Greetings,

Several years ago I sold my 2006 F150 XLT. Some of you might remember it. I replaced it with an 03 Super Duty 250 5.4. While that truck did everything I needed it to, it just seemed like it was overkill for my needs.

As of yesterday I got rid of the SD and added another 2006 F150 to my family of fords. Actually we consolidated the lot and traded two of our vehicles for this 2006.

Introducing a new to me 2006 F150 Lariat 4x4:







The Truck is mostly stock. However under the hood is a K&N FIPK. Which from what I've read here isn't a good idea due to lean conditions. It is in the works to be removed, but I have to secure an OEM intake set up first.

Truck only has 57K miles on it. For an 8 year old truck I think that's pretty low.

At the current time my plans for the truck are to keep it stock for as long as possible. But knowing me it wont be long till the modifications begin!

Anyhow.. I am happy to be back in the F150 Community. I'll miss the SD, but will get over it soon enough.

Cheers

Nemi

 

Nice ride!

I also have a K&N FIPK on mine (on it when I bought it). I've not heard about them being a bad idea. What problems do they cause?

 

From all the talk on the forums it can create a lean condition in the air/fuel ratios. Since these trucks come from the factory too lean, it can be bad for the engine. However a proper custom tune with a tuner can fix the issue.

There are some reports that the 2006 and up years are not as prone to this, but I'm not sure its worth the risk?

Thanks for the comment

Cheers

Nem

 

Good looking truck. Welcome back.

 

Welcome back and a beautiful Lariat you now own! Perfect configuration also, Supercrew, 6'5 bed. Very nice! Would you like to swap step bars? I want those 4" bars badly as the sleek low profile look would compliment my truck much better, perfectly willing to ditch my oval 5" step bars for them!

Yes, CAI's on 3v engines is a bit of a no-no without proper tuning. Nemi you already discovered the resolution below,

You and Frosty's '06+ are better off than an '04/'05, however, you should still custom tune for it. I would keep your intakes since you didn't pay for them ( $250+ in some cases ), and pay $400 for a custom tune + programmer to get your trucks running at full efficiency and full power. Complete new animal and no more lean conditions. If not, i'm sure you guys can swap someone local for OEM intakes. I would definitely custom tune though! So I say keep the intakes as they were pretty much free.

 

400 bucks!! Wow. Is there a way to tell if the previous owner already did a tune?

 

I did the custom tune/ CAI on my 07, I even had it dyno tuned. From what I know about how these trucks work, you've got nothing to worry about. The basic CAI's like the the k&n fipk don't flow much more than the stock intake so it doesn't throw a code. Therefore the stock parameters are good enough. Some of the early 04-05's would throw a code with a CAI and those were the lean trucks. So basically, if you don't have a code, your good.

 

Yeah, thats an average price. Mine, its a PHP Gryphon programmer ( dash mounted ) and costs $399 new, and custom tune files are $30.00ea. You can find pre-owned programmers for $200/250 in the classifieds at times. Then its only $50 for the re-cal to mate it to your PCM and the first tune. After that it should be $30 per tune if you order more or have yours altered ( intake add in, longtube headers, supercharger.. ).

Stop by the Chips and Programmers section and browse around. The SCT tunes are highly preferred lately. I have had my programmer since early 2009 so it has paid for itself by now. I also enjoy the ability to monitor all of the extra parameters ( trans temp, coolant temp, engine load... )

 

Thanks to everyone for the feedback and CAI responses. We just drove the truck several hundred miles from where we bought it and it drives perfectly! A part of me would like to keep the CAI and get the tuner, so perhaps I'll look into that rather than spending money on an OEM unit. Although having one may be nice in the long run.

Something really weighing on my mind are the two piece plugs. I know the maintenance schedule says change at a 100k miles. I'm at 57K now... would changing them early limit the chance of breakage? Or should I assume the risk is equal at 57k as it will be at 100k?

Darren,

At the current time I think I'll hold onto the low profile rails. I cant say I see too many trucks with these and they do look good. The only other style of rails I'd consider are the NFAB rails... so perhaps when I go that route I'll keep you in mind for these!

Looking forward to see where this Lariat takes me on the mod train! Already making a list!

Cheers

Nemi

 

First. Nice looking truck. I just bought myself an 07.

They changed the spark plug intervals to 60,000 so you are pretty close to needing them changed. Lucky me mine we already changed before I bought the truck. Search successful plug change. It has a very good procedure in how to change the plugs with a less chance to breaking them.

Here is one way- https://www.f150online.com/forums/ar...y-writeup.html

 

Sounds good, lets hope you buy some N-fabs!

Do you have the tan interior? Looks it from the one front end picture. White with two tone tan and tan interior is very very classy.

 

interior is indeed tan! These photos are not all that great... they are what was on the dealers website! Going to take some better pictures tomorrow when I get home from work.







again these are not very good angles! But you get the idea. I find this color of truck with this interior to be one of the best combos

Cheers

Nem

 

Nice! I like the 6.5' bed.

 

The sooner you change them, the less chance you have of breaking them. Ford changed the mileage to 60k for the 2 piece plugs and there is a TSB on how to change them with the least chance of breaking any. I changed mine at 100k and broke 4, but with the lisle tool it isn't a hard job. Run a few tanks of techron, follow the TSB and have the lisle tool ready.

Truck looks good!

 

Thanks for the feedback guys. I'm less than 3k away from 60k so I am just going to do it. Just have to decide which plug I'm going to use. I know the champions are a 1 piece design... are the new style Motorcraft also 1 piece... or just better built?

Cheers and thanks

Nemi