ok, i have given myself about $1000 to spend on mods in the next couple of months. i'm thinking of a bbk throttle body, granatelli maf, hellwig sway bar and programmer?. what do ya'll think and what order should i purchase them in?

i'm basically trying to get a little more efficiency(performance, power, mpg etc.) out of this gutless "modular" thing fomoco passes off as an engine. currently i get around 15 mpg normally in a mix of city and highway driving, with an all time high of 16.5 mpg on pure highway driving. as far as speed, it has none, the k&n fipk i put on a month after i bought this truck has done nothing that i can tell for the gutless wonder.

any and all replies are appreciated, i just want to get some of ya'lls opinions, because this is still the best forum for f-series that i have found. i know i haven't posted very much, but i read a tremendous amount, and i can hardly discern what is good and what is bad.

 

long tube headers and efans. thats 2-4mpg right that, plus a lot of power

 

Call Mike Troyer and get a X2cal. Best thing I ever did for my truck. They can also help you get a custome tune with your fipk, maf and throttle body.

What motor do you have?

 

i have the 5.4 triton of course

what all does a custom tune involve? i'm a little fuzzy on how this works, as i am a true amateur.

thanks for the input.

 

I would go with the Efans and programmer. Maybe xcal2 as mentioned. Definitely E-Fans: I'll Guarantee you will see a difference.

 

I'm with built, Efans, long tubes and a cold air intake.

 

I disagree with the intake though I think he already has one. That's a waist IMHO.

 

thought about e-fans...still thinking about e-fans. i may do that in the future.

one other question. if i get the long tube headers, can i then run true dual exhaust and what kind of difference would that make?

 

With a grand and a stock 99 .

AF1, A nice Cat Back and Tuner.. All from Troyer .

That's a nice start . Troyer can set you up with the perfect tune.

Those three combined, you'll get your moneys worth..

If you had 2 grand - Add.. Dynatech Headers and HF Magnaflows X pipe ..

3 grand - Add - Underdrive pullys - E-Fans..

I could keep going , but your already out of $$$

 

You don't need true duals for power - headers alone = 30hp

 

I did intake, efans, magnaflow 15749, and troyer tunes for <$1100

I even got gouged on the exhaust at $620

 

For 3 grand...you can charge it, efans, shift kit...I did Just got to shop around and do the installation yourself.

 

If you open up the exhaust too much you will start to kill the power on these motors. They need a good amount of backpressure in the exhaust to make power, and even if you do manage to get a power gain, it will most likely add a little to the top end, and take some from the bottom end where its more useful. A good setup for exhaust would be a single out catback. A true double would make it too open.

 

If you open up the exhaust too much you will start to kill the power on these motors. They need a good amount of backpressure in the exhaust to make power, and even if you do manage to get a power gain, it will most likely add a little to the top end, and take some from the bottom end where its more useful. A good setup for exhaust would be a single out catback. A true double would make it too open.

 

There is plenty of threads about this already, but if you go to the chips-tuners-and programmers section of this forum, you can read all about them. https://www.f150online.com/forums/chips-tuners-programming-34/

Here is Troyers website as well.
www.troyerperformance.com/