I'm thinking of installing a K&N Air Filter for my 2000 F-150. I'm wondering if installing it effects any of the warranty requirements, or if anyone needed to have their carb. adjusted? I've heard it's definitely worth it, but I'm wondering about other effects and warranty claims.

Any info. will be appreciated.

Thanks!

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2000 F-150, V6, single cab, long bed, Ford Bedliner, Factory Ford Mudflaps

Future Plans:
K&N Filter, Tonneau Cover, Exhaust System

 

I dont mean to be rude or sarcastic, but have you looked under the hood or at a dealer brochure??????????????????????????


Does it require a carb adjustment?

Uhm, well no cars or trucks made today by Ford come with carbs. Since like 1985. It is all EFI.

Simple answer after that is no, the computer will compensate if needed for it.

 

What's a "carb"?

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Dude.....I think your gonna have change the jets...keep going up in size till yer plugs foul..then back off 2 sizes...

I'm gonna get me a holley four barrel for christmas...as soon as I find an adaptor for the FIPK.....;-}~


You guys are way too nice...



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99 F150 XLT, 2WD, 4.6, S/C, S/B, Superchip, K&N FIPK, FMS 9mm, +4s, Nerfs, Leer Top, Cow Catcher W/Bright A$$ Lights, True Duals with hi flow cats, 275 Dunlops with 3.08 gears, fat swaybars, Steeda front and Hellwig rear. Coming soon: Fabtech 3" and 4.10s.
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Whatever you guys are smokin' I want some!!!

 

Hi Jetjockey16,

You don't have a carb., you have fuel injection. Thanks to the mass airflow meter and the O2 sensors, the factory system can compensate for incremental increases in airflow, so the K&N air filter will not need any changes to your vehicle's program in it's powertrain computer.

Good luck!

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Mike T.

Very tactful...I see that you also subscribe to the old adage that there are no stupid questions... and that all learning is good.

Nice to see that someone could help out Jetjockey16...

G-


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M*** Airflow sensor measures the mass of the air flowing through the throttle body. The computer takes this value, along with throttle position and oxygen sensor readings to determine the fuel ratio so that the injector pulse widths can be determined. Changing the filter will do nothing the computer can't adjust for.

I don't think a carb would need adjusting either, as the fuel flow is directly proportional to the amount of air rushing by the jets.

 

Thanks you guys. Someone mentioned to me about possible adjustments I might have to make after installing aftermarket products. I guess I got a little stupid. I think they were just jealous they don't have an F-150!!

Anyhow, thanks for the helpful info. I will always be learning.

See y'all on the boards and on the road.

 

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Hi Jetjockey,

There is no such thing as a "stupid question", as g-money quite rightly pointed out.

That's what this place is for, the exchange of relevant & useful information about our beloved FoMoCo vehicles, so if you don't know, *never* be afraid to ask anything here on F-150 Online.

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It's unfortunate that the poor bastard used that unfortunate word 'carb' in his question -- when absent that one four-letter word, the question is quite valid.

It's been a common discussion point about using a better-flowing filter and the possible effect on the air/fuel ratio -- and the general theory is that yes, there is something to it -- else how the heck could you gain any HP from a filter!?!

There's not a half-dozen people on this board who could affect an air/fuel mixture change with all the books in the library, yet it was the least-technical of the group that offered the jabs.

Someone could have, instead, offered him the news that excessive oil on the filter can cause an issue with deposits on the sensor; or that the oxygen sensor and computer set-up monitors the air/fuel ratio and makes more adjustments than are imaginable in fractions of a second; or that there is some benefit to deciding whether shrouding changes to effect differences in hot vs cold air intake -- and the possiblilty of performance gains/losses can be debated ad nauseum.

It's become so hard to be effective at making any modifications to these techno-marvels without causing more harm than good that the only real inert 'fixes' seem to be chip-changes and exhaust-note changes -- largely because of their reversibility.

I, for one, made my living with wrenches -- and find myself a dieing breed of afficionados whose expertise revolves around dinasaur-model relics that never were as fast as I thought they were; and certainly were not as good -- by any standard -- as those today for which I can only be effective with my metric plier, metric hammer, and metric screw driver.

I, for one, find myself identifying more with questions relating to adjusting my 'carb' than I do with flipping my chip.

Stick around, Jetjockey16, there's still a lot to be gleaned from this board.

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Again, thanks for the HELPFUL responses. I too come from (not experience, but) talk revolving around pre-computered models, Jim.

And to echo your praise, this site does rock! I will stick around. K&N is on my Christmas list.


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2000 F-150, Deep Wedgewood Blue, V6 manual, 4x2, reg. cab, 60/40, long bed, Ford Bedliner, Factory Ford Mudflaps

Future Plans:
K&N Filter, Tonneau Cover, Exhaust System

 

The only change I made was to lubricate my "fuel injected muffler bearings" before adding the K & N.

Just kidding. I couldn't help myself.


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