Exhaust and Intake
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#6
Thanks dscabra, do you know if swapping out the intake will require a PCM flash? I'm not trying to do too much that involves screwing with the warranty. I did that right of the bat with my 09 mustang, its a beast, but that was the plan from the start. Not so much with this truck.
Then again, the ECU might be smart enough to figure it out. I'd call or email 5Star tuning. They are the go to when it comes to these gas super dutys.
#7
Thanks dscabra, do you know if swapping out the intake will require a PCM flash? I'm not trying to do too much that involves screwing with the warranty. I did that right of the bat with my 09 mustang, its a beast, but that was the plan from the start. Not so much with this truck.
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#8
The other part I ran into was fitment. It looks all nice and pretty out of the box, but when I started to install it, the support bracket that mounts to the intake plenum did not match up by any stretch of the imagination. As a result I called AFE and they said I had ordered to wrong part number. Long story short, according to AFE I have a one off truck that the radiator was mounted backwards in and it MUST have an aftermarket intake plenum.
I wish you luck in your search. If you you'd like me to send pictures to you, no problem, just PM me.
#9
I have an AFE Stage 2 intake on my '11 F250 Gasser. It is LOUD! If you like listening to the sound of your valves, and every other mechanical wonderment under the hood, then by all means, grab an AFE Stage 2 Intake. The RPM range I say its loud in is from just above 3k rpm's to red line.
The other part I ran into was fitment. It looks all nice and pretty out of the box, but when I started to install it, the support bracket that mounts to the intake plenum did not match up by any stretch of the imagination. As a result I called AFE and they said I had ordered to wrong part number. Long story short, according to AFE I have a one off truck that the radiator was mounted backwards in and it MUST have an aftermarket intake plenum.
I wish you luck in your search. If you you'd like me to send pictures to you, no problem, just PM me.
The other part I ran into was fitment. It looks all nice and pretty out of the box, but when I started to install it, the support bracket that mounts to the intake plenum did not match up by any stretch of the imagination. As a result I called AFE and they said I had ordered to wrong part number. Long story short, according to AFE I have a one off truck that the radiator was mounted backwards in and it MUST have an aftermarket intake plenum.
I wish you luck in your search. If you you'd like me to send pictures to you, no problem, just PM me.
IMO I would not worry about intake and exhaust yet. Check into 5star first and see about tuning. I will hopefully be tuning my V10 this year with a programmer from them.
#10
You recall correctly, the Volant CAI was the only one would not cause this. I had a Volant sealed box unit on my 05 5.4L and the increase in throttle response was noticeable with no increase in intake drone. Top quality unit. They have kits for all the Diesel SD,s and I can't get them off their *** to do one for the gas trucks. Maybe if enough of us requested it.
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#14
there is no reason to change the intakes on these trucks today. Ford has hundreds of hours of testing and their intakes are free flowing and trap more dirt than ANY aftermarket unit. Just like on the 5.4 and V10 motors the intakes are more than the motor can pull in, just save your money and keep the stock setup