Last year my in laws gifted my wife a 2008 Tahoe. It is a 4x4 5.3L LT with the AFM. She drove it for the last year and never warmed up to it. It currently has 99,000 miles on the odometer. My father-in-law is OCD about his vehicle maintenance. It is in mint condition other than a few light scuffs and scratches from my mother-in-law using it as a daily driver. He even put brand new tires on it before they gave it to us. The 4x4 was used in the winter up in their area, they got a little bit colder rougher weather up in the North Texas panhandle than we do down in South Texas. The 4x4 is in great shape. The automatic transmission fluid is still a light clean pink color. It already has a transmission cooler.
My wife decided she wanted to go back to a small car and settled on a 2014 Mustang Convertible. We traded in my 2008 Sport Trac and got an insane deal for both the trade in and Mustang.
I have been going through this forum and got the Range AFM delete module that was recommended. Before installing the module it was getting 14.5mpg. Now, it is averaging 16.1mpg. I am scratching my head trying to figure that one out.
Before installing the module last month, my father-in-law warned us it was using a quart of oil every 2,000 miles. I went ahead and at the next oil change put in a quart of Lucas oil and it stopped using oil all together. It is due for an oil change next week so I am going to leave out the Lucas Oil and see if the AFM delete module fixed that issue.
I also got a killer deal on the Jet Power Control Module off Amazon for a used unit for $126. It was easy to install. I noticed a bit improvement in performance and smoother shifting. Nothing amazing just a general feel of improvement. It has a bit more power when merging onto the freeway and when passing. There were several great reviews so I figured at $126 when a new one was $225 or more, I would give it a shot. I got the module in and it was still sealed in the factory plastic. It was an open box special from the warehouse.
I am using it as a daily driver and don't plan on hot rodding or a ton of off-roading. I am going to get the windows tinted just because it is freakin' hot here in South Texas and I miss the tinting on my Sport Trac. Other than that, I think I got it about where I want it for the time being. I noticed the windshield wipers are a bit different but that is no big deal. I am thinking about installing an oil catch can.
The left channel on the stereo is out, I believe it is an issue with the Bose Amp, not an emergency to fix yet. I'll take it to Mother's Window tint so they can troubleshoot the stereo while getting the windows tinted.
I saw the wireless charging mod for the center console lid and that was pretty slick. I am going to do that when I get the time. I was wondering if there are any other must have's cannot live without mods or accessories that would be helpful.
My wife decided she wanted to go back to a small car and settled on a 2014 Mustang Convertible. We traded in my 2008 Sport Trac and got an insane deal for both the trade in and Mustang.
I have been going through this forum and got the Range AFM delete module that was recommended. Before installing the module it was getting 14.5mpg. Now, it is averaging 16.1mpg. I am scratching my head trying to figure that one out.
Before installing the module last month, my father-in-law warned us it was using a quart of oil every 2,000 miles. I went ahead and at the next oil change put in a quart of Lucas oil and it stopped using oil all together. It is due for an oil change next week so I am going to leave out the Lucas Oil and see if the AFM delete module fixed that issue.
I also got a killer deal on the Jet Power Control Module off Amazon for a used unit for $126. It was easy to install. I noticed a bit improvement in performance and smoother shifting. Nothing amazing just a general feel of improvement. It has a bit more power when merging onto the freeway and when passing. There were several great reviews so I figured at $126 when a new one was $225 or more, I would give it a shot. I got the module in and it was still sealed in the factory plastic. It was an open box special from the warehouse.
I am using it as a daily driver and don't plan on hot rodding or a ton of off-roading. I am going to get the windows tinted just because it is freakin' hot here in South Texas and I miss the tinting on my Sport Trac. Other than that, I think I got it about where I want it for the time being. I noticed the windshield wipers are a bit different but that is no big deal. I am thinking about installing an oil catch can.
The left channel on the stereo is out, I believe it is an issue with the Bose Amp, not an emergency to fix yet. I'll take it to Mother's Window tint so they can troubleshoot the stereo while getting the windows tinted.
I saw the wireless charging mod for the center console lid and that was pretty slick. I am going to do that when I get the time. I was wondering if there are any other must have's cannot live without mods or accessories that would be helpful.
