I'm hoping you get an answer to this. The 2.3L is completely new for '25 and there doesn't seem to be any options out there for intakes yet. It doesn't help that Ford didn't advertise this change at all.
You do not. There is an option for the Black Diamond Graphics Package that gives you a rocket stripe that says Black Diamond on it, but that's it.
Is this true? That's kinda wild.
'25 is the first year you can get a manual "Black Diamond" with the Mid Package.
I bought a '25 Big Bend with the Black Diamond Package a couple of months ago now. I am considering replacing my Big Bend badge with the now discontinued Black Diamond one (or the black Bronco script, but that's not relevant here).
My days in BMW circles have me very sensitive to up-badging, so...
I can't speak specifically to the Rough Country unit your talking about, but I did put a Borla axle-back that's been around a little while on my '25 2.3L and it fit as intended.
Against my better judgement, I'll weigh in here. Backpressure is never good downstream of the turbine. Upstream pressure is necessary, because the pressure difference across the turbine is what creates the flow to spin the thing.
There's no reason your new catback would cause you to lose power...
Here's a good first aid kit from a great company. It's made to mount on a MOLLE panel too. It's the cheapest I've ever seen it right now.
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I tried to recreate your problem in my 7MT after I read this yesterday. I can't detect even the slightest hitch on the R/C lockout if I'm pushing to left from 1st to 2nd. Your lockout may be misaligned. If it's anything like the last Ford I owned with a reverse lockout, the height of the shift...
Looks great. Same spec as mine I picked up last month. How do you like the Steeda spring?
The Black Appearance package includes the gloss black grill from the higher trim levels, among other black pieces.
This explains why the price seemed to be based on the location of the buyer. It seems odd that a couple of us in the SE were able to get the low price when it shipped from Ohio though. There must be very few warehouse this exhaust was sitting in.