older songs that haven't been remastered. In my go to rotation of music, I'd say it's less than...

I ended up going with Mobridge and upgrading all the speakers with Hertz. I'm fairly happy. I do think it's too bright overall, especially in spatial mode so I need to sit down at some point and fiddle with it. For now I use it in stereo mode only. It's also very source-dependent. I've had...

The local auto parts store will take your used oil for recycling free of charge. I know Advance Auto and AutoZone do, possibly NAPA as well.

My last vehicle had a splash shield that required 18 fasteners to remove, four different types of fasteners to boot. Four of them used triple squares, some were hex, Torx, some were Phillips. A true nightmare. It also had the oil filter in the engine bay just like the Bronco Raptor, plastic...

Instead of crawling underneath the Raptor, investing in aftermarket pan drain plugs and likely getting oil all over the place, the extraction method is all done from the top of the car in the engine bay. Tools you'll need! -Oil extractor. I'm using a Schwaben vacuum extractor which utilizes a...

I changed the oil using the extraction method. 100% success. Went with Amsoil full synthetic. I pulled the dipstick prior to draining the oil and the dipstick was about halfway between low and high which is probably about 6.5 quarts. Using my Schwaben vacuum extractor, I pulled out...

Settled on Amsoil for now. It was actually easier to get via mail than to get the Motorcraft oil in two big jugs. Price was actually better too and they have a subscription service which saves you quite a bit of money long-term. Received my oil in two days and I'll likely change the oil this...

One note, none of my Forscan mods were changed back. After driving for a few days, downshifts are smoother and I do feel the engine is slightly more peppy than it was before. The gas gauge is back to reading about 285 miles when the tank is full.

For future reference and searches, the Ford Bronco Raptor uses SAE 5W-30 full synthetic motor oil that meets the Ford specification WSS-M2C961-A1. For extreme cold climates below -22°F (-30°C), an SAE 0W-30 oil meeting the Ford specification WSS-M2C963-A1 can be used for cold start performance...

With the PCM tune, all the long and short term fuel trims are probably zero'd out so any performance gains may be due to that. Had a long commute today but really just tried to see what sort of mileage I'd get since this is going to be a regular thing. Ended up at 16.2mpg over 180 miles round...

I swear I never saw that choice in MyView prior to everything resetting. I need to spend more time fiddling.

Listen Linda. I just need to live in my fantasy world for a good five minutes and then I'll be fine.