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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 09:33 PM
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I'm new to this site so Hello to everyone.I have a little problem with my 1998 f-150 4.6L pickup.I just bought a new boat and I need more power to pull it.I put on a cold air intake but it didnt really seem to do anything so I was wondering if anybody had any ideas on what I could do to get some extra power out of my 4.6L triton
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 09:43 PM
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Welcome to FTE,

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Re gearing will help towing, but will hurt MPG.
4.10 gearing rear and front for a 4x4 will help.
 
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Old Feb 23, 2008 | 09:53 PM
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I was wondering if a programmer was worth it.I have been looking at the EDGE programmer but didnt know if it was worth it.Thanks for the 4.10 gear change,i just didnt want to spend that much money
 
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Originally Posted by khadma
Welcome to FTE,

http://www.superchips.com/products.php

Re gearing will help towing, but will hurt MPG.
4.10 gearing rear and front for a 4x4 will help.
No he won't...if anything, he will get better mileage. If you have stock tires on the truck, 4.10/4.11's will be fine. If you have 32-33's, I would definately suggest 4.56.

But yeah, they are expensive ($1500-$1800 installed), but it's about the only way to make these gutless 4.6L's get up and go.

You can spend that much on an intake, exhaust, chip and other little things and only gain 30RWHP, or you can get a good set of low gears and feel like you've gained 100HP.
 
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