Author: staff@jalopnik.com (Nico DeMattia)
Wirestock/Getty Images Ford is once more recalling a bunch of trucks. This time, it’s almost 1.4 million F-150 pickups, after an investigation was opened by the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) way back in Marcy 2025. The investigation covered F-150s from 2015-2017 with Ford’s 6R80 six-speed automatic transmission that may suddenly downshift from sixth to second gear, abruptly or driver input. That may cause the rear wheels to lock up temporarily, further causing the truck to skid or lose control, which… is not great. In keeping with the NHTSA report, Ford is aware of 444 warranty claims, 121…
A. Viduetsky/Shutterstock You may LS swap almost anything. Enthusiasts have stuffed one in all the General’s LS engines in nearly every form of automobile you may consider: Volkswagen Beetles, old Porsches, DeLoreans, and all the things in between. If it has a spot to place an engine, there’s an excellent likelihood someone’s put an LS in it. Apparently, some aviation enthusiasts are even LS-swapping planes and never only can it work, it sounds awesome when it does. Now, after all, dropping an LS V8 into an airplane is a bit trickier than doing so in, say, a Miata, especially since…