5.4 Hp ?
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5.4 Hp ?
OK i have a '99 F-150 5.4 4X4 and i was wanting to get some more HP out of it, nothing to extreme but just enough for an extra snap. I was thinking of a cold air intake and a flowmaster exhaust set up. I was wondering what a turbo would do on a V8 like that, anybody know. Any suggestions are appreciated.
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From: covington wa.
My wife has a 97' epedition and i put a 3" magna flow cat back system on, and it sounds good. personally i dont care for flow-
master due to the tinny hollow rappy noise it makes,the magna
has a nice low mean sounding rumble (my oppinion of course).
I also will be putting a cold air intake on it so let me know what
kind and how it looks,if i get one first ill get back with ya.
master due to the tinny hollow rappy noise it makes,the magna
has a nice low mean sounding rumble (my oppinion of course).
I also will be putting a cold air intake on it so let me know what
kind and how it looks,if i get one first ill get back with ya.
j/k BTW
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77fordguy
You gotta be joking about cutting holes in your frame and body.
really the only time to do cutting or drilling is with an approved
application like a lift or something that has been engineered by
design, other than that your risking stress cracks or broken frames.
Turbo is i think is under extreme but would be cool.
You gotta be joking about cutting holes in your frame and body.
really the only time to do cutting or drilling is with an approved
application like a lift or something that has been engineered by
design, other than that your risking stress cracks or broken frames.
Turbo is i think is under extreme but would be cool.
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Most gas motors that come from the factory come as about as moddified as your gonna gett'em without dumping major $$$. That is 1 of the advantages of a diesel. For about $1000 of mods you'd need to spend about 5000-6000 on a similiar gas motor to get an identical output.
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Originally Posted by DMAX-HD
Most gas motors that come from the factory come as about as moddified as your gonna gett'em without dumping major $$$. That is 1 of the advantages of a diesel. For about $1000 of mods you'd need to spend about 5000-6000 on a similiar gas motor to get an identical output.
What about the initial cost of a diesel vs. gas?
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Double check that you have the PI heads on your engine. I think they were changed in 99-2000, but not sure. If you don't have the PI heads, that would be a possible upgrade. You could get lucky and find a complete lighting supercharger set up, but might not be a good idea if you have high milage on your truck already.
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