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Old 10-31-2015, 02:42 PM
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I traded in my 2013 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon in hopes of getting some better gas mileage. I can't drive a stock vehicle, so join me in turning this stock F150 into something fun to drive and sexy to look at!

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2012 F150 Ecoboost FX2

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Intake, exhaust, programmer, 33" or 35" BFG KO2 tires (still undecided), King coilovers & shocks, possibly some Deaver springs, Procomp uniball UCAs, Addictive Desert Designs bumpers, Rigid LED bars
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Bought the truck Sunday, the first mod Monday morning was a Superchip
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Followed that up with an aFe intake and exhaust. Gotta love that 4" cat-back pipe



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Decided to go with Procomp Vertigo wheels. The matte gray matches the sterling gray perfectly!

Also had the front windows tinted a few weeks ago. Just need to get the coilovers so I can get some larger tires!
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Went with Pro Comp Black Series coilovers, rear shocks and uniball upper control arms. Plenty of space for 34x12.5R18 BFG KO2s to fit!
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Paint-matched flares are on!
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Originally Posted by joeami
Followed that up with an aFe intake and exhaust. Gotta love that 4" cat-back pipe



By chance do you have any video of the sound? Im considering the AFE atlas and the CAI. Are you happy with them? Any drone at highway speeds?
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By chance do you have any video of the sound? Im considering the AFE atlas and the CAI. Are you happy with them? Any drone at highway speeds?
I'll do what I can to take a couple videos this weekend. I LOVE the Atlas exhaust for the ecoboost. It sounds way better than anything else I've come across. There's no drone to me on the highway, but your tolerance might be lower than mine. This is really the only exhaust I've seen that makes that whisper of an engine sound like a truck.
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Originally Posted by joeami
I'll do what I can to take a couple videos this weekend. I LOVE the Atlas exhaust for the ecoboost. It sounds way better than anything else I've come across. There's no drone to me on the highway, but your tolerance might be lower than mine. This is really the only exhaust I've seen that makes that whisper of an engine sound like a truck.
Thanks. I had found a couple vids on youtube, and I have come to agree. The Atlas definitely sounds the most truck like to me as well. It sounds like it has a good rumble at startup and idles pretty decent.
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As long as you don't mind hearing your exhaust a little bit (why else would you buy one, though?), it's the best one on the market for the EB


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