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Oil, stall converters and BOV

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Hello everyone, I have a few questions and I hope to get some answers here.

(1) I read that Ford started putting more oil in the 2025 models due to the lack of pressure on hard launches - did they upgrade the oil pan? Should I be using more oil in my 2022?

(2) I remember back in my Fox Body days that my supercharged 5.0 responded well to a 2800 stall converter - is this a thing with these ST's? Mine has the upgraded turbos, intercooler etc and there's considerable turbo lag from a dead stop - yes I have the trans brake but when the tranny goes, I want to make sure I'm getting the right upgrades with the new one and if I can get it into boost faster with a stall converter, well, that's better.

(3) I have the stock BOV - meaning I don't have one. Can a BOV get me into boost faster? Is it easy enough to install? Recommendations?

I appreciate any feed back
 

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Hello everyone, I have a few questions and I hope to get some answers here.

(1) I read that Ford started putting more oil in the 2025 models due to the lack of pressure on hard launches - did they upgrade the oil pan? Should I be using more oil in my 2022?

(2) I remember back in my Fox Body days that my supercharged 5.0 responded well to a 2800 stall converter - is this a thing with these ST's? Mine has the upgraded turbos, intercooler etc and there's considerable turbo lag from a dead stop - yes I have the trans brake but when the tranny goes, I want to make sure I'm getting the right upgrades with the new one and if I can get it into boost faster with a stall converter, well, that's better.

(3) I have the stock BOV - meaning I don't have one. Can a BOV get me into boost faster? Is it easy enough to install? Recommendations?

I appreciate any feed back
1) Don’t know if the 2025s have a different oil pan, but you can and should fill the older models up to the newer spec 6.5 qts. Since your FBO however, I’d get the Fenfab oil pan, it completely fixes the oil starvation problem.
2) Yes there are aftermarket offerings for torque converter upgrade. Talk to your tuner to see what would be the best route for you to go on that.
3) BOV won’t help power at all.
 



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