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Old Jan 17, 2014 | 11:22 AM
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Preformance increase

If I want more power out of my 86 f150 what should I get for it? I have been looking for a for air intake but can't find any that would fit anyone know where I could get one?
 
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Old Jan 17, 2014 | 11:34 AM
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Engine is a 300 straight six forgot to mention that
 
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First thing to do is pull the computer codes... you have a computer-controlled carburetor and ignition timing, certain problems in those systems will result in the ignition timing not being advanced which will result in crappy performance and high gasoline consumption.
 
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Also found something called a Gforce performance chip anyone know anything about these and if they work?
 
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