List of Aftermarket Suppliers for 2004 F150
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Hello Fellow F-150 owners!
Just a quick note to bring everyone up to date............
We are currently offering/working on the following performance parts for the 2004 F-150, with primary focus on the new 300 HP 3-valve 5.4 engine.............
1.) Custom Tuning - for bone-stock all the way to highly modified trucks. On the bone-stock 5.4's, we are getting 24 HP & 43 lbs./ft, of torque easily - in fact, the "before" numbers on our own 2004 F-150 (a loaded Lariat 5.4 SuperCrew 4WD model) were 219 HP/287 lbs./ft. of torque at the rear wheels, and the "after" numbers were 247 HP/ 350 lbs./.ft. of torque at the rear wheels - this was at 62 degrees & 100% humidity, and tested on the Superchips eddy-current chassis dyno. (Gains on 87 octane are 13 HP & about 20 lbs./ft.) This is available NOW, and can be seen on our web site.
We have full control over speedo calibrations, automatic transmission functions in the new 4R75W transmission used in the 300 HP 5.4 this year, etc. We're able to provide very nice shift characteristics withe the nasty slip-inducing delays taken care of and shifts firmed in a linear fashion based on vehicle speed, throttle position and load on the motor - just as they should be. SO the light-throttle shifts are quicker yet still smooth, then as you give it more and more throttle, the upshifts get progressively firmer in response.
The top speed limiter is removed, and we immediately did a top speed test after the final dyno testing sessions - in our 2004 F-150, with nothing more than the tuning on an otherwise bone-stock truck, the truck went until the needle wrapped past 120 mph and all the way around to the letter "I" in the word "LARIAT" at the bottom of the speedometer - mind you, this is in a heavy & tall 4WD SuperCrew - and it was *still* pulling, but I had to back out at that point due to 30 mph crosswinds which were blowing the vehicle around, requiring backing off. This was done with no tricks, normal 93 octane pump premium in the tank, the mirrors fully extended, and the tailgate up with no tonneau cover. We really don't know how fast it will actually go.
2.) 2 different Magnaflow cat-back exhaust systems - a 3" single system very similar to their 3" single system for the 1997-2003 F-150's, and then another setup that is SIDO (Single In/Dual Out) and looks like the Lightning's - 3" single inlet into dual 2.5" outlets at the muffler, with dual 2.5" tubing terminating in twin 3.5" tips exiting in front of the right rear wheel, just like the SVT Lightning's exhaust exits - all T304 S/S of course, and Lifetime warranty. These are available NOW, and are listed on our web site.
3.) Underdrive pulleys - at the stock 5000 rpm WOT upshift points, the power gains are a tad over 12 hp at the rear wheels - with our tuning, which uses 5400 rpm WOT upshift points for the 1-2 & the 2-3, the gains are 14 HP. These are available NOW, and can be seen on our web site.
4.) Intake kit - we have finally worked on ONE intake kit that while it does cause the fuel trims to vary, is not causing a gross leaning out of the A/F ratios as virtually every other intake kit for the 3-valve 5.4 is causing to date (most of which are being redesigned by the manufacturers since we revealed the problem of leaning out the motor a couple months ago, though nobody's admitting it). We have tested this kit for normal driving and for drag racing in the 1/4 mile - we have NOT been able to do a test towing 7000 lbs. up a mountain, or do a test of all-out top speed - but everything else we've done it's doing OK on the A/F's. Also, we are doing R&D for Air Force One's new intake kit for the 3-valve 5.4 motor, due to our expertise in tuning the 2004 3-valve 5.4 and it's inherent issue with no longer having a conventional MAF meter, but instead using a MAS whose transfer function is calibrated for the stock air filter box - what that means is that all but 1 intake kit that we know of is in fact causing gross leaning out of the A/F's, and we are attempting to provide a solution that will NOT require actual *custom* tuning with a new custom mass-air transfer function just to be able to use an intake kit - this is a new issue that only affects the 3-valve 5.4 F-150 for 2004, it doesn't even affect the 4.6 in the new body style 2004 F-150, as the 4.6 still uses a "traditional" MAF meter - only the 3-valve 5.4 motor is affected. Interested parties need to call us for specific details on this, as it's just too much to cover via typing, either here or in email, etc. We have an intake kit available NOW, and this should be up on our web site within a week or less.
