Hey guys, I was just curious who had a chip for their gas engine and if it was worth the money. Was there any considerable gain in mpg, hp, torque? Mine is an 02. Thanks for the help.

 

mine is an 07 ... so its the 3v 5.4L .. but id say yes , & yes 1-2mpg gain, dont now about hp/tq no dynometers around here... haha.... but shift points and overall feel ... much better.

 

Got one for my 03 5.4L. Maybe 1 or 2 mpg's, on a good day. The shifting definitely feels better, but I don't think it really helped out in HP much, especially towing my trailer. I got mine pretty cheap, so I didn't really lose much.

 

I bought a programmer for my '01 with the 5.4 and manual tranny, I did see some hp gains. I had 315's on it, and the extra power helped pull the truck over some of the passes around here. The only thing I didn't like was having to utilize premium fuel when the setting was in the mid to high perf. mode. I have a 7.3 L diesel Excursion with a programmer, and 4" exhaust. Compared to that, the 5.4 seemed pretty anemic, and it may just be me. I don't think i saw any real gains in the MPG maybe 1 or 2 but that wasn't constant.

 

So they dont seem to be worth $250-400 bucks then...guess I'll hold off and do some more cosmetic stuff...

 

OK, lets do the math.

Camo_Frog says maybe a 2 MPG increase, we'll say he went from 15 MPG to 17 MPG.

Cost per mile with fuel at 3.29 a gallon:
22 cents per mile at 15 MPG
19 cents a mile at 17 MPG

3 cents per mile savings.

Payback (figuring the programmer was $400) at a 3 cents per mile savings, 13334 miles.

All in all, not too shabby.

 

i think that an intake and exhaust really allow the superchip to use its full potential.

the only other thing ive found that has actually helped my low end power and mpg (in town) was a Airaid/Poweraid throttle body spacer... upped me to 14-15mpg in town drivin ( as long as im not stepping on it all the time)

http://www.airaid.com/spacers.asp#ford

here is the model i used ..... the "400-531"
http://www.airaid.com/400-531_ford.asp
http://www.airaid.com/pdf/400-531.pdf

paid about $100 for it

 

I have a K&N intake already, do you know if this is compatible with that? If it is, I will probably buy that. Was it hard to install? Thanks for the help fellas.

 

not at all hard ...take a look at the "pdf" link ... only hard part is standing on a stool or ladder to get into ur engine compartment ...hahah

 

Did you put yours with an airraid intake....think it will go with a K&N?

 

i have the whole k&N setup and i dont see no change in gas, maybe because I take off hard to here it. lol

 

at this point no im not using a airraid intake ...

i am using a ram air hood

https://www.ramairhood.com/store/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=50

with a functional ram air - airbox that ataches to the stock airbox.

https://www.ramairhood.com/store/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=48

i used to have this K&N FIPK intake

http://www.knfilters.com/search/product.aspx?Prod=63-2570

it did seem more responsive over stock, but i much prefer my ram air now.

do u still have stock exhaust ?

 

No, flowmasters. I guess I'll buy the spacer and see if it will hook up with the K&N....

 

2 Fowl

I love my superchip. Does it give me tons of horsepower? No, just a little, but it makes a world of difference in the way the truck shifts and drives.
I got mine off ebay (used) for $50. Now I am not saying you will find that good of a deal, but keep your eyes open on ebay and you can get one for about half of a new price. You just need to make sure that the chip is unlocked, since they will only work on one vehicle at a time.

These Fords have great intakes on them already, you don't need an intake system, all it does is make a cool noise. Change to a bigger Y-pipe and a cat back exhaust and it will do you a lot more good.

Many test have shown that K&N is one of the worst filtering filters on the market.
just my 2 cents

 

hit the nail on the head. i also got mine on ebay used for $100 (which by the way, i thought I got the deal of the century, but $50, holy crap!!).... just gotta be in the right place at the right time.