I need more power out of my 4.2L V6! What can I do?

 

Eric,

welcome to FTE.

Your question has been asked by new comers a zillion times.

The best answer for you, is to browse the 4.2 forum for similar threads. Stick around for a bit and you will learn a great deal about your motor. More than you ever thought you would. In 6 months, you'll be stripping the thing down yourself. There are just so many things that you can do to get more power that it can't be answered in one paragraph. It's simply much to complicated for that.

Start with an aftermarket intake with a gauze filter,
Diablo performance chip
and an aftermarket exhaust

All of which can be purchased by clicking the link above.

These are the basic beginners stuff. Later you'll learn more complex ways of extracting the most power out of your truck, and soon, you'll be beating V8's all over the road.

Tom

 

Eric,
Welcome to the 4.2 forum.
Tom is correct. There is much that can be done, although I have done virtually nothing .
Check out the thread here with guys listing their Modifications. That will give you some idea.
Stick around and throw your hat into the ring!

 

Yes, you can also view peoples user galleries and see pics of their mods and lists of what they have done.

 

4.2's don't have any mods. Sorry...

 

Joe be nice, or you will get nasty-grams! Forget all that wimpy bolt-on stuff.

Get a supercharger...Vortech, 8-10 psi, fairly easy install. 50-60% gain. IE you have 205 HP at the flywheel, after the successful install, you should see approx. 305 HP at the flywheel then get NOS, a chip, 4.56 gears, lightweight racing rims, V-rated tires, and a lightweight tonneau.

Hehe...simple bolt ons are a good way to get back power lost through the transfer case. Good luck man....check out this thread:

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/s...hreadid=215709

Have fun

Garrett

 

Yes Garrett is 100% right. I bought one of those blue plastic cup holders that hook into your window on your door, and it holds my morning coffee perfectly, so I can drive faster without the worries of spilling my coffee. So, in essence, that made my truck faster.

Tom

 

I'm with you. I bought one of those "eat a bunch of beans while driving" holders. Talking about going faster!!! The intake was amazing, not alone the output!!

 

hope you had good seat cover!!!!

 

Doesn't matter. I was going to fast so everything went out the window.

 

Thats a disgusting form of "forced induction" LoL.

Garrett

 

Burns well though! Ever light a match to one at a party ??

 

Last night actually... hurt.