5.) COP Ignition system upgrade. This is available NOW, and is on our web site.
6.) We are close to complete on our new electric fan kit for the 2004 F-150, I'd say 30 days to ship date approximately.
7.) Headers - these will be shipping within about 30 days or so (maybe less) the way it looks right now, the prototypes have already been tested. All previous headers for the 5.4 motor will NOT work, as the 3-valve 5.4's cylinder head is much different, even the shape of the exhaust pots has changed, so it required a new header design.
8.) Factory tech Valve Body - we are currently testing the prototype unit, and this should be ready to go in less than 30 days, we just have to finish testing. The 4R75 valve body is virtually identical to the 4R70W's.
9.) Superchargers - this is going to be a little longer, but still pretty soon! We are working with Whipple regarding their new kits for both the 2-valve 5.4 as well as the new 3-valve 5.4's that some of you have heard about - these kits are currently being tested by CARB (California Air Research Board), and we are currently estimating a ship time of about 6 weeks or so, as of my last conversation with Josh just yesterday - it takes CARB a while to do their thing of course, and then we are working with a couple of spark plug manufacturers to get us the colder heat range plugs for the special type of spark plug used in the 3-valve 5.4's. This is a true twin-screw supercharger, based on the 2300 AX model (a 2.3 liter unit capable of flowing 2768 CFM @ 20K rpms blower speed - now of course it won't be spun to anywhere near that level on these engine's, but that is what it's capable of when pushed to it's max). This unit uses the Lightning's Garret/Roush liquid-to-air intercooler in the intake manifold (a very nice, neat & easy to install design), and is set at a boost level just under 8 PSI - power gains are roughly 150 HP (and can be taken much further for those with "built" motors), and boost is *instant* - no lag as with centrifugals. This is the same supercharger that is being used by Ford Motor Company on the $150,000 Ford GT 5.4 and the 2006 SVT Lightning 5.4. We are taking pre-orders on these kits as of today. (Nothing is charged until the kit actually ships of course, this just gets our customers in line so they get them in the order they placed their order with us.) Those with serious interest should call us for details.
Some other notes regarding a couple other popular performance upgrades...........
There is NO need for a larger throttle body in the 3-valve 5.4, as it's a minimum of 80 mm and even larger in some places in it's bore - the 3-valve 5.4 uses ETC (Electronic Throttle Control, otherwise known as "throttle by wire"), so the stock TB has an electric motor on it to control it's operation. The stock unit is easily capable of supporting 500+ HP (and probably much more with a supercharger).
There is NO need for a larger MAF meter, because the 3-valve 5.4 DOESN'T HAVE ONE! Instead, Ford has done away with the meter housing and uses just the mass-air sensor instead (and a completely new style at that), whose transfer function we can control in the PCM programming. We do not know the absolute "limit" for the stock MAS, as there currently are no 600+ HP 3-valve 5.4's as of this time.
Just some quick info for your performance hounds - you can see most of these parts on our web site at www.TroyerPerformance.com - click on "Shop" once the home page loads, and that will take you to the main page listing all the various different sections, such as Intake, Exhaust, Computer Tuning, etc., etc.
Good luck to all you 2004 F-150 owners!
Just a quick note to bring everyone up to date............
We are currently offering/working on the following performance parts for the 2004 F-150, with primary focus on the new 300 HP 3-valve 5.4 engine.............
1.) Custom Tuning - for bone-stock all the way to highly modified trucks. On the bone-stock 5.4's, we are getting 24 HP & 43 lbs./ft, of torque easily - in fact, the "before" numbers on our own 2004 F-150 (a loaded Lariat 5.4 SuperCrew 4WD model) were 219 HP/287 lbs./ft. of torque at the rear wheels, and the "after" numbers were 247 HP/ 350 lbs./.ft. of torque at the rear wheels - this was at 62 degrees & 100% humidity, and tested on the Superchips eddy-current chassis dyno. (Gains on 87 octane are 13 HP & about 20 lbs./ft.) This is available NOW, and can be seen on our web site.
