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  • Rreemo
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    Originally posted by David View Post
    How come know one ever notices the trailer when hooked up to a new truck?
    One of my trailers is an enclosed 22' Haulmark...I don't know the exact weight, but it's pretty stout...has the big torsion axles under it, extended tongue, and it's all finished out on the inside, so that adds to the weight too. I've hauled various sized cars in it, but probably heaviest being my old 70' Chevelle Wagon, and I've really been impressed at how well this half ton tows that trailer. I certainly know it's back there, but it's not a strain on the truck at all....I can honestly say it's as comfortable towing as some of the older 3/4 ton trucks that I've had in the past.

    With the open trailer, sometimes I forget it's back there....especially on long hwy trips.

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  • matts5.0
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    Originally posted by yellowstang View Post
    Power. Have enough you don't notice shit.
    fixed

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  • yellowstang
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    Originally posted by David View Post
    How come know one ever notices the trailer when hooked up to a new truck?
    Beer. Drink enough you don't notice shit.

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  • Venom
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    Originally posted by davbrucas View Post
    http://www.leadingedgetuning.com/#!f150-ecoboost/clsh

    I did the stage III with cats on my 12 FX4...very different truck. Beat my wife's stock 12 Camaro SS from a 30 roll to 100 and I have 20s and 35s. I'm guessing low to mid 13s ET with the lift and wheels/tires.
    You should give Shawn and SSI a try. Best tunes out there.

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  • barronj
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    I've only towed the bay boat (19' Shoalwater) with my truck once, and it was vastly different from towing it with the suburban. When things warm up, and I'm towing the lake boat up and down the hills of Loop 360 to Lake Austin, that will be a bigger test for us. I don't really tow trailers loaded down with heavy equipment or travel trailers or anything else, although my truck has the max tow package and a goose neck, I guess I could tow something beyond bumper pull.

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  • David
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    How come know one ever notices the trailer when hooked up to a new truck?

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  • davbrucas
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    I have not changed to any of the other tunes yet...there is a transmission tune for towing and a economy tune for 87oct.

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  • Rreemo
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    Originally posted by davbrucas View Post
    http://www.leadingedgetuning.com/#!f150-ecoboost/clsh

    I did the stage III with cats on my 12 FX4...very different truck. Beat my wife's stock 12 Camaro SS from a 30 roll to 100 and I have 20s and 35s. I'm guessing low to mid 13s ET with the lift and wheels/tires.
    Damn Dave, that's pretty impressive. Do you use the same tune all the time, or do you switch it up some? I need to be able to switch mine up for towing...it's seasonal for me, but in the warmer months I have the trailer hooked on probably 2-3 times a month.

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  • davbrucas
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    I did the stage III with cats on my 12 FX4...very different truck. Beat my wife's stock 12 Camaro SS from a 30 roll to 100 and I have 20s and 35s. I'm guessing low to mid 13s ET with the lift and wheels/tires.

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  • davbrucas
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    PP Toto ialah situs online terpercaya lengkap semua pasaran terbaik di Indonesia


    I did the stage III with cats on my 12 FX4...very different truck. Beat my wife's stock 12 Camaro SS from a 30 roll to 100 and I have 20s and 35s. I'm guessing low to mid 13s ET with the lift and wheels/tires.

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  • Rreemo
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    Originally posted by Venom View Post
    Intake, exhaust, tune and downpipe. I'm saving up for a new CAC.
    Best bang for your buck is a custom tune. If I had it to do over again I'd get the downpipe, tune and CAC. The stock intake and exhaust flow plenty well for these trucks. The limit right now is the injector driver. There are some in development but they haven't hit the market yet. I'm wanting to run a lightning to see how it compares. My truck is basically stock and surprises a lot of people.
    Thanks for the info - I was thinking about starting out with just a tune. I just turned 25K and kind of promised myself I wouldn't do anything to it until it had 25-30K. I'd like to see if it will improve the fuel mileage some.

    Can I ask what tune you went with? It seems there is a lot of hype on the tunes from Southern Speed. I do like that their tunes are more customized than others I've seen. Wondering if theirs is worth the extra $$.

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  • Venom
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    Originally posted by Rreemo View Post
    What all is done to it, and what were the best mods?
    Intake, exhaust, tune and downpipe. I'm saving up for a new CAC.
    Best bang for your buck is a custom tune. If I had it to do over again I'd get the downpipe, tune and CAC. The stock intake and exhaust flow plenty well for these trucks. The limit right now is the injector driver. There are some in development but they haven't hit the market yet. I'm wanting to run a lightning to see how it compares. My truck is basically stock and surprises a lot of people.

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  • CexMashean
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    Originally posted by yellowstang View Post
    Easy was when you needed a screw driver (adjust carb), timing light and 3/4 race cam!
    yea, then that'd get you almost to the 75% mark of the power current vehicles are making in stock trim!

    Technology has advanced, and the gains show it.

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  • yellowstang
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    Originally posted by Venom View Post
    These trucks are so easy to work on and respond so well to mods. I love a V8 just as much as anyone but my ecoboost will smoke any v8 truck. I have made quick work of plenty of V8 "sports" cars. Anything other than terminators and 11-up 5.0's are easy pickings. I don't even waste my time with R/T's anything. I had my ass handed to my by an SRT-8 though.
    Easy was when you needed a screw driver (adjust carb), timing light and 3/4 race cam!

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  • Rreemo
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    Originally posted by Venom View Post
    These trucks are so easy to work on and respond so well to mods. I love a V8 just as much as anyone but my ecoboost will smoke any v8 truck. I have made quick work of plenty of V8 "sports" cars. Anything other than terminators and 11-up 5.0's are easy pickings. I don't even waste my time with R/T's anything. I had my ass handed to my by an SRT-8 though.
    What all is done to it, and what were the best mods?

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