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Looks great, excellent choice!

Hi, not a "shill" here, just a former customer and fellow community advocate. Here is my experience with Monster Tuned for those who are just learning about them or have any doubts to their credibility: Although I never went through any upgrades during the time with my Explorer, I will say...

Hey, just saw this thread. Wanted to drop my experience so far with the tuning. Preface: I've know Tim for years through both the ST community and from mutual hobbies. I've also had experience with other tuners whom I shall not name. He's tuned my 2021 Explorer ST as well as my prior GTX 2860r...

I would not go downpipes unless you're willing to go full send with upgraded turbos. If something happens and you try to warranty, downpipes will severely hinder your chances of getting the claim accepted.

I'll have to make this happen. Not a huge fan of the fake cf, but I already have some wear and scuffs on a lot of those areas that the pieces cover. It'll also help prevent future wear and damage.

Might throw a CEL, but should have little to no adverse effects on driving without a tune.

I just eclipsed 1000 miles in my 2021 Atlas Blue, but so far I've been very impressed. One of, if not the best all around vehicle I've driven.

Definitely not a gimmick. Ceramic creates a chemical bond to the clear coat. Wax is simply a sacrificial layer. Using both is the best thing you can do (wax on top of ceramic), however doing so is unnecessary with a good coating.

Any driving, taking off, and drive by footage? I was torn between muffler delete and resonator delete and this may just be the best of both worlds for me. Also do you know the muffler model by chance?

For those opting to go with the aluminum spacer, do you do much towing? Although aluminum would be definitely fine for just the weight of the vehicle, I worry about the added stress at the rear especially from the towing load.

Mother's VLR works really well

I've breezed through the owner's manual and didn't find anything regarding break in. The only thing that comes up is tires and that's like 400 miles and there's not much you can do to break those in besides drive.

I feel the same way. I keep it under 25 to be comfortable most of the time unless I have windows down.

Since I will be planning to Uber XL, I managed to grab the only one on the lot. I have yet to seat 3 adult humans on the bench, but they seem adequate for my purposes.

I'd like to be able to tow a travel trailer at some point, so I'd prefer the turbo

Good thing my shelf is plastic :oops:

Would probably have to have one hell of a spacer for them to fit.

Nice duo. Good choices

I'm a hustler, baby. Currently I do product support for credit unions working from home as well as run a detailing business on the side. Hope to get an Explorer by this time next year so that I can Uber XL as well as pull a mobile detailing trailer. Just need to pay off my FiST.

I wouldn't worry too much about the bottom end. If I'm not mistaken, this motor is based on the 2.7 which has pistons similar to the Powerstroke diesel engine. Those engines are near bulletproof. Interested to see what's involved in a clutch swap and if there are any other weak points to the...