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*X24* · 07-14-2002, 09:29 PM

'98 XLT 4X4 SOHC

Mods:

Lowered 2"
Explorer Express rear swaybar with collets
Upgraded front swaybar bushings and end links
Monroe Reflex shocks
17X9 Cobra R's with 255/60 Pirelli Scorpion Z's
Flowmaster 50 series Dual Exhaust
KKM intake
Superchip
Clear corners
Billet grille
Custom bumper billet grille
1983 Mustang GT hood scoop/blister
All trim painted to match
Explorer Express X-Spec airdam
PIAA Pro 90's
Removed roof rack
Tinted windows
Remote starter (Ford silver system)

*X24* · 07-14-2002, 09:32 PM

OK how do you make the files small enough to fit on here?

*jimbo74* · 07-14-2002, 09:33 PM

shrink them to less than 100k in a propgram like photoshop

*X24* · 07-14-2002, 09:36 PM

Yeah, I have photoshop but I have no idea how to do that. I'm trying to figure it out as we speak.

jonny 5 · 07-14-2002, 09:57 PM

Under one of the menus, there is an option that says "Image Size..." reduce that and you can post them

*X24* · 07-14-2002, 10:05 PM

I must be doing something wrong. By the time I get it small enough its the size of my avatar. HELP!

*X24* · 07-14-2002, 10:09 PM

Ah hell, it's easier to link em.

*BonesDT* · 07-16-2002, 08:58 AM

looks phat! how do you like your intake, superchip, and exhaust? im lookin for the same things for mine

*X24* · 07-16-2002, 08:48 PM

Well I like the chip because it makes it shift so much better. I like the dual exhaust because it sounds nice and I like the intake I didnt really notice any difference. Something is killing my gas mileage tho. Either my exhaust or tires. I'm getting 16 around town and when I went to NC from NY I got 16 on the highway, so something isnt right.

*BonesDT* · 07-17-2002, 11:43 AM

i love your exhaust, 98FordX24. i want to do the exact same thing to mine but with a flowmaster 40. how much would it run me at a midas or name place (i don't want them to screw up)? is that what lowered your gas mileage? who makes those tips?

also, what company chip, sounds like a good one?

*X24* · 07-17-2002, 12:16 PM

I would recommend you go to a no name place and I think most people on this site would agree with me. It just seems like they put more heart into their work because they depend on their good quality reputation to make a living. I dont know who makes those tips. I just found a good local shop and saw some of the work he did, got some ideas off this board and told him what I wanted and picked out those tips. They are 3"x12" slash cut tips. I have some detailed pics of the exhaust under the truck but I still have no idea how to shrink these pics enough to post them. If you want to give me your email I'll send them to you. The chip is a superchip and I got it through the group buy in the group purchase forum.

*TwoToneX* · 07-17-2002, 12:30 PM

Very nice ride man. It's trucks like yours that make me want to get another X and street it out... How do you like the SOHC? Does it scoot pretty good after the mods? I REALLY like the rims, excellent choice...

On a side note: I agree; don't go to Midas, they don't do a good job, much less for the money they charge to do it

Find a good local place and get them to do it...

*BonesDT* · 07-17-2002, 01:10 PM

good point. but i live in NYC and i dont really think the cheap no name places have any pride at all. actually no place has pride here, they just want to chop up the job as fast as possible and scum enough money as they can out of you. i go to school in a suberb outside philadelphia though, ill do it at a no name there.

yea, i would def love those undercarriage pics, that would help me out big time. my email is: james.fitzgerald@villanova.edu

*X24* · 07-17-2002, 03:44 PM

Considering the weight of the truck the SOHC does an excellent job. As for the mods... I think the chip makes the biggest difference in speed because of the firmer shifts. I plan on running it down the track a few times just for sh!ts and giggles. I'm gonna go up with a friend of mine who has a 12 second Dakota R/T. I'll be lucky if I finish 3 seconds behind him.

Anyway, thanks for all the compliments guys!

*X24* · 07-17-2002, 11:07 PM

Bones... I put those pics on my picture page so just click the link in my sig. and you should find them in there.

