Hi all,
I only got my SHO a few months ago and am really enjoying it, even a 90 octane tune with stock everything is a crazy fast car!
Torrie at Unleashed does a fine job with that, for certain.
I am planning a big road trip, about 6 months in duration, leaving from my home in Alaska and ending somewhere on the east coast. Subsequently, I want to build out an enclosed single axle (max 3500#) 6 x 12 trailer into a nice camper for the trip.
My friend told me that the same chassis/drive-train in other Ford vehicles such as the Flex allow a towing capacity of up to 4500#, however, the SHO is not for towing, according to the manual. I also heard tell that with a proper tune, the SHO can do decently as a towing vehicle, so I reached out to Torrie to see what's feasible.
I might be driving this trailer over 3000 miles over the course of several months, and hundreds of miles at a time. Does anyone have any advice of experience with long-haul towing with their SHO? I'm hopeful that this could work with low risk, as the car has the PP, so the transmission cooler will earn it's keep. Of course, all fresh high end or OEM fluids before the trip, and the car is in peak maintenance since I bought it (fresh plugs, filters, fluids, TLC, etc).
Please let me know if I'm missing something here or what I should know before attempting such a thing!