Hi All,
1st time Explorer owner, long time "can't keep it stock" guy. Been working remote for several years and haven't had a need for a (newer/reliable) vehicle until recently when we were called back into the office. My thought process was well, if I have to start driving again for work, I want to be in something I enjoy, so here we are. So far I've had the vehicle for 2 weeks and it's pretty fun, I really enjoy the feel of the steering response and look fwd to getting a tune eventually to sort out these shift points. Previous vehicles have been a Gen 2 Eagle Talon that had a 16G upgrade and some modest tuning. Several years later I found myself in an '09 WRX that eventually became highly tuned and ultimately traded in for a truck to help transport my race bike to and from the track.
After lurking for a while I figured I'd make one post with the questions I've compiled along the way. If mods see fit we can break these out, I just didn't want to make a ton of new threads/posts.
1) Yes, I'm that guy, I want more turbo and BOV noise. I love it and must have it so I'm hoping the AFE intake that's in the mail will increase turbo and valve noise as that's what I'm after for now. The build date per the door jam is 2/21 so I assume this model has a BOV. One Q I have is despite having an existing BOV, would it make more sense to simply buy the FenFab pipe for ease of installation and possibly more PPPPSSHHHHTT because the val;ve is mounted on metal vs plastic? I am not a fan of the dying seal noise the HKS valve can make at times and had a Synapse - Synchronic (vac style) valve on my WRX and really loved the variety of sounds it would make depending on load.
2) This whole differential issue - can't a guy just obtain another bolt and rifle it in there to solve the problem? Additionally will the diff brace really solve this issue or is it more of a band-aid fix for now?
3) WHAT is with these HEADRESTS! Did FORD assume all ST owners would be hunchback? I am aware of how it adjusts but I can't seem to figure out a comfortable position to have the headrest in. I'm not a seat back kind of driver, I like my seat in a more of an upright position, which then puts the headrest at an 11 O'clock position. Is there a fix anyone knows of?
4) FordPass app - I had the Uconnect app when I had a Dodge Ram and I loved it, primarily used it to preheat the truck in the downtown parking ramps. The keyfob remote start won't work in the parking garages so your only option is to go through the vehicles app. The other day I was attempting to find my vehicle (parked in a new ramp that day and didn't pay enough attention) and when I opened the FordPass app it said my vehicle was at home, 20 miles away. Anyone else experience something like this?
5) the vehicle was originally from Canada, any complications with things going fwd or anything I should be aware of? I know vehicles built for California get all sorts of restrictions slapped on them but haven't heard of anything for Canadian vehicles. Fun fact when I owned a Tacoma, the Canadian models came with block heaters and well, I was told by the dealer that installing an OEM block heater in my US vehicle would void warranty
1st time Explorer owner, long time "can't keep it stock" guy. Been working remote for several years and haven't had a need for a (newer/reliable) vehicle until recently when we were called back into the office. My thought process was well, if I have to start driving again for work, I want to be in something I enjoy, so here we are. So far I've had the vehicle for 2 weeks and it's pretty fun, I really enjoy the feel of the steering response and look fwd to getting a tune eventually to sort out these shift points. Previous vehicles have been a Gen 2 Eagle Talon that had a 16G upgrade and some modest tuning. Several years later I found myself in an '09 WRX that eventually became highly tuned and ultimately traded in for a truck to help transport my race bike to and from the track.
After lurking for a while I figured I'd make one post with the questions I've compiled along the way. If mods see fit we can break these out, I just didn't want to make a ton of new threads/posts.
1) Yes, I'm that guy, I want more turbo and BOV noise. I love it and must have it so I'm hoping the AFE intake that's in the mail will increase turbo and valve noise as that's what I'm after for now. The build date per the door jam is 2/21 so I assume this model has a BOV. One Q I have is despite having an existing BOV, would it make more sense to simply buy the FenFab pipe for ease of installation and possibly more PPPPSSHHHHTT because the val;ve is mounted on metal vs plastic? I am not a fan of the dying seal noise the HKS valve can make at times and had a Synapse - Synchronic (vac style) valve on my WRX and really loved the variety of sounds it would make depending on load.
2) This whole differential issue - can't a guy just obtain another bolt and rifle it in there to solve the problem? Additionally will the diff brace really solve this issue or is it more of a band-aid fix for now?
3) WHAT is with these HEADRESTS! Did FORD assume all ST owners would be hunchback? I am aware of how it adjusts but I can't seem to figure out a comfortable position to have the headrest in. I'm not a seat back kind of driver, I like my seat in a more of an upright position, which then puts the headrest at an 11 O'clock position. Is there a fix anyone knows of?
4) FordPass app - I had the Uconnect app when I had a Dodge Ram and I loved it, primarily used it to preheat the truck in the downtown parking ramps. The keyfob remote start won't work in the parking garages so your only option is to go through the vehicles app. The other day I was attempting to find my vehicle (parked in a new ramp that day and didn't pay enough attention) and when I opened the FordPass app it said my vehicle was at home, 20 miles away. Anyone else experience something like this?
5) the vehicle was originally from Canada, any complications with things going fwd or anything I should be aware of? I know vehicles built for California get all sorts of restrictions slapped on them but haven't heard of anything for Canadian vehicles. Fun fact when I owned a Tacoma, the Canadian models came with block heaters and well, I was told by the dealer that installing an OEM block heater in my US vehicle would void warranty
