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This all seems like way too much of a pain in the ass to save a dollar or two. I just register for an appointment online, pull into the dealer quick lane, free coffee & donuts, 30-40 min later oil done, no warranty issues because Ford did all the work.

all of your concerns have been addressed through the years on this forum. I don't know how well the search option works here, but I'll see what I can dig up. You too can try it for yourself.

You don't even really need to go to Luxury brands like that. I've seen Trailblazer SS' and SRT Cherokee's hitting 12's without much effort.

That's a dealer add on kill switch. Most dealers try to throw these in the sale for extra money. I make sure they yank that shit out before signing papers.

Good to hear! It gives us more ammo to tell dealers of possible problems, before they go around throwing parts at the wrong problem.

I'm thinking it only has a K&N filter on it, not turbo'd. Plus, the major problem would be the tranny with any big power adders.

Food for thought. We run 0W-20 in our drag race engine. We want the oil thin as possible to make the most horsepower. We've had zero engines failures due to lack lubrication. So if a 1,100 hp engine can handle 0w I totally trust 5-20 in my Edge.

Nothing you will ever see.

I have Magnaflow on mine and they do have it for AWD.

Heads up for anybody in california. Starting this January we will start CARB4 gasoline. This will require the ethanol to be 10% of the fuel (along with ultra low sulfur and benzene content). EXPECT your mileage to drop. Tough to say how much, but it definitely will. This will also make it extremely difficult for refinerys to make. Expect the cost of fuel to rise a bit also. You can thank, California Air Resources Board.... not the refinerys

Are you hand calculating the MPG or going off the computer? Reset the MPG meter every time you fill up. I can't get my Edge below 17mpg and I drive it very rough.

Thanks for the info Lex. I'll definitely get some padding in the area that might get hit when the rack is straight up and not tilted away. Just in case it happens again (which I'm sure it will). Refresh, keep us updated on the touch-up job once you're done.

Damn that sucks. I got real lucky this past weekend. I had my Thule bike rack on the hitch and accidently hit the powerliftgate also. It banged hard against the rack and went back down. I freaked out and immediately checked for damage. Luckly nothing happened. It hit right at the handle for the liftgate. I don't know how it didn't get scratched or damaged. Hopefully you get get the scratches out w/out having to repaint it.

No, you can't change tranny shifting. They said the stock tranny and shifting will be able to hold the power. I honestly didn't get a chance to run the 87 tune. I was full of 91 and only got 1 day of playing time before I returned it back to "stock" because of the tranny code it was throwing (everything is fine when returned to stock).

I have the Thule 4 bike rack (it was $240). It fits three full suspension mountain bikes no problem. 4 bikes would be pushing it. I don't think they have a tire mount rack larger than two bikes for the class2 hitch?