Junkyard_Mad-Scientist
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as in... Betty White?
Forget the 13s you have some work to get her into the teens lol. Lemme guess, 4.56 gears? 4.88s?
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SM105K
Streetlight Grand Prix Champ/ IG @fafomotorsports
At this point, yes. I didn't even want to drive 5 miles to work yesterday or today.
SM105K
Streetlight Grand Prix Champ/ IG @fafomotorsports
Haha exactly! Betty White.
Yes, she has 4.88's in the rear. I am already looking at GearVendors Overdrives. Long freeway trips (which I plan for this truck) are going to be painful if I can't get up to 75 mph with out spinning the motor 2750 RPM. Redline starts at 3200 rpm. So yeah....
SM105K
Streetlight Grand Prix Champ/ IG @fafomotorsports
Alrighty,
So here is the story of my whirlwind driving marathon.
My daughter flew up with my mother to Montana. She got to spend a couple of weeks up North which I believe was nice for her. I was going to fly, but a couple of things hung me up, and I decided drive up and pick her up. Left at 11 pm on a Thursday, drove straight through 1100 miles, and arrived 1 pm on Friday. Stayed a couple of days and then left at 4 am on Sunday, and arrived at 4:45 pm that afternoon.
Long story short, 2300 miles later, I got there and back daughter in tow with little too no issues.
I didn't get any pictures of Montana when I went up there, which is kinda disappointing. However I did get a cool picture of The Grand Tetons while I was driving back at sunrise.
So here is the story of my whirlwind driving marathon.
My daughter flew up with my mother to Montana. She got to spend a couple of weeks up North which I believe was nice for her. I was going to fly, but a couple of things hung me up, and I decided drive up and pick her up. Left at 11 pm on a Thursday, drove straight through 1100 miles, and arrived 1 pm on Friday. Stayed a couple of days and then left at 4 am on Sunday, and arrived at 4:45 pm that afternoon.
Long story short, 2300 miles later, I got there and back daughter in tow with little too no issues.
I didn't get any pictures of Montana when I went up there, which is kinda disappointing. However I did get a cool picture of The Grand Tetons while I was driving back at sunrise.
SM105K
Streetlight Grand Prix Champ/ IG @fafomotorsports
Travels continued.....
I worked a couple of days, then jumped a flight from Phoenix to Ontario CA. Rented a car and then headed up to Apple Valley for the night. Next morning at 4 am I got on the road to Lake Isabella 149 miles and 3 hours away. I met my cousin and we went out to the truck. I checked all of the fluids, and everything looked great. We got the keys and went to start it. It cranked over twice and the batteries died. Sitting for a couple of months will do that. We needed both his truck and my rental car with two pairs of jumper cables, but in the end the old 7.3 fired up. The truck was dusty and dirty from sitting, but overall in great shape. I walked around with a plethora of keys and figured out which ones where for the camper and which ones were for the truck and utility boxes. We did the paperwork, and I paid him.
I did take some short videos. I will hopefully post them sooner than later.
I kicked the tires, plugged in my Edge Insight CTS3, set my PIDS, said good bye to my cousin hit the road. I had a little more then 3/4 quarters of my 40 gallon tank of fuel, and the trip odometer said 74 miles. I had to travel to Palmdale to Lance Campers just confirm that the 4 bolts were the mounting bolts for the camper. I noticed the ole girl rides pretty rigid. Even though the weight of the camper really doesn't effect driving her, she is pretty slow. However at 13K ish lbs and having a sail attached to the truck, you really don't want to do anything in a hurry. The truck from what I can see is bone stock, with 4.88 gears, a 3200 rpm redline, and a 4 speed overdrive with a locking convertor set up.....65 mph is the fastest that I was comfortable with. It isn't the speed, because the truck is incredibly stable, it is the engine rpm that is quite bothersome for myself. Driving at a sustained 65 mph it nets me a 2450 rpms. At 70 it is closer to 2600 rpms. Needless to say, this set up is slow. On the plus side, I will never get a speeding ticket. LOL. I am already looking at options because 65 mph is not going to cut it with how much freeway miles I plan on driving with her.
