Intake Sensor Mod +20 HP

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Aug 2, 2004 | 10:46 AM

Andyman8282

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Intake Sensor Mod +20 HP

I was just browsing E-bay for Pillar Mounts to mount a 2 1/6" Tachometer on my F-150 and came across a "20 HP Ford F-150 Intake Sensor Mod" for only like $15 after shipping is included. Sounds too good to be true, but hey if anyone else has tried and it's worked with no problems, let me know

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Aug 2, 2004 | 02:01 PM

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Either post a link, or describe what they include in the kit... sounds like bunk to me.

Aug 2, 2004 | 03:20 PM

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The kit just includes one sensor (looks like a resistor to me) that "tricks" the computer into thinking that the air it's intaking is cooler than it really is. Therefore spittin more fuel in I guess. It kinda made sense really, and it would be a sinch to install. Can't post a link at this time, due to my computer acting up when I do for some reason, but ebay.com and then type in 20+ HP F-150 and 8-9 will show up. Tell me what you guys think

Aug 2, 2004 | 04:13 PM

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Bogus. It's a resistor that tells the computer that the air is cold all the time, and so it runs richer. Wastes fuel and doesn't do anything but mess with the computer so the engine isn't run as it was designed.

Aug 2, 2004 | 04:40 PM

Andyman8282

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That's what I was waiting to hear, thank you for your input.

Aug 2, 2004 | 06:11 PM

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So that mod is for the air intake sensor? The dodge guys move thier IAT sensors from the intake over to the air tube and it supposedly helps, no 20+ horses but it is said to help a bit.

Aug 2, 2004 | 11:13 PM

Andyman8282

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Ah, I wasn't going to buy it anyways, I was just curious to see if they really new what they were talking about for once. Sounded too good to be true, plus I'm running with a 4.9 I-6, not your highest performing engine in the world as we all know. Seems like the thing is bulletproof from top to bottom though, and it produces a fair amount of torque aswell.
Thanks for the input you all.

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Aug 3, 2004 | 07:30 AM

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The way I have always understood it, is that when it senses that the air is hot, the computer retards the timing to prevent detonation. If it thinks it is cooler, it will not retard the timing, so to be safe if you did something like this you should probably run higher octane gas.

I have seen ones for sale that are actually a box with a ****, you dial in some resistance, and if it knocks you click it back until it stops.

The legitimate angle of this, is that the sensor probably absorbs a lot of the under hood heat, and reads higher than the actual temp of the air rushing by it. This would compensate for that somewhat (just like moving the sensor to the airtube)