What exactly do these do and do they work?

Ive read that they create some vortex with the air and crap, but in real life application, does it work?

Adam

 

The general consensus is that they only work for carb'd vehicles. Take that $100 and put it towards high flow cat. Maybe a cat back. Po' boy's K&N FIPK. Anything but that.

 

Thanks a lot for the reply man!

Im looking into making my own ram air unit... i already have the design and the sheet metal, i just gotta measure and cut and weld it, it will be better than a FIPK or whatever, and it will be CAI

(more of CAI than ram air, but ram air with a few twists using stock air box)

But I did hear FIPK's helped a lot.

Adam

 

Sure. I have an FIPK on my truck...the gains are decent power wise (worth $130? I suppose so) but the WOT sound is totally different...your Bronco will sound like it actually has some muscle.

If you haven't done a full tune up in a while, try that you'd be suprised how much more efficiently your truck will run at top notch.

 

What EXACTLY is a tune up?

I mean im 19 and im not totally sure what exactly a tune up is..

Every 3k i change 6Q's of Mobil 1 Oil (10-40 in summer, 5-30 in winter)

Every 3k i change PCV

Every 1.5K I add about 1/6Q of oil

I mean, what else can i do? I love working on my truck, i would do it everyday If i had the money to put stuff on it.

What EXACTLY is a tune up?

If anyone that reads this, and give there car a tune up, please tell me exactly what you do in steps.

Thanks alot

Adam

 

Tune up (EFI style) - New: Plugs/Plug wires/ Distributor cap and rotor. Check timing, air filter. Pull the codes to see if any sensors are out of range. I always add a new O2 sensor with the tune up because if the plugs are fouled so is the sensor and if the sensor is out, it may or may not throw a code.

 

Ok Thanks, anyone else?

Adam

 

Distributor Cap and Rotor - Borg Warner
Plugs - NGK are great, Champion, Motorcraft. This is more a preference thing.
Plug Wires - I have Ford Motorsport. Borg-Warner are great off the shelf pieces
Air Filter - Purolater, Fram, STP, pretty much all do the same thing
PCV - Purolater, Fram, etc.
Breather Filter - Purolater, Fram, etc.
Oil Filter - The cheap Pro-Line or Micro Guard are restickered Purolaters, I use them. Or Motorcrafts
Oil - Anything quality. I use Valvoline in my trucks and Mobile 1 in the WRX. I run the high mileage oil and one can of Engine Restore per oil change. I usually change it 4000-5000miles, any sooner and you are wasting cash on the dino oil...synthetics can be pushed a bit further. I am typically about 1/2 qt low per change on the F-150 due to the damn rear main leaking.
Transfer Case - I believe the non electric shift ones use ATF, double check in a repair manual
Front and Rear Diffs - Use a quality gear oil like Valvoline or Castrol, if you have a rear limited slip use the 4oz of additive.
ATF Fluid - Just change the fuild, the screen in pan is just that a screen and doesn't really keep the fluid clean it just keeps metal shavings from getting into the valve body.
O2 Sensor - Bosch are nice
Ball Joints - Any grease that comes from a grease gun...hit the fittings with the 'Zerk' fittings
Fuel Filter - This is most important and will probably yield largest change. Any filter will work...Fram, Purolater, Deusch, etc.

That's all I can really think of...it is early! lol.