Some photogenic moments from our Christmas Trip to Jackson Wyo.
Many notes on Fuel and mileage (attached)
It likes to drink E10 quickly. I don't like to use E10 in anything really, but its hard to find a decent station that will not rake you over the coals for anything premium. Once in Wyo Premium (91 or 93) was over $4/gal almost uniformly so I chose 85. Honestly 85 performed better than our local 87 octane as well as e10. Very happy with the number considering its a rolling brick on 35's and I picked the 2nd most windy week possible to travel in Nebraska or Wyo.
I was the first Bronco Service at Jackson Hole Ford, which surprised me honestly and the Iconic Silver 2D Hard Top was an instant hit with the staff working that day. I am not biased, but yeah, me too! Added second part of Zinc Additive bottle for good break-in measure and ran Ford Syn. Blend.
Running in the Snow and Ice is honestly a walk in the park. I did use 4A in Slippery which is a great pedal program and shift schedule for the intended purpose. Getting to our main destination at Snow King/Aspen Hill there are some 10-30% grade changes in elevation in about 500' The Bronco took these in stride in 6-9" of packed snow. In Normal Mode we could break all 4 loose with light throttle, in Slippery its felt the dig, and crawled up with minor slip. Very impressed.
On Ice I will note that Normal mode and stopping can be something to be desired in 2H or 4A. In slippery the ABS functions more sensitive allowing for less slide.
Finally, overall our Base unit is absolutely enough for what we wanted in a tour vehicle and as heavy as we pack. I think Eco Mode is designed for in city/town as it only proved to perform with less mileage in interstate travel. Highway was debatable if different from Normal, but my head tells me it was still lower. Created two Top Leaks after first washing with manual wash wand. I am going to pop the front half and see if I can remedy but believe that the leak noise is from the back portion as I can see light when outside. No snow or wet penetrations at this point.
Power of the 2.7 is absolutely enough for this vehicle and even when we stopped on a scale in Wyo with my 260#, a nine year old and all of our load we tipped at 5220# tank at 3/4 Full. Ride was amazing and very comparable to my 2008/2017 Edges honestly. It drives great and without the FWD/AWD feel.
Stereo......Its not great but the more gain applied the better it seems to be. At low level listening its a few steps above terrible. I installed a spare shallow mount powered Rockford Sub I had from another truck. I secured it to the driver side rear trim panel under the C-pillar. Not the greatest placement in my opinion, but I was limited on time and didn't want it secured to the floor where it would get damaged or cause loading issues. Definitely an improvement over stock, but 4" speakers will be getting replaced sooner than later. The kick panel speaker appears to be Poly and actually provides decent bass response. I did the install to Speaker level input on drivers Kick panel woofer in about 3 hours start to finish and its very clean, but it could always have more.
Headed to Rapid City SD area this weekend for another small get away with friends and will update after that trip. I plan to take my ext cord this time and use my block heater for good measure.
***O yeah, I cant pull the trigger on Gatorback Mudflaps yet, but did get the ford Front and Rear molded for Xmas. Need to get those on this week before we leave. I feel bad for the paint about half way up each door driving anywhere with Rocks, Sand, sleet, snow, or pretty much everything that the factory Good Years grab, hold on to for 3 or 4 revs and then forcefully chuck out at hiway speed.
Many notes on Fuel and mileage (attached)
It likes to drink E10 quickly. I don't like to use E10 in anything really, but its hard to find a decent station that will not rake you over the coals for anything premium. Once in Wyo Premium (91 or 93) was over $4/gal almost uniformly so I chose 85. Honestly 85 performed better than our local 87 octane as well as e10. Very happy with the number considering its a rolling brick on 35's and I picked the 2nd most windy week possible to travel in Nebraska or Wyo.
I was the first Bronco Service at Jackson Hole Ford, which surprised me honestly and the Iconic Silver 2D Hard Top was an instant hit with the staff working that day. I am not biased, but yeah, me too! Added second part of Zinc Additive bottle for good break-in measure and ran Ford Syn. Blend.
Running in the Snow and Ice is honestly a walk in the park. I did use 4A in Slippery which is a great pedal program and shift schedule for the intended purpose. Getting to our main destination at Snow King/Aspen Hill there are some 10-30% grade changes in elevation in about 500' The Bronco took these in stride in 6-9" of packed snow. In Normal Mode we could break all 4 loose with light throttle, in Slippery its felt the dig, and crawled up with minor slip. Very impressed.
On Ice I will note that Normal mode and stopping can be something to be desired in 2H or 4A. In slippery the ABS functions more sensitive allowing for less slide.
Finally, overall our Base unit is absolutely enough for what we wanted in a tour vehicle and as heavy as we pack. I think Eco Mode is designed for in city/town as it only proved to perform with less mileage in interstate travel. Highway was debatable if different from Normal, but my head tells me it was still lower. Created two Top Leaks after first washing with manual wash wand. I am going to pop the front half and see if I can remedy but believe that the leak noise is from the back portion as I can see light when outside. No snow or wet penetrations at this point.
Power of the 2.7 is absolutely enough for this vehicle and even when we stopped on a scale in Wyo with my 260#, a nine year old and all of our load we tipped at 5220# tank at 3/4 Full. Ride was amazing and very comparable to my 2008/2017 Edges honestly. It drives great and without the FWD/AWD feel.
Stereo......Its not great but the more gain applied the better it seems to be. At low level listening its a few steps above terrible. I installed a spare shallow mount powered Rockford Sub I had from another truck. I secured it to the driver side rear trim panel under the C-pillar. Not the greatest placement in my opinion, but I was limited on time and didn't want it secured to the floor where it would get damaged or cause loading issues. Definitely an improvement over stock, but 4" speakers will be getting replaced sooner than later. The kick panel speaker appears to be Poly and actually provides decent bass response. I did the install to Speaker level input on drivers Kick panel woofer in about 3 hours start to finish and its very clean, but it could always have more.
Headed to Rapid City SD area this weekend for another small get away with friends and will update after that trip. I plan to take my ext cord this time and use my block heater for good measure.
***O yeah, I cant pull the trigger on Gatorback Mudflaps yet, but did get the ford Front and Rear molded for Xmas. Need to get those on this week before we leave. I feel bad for the paint about half way up each door driving anywhere with Rocks, Sand, sleet, snow, or pretty much everything that the factory Good Years grab, hold on to for 3 or 4 revs and then forcefully chuck out at hiway speed.
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