I have a 1999 f150 v6 with a 5spd. My question is much does the superchip change my shifting, and what kind of performance gains should I expect. Oh yeah i already have flowmasters and a fipk. does anyone know what my hp should look like with the chip installed. finally what is the cost.

thanks for you help,
JDm

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1999 F150 REG.CAB BLACK 2WD SPORT 4.2 LITER V6

• FLOWMASTER SERIES 40 DUAL EXHUAST
• K&N Filter Injection Performance Kit
• MANIKS GRILLE GUARD
• PIONEER DEH-P4000 CD PLAYER
• 4 PIONEER 3WAY SPEAKERS
• MTX THUNDERFORM SUBWOOFER BOX
• 2 10 INCH MTX THUNDER6000 SUBWOOFER
• Kenwood 818 mono-subwoofer AMPLIFIER
• WET OKOLE black and charcoal seat covers
• SPIDERGEAR BED WEB
• PROCOMP HEADLIGHT & TAILLIGHT BLACKOUTS
• 1.75 INCH COIL SPACERS(gave me 3 inches of overall lift).
• 3 INCH BODY LIFT
• 33x12.50R16(305/70r16) PROCOMP MUDDERS
• 16x8 AMERICAN RACING BAJA RIMS
• RAM AIR(home made)
• HELLWIG REAR ANTI-SWAYBAR
• ENERGY SUSPENSION FRONT ANTI-SWAY BAR BUSHINGS
• Cobra 9200 Radar detector
• Pro Rally Projecter beam Lights
• Performance 55 watt Back-up lights
• Performance Window Tint 25%in front and 5% in rear
• 4 100w stainless KC-Hilites

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Familys list of cars

• Y2K Chevy Corvette(345hp)
• Y2K Explorer Sport(215hp)
• 99 F150 XL Sport(230hp)
• 97 Expedition XLT(220hp)
• 93 SHO(225hp)

[This message has been edited by JDm (edited 12-16-2000).]

 

I just installed mine today,
it kicks in very nice and the shifting makes it alot more enjoyable..

it's raining here and I hav'nt nailed it yet,my tires will just spin out..

my install had NO scraping either, no film or plastic coating, just some grease that had to be wiped off the connector!

i would recommend it if you have the same engine as me!

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Green and Brown 97 F150 XLT
V6 4.2L 4X4
12 disk cd changer, jvc 4ch 560watt poweramp (waitin on the speakers)

MODS :
K&n air filter
Ravin Z55 exhaust

What's next?still thinkin):
FIPK, Superchip, Tornneu cover, Tinted Rear Window
TBS, Jacobs ignition system

 

Should i expect more of a power gain from the chip since I already have Flowmaster series 40 exhaust and a k&n fipk.

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1999 F150 REG.CAB BLACK 2WD SPORT 4.2 LITER V6

• FLOWMASTER SERIES 40 DUAL EXHUAST
• K&N Filter Injection Performance Kit
• MANIKS GRILLE GUARD
• PIONEER DEH-P4000 CD PLAYER
• 4 PIONEER 3WAY SPEAKERS
• MTX THUNDERFORM SUBWOOFER BOX
• 2 10 INCH MTX THUNDER6000 SUBWOOFER
• Kenwood 818 mono-subwoofer AMPLIFIER
• WET OKOLE black and charcoal seat covers
• SPIDERGEAR BED WEB
• PROCOMP HEADLIGHT & TAILLIGHT BLACKOUTS
• 1.75 INCH COIL SPACERS(gave me 3 inches of overall lift).
• 3 INCH BODY LIFT
• 33x12.50R16(305/70r16) PROCOMP MUDDERS
• 16x8 AMERICAN RACING BAJA RIMS
• RAM AIR(home made)
• HELLWIG REAR ANTI-SWAYBAR
• ENERGY SUSPENSION FRONT ANTI-SWAY BAR BUSHINGS
• Cobra 9200 Radar detector
• Pro Rally Projecter beam Lights
• Performance 55 watt Back-up lights
• Performance Window Tint 25%in front and 5% in rear
• 4 100w stainless KC-Hilites
• Clear Corners
• Altezza Euro Tail-lights
  
• Wishlist-Superchip, Powertrax locker, 3inch spindles, and more KC Daylighters

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Familys list of cars

• Y2K Chevy Corvette(355hp)
• Y2K Explorer Sport(215hp)
• 99 F150 XL Sport(230hp)
• 97 Expedition XLT(220hp)
• 93 SHO(225hp)

 

Hi patrickjp,

Thanks for your post, I'm glad you're enjoying the Superchip!

I do need to point something out to you that is *very* important, if I understand your post correctly, and of course, please correct me if I've assumed something here that isn't accurate about what you've posted on your install.....