Two and a half hours later and 159 miles later I arrived in Palmdale. The gentlemen at Lance confirmed that those were the only bolts, and said all seems to be well. Since I didn't know what tire pressures my tires were at (I just kicked them), I went to the closest tire shop. They worked quickly and I requested that all tires be a square 100 psi. All were in the 85 to 100 psi range so that was nice to see. Back on the road to a fuel station. I have Citi Bank AA card, and I usually only try to get gas at Shell stations (loyalty points for future airline status). Fuel level was sitting right between half and 1/4 quarter. Diesel was $5.19 a gallon and the truck took 26 gallons. 159+74= 233/26= 8.9 mpg. That seemed about right. The $134 fuel bill was kinda effed, (another reason I hate Dumbfuckistan) but you gotta pay to play right?
So I hit the road from Palmdale to Spring Valley Lake about sixty miles away. I headed to my buddies house because I wanted to install an EGT probe and a IAT2 (post Intercooler) probe so I had more information pertaining to the truck on the journey back. We got those installed. I will have a dedicated post with a couple of more pictures later to show how we installed the probes and sensors and what they look like on the CTS3.
I bid him ado, and hit the road back to Phoenix at 830 pm. The drive from his house to the next Shell station was at the AZ border was 230 miles. I averaged right at 65 mph, temps looked great, and the truck was running 1 to 2 psi of boost sustained. The trucks drives well, and doesn't really wonder around. I arrived with just a little over 1/4 tank and 293 miles on the trip odometer. Truck took 26 gallons at $3.34 a gallon for $86.84 (way better than $134) and 293/26=11.26 mpg. I was pretty stoked. The truck got better mileage on the freeway, and the trip was going well. I was making great time, and the truck was running great. However, I knew there was a monsoon happening in AZ (I was watching lightining in the distance and my GF told me it was destination effed at the house). What I didn't realize my drive was about to become one of the most miserable, most expensive, 130 mile, four and half hour drives I have ever experienced.
Back on the road at 1130 pm. Hoping to be home by 2 am. As soon I got about 15 miles down the road, I got hit with a 30 mph head wind and would then shift to the right side of the truck and back to the front. This was further exacerbated by passing big rigs. The wind would try to push me left, the big rig truck would push me back right, the trailer would pull me back left. So I was constant fight with passing big rigs and gusting winds when they weren't passing me. Needless to say I was on the wheel, white knuckled, and starting to really get exhausted. I had to stop four times. I need to just get out of the truck, and walk around to try to wake myself back up. After a long 4.5 hours and 130 miles I was finally home at 4 am ish, exactly 24 hours when my trip started. I just put the truck right in front of my house, looked at the fuel gauge sitting at 1/4 of a tank, briefly cried, walked in and went to sleep.
Over the course of that 130 miles I made the truck run a sustained 60 mph into the wind, and it was constantly in 7 to 8 psi of boost to sustain that mph. It rewarded me with 130 miles and another 29 gallon fill up at $3.85 a gallon for an average of 4.48 mpg and another $111.65.
So in 24 hours:
Miles driven In Rental: 149 miles
Miles driven in Truck: 509 miles
Miles total driven: 658 miles
Gallons drank by Truck: 13* + 26 + 29 = 68 gallons
Total Fuel Spend: $331.65
Total MPG: 7.5 mpg.
The * I denoted that the truck already had a 3/4 quarters of a tank, and I only factored in half of the fuel used for the first stop.
I worked a couple of days, then jumped a flight from Phoenix to Ontario CA. Rented a car and then headed up to Apple Valley for the night. Next morning at 4 am I got on the road to Lake Isabella 149 miles and 3 hours away. I met my cousin and we went out to the truck. I checked all of the fluids, and everything looked great. We got the keys and went to start it. It cranked over twice and the batteries died. Sitting for a couple of months will do that. We needed both his truck and my rental car with two pairs of jumper cables, but in the end the old 7.3 fired up. The truck was dusty and dirty from sitting, but overall in great shape. I walked around with a plethora of keys and figured out which ones where for the camper and which ones were for the truck and utility boxes. We did the paperwork, and I paid him.
I did take some short videos. I will hopefully post them sooner than later.
I kicked the tires, plugged in my Edge Insight CTS3, set my PIDS, said good bye to my cousin hit the road. I had a little more then 3/4 quarters of my 40 gallon tank of fuel, and the trip odometer said 74 miles. I had to travel to Palmdale to Lance Campers just confirm that the 4 bolts were the mounting bolts for the camper. I noticed the ole girl rides pretty rigid. Even though the weight of the camper really doesn't effect driving her, she is pretty slow. However at 13K ish lbs and having a sail attached to the truck, you really don't want to do anything in a hurry. The truck from what I can see is bone stock, with 4.88 gears, a 3200 rpm redline, and a 4 speed overdrive with a locking convertor set up.....65 mph is the fastest that I was comfortable with. It isn't the speed, because the truck is incredibly stable, it is the engine rpm that is quite bothersome for myself. Driving at a sustained 65 mph it nets me a 2450 rpms. At 70 it is closer to 2600 rpms. Needless to say, this set up is slow. On the plus side, I will never get a speeding ticket. LOL. I am already looking at options because 65 mph is not going to cut it with how much freeway miles I plan on driving with her.
