Can some one explain to me what a FIPK is and what does it do and cost and how to install it?!?! PLEASE.

 

Fuel Injected Performance Kit - FIPK. It replaced the stock air intake filter assembly and tube to allow more air into the engine. The stock air boxes are restrictive but quiet. The tube from the engine that comes to the front then over to the right side of the engine compartment (5.4L V-8 anyway), gets removed. Then you assemble a few parts on the FIPK and install. About an hour or less (I had to run to the part store for a piece of hose).
Simple install really, sounds throaty under the hood, and shoud improve HP and Torque.

 

RedFlarside2000
I installed a FIPK made buy Air Force One it is beautifully made sound great and added some HP.

Good Luck

 

I also recently installed an Air Force One.
From what I have learned here the FIPK is one of the three best bang for the buck mods, along with the cat back exhaust and a chip.
The intake and exhaust systems are quite restrictive. I guess it has something to do with some federal regulations Ford has to abide by. Removing the restrictions helps to unlock the potential these engines have. I have found that to be quite true.
The chip can help optimise the new found power.
I found that installing the FIPK was pretty easy. The directions that came with the Air Force One did a good job of explaining how to remove the factory set up and install the new parts. You end up using many of the factory parts. This way it is really not changing things too much.
I like the response I got from the exhaust and chip. It was the icing on the cake when I installed the FIPK. It was a very noticible gain above 3000 rpm. It is nice and smooth through out. The sound makes me feel great about my truck.
Check out the on-line store for price information. I thought they seemed kind of expensive. It's not! It's worth every penny!
It is my opinion that a FIPK really sucks. I mean that in a good way!
Tom

 

DUHHHH!!! I should of known that, I thought FIPK stood for some sort of fuel injector power kit mod or somthing!~
Does any body know a good cheep way to get more low end torque/power out of 4.2 v6 , im a slug under 3000rpms. SOS...

 

"F.I.P.K." is the name that K&N uses for it's Fuel Injection Performance Kits, or airbox elimination kits as we call them.

Here on F-150 Online, the term FIPK has grown into a "generic" term that is being used meaning any airbox elimination kit, and not specifically the K&N unit.

The Air Force One kit is hands down the best kit of the bunch, making more power than a K&N FIPK or the Airaid unit, and looking better under the hood.

Just FYI.......

 

Mike,

Where is the best place to find the AF1 kit? Price that is...

 

Hey ya where is this Air force one and how much better than the airad is it?!?

 

Link to FIPK in the online store.



Mike T also sells AF1, but respects Roger in the online store and doesn't compete.

Buy from the online store and supporting vendors when possible to support the site!

 

I checked around. The F150 Online store has the FIPK for a good price. I found that you could get one for maybe ten dollars less on some other sites. Big deal.
I don't know if there is a catalog that has them cheaper.
The online store seems like a great place to get one.
I guess all the FIPK's are good. I like the Air Force One. Not too much plastic.
If you think they cost too much. Don't. It's worth every penny!
Tom

 

Gentlemen,

Just to answer a couple of the questions briefly, the K&N FIPK kit is an OK kit, it works well and does deliver a nice power gain, 12 hp on the 4.6 and 14 hp on the 5.4 in either the F-150 or the Expedition. On the downside, the K&N kit doesn't have quite as stable a mount for the MAF (mass airflow meter) as the rest of them, and it's made from cheaper black plastic. It also does not use the cold air inlet from the fender.

The Airaid kit we like better than the K&N, though it doesn't make any more power than the K&N unit (it's gains are the same as the K&N kit), it has a more stable mount for the MAF & it's not made out of all that cheap plastic. It too, still does not use teh cold air inlet from the fender.

The Air Force One is the "Cadillac" of FIPK's, it's made of highly polished aircraft-quality T-304 stainless steel, and it uses the cold air inlet from the fender, using the factory "boot" that comes out of the fender to slide into the top of the air filter element, the only one of it's kind to do so and still completely eliminate the factory airbox. It makes a little bit more power than the others as well, 15 hp on the 4.6 and 18 hp on the 5.4 in the F-150 & Expedition. This is due to a combination of using the cold air inlet and it's built in venturi that accelerates the air as it exits the MAF.

I want to be clear about something here, anyone who already has either the K&N FIPK or the Airaid kit is not "stuck" with an inferior product, that isn't the case at all. Each of those kits does indeed work well, adding nice power gains and are well worth their cost. It's just that the AF1 kit has a few distinct features that, when you add it all up, give you a little bit better result, with more power gain, and looks like a show piece under the hood.

I hope that info helps a bit, & anyone needing more details can feel free to give us a call.

Have a great holiday weekend, everyone!