I bought a Ford F-150 4X4 with the 4.6 V8. I bought the truck to haul a 21ft boat. I'm looking to try to increase the horsepower for those up hill trips. I'd also like a little around town power. Will an exaust system and maybe a K&N air filter be a good place to start? I don't want to void the warranty and don't want to spend a bunch of money either. Please help this non-automotive inclined person. Thanks all opinions appreciated. Rich
Would a performance chip be worth the money?

 

Richgonfishn

All those mods are Ok to improve performance on your truck, but the chip (specially a Superchip) will give your truck more HP and Torque per dollar spent.

 

I'll second that. I have the K&N and exhaust, and they will help, but the SuperChip is THE way to add performance. Make sure you read up about it in the performance chip forum first, though.

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'97 F150 4x4 Off-Road Extended Cab Lariat Flareside white/tan, tan leather, 4.6, 3.55

Duraliner bedliner, Husky floormats, Custom seatcovers (I only cover the leather when I'm really dirty, though), Premier single-lid toolbox

Gibson 2.5" split-rear exit cat-back exhaust, K&N Air Filter

Many more modifications to come

 

Here's one more vote for the Superchip. Best bang for the buck that I've ever spent.

Tom in Tacoma

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1998 F150 XLT S/C 4.6L Auto, 3.55LS, 4X2, Moonlight Blue, all the factory bells & whistles except for leather seats. Lund Deflector, Lund Premier Tonneau, K&N, Body-color painted Throttle Cover, blue wire-looms, Pentaliner S/R, Window tint, factory side-steps, Infiniti component speakers up front, Polk Audio speakers in back, Superchip on an FOU1 code(same as NASCAR edition). Tom in Tacoma (Washington not Toyota)
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