Recent content by Brian_B

This is true. Paint mark is just a quick visual check to tell you the bolt hasn’t backed off. Which, honestly, for most applications seems like it would be ok. The torque is ~usually~ there to make sure the bolt doesn’t back off in the first place, so paint just tells you it hasn’t moved There...

Hmm very possibly. I can’t recall what I was hearing there as I was concentrating on the line, I do have some driveline lash that will crunk like that too (but doesn’t sound nearly so loud, at least from inside)

Seems like someone did it a couple years back and it was .. ho-hum. But I'm going off memory which is frequently clouded by imbibement. I wanna say the charge pipes and IC were the bigger bang for the buck, followed by the move to higher stage turbos. Throttle itself wasn't really a constraint...

You marketing guys are getting good at this story thing. I very nearly bought your trim rings, and I don't even have rims they will fit on.

Remember back when Microwave ovens had, like, a separate button for Ground Beef, Chicken, Turkey, Casserole, Popcorn, Soup, Tacos, Chicken Nuggets, etc - and it was like a race to see who could have the most buttons and the most convoluted way to just heat up a cup of water? All most people...

Some people like tech stuff, this appeals to those. I know when I go out with some friends, they are all about switching goat modes around, and they are almost more into what GOAT mode to use than they are about the obstacle or trail. I just push 4Lo and go.

Sport mode only affects the digital throttle response - it doesn't change horsepower/torque - so the Bronco "feels" peppier because it allows the engine to throttle up faster. ProCal adds horsepower/torque to all modes. It is fairly accurate to say that ProCal in Normal "feels" about like...

Does the computer PWM control the voltage to the coil (factory hero switch)? If you use an upfitter it's just gonna get whatever is on the battery.

Well, my experience was certainly accurate - I was there, and that's what happened. YMMV Also, I'm not certain the e-locker Dana uses is Eaton - what we are both saying could be true at the same time.

Agree - Flares are the easiest and most benign way to play with poke.

I've found the fluid gets pretty nasty in the first few thousand miles in these diffs pretty quick, but once you get that break-in done the wear significantly settles down. I did mine after the first 5k (both from new and from a recent regear) and it was pretty nasty coming out, but the...

12.3V for a resting battery is a little bit low, but not crazy low. A couple of things to try: You can try trickle charging the battery with it in the vehicle (make sure to install the charger so the BMS sees it - negative lead not directly on battery post--- clip it over on the wing or...

Likely, it isn't exactly specified early on in the maintenance schedule if you follow the Factory Reqs for normal driving (like 150k or something?)

Downhill Descent. I pushed the button once, but in 4Lo C it doesn't exactly do much but get in the way. I don't have any of the other features/Hero buttons -- just an extra-large sauce holder. I still haven't tried Crank-In-Gear, didn't even know it existed until a few weeks ago. I meant to try...

I've had my rear cover on and off dozens off times and still on the original factory gasket. It's pretty durable. No RTV required. Just a bit of PTFE tape or dope on the threads of the fill plug is all you need.