Drive it like you Stole it.

[Chops]

Does anyone else in here find themselves putting your lobo in sport mode all the time? I love this little truck its so fun to drive and even stock handles so well. I have the burger JB4 tuner on mine and i find my self constantly filling with 4 gals of E85 and topping it off with 91. I wish we had 93 out of the pump here in central cali but california gas is crap. The truck is fun to blast around town and even funner when i head up to the mountains and rail it around corners. I cant wait to do some suspension mods to help handling a little more. I have 3500 miles on it just did a full service…

There aren’t that many Lobo owners on the forum - so even posting on the “Lobo” sub forum will bring out useful info that is not really Lobo specific

I do plan to do an early RDU fluid change like you did - followed by the PTU and transmission. They take a bit more stress on the Lobo (&Tremor?) than the “normal” EB powertrain. Especially when continually driving in Sport Mode like we both do yay!

I’m seriously considering the Ford Performance Garage intercooler upgrade for my Lobo. Living in the desert I hope to notice the couple extra horsepowers

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[Brentw59]

Never could figure why some never exceed 3000 rpm, then complain about carbon buildup and turbo problems!
Mind explaining "Replaced stock oils with ams" has me thinking Amsoil. I have a Tremor ordered and use Amsoil in my 2017 F150 but Amsoil SS at my last change did not have the latest specification listed WSS-M2C971-A1.

Yeah Amsoil.

 

[Brentw59]

Sad to say I have the GPF on my truck. Some of the exhausts on the market won’t work with it according to the manufacturers. They say it will throw a code. I contacted a few manufacturers of GPF deletes just like the O2 deletes on the market but no plans on making one for the Mav yet. I’m really curious about the ford turbo upgrade when it comes out they say it will be CARB legal. Here in Cali I have to play it safe or no smog cert. I will probably lean towards more handling upgrades for now. Getting on the freeway and it’s one the tight loops that’s banked perfect I love to hammer the throttle and watch my wife try to hold on. This truck reminds me of my 91 Honda Civic Hatch I had setup for SCCA. Just plain fun. Oh there is a guy that sells those little add on plugs for the bed of the truck that let you charge your phone or whatever and they are fast charge. I tossed him some money and bought 3 1 for me 2 for my uncle. I wasn’t sure if I would ever use them but nice to have. Today the wife and I used it. We take my Dad bowling on Sat and Sun. When we got there I backed the truck up so we could sit on the tailgate and she noticed she forgot to charge her phone as usual. So I grabbed the cord and we plugged it in and charged it while waiting for the bowling alley to open. Shit worked great. I think it will come in handy charging my drone and GoPro also.

 

[Chops]

Sad to say I have the GPF on my truck. Some of the exhausts on the market won’t work with it according to the manufacturers. They say it will throw a code. I contacted a few manufacturers of GPF deletes just like the O2 deletes on the market but no plans on making one for the Mav yet. I’m really curious about the ford turbo upgrade when it comes out they say it will be CARB legal. Here in Cali I have to play it safe or no smog cert. I will probably lean towards more handling upgrades for now. Getting on the freeway and it’s one the tight loops that’s banked perfect I love to hammer the throttle and watch my wife try to hold on. This truck reminds me of my 91 Honda Civic Hatch I had setup for SCCA. Just plain fun. Oh there is a guy that sells those little add on plugs for the bed of the truck that let you charge your phone or whatever and they are fast charge. I tossed him some money and bought 3 1 for me 2 for my uncle. I wasn’t sure if I would ever use them but nice to have. Today the wife and I used it. We take my Dad bowling on Sat and Sun. When we got there I backed the truck up so we could sit on the tailgate and she noticed she forgot to charge her phone as usual. So I grabbed the cord and we plugged it in and charged it while waiting for the bowling alley to open. Shit worked great. I think it will come in handy charging my drone and GoPro also.

I’m sure the Ford Performance Exhaust would work fine. It is made for the the MY 2025 & 2026 that have GPF’s.

Almost all (all?) aftermarket catbacks mount well behind the CAT/GPF. Can’t imagine they would throw a code - but may be illegal in CA.

I think the GPF is just another reason to do Italian Tuneups more often to burn the soot! That is a plus in my book

 

[Fcnrwy]

Hey, I like my porch.

Around MY Area, I Don't Like Tickets either..

Jerry

 

[Meeka]

Put the thing in Low, button on the dial.
I can hit and hold 5,000 at sane safe speeds.
Pulling up to 5k is so fracking fun !
Sport mode is handy when not in Low.

But it’s only ONE GEAR, Low!

 

[Cherokee]

Doing your Italian tuneups @ 5000 rpm, you don’t keep the rpm’s up that high for long, or does “Pepper” like it long! Seriously tho, 5-10 seconds?

5, 10, 15 seconds then throttle back and repeat several times.
The object of the game is to burn carbon.
I’m not sure if holding 5200 is as important as repeating full acceleration.

Another fun thing s being first at a light and standing on it up to the speed limit.
I’ve got one stop light I can go WOT to 60-65 mph.

The fun part about that is the people who try and hang with me or go past me.
Most everyone gives up about 50-55 in the sixty zone.
Wimps.
Or they don’t want to be seen getting whipped by a 4 banger. :’P

 

[Chops]

Another fun thing s being first at a light and standing on it up to the speed limit.
I’ve got one stop light I can go WOT to 60-65 mph.

