brother rat
Member
- Joined
- Sep 6, 2010
- Messages
- 84
- Reaction score
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- Location
- Long Beach, CA
- Vehicle Year
- 1994
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 2.3L
- Transmission
- Automatic
Hi there. I'm currently driving a 2004 Sport Trac 2WD. It runs great, and I really like the vehicle. It is getting older, but only has about 130k miles.
The 4.0 SOHC has been a great motor, so far, if not slightly underpowered. Any recommendations on getting even a little more juice out of it? Bolt-ons? Tune?
Any reasonable bolt-on exhaust available that doesn't sound horrible? I'm in SoCal so the catalytic converters will remain in place.
I will probably end up replacing the rear end gears with a different ratio and maybe a torsen style diff. Recommendations there? Experience?
The foam in the seats is starting to disintegrate and the upholstery is wearing thin. Replacements? Seats from newer vehicles fit easily?
The only real issue I have right now is that after driving, in Park, the idle runs up to about 2500. No CEL. I'm thinking maybe just a dirty sensor somewhere. Is this a known issue?
I'm trying to think through what to do with the bed, or how to best utilize it. I have a small toolbox back there right now. I don't have the factory extender or cover. I've considered a camper shell and carpeting the bed. What have you guys found to be most useful and for what activities?
Thanks! I know some of these have been answered before. I've looked through a lot of threads. Being that the vehicle is old enough to have its own driver's license a lot of the info in those threads is outdated.
The 4.0 SOHC has been a great motor, so far, if not slightly underpowered. Any recommendations on getting even a little more juice out of it? Bolt-ons? Tune?
Any reasonable bolt-on exhaust available that doesn't sound horrible? I'm in SoCal so the catalytic converters will remain in place.
I will probably end up replacing the rear end gears with a different ratio and maybe a torsen style diff. Recommendations there? Experience?
The foam in the seats is starting to disintegrate and the upholstery is wearing thin. Replacements? Seats from newer vehicles fit easily?
The only real issue I have right now is that after driving, in Park, the idle runs up to about 2500. No CEL. I'm thinking maybe just a dirty sensor somewhere. Is this a known issue?
I'm trying to think through what to do with the bed, or how to best utilize it. I have a small toolbox back there right now. I don't have the factory extender or cover. I've considered a camper shell and carpeting the bed. What have you guys found to be most useful and for what activities?
Thanks! I know some of these have been answered before. I've looked through a lot of threads. Being that the vehicle is old enough to have its own driver's license a lot of the info in those threads is outdated.