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Nov 22, 2008 | 05:17 PM

TwoX

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sport trac upgrades

what upgrades can i do to get more speed and torque from my truck, so far all i have is pipes, royal purple, and a k&n filter.

Nov 22, 2008 | 09:33 PM

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What year?

Without getting into the internals, the best thing other than what you have done is to get a tuner like a Diable or a SCT XCal2.

Nov 22, 2008 | 09:56 PM

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its a 2004, with the 4.0 in it people have told me to upgrade to a k&n cold air, throttle body spacer, and a performance cat, but what else can i do, i know the program thing but i had a question abou that if i get the jet programer do i have to get the module to?

Nov 24, 2008 | 05:21 PM

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Yes, you have to have a tuner along with the program. Personally, I would stay away from Jet products myself and go with either SCT or Diablo, but that is my preference...

Nov 25, 2008 | 01:06 AM

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Bama also makes excellent tuners. Highly recommended by many members.

Nov 28, 2008 | 02:03 AM

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That's it? I have thought that I'd like to add more power not that it really needs it. I know that I would be able to get a little bit more fuel economy by having a more efficient running engine.

Nov 28, 2008 | 06:12 AM

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As already mentioned, SCT X3 would be a great choice for an upgrade.
We have some great deals on X3's for the Holidays if you would have interest.
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Nov 28, 2008 | 10:51 PM

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Bama also makes excellent tuners. Highly recommended by many members.

I'm actually running Doug's (Bamachips) tunes in my XCal2 on my '07 Sport Trac. Doug does a great job on his programs he writes.

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That's it? I have thought that I'd like to add more power not that it really needs it. I know that I would be able to get a little bit more fuel economy by having a more efficient running engine.

There are plenty of other bolt ons you can do, but when you compare horsepower gains or fuel efficiency to dollars spent, doing an intake, more open exhaust, and a tuner will give you the most bang for the buck. Throttle bodies, MAF's, ignition kits, etc, - they are really only benefits when you get into the larger mods that require you to change internals. For their costs, you simply just do not see the gains for the dollar on a stock engine.

I know many people that have been very happy with tunes on their Sport Tracs. I know on my '07 4.6 V8 it helped tremendously - not necessarily power wise, but on the efficiency areas like you are talking about. In helping there, it helps the power.

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Nov 29, 2008 | 02:10 AM

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I don't want any power myself just curious what people are doing for mods. I tend to be a power junkie and am trying to stop. I have my little mazda that keeps me happy. I want more power for my work truck (2000 f250 7.3) and it just sort of rubbed of to the explorer. I know that usually the more power the car er' truck has the better it can be in fuel economy. My little mazda 2.0L makes 250whp and can get up to 40+ mpg on road trips. I did 45 on one 600 mile trip. I wish I could do that in the explorer but I get 16-18 mpg which I think is pretty good for these trucks.

Dec 4, 2008 | 07:21 PM

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Maybe the easiest thing to do would be to tow the Explorer behind the Mazda. IF it gets 40-45mpg, you'll still get better mileage towing the Exp. rather than driving it.

just trying to help!?!?

Dec 5, 2008 | 01:04 AM

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Maybe the easiest thing to do would be to tow the Explorer behind the Mazda. IF it gets 40-45mpg, you'll still get better mileage towing the Exp. rather than driving it.

just trying to help!?!?

LOL That mazda is a car, though it does have torque too but not as much to make it a pulling vehicle. Trucks make 200+hp and 400ft/lb of torque. The mazda only made 260ft/lb. And it's way to low as is, adding a tow hitch would drag any time any weight is added to it.

Mine is the orange one.