I don't buy anything that I have to contact someone to buy. Lol
Well I had a Ford Fiesta at the time. I only went to work and home. I got gas 3-4 times a month and when I switched to premium, I only had to get gas twice a month, every other week.
Then you better buy the ford tune. Every other tuner needs your input to make the truck the way you want it. So buy a ford tune and live with the results. I myself want my vehicles tuned to my desires. I'm out no way to help now!
I did that with my 1st tuner. Got it from Steeda. SCT BDX tuner with pre-loaded tunes. It was a huge improvement over stock. But it wasn't giving me enough because my truck is a 2022. The "off the shelf" tuners leave a lot to be desired because they go overboard playing it "safe". Due to some bullshit law,,, they're only allowed to unlock ½ the power in my 2022 as they do in the 2019-2021's. We run the same drivetrain ? That pissed me off so I went to a human tuning expert that has done this many times by hand. I believe experience and personal service is a bonus. He built my tune with my modifications considered. And he re-tuned it when I made suggestions. I would consider it as good as it can get right now without doing a turbo upgrade, injector upgrade, or engine internals. I wouldn't mind lining up with someone who had all the same mods running the Ford Performance tune. That would be interesting.
0-60 is a decent way to tell if the money you spent was worth it. I don't race stop lights. I just like having a responsive truck vs. one that struggles to get moving. Example: this screen shot was my last 0-60 with my SCT BDX tuner. That tune was a huge improvement over stock and I ran a 6.07. Nine hours later, I went back and did my first 0-60 pull with my new RA tune and knocked off 0.9 sec. That doesn't make me drive to work any differently. But it does validate my stance that an "off the shelf" tune not going to give you everything your truck is capable of (safely).
I feel ya. My center guage is my Avg. MPG. I stay at speed limit +3mph. But every now and then I need to merge into traffic and that is NOT a problem for me when I go WOT for 3 seconds.
When I'm on the highway, I go 55 mph, on cruise. I get to where I'm going at the same time as everyone that goes 70-80, but I'm less stressed and I save a ton of money, which also prevents stress, as well. I merge going 55; let them pass and get behind them. Anyone behind you has brakes and/or they can change lanes. It's all about timing. (I use to be a trucker)
My wife and I are going to be getting a destination trailer. We're thinking about either the Timberwolf 20OG or something similar. We're not gonna be towing with it often. I used to be a trucker so I'm not too worried about towing, considering I go a max of 55 mph when not towing. But I'm more worried about the hills on the highway around the Appalachian Mountains.
It's only 8294 lbs. It'll be fine. I've done worse.That trailer is flat out too much for a Ranger. Full stop, tune or no tune, you need more truck. Especially given that it is flat on the front. I'm far from a weight police weenie, but that's just too much. It's not even a 'heavy half ton' trailer. That is a 3/4 ton+ one.
