Who else likes to drive their truck like they stole it

[Scoopo]

So... realized from reading here there's a Sport mode.
I love the torque! And now that I've found the Sport mode.. if it will ever stop raining I may go out and flog her a bit!

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[harringtondav]

I maybe dating myself with the title - but there are times I like to drop the shifter to S - and when the light goes green - drive like I stole the truck. This truck just gets up and moves very quickly and you get to see the beauty of this powertrain - that transmission takes you right to redline and then shifts so smoothly. I do like that - MPG be damned

Not me, at least not yet.
I'm still around 900 mi, and I believe in avoiding high revs for a bit longer. But I have goosed it up to 4K a few times just to appreciate that Ecoboost torque,and help the rings seat.

Now, I'm a bit of a conservative codger. My theory is any engine has a lifetime limit of revs before it needs open heart surgery. Cylinder and ring wear, con rod and main bearing wear, etc. So I avoid getting close to 4K rpm by pedal up or paddle shifting. With the Ranger our family now has 3 of 4 turbo vehicles. The thing I love about turbos is the torque reaches it's max or close around 2.5K. So aggressively pushing it to 3500-3700 rpm before up shifting gives me plenty of scat with moderate engine revs.

I also believe the forced upshifts prolong the tranny clutches. There is less torque differential and energy absorbed with a power-off upshift. I retired my last two vehicles at 21 yrs, around 200K mi. The power trains were fine. Rust took them out.

 

[BrianEvens]

I'm definitely guilty of this. I've only had the Ranger Lariat for a little over a month, but like so many others here I went batsh*t on it, right out of the gate; along with installing the whole Fox Suspension system, I had my dealer install the Roush intake. I also hacked off the muffler completely, upgraded to an aFe inter-cooler, installed the dual port BOV, and finally topped it all off the a Pedal Commander (rather than a full tune). It's nuts how quick this rig is now....so I'm dropping it in "S" all the time. I previously had a 2013 Raptor, so I'm used to having terrible MPG...meaning that even with the potential for lower MPG from the Ranger when I'm lettin' 'er rip, it's still better than what I was getting before.
Let 'er rip, tater chip!

 

[Dokkenmire]

I put a mild tune on mine and now my mpg has dropped under 20 lol. I'm trying not to beat the hell out of it but it's hilarious how quick it feels.

 

[jlmotox]

I’m giving her all she’s got Captain!

It was actually really smooth and mellow getting there and maintaining speed. felt like I was going 60.

Also noted that cruise control will max out at 110...

 

[AzScorpion]

I’m giving her all she’s got Captain!

It was actually really smooth and mellow getting there and maintaining speed. felt like I was going 60.

Also noted that cruise control will max out at 110...

I can see it now...But officer, I was just trying to get a picture to post on the Ranger5G forum.lol

 

[AirborneRanger]

I can see it now...But officer, I was just trying to get a picture to post on the Ranger5G forum.lol

Hope there's 2 hands on the wheel at that speed!
I myself am guilty of driving speed limit and only speed limit. Ive found through 8 speeding tickets, 2 wreckless endangerment tickets and a street racing ticket that it weighs heavy on the wallet. The nicer I drive the more mpg I get which equals to more money in my pocket. Plus I dont have to worry about anything breaking or cops.

 

[Cape Cruiser]

I can see it now...But officer, I was just trying to get a picture to post on the Ranger5G forum.lol

LOL!!!

 

[BrianEvens]

Hope there's 2 hands on the wheel at that speed!
I myself am guilty of driving speed limit and only speed limit. Ive found through 8 speeding tickets, 2 wreckless endangerment tickets and a street racing ticket that it weighs heavy on the wallet. The nicer I drive the more mpg I get which equals to more money in my pocket. Plus I dont have to worry about anything breaking or cops.

Dang dude! "I want to be an airborne ranger; I want to live a life of danger!"...indeed! hahaha

 

[Sarge104]

I’m giving her all she’s got Captain!

It was actually really smooth and mellow getting there and maintaining speed. felt like I was going 60.

Also noted that cruise control will max out at 110...

Pretty easy to get to that governed limit but fun sometimes...The music playing on the side there, am I missing a function on the xm radio to display that info?

Looking forward to the chance to finally take mine to the quarter mile track this summer!

 

[Phik]

It's no match for a real performance car, but it beats any average commuter-mobile, even the 'sporty' ones.
I took it on the autobahn a few times when I was stationed over there and it surprised all the BMWs, of course, they flew past me once they recovered from their surprise, but it was funny to throw them for a loop. They are used to seeing gutless diesel Rangers, and their 10 second 60 times.

 

[jlmotox]

Pretty easy to get to that governed limit but fun sometimes...The music playing on the side there, am I missing a function on the xm radio to display that info?

Looking forward to the chance to finally take mine to the quarter mile track this summer!

Running Apple car play which shows songs on the right side, I think XM does that too but not sure, Hardly ever use XM...

Super easy to get there, Was on a long straight 10+ miles with no one insight doing 80 and just gave it a little more throttle and was doing 110 just like that! was probably less than 1/4 throttle. lol

 

[jlmotox]

Hope there's 2 hands on the wheel at that speed!
I myself am guilty of driving speed limit and only speed limit. Ive found through 8 speeding tickets, 2 wreckless endangerment tickets and a street racing ticket that it weighs heavy on the wallet. The nicer I drive the more mpg I get which equals to more money in my pocket. Plus I dont have to worry about anything breaking or cops.

2 hands, LOL yea something like that.

Sounds like you are not very good at watching for cops when driving!

 

[Enitan]

I live 1 mile up a 11° hill according to my off-road sensors. There’s a bridge 1/3 (start of bridge) ending at about 1/2 mile up it.... every time on a fresh fill I open er right up and let the horses run. Best run so far is 82mph up the incline as tears go from bridge to road.

Two things about this truck I’ve learned:
1) she loves premium
2) she loves when you stomp on the gas pedal

 

[DBRanger]

I drive mine like I stole it, but it's a lease, so I'm not overly concerned.

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