WhiteLightningnshitshadow
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Ended up getting upgraded to a ccsb v8 2wd with 4k miles.
First I want to start by saying the 5.0 is the best engine. Having experience with the 3.5 and 2.7, ain't close. The responsiveness is great and the four cyl shift is great. Gas mileage was actually very good and only a hair lower than my
typical 2.7 mileage with careful driving. This thing is fast. Linear power bands are so underrated.
The driveshaft was a very different black painted 2pc connecting to the larger rear end. My truck is a bare aluminum thicker shaft to the smaller super 8.8 rear. The pinion seal was leaking pretty bad. Didn't stop the burning rubber lol.
Lots of rust on the brake fittings, rear axle, and some even showing on the frame holes. I assume this was a 23 because the software was ahead of my 22.
Lots of wheel hop.
I appreciated the Detroit map on the trim instead of the ugly 90s gray door trim mine has.
The transmission seemed smoother, but that mightve had to do with the significantly higher morning temps in Florida. My first shift of the day is a very rough 1st to 3rd. This truck was buttery.
The center console shifter is objectively cheap garbage, even compared to my 2014 mustang. It feels hollow, creaks, is awkward given the armrest position, and is huge which makes using selectshift very weird.
Also noticable was the stiffness of the turnsignal. About 50% of the actuations were very stiff and I can't explain it.
First I want to start by saying the 5.0 is the best engine. Having experience with the 3.5 and 2.7, ain't close. The responsiveness is great and the four cyl shift is great. Gas mileage was actually very good and only a hair lower than my
typical 2.7 mileage with careful driving. This thing is fast. Linear power bands are so underrated.
The driveshaft was a very different black painted 2pc connecting to the larger rear end. My truck is a bare aluminum thicker shaft to the smaller super 8.8 rear. The pinion seal was leaking pretty bad. Didn't stop the burning rubber lol.
Lots of rust on the brake fittings, rear axle, and some even showing on the frame holes. I assume this was a 23 because the software was ahead of my 22.
Lots of wheel hop.
I appreciated the Detroit map on the trim instead of the ugly 90s gray door trim mine has.
The transmission seemed smoother, but that mightve had to do with the significantly higher morning temps in Florida. My first shift of the day is a very rough 1st to 3rd. This truck was buttery.
The center console shifter is objectively cheap garbage, even compared to my 2014 mustang. It feels hollow, creaks, is awkward given the armrest position, and is huge which makes using selectshift very weird.
Also noticable was the stiffness of the turnsignal. About 50% of the actuations were very stiff and I can't explain it.
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