We have full control over speedo calibrations, automatic transmission functions in the new 4R75W transmission used in the 300 HP 5.4 this year, etc. We're able to provide very nice shift characteristics withe the nasty slip-inducing delays taken care of and shifts firmed in a linear fashion based on vehicle speed, throttle position and load on the motor - just as they should be. SO the light-throttle shifts are quicker yet still smooth, then as you give it more and more throttle, the upshifts get progressively firmer in response.
The top speed limiter is removed, and we immediately did a top speed test after the final dyno testing sessions - in our 2004 F-150, with nothing more than the tuning on an otherwise bone-stock truck, the truck went until the needle wrapped past 120 mph and all the way around to the letter "I" in the word "LARIAT" at the bottom of the speedometer - mind you, this is in a heavy & tall 4WD SuperCrew - and it was *still* pulling, but I had to back out at that point due to 30 mph crosswinds which were blowing the vehicle around, requiring backing off. This was done with no tricks, normal 93 octane pump premium in the tank, the mirrors fully extended, and the tailgate up with no tonneau cover. We really don't know how fast it will actually go.
2.) 2 different Magnaflow cat-back exhaust systems - a 3" single system very similar to their 3" single system for the 1997-2003 F-150's, and then another setup that is SIDO (Single In/Dual Out) and looks like the Lightning's - 3" single inlet into dual 2.5" outlets at the muffler, with dual 2.5" tubing terminating in twin 3.5" tips exiting in front of the right rear wheel, just like the SVT Lightning's exhaust exits - all T304 S/S of course, and Lifetime warranty. These are available NOW, and are listed on our web site.
3.) Underdrive pulleys - at the stock 5000 rpm WOT upshift points, the power gains are a tad over 12 hp at the rear wheels - with our tuning, which uses 5400 rpm WOT upshift points for the 1-2 & the 2-3, the gains are 14 HP. These are available NOW, and can be seen on our web site.
4.) Intake kit - we have finally worked on ONE intake kit that while it does cause the fuel trims to vary, is not causing a gross leaning out of the A/F ratios as virtually every other intake kit for the 3-valve 5.4 is causing to date (most of which are being redesigned by the manufacturers since we revealed the problem of leaning out the motor a couple months ago, though nobody's admitting it). We have tested this kit for normal driving and for drag racing in the 1/4 mile - we have NOT been able to do a test towing 7000 lbs. up a mountain, or do a test of all-out top speed - but everything else we've done it's doing OK on the A/F's. Also, we are doing R&D for Air Force One's new intake kit for the 3-valve 5.4 motor, due to our expertise in tuning the 2004 3-valve 5.4 and it's inherent issue with no longer having a conventional MAF meter, but instead using a MAS whose transfer function is calibrated for the stock air filter box - what that means is that all but 1 intake kit that we know of is in fact causing gross leaning out of the A/F's, and we are attempting to provide a solution that will NOT require actual *custom* tuning with a new custom mass-air transfer function just to be able to use an intake kit - this is a new issue that only affects the 3-valve 5.4 F-150 for 2004, it doesn't even affect the 4.6 in the new body style 2004 F-150, as the 4.6 still uses a "traditional" MAF meter - only the 3-valve 5.4 motor is affected. Interested parties need to call us for specific details on this, as it's just too much to cover via typing, either here or in email, etc. We have an intake kit available NOW, and this should be up on our web site within a week or less.
5.) COP Ignition system upgrade. This is available NOW, and is on our web site.
6.) We are close to complete on our new electric fan kit for the 2004 F-150, I'd say 30 days to ship date approximately.
7.) Headers - these will be shipping within about 30 days or so (maybe less) the way it looks right now, the prototypes have already been tested. All previous headers for the 5.4 motor will NOT work, as the 3-valve 5.4's cylinder head is much different, even the shape of the exhaust pots has changed, so it required a new header design.
