How Many Miles Do You Have?

True dat! My son pulled the horn out of his 1999 XLT 3.0L. He did it specifically to get the throatier (is that even a word?) sound.
 
Awesome! Then you will know exactly what I'm talking about when I say "that red 'L' shaped thingy with the hook on one end that is right next to the hot oval box on the right side between the tires" right? LMAO :)
 
mhoward said:
The horn actually does two things. It quiets down the rush of air entering the air box AND it provides a SMOOTH airflow path for that air. When you remove the horn/snorkel (what a lot of forums call the "air box mod"), you are disrupting the air flow... it no longer has a smooth, curved surface to flow over and funnel the air into the box. Most likely, that is not increasing horsepower, but rather decreasing it. Only your dyno knows for sure! ;)
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...a third thing it does, as well.....it makes sure the engine sees cooler outside air.
When I pulled the horn off the airbox on my VW, I didn't notice a power increase, only a sonic one.
I then realized I was also pulling air from inside the engine bay, where the engine heat has more effect on the air the engine breathes in.
That snorkel leading to the outside is actually giving you a slight power increase (cold air is more dense, allows you to "stuff" more oxygen molecules into the cylinder and a get a "better" burn out of the fuel, blah, blah, blah...).
Never thought about the shape, though. That's pretty cool! -b


Dean
 
@DeanMk: That is also true of the air horn. The Rangers already have a cold air intake, which causes me to laugh when someone on one of the forums brags that he just installed a K&N cold air intake ($300 or so). The K&N unit actually turns your truck into a hot air intake, because of the design. But I digress; even with the air horn removed, it still catches the bulk of the air from the outside. I personally think the best bet is to leave the airbox alone... Ford did a good job designing it. :)
 
mhoward said:
@DeanMk: That is also true of the air horn. The Rangers already have a cold air intake, which causes me to laugh when someone on one of the forums brags that he just installed a K&N cold air intake ($300 or so). The K&N unit actually turns your truck into a hot air intake, because of the design. But I digress; even with the air horn removed, it still catches the bulk of the air from the outside. I personally think the best bet is to leave the airbox alone... Ford did a good job designing it. :)
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Yeah, most cars these days have a cold air intake.
You have to go back to the 70's to find one that doesn't.
Might look "anemic", but its actually a power builder.


Dean
 
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I'm the proud second owner of my 2002 Ranger XLT 4x4 extended cab. I know the first owner well and I was lucky that he took really good care of it. No off-roading or just doing stupid shit lol. I finally talked him into selling it to me after he hit 100,000 miles. It has close to 130,000 now and going super strong. I have never had it in the mountains,we have other vehicles for that and as most of you know,there is ALWAYS something seems to break in the mountains or if your lucky and get it home,you better inspect cause chances are something has developed a crack or a leak somewhere. I love my truck and wouldn't sell it for 7,500 hundred if anyone offered lol.
 
Airbourne said:
Picked up my 2011 2 months ago. 4.0 auto 2wd ext cab. Turned 37,000 miles yesterday :)
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37K over 9 years. That's a little over 4100 miles/year....I thought my mom didn't put many miles on her car. WOW!
In 20 years that truck is still going to be PRISTINE! -b
 
2000 XLT 2wd ,I had 211000+ then lost valve in #5 , was going to swap out motor when we found frame cracks. Could not get it welded ,so I sold it for parts
 
I bought in late fall 2003 with under 10,000 miles, put it on road in 2004, after retiring with 38 yrs, the time since it was garage kept
and serviced when needed, 4000 mile oil ,filter schedule. fuel system cleaner about every 4/5 fill ups. Spent all winter's in south
2 winters in Corpus Christi, 4 winters in Myrtle Beach,next 8 years in Gulf Shores,AL lot of highway miles. texas was about 2300
each way, myrtle was 1000 each way,gulf shores 1500 each way. I never "abused" it.
not sure how first owner treated it, but they did not wash it down,it seems, in the winter as there was rust issues due to heavy use of salt
on the roads up here in extreme new york state ,We are along the St. Lawrence river and that is border with Canada
 
James penrod said:
...rust issues due to heavy use of salt
on the roads up here...
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BINGO!
That's the answer, right here.
My dad taught me to make sure and wash under the car, as well as on top, because we salt the roads out here, too.
Also, apologies if it seemed my post was insinuating in any way.
I was just asking about the history of the truck.
 
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