patricjp,
Try using premium gas. It's all I'll run with, and it's worth the extra. Belive me, I drove mine up Pikes Peak all summer for the hill climb all the way to 14,000 ft. Even got sideways around a few corners.

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97 std. long bed
cat back
soon to have 4 in.drop w/4link @ panhard rod

Pretty plain mono-chrome white
all I want for Christmas is a
red/white/blue paint job and a roll bar.

[This message has been edited by troy67 (edited 12-12-2000).]

 

So your saying that it took you all summer to get to the top. seriously though. These trucks will do fine on any grade as long as the rpms are kept above 2500 man 14,000 feet is way up there.How much power loss did you notice up there, with the air being so thin?

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2000 f150 4x4 sport,black, 3.55 5spd ,4.2 liters of fury ----mods----
stereo,pioneer cd,cadance ultradrive amps,alpine 12 sub,eclipse mids&tweetsAppearance: profile bug guard,smoked headlight covers,Gts tailblazerII taillight covers painted to match truck,blue cargo lights,chrome exhaust tipFunctional:265/75 pirelli scorpion at,cranked torsion bars,black Delta tool box,valley towing class III reciever hitch,herculiner bed liner,taz floor mats Performance: Jet reusable air filter,modified airbox(crash1style)Coming Soon supercharger, jba headers,throttle body spacer,ravin cat back,superchips

 

hehe yeah, I guess what really got to me was my Girlfriend calling my 4.2 a DOG up hills.. (which is kinda true unless you get up over 2500 then we start movin)!
So anyway, She has a V8 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited Edition and now I'm determined to beat her!! heh, or at least try

I plan on doing the superchip as soon as I change my tranny fluid =)
hopefully that'll be the extra kick I need

as far as the premium gas is concerned, I tried a full tank and noticed no diffrence at all. I read somewhere on these boards it would help gas mileage but that was not the case at all! The reason for this is because the stock chip is programmed for 87 octance and increasing that rating is not gonna give you any kinda results unless your timing is set to combust quicker for the higher octane.. i.e.(92,93) i even tried getting on it several times just to see if there was any "kick" and there was nothing and I dropped my mpg by 1-2

be back soon with my superchip results!!
btw, I get 15.9 overall mpg now

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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

 

There are a lot of turns, around 160 to the top. As far as power loss I didn't notice much, but there was some. I hope to run the Pikes Peak Hill Climb with my F-150, someday.

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97 std. long bed
cat back
soon to have 4 in.drop w/4link @ panhard rod

Pretty plain mono-chrome white
all I want for Christmas is a
red/white/blue paint job and a roll bar.