Two and a half hours later and 159 miles later I arrived in Palmdale. The gentlemen at Lance confirmed that those were the only bolts, and said all seems to be well. Since I didn't know what tire pressures my tires were at (I just kicked them), I went to the closest tire shop. They worked quickly and I requested that all tires be a square 100 psi. All were in the 85 to 100 psi range so that was nice to see. Back on the road to a fuel station. I have Citi Bank AA card, and I usually only try to get gas at Shell stations (loyalty points for future airline status). Fuel level was sitting right between half and 1/4 quarter. Diesel was $5.19 a gallon and the truck took 26 gallons. 159+74= 233/26= 8.9 mpg. That seemed about right. The $134 fuel bill was kinda effed, (another reason I hate Dumbfuckistan) but you gotta pay to play right?
So I hit the road from Palmdale to Spring Valley Lake about sixty miles away. I headed to my buddies house because I wanted to install an EGT probe and a IAT2 (post Intercooler) probe so I had more information pertaining to the truck on the journey back. We got those installed. I will have a dedicated post with a couple of more pictures later to show how we installed the probes and sensors and what they look like on the CTS3.
I bid him ado, and hit the road back to Phoenix at 830 pm. The drive from his house to the next Shell station was at the AZ border was 230 miles. I averaged right at 65 mph, temps looked great, and the truck was running 1 to 2 psi of boost sustained. The trucks drives well, and doesn't really wonder around. I arrived with just a little over 1/4 tank and 293 miles on the trip odometer. Truck took 26 gallons at $3.34 a gallon for $86.84 (way better than $134) and 293/26=11.26 mpg. I was pretty stoked. The truck got better mileage on the freeway, and the trip was going well. I was making great time, and the truck was running great. However, I knew there was a monsoon happening in AZ (I was watching lightining in the distance and my GF told me it was destination effed at the house). What I didn't realize my drive was about to become one of the most miserable, most expensive, 130 mile, four and half hour drives I have ever experienced.
Back on the road at 1130 pm. Hoping to be home by 2 am. As soon I got about 15 miles down the road, I got hit with a 30 mph head wind and would then shift to the right side of the truck and back to the front. This was further exacerbated by passing big rigs. The wind would try to push me left, the big rig truck would push me back right, the trailer would pull me back left. So I was constant fight with passing big rigs and gusting winds when they weren't passing me. Needless to say I was on the wheel, white knuckled, and starting to really get exhausted. I had to stop four times. I need to just get out of the truck, and walk around to try to wake myself back up. After a long 4.5 hours and 130 miles I was finally home at 4 am ish, exactly 24 hours when my trip started. I just put the truck right in front of my house, looked at the fuel gauge sitting at 1/4 of a tank, briefly cried, walked in and went to sleep.
Over the course of that 130 miles I made the truck run a sustained 60 mph into the wind, and it was constantly in 7 to 8 psi of boost to sustain that mph. It rewarded me with 130 miles and another 29 gallon fill up at $3.85 a gallon for an average of 4.48 mpg and another $111.65.
So in 24 hours:
Miles driven In Rental: 149 miles
Miles driven in Truck: 509 miles
Miles total driven: 658 miles
Gallons drank by Truck: 13* + 26 + 29 = 68 gallons
Total Fuel Spend: $331.65
Total MPG: 7.5 mpg.
The * I denoted that the truck already had a 3/4 quarters of a tank, and I only factored in half of the fuel used for the first stop.
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<eats popcorn> I feel like this is a Lifetime made for men drama of the life towing w/ F450 GVWR, and adventures of Eaton. let me get my hankie...
I also bet he hit the character limit with this post...
I also bet he hit the character limit with this post...
dallsbeep
Member
700$ and two shipped windows to Alaska later....