07-14-2002, 09:32 PM	#2
X24 RAMajama Pleasant Valley, NY 05 RAM 2500 TURBO DIESEL Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 4,995 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	OK how do you make the files small enough to fit on here? __________________ X24's Page 1998 XLT - PICS -- MORE PICS -- My Email 2004 MXZ REV 600HO

07-14-2002, 09:33 PM	#3
jimbo74 Elite Ranger NorCal 98 XLT Supercab 4x2 Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 17,902 Vehicle Specs*	shrink them to less than 100k in a propgram like photoshop __________________ My Truck

07-14-2002, 09:36 PM	#4
X24 RAMajama Pleasant Valley, NY 05 RAM 2500 TURBO DIESEL Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 4,995 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Yeah, I have photoshop but I have no idea how to do that. I'm trying to figure it out as we speak. __________________ X24's Page 1998 XLT - PICS -- MORE PICS -- My Email 2004 MXZ REV 600HO

07-14-2002, 09:57 PM	#5
jonny 5 Wannabe Elite Explorer Seekonk, MA 02771 (home), N. Dartmouth, MA (college) '98 XLT SOHC Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 919 Vehicle Specs	Under one of the menus, there is an option that says "Image Size..." reduce that and you can post them __________________ Westin Safari Bar, Bugdeflector II, Lund Windjammer, KKM, Edelbrock ISA shocks, custom painted vinyl.

07-14-2002, 10:05 PM	#6
X24 RAMajama Pleasant Valley, NY 05 RAM 2500 TURBO DIESEL Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 4,995 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	I must be doing something wrong. By the time I get it small enough its the size of my avatar. HELP! __________________ X24's Page 1998 XLT - PICS -- MORE PICS -- My Email 2004 MXZ REV 600HO

07-14-2002, 09:29 PM	#1
X24 RAMajama Pleasant Valley, NY 05 RAM 2500 TURBO DIESEL Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 4,995 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	X24 '98 XLT 4X4 SOHC Mods: Lowered 2" Explorer Express rear swaybar with collets Upgraded front swaybar bushings and end links Monroe Reflex shocks 17X9 Cobra R's with 255/60 Pirelli Scorpion Z's Flowmaster 50 series Dual Exhaust KKM intake Superchip Clear corners Billet grille Custom bumper billet grille 1983 Mustang GT hood scoop/blister All trim painted to match Explorer Express X-Spec airdam PIAA Pro 90's Removed roof rack Tinted windows Remote starter (Ford silver system) __________________ X24's Page 1998 XLT - PICS -- MORE PICS -- My Email 2004 MXZ REV 600HO Last edited by X24; 01-10-2004 at 07:04 PM.

07-14-2002, 10:09 PM	#7
X24 RAMajama Pleasant Valley, NY 05 RAM 2500 TURBO DIESEL Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 4,995 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Ah hell, it's easier to link em. __________________ X24's Page 1998 XLT - PICS -- MORE PICS -- My Email 2004 MXZ REV 600HO

07-16-2002, 08:58 AM	#8
BonesDT Elite Explorer Westchester, NY Red '99 Sport SOHC 4x4 Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,085 Vehicle Specs	looks phat! how do you like your intake, superchip, and exhaust? im lookin for the same things for mine __________________ Mazda M5OD-R1HD, Ranger FX4 shifter, BorgWarner 13-54 M, Aussie Locker rear, PA 3" body lift, 2" TT, Warrior shackles, hybrid leafs, Monroe Reflex, Goodyear DuraTrac 33x12.5x15, AR Mojave Teflon 15x8, Flowmaster Dual 40 Originals -> 50 SUV, Power Slot Cryo, Hawk LTS, Smittybilt Outland grille guard, APC clear lenses, Mustang FR500 steering wheel with Cobra airbag, Kenwood DNX9140, Valentine One, Dynamat Xtreme, Autel MaxiDiag US703 1989 Shelby Dakota Convertible 5-Speed under restoration

07-16-2002, 08:48 PM	#9
X24 RAMajama Pleasant Valley, NY 05 RAM 2500 TURBO DIESEL Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 4,995 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Well I like the chip because it makes it shift so much better. I like the dual exhaust because it sounds nice and I like the intake I didnt really notice any difference. Something is killing my gas mileage tho. Either my exhaust or tires. I'm getting 16 around town and when I went to NC from NY I got 16 on the highway, so something isnt right. __________________ X24's Page 1998 XLT - PICS -- MORE PICS -- My Email 2004 MXZ REV 600HO

