Franchi's 5 Year Long 2012 Ecoboost Build Thread
#232
Love the truck man.
Glad you went with the Bedrug too. It's so nice, isn't it.
I've slept in the back of the truck several times while camping, and it's great at the drive in.
I keep a tote with blankets, sheets, and pillows back there under the roll-x. It feels like a home away from home with the creature comforts.
Looks like Miles is gonna love it as much as my boys. My son likes having picnics and taking naps in the back.
Glad you went with the Bedrug too. It's so nice, isn't it.
I've slept in the back of the truck several times while camping, and it's great at the drive in.
I keep a tote with blankets, sheets, and pillows back there under the roll-x. It feels like a home away from home with the creature comforts.
Looks like Miles is gonna love it as much as my boys. My son likes having picnics and taking naps in the back.
#233
Love the truck man.
Glad you went with the Bedrug too. It's so nice, isn't it.
I've slept in the back of the truck several times while camping, and it's great at the drive in.
I keep a tote with blankets, sheets, and pillows back there under the roll-x. It feels like a home away from home with the creature comforts.
Looks like Miles is gonna love it as much as my boys. My son likes having picnics and taking naps in the back.
Glad you went with the Bedrug too. It's so nice, isn't it.
I've slept in the back of the truck several times while camping, and it's great at the drive in.
I keep a tote with blankets, sheets, and pillows back there under the roll-x. It feels like a home away from home with the creature comforts.
Looks like Miles is gonna love it as much as my boys. My son likes having picnics and taking naps in the back.
#234
Spent the morning today at a local dyno day. First two pulls were on my new Innovative Diesel tune, which was pretty much a baseline tune and going to be doing some datalogging and going back and forth and get it tweaked specifically for a track tune. Third and final pull was on my MPT daily driver tune which is what I've done all my prior pulls on.
374 rwhp and 552 torque. It was a open dyno day and I think the first time just about all of them had seen a Ecoboost on the rollers. People were shocked at the torque esp once I told em it had basic boltons, no turbo upgrades or anything. lol
Best video I could do with my iPhone....
http://youtu.be/Ilvh9pRuUzI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=Ilvh9pRuUzI
That shows too picked up 35 rwhp and 76 torque from the Stainless Works downpipe and S tube catback as I put down 339/476 prior.
374 rwhp and 552 torque. It was a open dyno day and I think the first time just about all of them had seen a Ecoboost on the rollers. People were shocked at the torque esp once I told em it had basic boltons, no turbo upgrades or anything. lol
Best video I could do with my iPhone....
http://youtu.be/Ilvh9pRuUzI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=Ilvh9pRuUzI
That shows too picked up 35 rwhp and 76 torque from the Stainless Works downpipe and S tube catback as I put down 339/476 prior.
Last edited by Franchi Motorsports; 04-20-2013 at 03:26 PM.
#235
Anybody had any experience with the below hitch step? Wife is only 5'2 and requested something where she can get up into the bed of the truck a little easier and I don't have the stripper pole or step. This looks like it would work well but kinda big....although there are smaller ones but would also be easier to use if not a 6 inch wide step.
http://www.autoanything.com/hitch-be...A2434A0A0.aspx
http://www.autoanything.com/hitch-be...A2434A0A0.aspx
#236
Meaner than ymeski56
Anybody had any experience with the below hitch step? Wife is only 5'2 and requested something where she can get up into the bed of the truck a little easier and I don't have the stripper pole or step. This looks like it would work well but kinda big....although there are smaller ones but would also be easier to use if not a 6 inch wide step.
http://www.autoanything.com/hitch-be...A2434A0A0.aspx
http://www.autoanything.com/hitch-be...A2434A0A0.aspx
#238
Member
They are AMP Research power step running boards. I have them on my 2012 F-150 blue flame to give you an idea, since our trucks are very similar. They run about $1,000 give or take the deal you get for the parts, and you can install them yourself if you can follow ikea style directions.
#240
Ahh gotcha. Yeah I put Westin step bars on which are fine for what I need, my wife was referring more to being able to get up into the bed of the truck more. Just put a bedrug into the back of the truck and now the Minion, aged 1 year, loves to hang out in the back of the truck with a few toys while she works on the yard. So looking specifically for a tailgate step or something akin to it for her to be able to step up and get him out of the bed easily and just started looking into it as I usually dont have much of an issue with it myself being 6' but I see her point as rather valid at her height.
BGFord, those are some nice boards though! I test drove a Platinum Ecoboost before I bought my truck and first time I opened the doors and the step bars folded out, freaked me out as I wasn't expecting it. lol
BGFord, those are some nice boards though! I test drove a Platinum Ecoboost before I bought my truck and first time I opened the doors and the step bars folded out, freaked me out as I wasn't expecting it. lol
Last edited by Franchi Motorsports; 04-22-2013 at 12:20 AM.