Was kind of bummed. Spent a long time finding two front windows that were tinted from salvage. They looked ok in pictures but when I got them windows were in good shape but the tint on them was crinkled and scratched. Was kind of annoying. Removed it and the windows are in great shape. They look much better than what I had on but...I liked the tint
My trunk is leaking again. It's like a hydra. I stop one, and 2 more leaks show up. I have pretty much given up on putting anything of value or interior back because it's never bone dry back there FML
Will be swapping backup camera soon. Bought the wrong one first of course as this one is mounted under spoiler not by Ford emblem. Got the right one in the mail and looks like it might be a bear to unclip from housing so got second housing in case I destroy the first one. I plugged it in a and it's nice and crisp.
After that it's ptu fluids change, transmission flush, coolant flush coming up and then hopefully I can snag a GH intercooler and tune power pack. I am super excited to see what she feels like after that.
Was kind of bummed. Spent a long time finding two front windows that were tinted from salvage. They looked ok in pictures but when I got them windows were in good shape but the tint on them was crinkled and scratched. Was kind of annoying. Removed it and the windows are in great shape. They look much better than what I had on but...I liked the tint
My trunk is leaking again. It's like a hydra. I stop one, and 2 more leaks show up. I have pretty much given up on putting anything of value or interior back because it's never bone dry back there FML
Will be swapping backup camera soon. Bought the wrong one first of course as this one is mounted under spoiler not by Ford emblem. Got the right one in the mail and looks like it might be a bear to unclip from housing so got second housing in case I destroy the first one. I plugged it in a and it's nice and crisp.
After that it's ptu fluids change, transmission flush, coolant flush coming up and then hopefully I can snag a GH intercooler and tune power pack. I am super excited to see what she feels like after that.
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Shame they didn't share that detail, but unless they said the tint was in good shape they will claim otherwise. looks good, to the tint yourself TBH. lots of vids on YT and you can practice in a piece of the glass I removed?
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had them been there, holy shites
dallsbeep
Member
Tried blacking out the grill. Not sure how I feel about it to be honest. In my defense I prefer the blue Ford logo to make it pop, but the badge itself is trashed so figured I'll order one eventually. I feel like it makes it look worse with fresh plastidip
dallsbeep
Member
Wrong thread. Deleted
SM105K
Streetlight Grand Prix Champ/ IG @fafomotorsports
I have had some horrendous injuries, and passing a kidney stone has been easily top 2 of the worst pain I have ever experienced.
yup, a friend told me childbirth of stones... she will drop more kids out...
luigisho
SHO Member
You get imaging done to see if there are more? Lithotripsy, if you can catch the stones early, might make things much easier if there are more or a next time.
Junkyard_Mad-Scientist
SHO Member
Thinking we need to change this threads name. "SM105Ks ownership and maintenance thread for SHOs and life" or "SM105Ks SHO Bible and coffee talk"
Haven't had kidney stones yet, had a gallbladder removed that the surgeon said "was completely full of spikey marbles" day later got hit with a hurricane and ripped my stitches doing a carb swap on my generator in 50mph winds lol.
When are we getting the captains log tapes?!? Or at least a nasty burn out video from Betty.
Haven't had kidney stones yet, had a gallbladder removed that the surgeon said "was completely full of spikey marbles" day later got hit with a hurricane and ripped my stitches doing a carb swap on my generator in 50mph winds lol.
When are we getting the captains log tapes?!? Or at least a nasty burn out video from Betty.
FrankK
SHO Member
Easton,
They can do an ultrasound and break the stones into tiny pieces making them easier to pass.
I have never had any myself but know a lot of people who have and I know it's not any fun.
They can do an ultrasound and break the stones into tiny pieces making them easier to pass.
I have never had any myself but know a lot of people who have and I know it's not any fun.
SM105K
Streetlight Grand Prix Champ/ IG @fafomotorsports
I have been pretty out of life. This is day 5 of passing this stone. It is between 4.5 and 5 mm still in my urater tract. I know it is not impacted, it is just taking it's sweet damn time. Between the nausea and waves of crippling back pain, I really haven't done much. I have gone into work for a couple of hours each day, and that is about it. I go home brace for the next waves of pain and try not to throw up. Shit sucks.
dude i am so with you.... and at the same time it brings back vivid memories of mine.
speaking of this was one of many until I had surgery: https://photos.app.goo.gl/fcwMazm6VzL49ryp9
SM105K
Streetlight Grand Prix Champ/ IG @fafomotorsports
I am sorry you have had to go through that numerous times. It isn't something you can easily describe, it has to be experienced to truly understand.
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