Just to let you know, there *is* conformal coating that needs to be removed, whether you scrape it off using the method we describe in our Performance Products documentation, or the method in the manufacturers instructions, it *has* to be removed for reliable operation. Once you remove the obvious dab of lithium grease that is on most 1998 & older Ford computers edge conectors, then there is still the conformal coating, which is clear in color (which is why you may not have noticed it), that *must* be removed. If you don't go back and do that, and then also make sure none of that coating transferred over onto the contacts inside the slot of the Superchip, sooner or later you *will* have a problem with a no-start or a stall, etc. Trust me, you do have a coating on there, and it does have to be removed, there are no exceptions to this, *ever*. You are very lucky that it even started at all without doing that, and I don't want to see you have a problem down the road, so please, pull that computer back out and get that coating off your contacts, there is no chance that you don't have it, they *all* do, in almost 10 years I've never seen one that didn't. The only thing that varies is just how thick it is on there. It sounds to me like the coating on yours is thin, and that you got very lucky, but trust me, you will have a problem sooner or later if you don't go back and remove it.

We did an experiment years ago on a 1991 Mustang GT and a 1994 Explorer, where we did the same thing, installed the Superchip after removing the grease but not the coating from the connector, and both ran fine for about a year, and then within days of each other, both went into limp-home mode, and we have to pull 'em back out and *properly* clean them. Now these were older vehicles that had the old type of conformal coating that was much thinner & harder, and was lacquer-based, I wouldn't even try it as a experiment on a newer vehicle, it's a mess to clean that stuff out of the slot on the Superchip when you install it over that coating.

Installing the Superchip without cleaning that coating voids the warranty, just as it says in both the instructions and on the label that blocks the slot on the Superchip so that you have to remove it before you can install it. That is exactly why we have those instructions and warnings there, because that coating is *always* there, and it *must* be removed, my friend.

I suggest pulling the Superchip off, remove the computer and clean that conformal coating off the contacts of that connector, using the method we describe in our Performance Products documentation. Use good bright light and something that you can use to see the connector with a little bit of magnification, as we suggest in the docs.

Also, after cleaning the coating off the connector, before you put the Superchip back on, you need to look at each of the contacts inside the slot, and make sure to clean out any of the coating that has transferred over. It will look like a white-ish residue, and it's easiest to hold it with the slot pointing down, and using a safety pin to flick that stuff off the contacts inside the slot.

If you want to go over this in detail, please feel free to give us a call, ok? I know you're happy right now, and I'm happy for you, but I sure don't want you to have a problme later on, and you will if this isn't done, I'm sorry.

FLSASH UPDATE: Thanks for calling Patrick, I was glad to get a chance to speak with you about this in detail. From your description of everything in our discussion, it sure seems like you don't have any coating there to remove, I have to say that's a first, never seen one that didn't have that coating on it, so it looks like you got very lucky. From your description of that board, it's rather rough apperarance, etc., there's no telling, but it sure does sound a bit odd. the bottom line is that you're up and running, so that's what counts. Thanks again for calling, I was worried that you might have a problem in the future, so I'm glad we were able to clar that up over the phone.

All the best,

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Mike Troyer
Performance Products, Inc.
National Distributor of Superchips
(540) 862-9515
Email: mtroyer@compuserve.com
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[This message has been edited by Superchips_Distributor (edited 12-18-2000).]

 

Hi JDm,

If you have a 5-speed manual transmission, then the Superchip can't do anything for your shift characteristics. It's only on the automatics that the Superchip can change the shift characteristics, with a manual you control all that manually of course.

Whether you have a manual or an automatic, the power gains are the same to the engine, and for the 4.2 V-6 that is a maximum of 25 hp & 31 lbs./ft. of torque. As to costs, the Webmaster here has a policy that we not discuss exact pricing issues here on the boards, to keep them free of what is considered blatant commerical content, so please contact us privately via phone or email for those details, we'll be happy to go over that with you, so you can give it some thought. Our contact info is just below, as is the link to our online ordering system here on F-150 Online.

Your question as to how much power the Superchip will add since you have opened up your exhaust is a good one, and what genrally happens with mods like those is that the Superchip adds what it does with or without the opened exhaust. In terms of what to expect your vehicle to actually feel like from installing the Superchip, it's going to feel like you picked up about 10%-12% more motor, is a good way to describe it, as that is basically what the Superchip does, provides a 10%-12% peak horsepower increase.

The Superchip will work *very* well with your FIPK kit and the exhaust mnods, as those 3 areas work together well to conmpliment each other. They don't cancel each other out as some mods can, so changes in those 3 areas, meaning powertrain programming and reducing restriction on both the intake and exhaust side as you have done tend to give cumulative gains.

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Mike Troyer
Performance Products, Inc.
National Distributor of Superchips
(540) 862-9515
Email: mtroyer@compuserve.com
Performance Products F150Online Superchip ordering system: F150Online Superchip Ordering System
First National F-150 Online Rally Event Organizer