07-17-2002, 11:43 AM	#10
BonesDT Elite Explorer Westchester, NY Red '99 Sport SOHC 4x4 Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,085 Vehicle Specs	i love your exhaust, 98FordX24. i want to do the exact same thing to mine but with a flowmaster 40. how much would it run me at a midas or name place (i don't want them to screw up)? is that what lowered your gas mileage? who makes those tips? also, what company chip, sounds like a good one? __________________ Mazda M5OD-R1HD, Ranger FX4 shifter, BorgWarner 13-54 M, Aussie Locker rear, PA 3" body lift, 2" TT, Warrior shackles, hybrid leafs, Monroe Reflex, Goodyear DuraTrac 33x12.5x15, AR Mojave Teflon 15x8, Flowmaster Dual 40 Originals -> 50 SUV, Power Slot Cryo, Hawk LTS, Smittybilt Outland grille guard, APC clear lenses, Mustang FR500 steering wheel with Cobra airbag, Kenwood DNX9140, Valentine One, Dynamat Xtreme, Autel MaxiDiag US703 1989 Shelby Dakota Convertible 5-Speed under restoration

07-17-2002, 12:16 PM	#11
X24 RAMajama Pleasant Valley, NY 05 RAM 2500 TURBO DIESEL Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 4,995 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	I would recommend you go to a no name place and I think most people on this site would agree with me. It just seems like they put more heart into their work because they depend on their good quality reputation to make a living. I dont know who makes those tips. I just found a good local shop and saw some of the work he did, got some ideas off this board and told him what I wanted and picked out those tips. They are 3"x12" slash cut tips. I have some detailed pics of the exhaust under the truck but I still have no idea how to shrink these pics enough to post them. If you want to give me your email I'll send them to you. The chip is a superchip and I got it through the group buy in the group purchase forum. __________________ X24's Page 1998 XLT - PICS -- MORE PICS -- My Email 2004 MXZ REV 600HO

07-17-2002, 12:30 PM	#12
TwoToneX my pockets hurt broomfield, co '90 XLT 4x4 Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,531 Vehicle Specs	Very nice ride man. It's trucks like yours that make me want to get another X and street it out... How do you like the SOHC? Does it scoot pretty good after the mods? I REALLY like the rims, excellent choice... On a side note: I agree; don't go to Midas, they don't do a good job, much less for the money they charge to do it Find a good local place and get them to do it... __________________ 6 tire doty '90 XLT 4x4 "Big Ugly" mug "Oh...and go Broncos. Yeah, go Broncos."

07-17-2002, 01:10 PM	#13
BonesDT Elite Explorer Westchester, NY Red '99 Sport SOHC 4x4 Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,085 Vehicle Specs	good point. but i live in NYC and i dont really think the cheap no name places have any pride at all. actually no place has pride here, they just want to chop up the job as fast as possible and scum enough money as they can out of you. i go to school in a suberb outside philadelphia though, ill do it at a no name there. yea, i would def love those undercarriage pics, that would help me out big time. my email is: james.fitzgerald@villanova.edu __________________ Mazda M5OD-R1HD, Ranger FX4 shifter, BorgWarner 13-54 M, Aussie Locker rear, PA 3" body lift, 2" TT, Warrior shackles, hybrid leafs, Monroe Reflex, Goodyear DuraTrac 33x12.5x15, AR Mojave Teflon 15x8, Flowmaster Dual 40 Originals -> 50 SUV, Power Slot Cryo, Hawk LTS, Smittybilt Outland grille guard, APC clear lenses, Mustang FR500 steering wheel with Cobra airbag, Kenwood DNX9140, Valentine One, Dynamat Xtreme, Autel MaxiDiag US703 1989 Shelby Dakota Convertible 5-Speed under restoration

07-17-2002, 03:44 PM	#14
X24 RAMajama Pleasant Valley, NY 05 RAM 2500 TURBO DIESEL Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 4,995 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Considering the weight of the truck the SOHC does an excellent job. As for the mods... I think the chip makes the biggest difference in speed because of the firmer shifts. I plan on running it down the track a few times just for sh!ts and giggles. I'm gonna go up with a friend of mine who has a 12 second Dakota R/T. I'll be lucky if I finish 3 seconds behind him. Anyway, thanks for all the compliments guys! __________________ X24's Page 1998 XLT - PICS -- MORE PICS -- My Email 2004 MXZ REV 600HO

07-17-2002, 11:07 PM	#15
X24 RAMajama Pleasant Valley, NY 05 RAM 2500 TURBO DIESEL Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 4,995 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Bones... I put those pics on my picture page so just click the link in my sig. and you should find them in there. __________________ X24's Page 1998 XLT - PICS -- MORE PICS -- My Email 2004 MXZ REV 600HO