I have a 2004 Expedition that I added a chin spoiler from a 11-16 F250. It bolted up surprisingly easy and the outside of the spoiler sits down the middle of the front tires. Was wanting a spoiler from the 2017+ F250 as they are a little deeper, but this one looks very good mounted up. Love your videos! Keep'um coming!
@DrivingIntelligence8 ай бұрын
thank you! Sounds like you and I are both trying to improve aerodynamics. I'm hopeful the changes I make to my spoiler will provide good results! Did you notice an improvement in fuel economy?
@lucasbouwman85898 ай бұрын
I have not been able to do a long test loop with it yet and it being cold out now where I'm at the fuel mileage has dropped substantially from summer time. Hoping to do a few other mods and do some more testing this coming spring/summer. I averaged 17 mpg this past summer before any mods. Wanting to try and knock on the door of 20 mpg.@@DrivingIntelligence
@DrivingIntelligence8 ай бұрын
@@lucasbouwman8589 Remind me how your tuck is set up? Gears, wheels and tires and bolt ons?
@lucasbouwman85898 ай бұрын
3.73 gears, 255/70/18(32" tires), Trick Flow Underdrive pulleys, New cat converters and Flowmaster straight through muffler, K&N drop-in air filter with modded stock airbox. Made another 3 inch inlet in airbox and routed a tube to the bottom front grille for ram air. Wanting to do e-fans and BBK throttle body next.@@DrivingIntelligence
@DrivingIntelligence8 ай бұрын
@@lucasbouwman8589 nice mods... which converters did you use? I've been looking to replace my bad cats with high flow, but hard to find a suitable replacement. Also, where are you located?
@HowieHudak8 ай бұрын
Great vid
@DrivingIntelligence8 ай бұрын
TYVM
@CuttinH2O5 ай бұрын
Both wheels look good
@DrivingIntelligence5 ай бұрын
I think so as well
@rx-to4el3 ай бұрын
Like what your doing. Keep it up.
@DrivingIntelligence3 ай бұрын
thank you... I could use a few more subscribers and viewers! ;)
@howardberryman58288 ай бұрын
Looking forward to the spoiler project
@DrivingIntelligence8 ай бұрын
hopefully soon!
@chads17478 ай бұрын
I like the wheels. Great vids on the F150. I have a 2001 with 213k miles.
@DrivingIntelligence8 ай бұрын
thank you! These trucks just keep running... like the Eveready Bunny!
@ajones80088 ай бұрын
I just put on new shocks from beltech they are the street performance tier. They are stable at faster speeds and I highly recommend!
@DrivingIntelligence8 ай бұрын
That's what I put on both my '02 F150s... love them. The version I put on my '02 HD F150 are performance versions and improved the handling.
@rocklow2437 ай бұрын
The 18s look way better. Maybe the difference in mpg is from the type of tire difference. If your old tires had more of a all season type tire and this new tire had more of a all terrain type tread. Or the load rating of the tire changed, could be the truck came with factory p rated tires and those new ones are LT tires. That could be a part of the difference. Also play around with tire pressure. Once you start changing tire sizes that can have a different effect. Also ford in around the 2011 time frame started to put spoilers on tailgates. I saw a video that ford put out that said if the top of the tailgate has 6 inches of width on top if the tailgate it pulls the air that sits in the bed area and pulls it out of the truck. Reducing drag.
@DrivingIntelligence7 ай бұрын
Great input... I did make sure I had the air pressure pumped up, to about 37 psi. I also have a bed cover that eliminates the need for the bigger rear spoiler. Not sure about the tire rating. I need to look into that. I think another factor impacting my fuel economy is an exhaust leak. That's on the schedule to get revamped. I'm also planning on installing a deeper front spoiler as on modern F150's.
@rocklow2437 ай бұрын
@@DrivingIntelligence yeah just from looking at discount tire website. One tire that is a standard load rating weighs 38 pounds but the e rated tire weighs 48. So that can add up unsprung weight and decrease mpg. A exhaust leak will definitely affect fuel economy. Can throw off O2 sensor readings . Replacing any old sensors could help. Cleaning your mass air flow sensor. Add fresh fluids to your vehicle. I am also curious to know if your truly benefitting from running a 91-93 octane fuel vs just like a 86-87. Some areas you can be paying almost 1-1.50 more per gallon for that fuel. I would do some testing on that. I just found your channel and watched a couple videos. So i dont know if you have done all this stuff yet. But i did subscribe to see your journey further.
@DrivingIntelligence7 ай бұрын
@@rocklow243 Thanks for your comments... I appreciate it. I've made hundreds of 10th Gen F150 videos. You can find the playlist on my channel, and I also have a fuel economy playlist that shows steps I've taken to improve the fuel economy of this big old truck. I mentioned the exhaust leak because as you noted, my o2 sensor voltages look off. I want to change to true dual and get the leak corrected at the collector. Appreciate your support and welcome aboard!
@skittles7778 ай бұрын
The wheels look better
@DrivingIntelligence8 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@qball1of18 ай бұрын
These videos are as usual quite useful..still hoping you will post a mpg with the 4.10s at 75mph..even just as a short. 75 is very common speed now where most travel would happen, at least in my area.
@DrivingIntelligence8 ай бұрын
Thanks for the comment. I actually posted a vid or 2 showing the fuel economy at 72 mph. When I get a chance, I try to get one posted at 75. Check out my fuel economy playlist for that video.
@qball1of18 ай бұрын
will do @@DrivingIntelligence
@user-ki9ii3np4g8 ай бұрын
I prefer the 18" wheels. 20" wheels look a little too big on this model truck in my opinion. Black and white contrast is perfect. Nice looking truck!!
@DrivingIntelligence8 ай бұрын
thank you! These new wheels have grown on me, and as I note in the video, the ride quality is much better.
@kykrazy60503 ай бұрын
BTW...the 18" look way better,but i dont think its the size as much as the black inlay vs the all polished chrome.
@DrivingIntelligence3 ай бұрын
thanks, they have grown on me... and recently while off-roading, the additional side-wall really helped.
@LuisRodriguez-qp3tx3 ай бұрын
Would you consider installing the e85 flex fuel kit from eflexplus
@DrivingIntelligence3 ай бұрын
Interesting question. I’ve been playing with ethanol free fuels lately and impressed with the fuel economy improvement. Haven’t felt an interest in going e85. I also understand ethanol free is better for engines, but I need to do more research.
@TheBoosteddub7 ай бұрын
Is it stock hight? And those wheels definitely look better
@DrivingIntelligence7 ай бұрын
thanks for the comment. It is stock height, especially because I want a comfortable daily driver.
@kykrazy60503 ай бұрын
How are the 5x135 to 6x135 adapters holding up? Any problems at all with wobble or loosening up ?
@DrivingIntelligence3 ай бұрын
They've been great with zero issues. Ride is perfect with no vibration