The fun part about that is the people who try and hang with me or go past me.
Most everyone gives up about 50-55 in the sixty zone.
Wimps.
Or they don’t want to be seen getting whipped by a 4 banger. :’P

I envy your aggressiveness! I’m always in last place leaving the stoplight. Timid because stop light T-Bones are not uncommon in my neck of the woods.

I do have a favorite 4-Way stop sign on a 50mph speed limit road however. Make sure coast is clear right, left, and forward - then go WOT until 65mph+. So much fun

Sometimes the ECU/TCU will upshift before I do with my paddles in manual mode. Oh well - they know best I guess.

Occasionally it will prevent me from downshifting when the rev match is too high The gear indicator turns red meaning “no money shifts allowed big fella”
Anyway, I usually let the ECU/TCU do all my downshifts. Sequentially - it does not skip gears.

 

[Cherokee]

I envy your aggressiveness! I’m always in last place leaving the stoplight. Timid because stop light T-Bones are not uncommon in my neck of the woods.

I do have a favorite 4-Way stop sign on a 50mph speed limit road however. Make sure coast is clear right, left, and forward - then go WOT until 65mph+. So much fun

That light, my favorite light, it’s all alone. Next light is about SIX MILES down the four lane.
No chance of a T-Bone. Except for deer. They get hit often, 1 or 2 a week sometimes.
I am only aggressive during an Italian tune up and drive sane and safe everywhere else.

When I find myself in a crowd of ten cars I feel like I’m in the city, I’m in the boonies.
When that happens I will sometimes fade to the rear and sometimes respectfully move ahead of a group.
The speed limit is sixty and we all do what our police do.
We keep it under 70
:’P

 

[gsglassm]

Does anyone else in here find themselves putting your lobo in sport mode all the time? I love this little truck its so fun to drive and even stock handles so well. I have the burger JB4 tuner on mine and i find my self constantly filling with 4 gals of E85 and topping it off with 91. I wish we had 93 out of the pump here in central cali but california gas is crap. The truck is fun to blast around town and even funner when i head up to the mountains and rail it around corners. I cant wait to do some suspension mods to help handling a little more. I have 3500 miles on it just did a full service. Replaced stock oils with ams except for the RDU that went back stock. Both RDU and PTU were underfilled so I got the levels filled correctly. My wife drove the truck to work the week before i changed oils she seems to think its smother now. I might do a full goodwin upgrade and I am thinking about doing the EV Mustang Brake swap. I'll wait on the tires I am having fun wearing these out.

Are there any upgrades you have done to your Lobo that have been a must? Something changed or upgraded and thought ..... shit thats way better.

You can run E85 in your Maverick LOBO?????

 

[NIKwithoutaC]

I don't use Sport mode often, but I do use Lobo mode, at least briefly, almost every time I drive it. If I'm gonna send it, I'm gonna FULL send it.

Yes, I drive my Lobo exclusively in Sport Mode. Not only does it automatically disable the start/start - it turns the “fake” AWD into a “Subaru Full Time” torque vectoring AWD.

I also drive my Lobo exclusively in “M” using the paddle shifters. Driving in Sport & using paddles is the way the Maverick Lobo was meant to be driven.

I'm assuming you never use the radio, then...? The engines in these trucks are so quiet and smooth, there just isn't enough feedback IMO. On more than one occasion, I have forgotten I was in manual mode until I looked down and realized the engine was hanging at 4500 RPM I say this as someone who has owned at least one stick shift vehicle for the last 24 years straight.

 

[Chops]

I'm assuming you never use the radio, then...? The engines in these trucks are so quiet and smooth, there just isn't enough feedback IMO. On more than one occasion, I have forgotten I was in manual mode until I looked down and realized the engine was hanging at 4500 RPM I say this as someone who has owned at least one stick shift vehicle for the last 24 years straight.

You are correct sir - I never use my radio. Only sounds coming from my speakers are Siri’s directions & fake engine noise.

My Borla Catback also gives me ample feedback on where my revs are. No need to even look at my puny pencil thin tach.

Agree that the OEM exhaust system is very dialed in to be quiet. Nice muffler and a secondary Helmholtz Resonator. That had to go

 

[SorryDad]

Yes, I drive my Lobo exclusively in Sport Mode. Not only does it automatically disable the start/start - it turns the “fake” AWD into a “Subaru Full Time” torque vectoring AWD.

To quote Johnny Carson, "I did not know that!" I'm going to start driving mine more often in Sport - best of both worlds! (From a former Subaru owner.)

 

[SorryDad]

Or they don’t want to be seen getting whipped by a 4 banger. :’P

Yeah - had a guy driving a Ram pickup who claimed I had "cut him off" at the stop light we both were in (no such thing). Wasn't aware of it until a few miles down the road I was filling up that he pulled into the parking lot and was calling me a "kahk s-uh-ker" for cutting him off. (Old dude, too - probably few years north of me.) Fortunately, we had a calm discussion and all ended well.

But yeah - I DID pull ahead, way forward of him. Any my 4 banger beat his Hemi. Ego - it'll get us in trouble every time.

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