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Original Bender reacted to Ninjak's post in the thread Differences Between Wildtrak and Badlands with
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I went that route. I bought the Badlands with 33's and did my lift and suspensions because I knew I would go 37's Came out better, and... -
Original Bender reacted to userdude's post in the thread How Often Are You Guys Actually Hitting the Trails? with Like.
Looks at neighbor's front yard and pool in backyard. :devilish:
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Original Bender reacted to RedBeardoh's post in the thread How Often Are You Guys Actually Hitting the Trails? with Like.
Jealous! I’m about 45 min out which isn’t bad, but I’d love to be able to be on dirt in the amount of time it takes to brew some coffee...
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Original Bender reacted to Landers's post in the thread How Often Are You Guys Actually Hitting the Trails? with Love.
For the last two months I’ve wheeled every weekend and for a solid week during Bronco safari. I live in the middle of some of the best...
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Original Bender replied to the thread How Often Are You Guys Actually Hitting the Trails?.I live 5 minutes from trails so…..
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Original Bender reacted to Scott R Nelson's post in the thread What’s the best trip you’ve taken in your Bronco so far? with Like.
Best trip would be Moab. Went once when I first got it and did the White Rim Trail, then went again the next year for the Off-Roadeo...
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Original Bender reacted to N8do's post in the thread Anyone running 35x11.5s on a Sasquatch? Do they look smaller than stock? with Like.
The Goodyear Territory MT is one of the most square tires I've seen.....a flat tread with no crowning! If I could get the Territory in...
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Original Bender reacted to userdude's post in the thread Pulled a camper with my BadSas 2.3 with Haha.
But does it fart like a V8?
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Original Bender replied to the thread Pulled a camper with my BadSas 2.3.Anyway, back off topic, I’m selling my Ford Tesseract. It is both brand new and a pile of rust at the same time. It gets really good...
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Original Bender reacted to RedDawg's post in the thread Pulled a camper with my BadSas 2.3 with Like.
B6GBronocoDude: “Question, what kind of bear is best?" BigWheelsRBest: "That's a ridiculous question." B6GBroncoDude: “False. Black...
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Original Bender reacted to HalfmuleFarmer's post in the thread Pulled a camper with my BadSas 2.3 with Like.
As loathe as I am to enter the engine debate, I’ll just say this: I own a 2DR 2.3. I tried to order a 2.7, but learned to my surprise...
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Original Bender reacted to Roger123's post in the thread Pulled a camper with my BadSas 2.3 with Like.
The only non-V8 engine I've heard that sounded good is the Subaru flat 4 with a proper muffler.
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Original Bender reacted to userdude's post in the thread Pulled a camper with my BadSas 2.3 with Haha.
AHEM!! 👇 :whistle:
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Original Bender reacted to Brian_B's post in the thread Pulled a camper with my BadSas 2.3 with Haha.
Not wrong
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Original Bender reacted to HalfmuleFarmer's post in the thread Pulled a camper with my BadSas 2.3 with Haha.
Welcome ex-lawman. FYI, the things that upset people here, and/or that too many threads degenerate into: 1) your Bronco has too many, or...
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Original Bender replied to the thread Pulled a camper with my BadSas 2.3.ok, I’m new here. But I’m definitely not new to forums or the internet. Also as a former cop, nobody on a keyboard is going to offend...
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Original Bender reacted to CRCs_Reality's post in the thread What’s the best trip you’ve taken in your Bronco so far? with Like.
Last summer my son and I drove from SW PA to the Moab Off-Roadeo with stops including Georgetown CO for a few days of trails, a few days...
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Original Bender reacted to MikeOU's post in the thread What’s the best trip you’ve taken in your Bronco so far? with Like.
6200 mile road trip in April 2025. Left Northeastern Oklahoma drove out to Joshua Tree, up through Yosemite and then back through Death...
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Original Bender reacted to Fordified1's post in the thread What’s the best trip you’ve taken in your Bronco so far? with Like.
Flat towed it to Silverton from Texas then spent a week with friends in their Jeeps doing mining passes all around Alpine Loop. Luckily...
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Original Bender reacted to exoshield's post in the thread What’s the best trip you’ve taken in your Bronco so far? with Like.
Those pictures are so good! that trip looks like an absolute blast. Also, less pictures = an amazing trip, I always say lol. It's rad...
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Original Bender replied to the thread Pulled a camper with my BadSas 2.3.Glad you v6 autists have to tell everyone you like your six when nobody asked. It reminds me of vegans for some reason 😂
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Original Bender reacted to Boostedblues's post in the thread Pulled a camper with my BadSas 2.3 with Like.
I swear people will argue about any thing. between engines, top and how many doors the bronco has. people always have an opinion and...
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Original Bender reacted to Fordified1's post in the thread Pulled a camper with my BadSas 2.3 with Like.
Someone please name one circumstance where the 300+ hp 2.3 in a bronco is not plenty of power for anything anyone would want to do...
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Original Bender reacted to RedBeardoh's post in the thread Pulled a camper with my BadSas 2.3 with Love.
I love how quickly this deviated from the OP lol
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Original Bender reacted to Brian_B's post in the thread Pulled a camper with my BadSas 2.3 with Like.
