Tuner vs Re-gear ?
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Tuner vs Re-gear ?
Hey guys, I usually hang around the f150 part of the forums, but I've got a question for my old man. He handed down his 05 F150 to my younger brother and my dad got himself a 2005 F250 with a 5.4. It's a crew cab, 20" wheels and 37's. He says with all the extra weight the truck feels sluggish compared to the old 150 with a 5.4. He's wanting to either do an Edge, or possibly gryphon or re-gear it to a 4.30 or something similar. Any suggestions what he should try ?
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I got an '06 F250 almost exact to the one you got but it's a super cab. I bought a super chips cortex to wake the 5.4 up a bit. I know your not going to get magic out of it but every little bit helps with these motors. With the 37" toyo mt's that I have, I've noticed that on the 91 octane performance setting she'll get up and go but nothing will beat the fact of re-gearing. Ford Fanatic was right about going for the bigger gears. I went to 4.56's and that's where the real noticeable difference can be felt.
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With anything over a 4.56 gear you'll probably need a new carrier to mount the gears to, on account of they should be a thick cut ring, and that'll push up the cost of a regear. Even with the extra cost, a regear is the only way to fix the issue.
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