8.) Factory tech Valve Body - we are currently testing the prototype unit, and this should be ready to go in less than 30 days, we just have to finish testing. The 4R75 valve body is virtually identical to the 4R70W's.
9.) Superchargers - this is going to be a little longer, but still pretty soon! We are working with Whipple regarding their new kits for both the 2-valve 5.4 as well as the new 3-valve 5.4's that some of you have heard about - these kits are currently being tested by CARB (California Air Research Board), and we are currently estimating a ship time of about 6 weeks or so, as of my last conversation with Josh just yesterday - it takes CARB a while to do their thing of course, and then we are working with a couple of spark plug manufacturers to get us the colder heat range plugs for the special type of spark plug used in the 3-valve 5.4's. This is a true twin-screw supercharger, based on the 2300 AX model (a 2.3 liter unit capable of flowing 2768 CFM @ 20K rpms blower speed - now of course it won't be spun to anywhere near that level on these engine's, but that is what it's capable of when pushed to it's max). This unit uses the Lightning's Garret/Roush liquid-to-air intercooler in the intake manifold (a very nice, neat & easy to install design), and is set at a boost level just under 8 PSI - power gains are roughly 150 HP (and can be taken much further for those with "built" motors), and boost is *instant* - no lag as with centrifugals. This is the same supercharger that is being used by Ford Motor Company on the $150,000 Ford GT 5.4 and the 2006 SVT Lightning 5.4. We are taking pre-orders on these kits as of today. (Nothing is charged until the kit actually ships of course, this just gets our customers in line so they get them in the order they placed their order with us.) Those with serious interest should call us for details.
Some other notes regarding a couple other popular performance upgrades...........
There is NO need for a larger throttle body in the 3-valve 5.4, as it's a minimum of 80 mm and even larger in some places in it's bore - the 3-valve 5.4 uses ETC (Electronic Throttle Control, otherwise known as "throttle by wire"), so the stock TB has an electric motor on it to control it's operation. The stock unit is easily capable of supporting 500+ HP (and probably much more with a supercharger).
There is NO need for a larger MAF meter, because the 3-valve 5.4 DOESN'T HAVE ONE! Instead, Ford has done away with the meter housing and uses just the mass-air sensor instead (and a completely new style at that), whose transfer function we can control in the PCM programming. We do not know the absolute "limit" for the stock MAS, as there currently are no 600+ HP 3-valve 5.4's as of this time.
Just some quick info for your performance hounds - you can see most of these parts on our web site at www.TroyerPerformance.com - click on "Shop" once the home page loads, and that will take you to the main page listing all the various different sections, such as Intake, Exhaust, Computer Tuning, etc., etc.
Good luck to all you 2004 F-150 owners!
Last edited by Superchips_Distributor; Feb 25, 2004 at 07:49 PM.
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Billet Accessories
Boze Alloys has billet accessories for the 2004 F150:
door handle assembly
tailgate handle
dash kit
gas door cover
door lock
antenna
It looks like these are available in chrome plated or brushed satin.
Their website is: http://www.bozeforged.com/finishes.htm
They don't have much information available there yet, but their # for more information is 1-866-634-4626.
door handle assembly
tailgate handle
dash kit
gas door cover
door lock
antenna
It looks like these are available in chrome plated or brushed satin.
Their website is: http://www.bozeforged.com/finishes.htm
They don't have much information available there yet, but their # for more information is 1-866-634-4626.
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From: GA
Extang has a couple of tonno's for the '04. I am getting the Full Tilt tonno, it lifts with a hinge at the front, and easily lifts off of the truck for filling the bed. This seemed like the best option for me. Also, I founf that Air Raid has a great filter/airbox kit that makes 20 more horsepower and 46 more lbs/ft of torque at the rear wheels. I talked with a fella from Superchips, and they are working vigorously on perfecting a tuner for the 5.4 3 valve.
Rob
Rob