Kenmore x 4

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Last month I purchased a 2018 F150 5.0L 10 speed Lariat (see photos below) in Oxford White after trading in my 2006 F150 Lariat 5.4L 4 speed in Smokestone and Arizona Beige.

The folks on this forum forum have provided a wealth of information keep the 2006 running great and to help make decisions on modifications to the 2018.

The goal on the 2018 was to give a slightly aggressive appearance by reducing chrome with black and set up a wider and taller stance with a slight rake.

Here is the list of mods thus far:

1. 1.5" Leveling kit up front
2. 2" Blocks (3/4" lift) in the rear
3. 305/55R20 BFGoodrich All Terrain KO2
4. Raptor Wheel Center Caps
5. Exhaust Resonator Delete
6. Black Ford and F150 emblems
7. Window Tint
8. Husky Wheel Liners
9. Rugged Cover soft tri-fold bed cover
10. Ford bed liner
11. Sylvania LED Cool white license plate bulbs

Next items that I'm waiting to arrive:

• (4) 1.25" Bora Wheel Spacer

Black special edition LED headlights would be nice but the price will need to drop somewhat before I consider them an option.

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And the photos of how it looks today.
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xX-MuricanMade-Xx

Wheel caps are a nice touch. I'll have to keep my eye out for a set.

how you feeling about the resonator delete? Made any long highway drives since doing it?

Kenmore x 4

Thanks for the compliment on the wheel caps. New genuine Motorcraft sets are available for less than $50 on ebay. They were a direct fit requiring no modification to the wheel or cap.

The resonator delete is probably my favorite mod. It's perfect for me. I can hear the exhaust but I wouldn't consider it loud and I didn't want it loud either. It has a nice progressive bark that gets louder after 2K RPM. The stock muffler with resonator delete reminds me of a set of Magnaflows I had on a Whipplecharged Cobra.

On the highway it's fine, not droney. The passenger cabin seems better insulated than the 2006 I had. But I find the new 10 speed transmission mated to the 5.0L does a lot of work selecting between 7th and 10th gear especially on highways with slight inclines. That said, the exhaust gets a little louder under those circumstances but nothing that I would consider reverting back to the resonator for. The key here is the RPMs need to stay under 2K fornit to be considered quiet.

Probably the best explanation I can give you here is my wife, who dislikes exhaust sound, has not complained.

xX-MuricanMade-Xx

I was on the fence between the EB and 5.0 and a deal worked out on a 5.0 that I really liked so that's what I ended up with as well. First thing my wife said was "please don't change the exhaust" ha.

I had a flowmaster outlaw on my jeep and it was WAY too loud, even for me, and so now she assumes any exhaust change is going to end up like that one.

Kenmore x 4

Well, your wife started her request with "Please" so it sounds like you have the green light if you ask me, ha!

I'm familiar with Flowmaster 2 chamber setups as I currently have them on my 72 Blazer (350). I had them on a previous 88 Mustang GT (5.0L). They sound great but can get old on a daily driver. From how you describe you Jeep, a resonator delete on your F150 will be quiet. I'd say a resonator delete with stock muffler to be comparable a stock Ram with the 5.7L.

sddesigns

My local dealer will match any Tasca, Fairway or any other online site without any shipping. He ordered me a set of those wheel caps for $10.38 each part # HL3Z1130A.

Kenmore x 4

Nice score and that's great price. They'll look great on your F150 and should go well with the Raptor bumper.

ManMountainDean

That wheel and tire combo looks great on your truck.

eastyorkbmx

dang thats nice

Kenmore x 4

Thanks ManMountainDean. I was considering 285/65R20 like Dubsesd but instead went with 305/55R20 to get an athletic look with a wider tread and lower sidewall profile on the tires. The Raptor caps looked better than I thought they would and fortunately match the logo on the running boards.