You are fixated on six-cylinders. Nothing wrong with the 2.3, except it's not a N/A v8. And that same flaw exists in every motor you...
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Original Bender reacted to Fordified1's post in the thread Pulled a camper with my BadSas 2.3 with Like.
Not a dog with 93 octane in sport mode. I mean it’s only 4/10ths of a liter smaller and it has larger forged pistons and larger forged...
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Original Bender reacted to Fordified1's post in the thread Pulled a camper with my BadSas 2.3 with Like.
It’s 308hp on 93 octane. Plenty of power for a Bronco.
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Original Bender reacted to Thor_1's post in the thread Pulled a camper with my BadSas 2.3 with Haha.
100% disagree. The 2.7 is absolutely a base engine and should have been the starting point for the Bronco. The 3.0 (after Ford added...
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Original Bender reacted to Tonka Bronka's post in the thread Pulled a camper with my BadSas 2.3 with Like.
Do you own the 2.3? Do you tow with it? What problems are you having? My 2.3L MT Badlands pulls our 3500 lb. off grid camper like a...
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Original Bender reacted to Vynull's post in the thread Pulled a camper with my BadSas 2.3 with Like.
Does it have more absolute torque? Yeah, duh. That is not what I am saying. Not an apples to apples comparison (and on older motors)...
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Original Bender reacted to SHANUT's post in the thread Pulled a camper with my BadSas 2.3 with Like.
The Bronco was not designed as a tow vehicle and therefore doesn’t need a good towing platform like a 2.7 for the base engine. The 2.7...
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Original Bender reacted to Billy Baroo's post in the thread Pulled a camper with my BadSas 2.3 with Like.
No problem towing Patriot X3 with my 2.7
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Original Bender reacted to VirginiaHeritage's post in the thread Pulled a camper with my BadSas 2.3 with Love.
300hp running premium. Don’t sell it short. 🙂
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Original Bender reacted to 23OBX2.7's post in the thread Pulled a camper with my BadSas 2.3 with Like.
I abused / ran very hard my wonderful S550 Mustang HPP convertible for 50000 miles year round. Ran like a dream and made $7K on it...
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Original Bender replied to the thread Pulled a camper with my BadSas 2.3.This one does. I don’t have a brake controller installed though. It’s well under where you would need one. I 110% recommend the weight...
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Original Bender reacted to CalvinT's post in the thread Pulled a camper with my BadSas 2.3 with Like.
I can get more torque to the rear wheels by downshifting. I'm not going to be in a hurry if I'm towing a trailer.
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Original Bender reacted to HighVelocity's post in the thread Pulled a camper with my BadSas 2.3 with Like.
No stupid V6 belongs in anything. I'll take an inline or V8 engine for any kind of work tasks over a V6 any day of the week and twice...
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Original Bender replied to the thread Pulled a camper with my BadSas 2.3.laughs in water injection
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Original Bender reacted to Thor_1's post in the thread Pulled a camper with my BadSas 2.3 with Haha.
Bless your heart. Jealousy isn’t a good luck. Just admit you made a poor choice. And enjoy your walnut blasting at 100K miles, unless...
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Original Bender replied to the thread Pulled a camper with my BadSas 2.3.You can keep your wet belt oil pump and two turbos. The 2.3 is a tank. Sure it’s “only” 275 hp, but that’s more than my 1994 5.8 v8 had...
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Original Bender reacted to Charley's post in the thread Pulled a camper with my BadSas 2.3 with Like.
Okay, I really haven’t towed much of anything. I did own a 2019 Ranger for 5.5 years and spent plenty of time reading about its towing...
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Original Bender reacted to Vynull's post in the thread Pulled a camper with my BadSas 2.3 with Like.
I agree with not stressing the motor for no reason, but disagree with your assessment that this is a tiny, high strung motor. The 2.3...
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Original Bender reacted to Thor_1's post in the thread Pulled a camper with my BadSas 2.3 with Haha.
Exactly why Ford should have used the 2.7 as the base engine. The 2.3 doesn’t belong in the bronco.
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Original Bender replied to the thread Pulled a camper with my BadSas 2.3.I will get an intercooler. And water injection at some point. The intercooler with better charge pipes will definitely reduce charge air...
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Original Bender replied to the thread Pulled a camper with my BadSas 2.3.2900 dry. I had just bags and food, didn’t fill water or even propane as we just drove from Cheyenne to Billings and used an RV park.
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Original Bender reacted to HalfmuleFarmer's post in the thread Pulled a camper with my BadSas 2.3 with Like.
Weight of the camper?
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Original Bender posted the thread Pulled a camper with my BadSas 2.3 in Towing, Trailering, Flat-Tow, Hitches.Absolutely would do it again. Bone stock 2.3, I will ad an upgraded intercooler with up and down/ charge pipes. I think it heat soaks...
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Original Bender reacted to Jakob1972's post in the thread What’s the best trip you’ve taken in your Bronco so far? with Like.
Wow so many trips already.Moab twice, Merus Twice, from South Padre to Key West. Running the Vegas to Reno course. But the most...
