Hello all , I was pondering the thought of getting a chip for my truck. So far the only mods I have done are a Flowmaster cat back exhaust and a K&N drop in filter. I do alot of heavy towing so I'm always looking for more power !. My truck is a supercab with a 5.0 engine and has 100,000 miles.

Do you think this would be a worthwhile investment?



Thanks in advance ...Mike

 

Hi Mike,

You have 100K miles, so just make sure that your engine is basically healthy, holds it's timing properly & is not using a significant amount of oil in between oil changes before doing modifications.

Also, make sure your fuel filter has been changed recently, as gasolines everywhere have water in them in addition to other contaminents (even the best fuels!), and it only takes about 10K-15K miles for the fuel filter to accumulate a significant amount of water, dirt, etc. This is more important when towing, as the motor uses more fuel of course, due to having to work harder pulling that load.

Once you're satisfied that the motor is healthy & your normal maintenance items like the fuel filter, PCV valve, etc. are in good shape, sure, you can go ahead and do a Superchip & other bolt-ons if you like. I wouldn't start "hot-rodding" the truck at this point of course, and by that I mean driving it like a race car, but it's fine to do some simple bolt-ons to help get your torque up for towing, etc.

If you have any questions about your vehicle or it's condition, etc., as it relates to the Superchip or any other modifications, just give us a quick call at our number listed below & we'll be happy to go over this with you.

 

Mike T. , my engine seems to be healthy and uses no oil at all between oil changes. I've replaced the fuel filter, tranny fluid, dist. cap, rotor, plugs and everything else when I bought it just for piece of mind. It had 82k miles at that point. The truck is not driven hard when I'm not towing, just wanting to make more power for towing reasons.

How easy is the install on the chip? , just wondering. I think I'll go ahead and get one.


Thanks in advance ....Mike

 

Hi Mike,

OK, that all sounds fine, & very glad to hear you stay on top of your vehicle maintenance!

The installation on the pre-1997 models takes about 20 minutes longer than on the 1997 & newer units, so figure it's going to be a 50-60 minutes deal from start to finish usually. Anyone can install it that as long as they read and follow our documentation, we're thorough with that, just over 98% of our customers install the Superchip themselves.

Please feel free to give us a shout if you'd like to go over any of this in more detail.

One thing you hneed to know is that each Superchip is programmed for each vehicle's computer code, so we'll need to know the computer code of your particular F-150. In the 1996 & earlier F-150's, the first place to look for this code is to open the Driver's door, and then look on the A-pillar (the front part of the door frame, in the area of the door hinges, NOT the back of the door where other stickers are!) to see if there is a small sticker there that has 3 letters and 1 number, like HOG0, JUG2, etc., there are many different codes If not, then you can go to the computer itself, which is behind the driver's kick panel. It's a rectangular-shaped aliminum box, 1.5"x6"x9", and will usually have another code sticker you can see just by removing the driver's kick panel.

If you have any problems finding your computer code, give us a call and I can go over that with you and help you locate it no problem.