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Old Mar 21, 2001 | 08:50 PM
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SOME VEHICLES BUILT WITH THE 4.2L ENGINE THAT ARE OPERATING IN MEXICO MAY EXHIBIT A BACKFIRE CONCERN
 
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Old Mar 21, 2001 | 10:08 PM
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Some vehicals built with the -0.8L engine that are operating in japan may exhibit no power and are slow as hell!

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97 F150 Longbed V8 4.6
K&N air filter
K&N FIPK tech MOD & removed elbow silencer
Tires: Yokohama 265/75/16 Geolander AT+
Hyper white xenon bulbs
Bedliner and raven shell
6 disc cd changer
Oil & filter used

Gasoline used

My Truck
 
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Old Mar 22, 2001 | 01:39 AM
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And all this time I thought it was the beans.
 
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Old Mar 22, 2001 | 07:19 AM
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LMAO V10Man, good one!!

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4.2 V6 5 SPD 3.55 Gears
Black Clearcoat
AVS Bugflector II
AVS Window Visors
Pendaliner Bedliner
Pioneer 12 disk changer w/wireless remote
PERFORMANCE MODS
Superchip
Gibson Side Swept Catback
K&N Filter
FUTURE MODS
FIPK(AirForce One,Airaid)
Ignition Upgrade(MSD,Jacobs)
Pulleys??
 
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Old Mar 22, 2001 | 01:24 PM
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talking about mexico, i was down there for spring break (cancun) and i noticed that half of them were called "LOBO" and some "F150"

anyone know why?

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1999 Black F150 XLT Sport 4x4 Flareside, 4.6 Triton V-8, Manual Transmission, Captains Chairs, Power Everything.

Appearance Changes:
Button-down Tonneau Cover, Webasto Sunroof, Spray-on Bed-liner, Xenon Fog and Headlights, Blackwidow Car Alarm, Window Tint, Wet Okole Seats (ALL).

Stereo:
2 10" Kicker CompVR's on Fosgate 360a2, Kicker Components Front & Fosgate 5x7 Rear on Fosgate 200a4, Blaupunkt Muchen Deck.

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265/70 R17 Yokohama Geolandar A/T+, Borla Split-Rear Cat-Back Exhaust, K&N FIPK.
 
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Old Mar 22, 2001 | 04:09 PM
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Its a marketing thing, i believe those built and sold in mexico have lobo on them those finished in usa say f150
 
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Old Mar 22, 2001 | 08:24 PM
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Did you know that in spanish the word "NOVA" means no go. So General Motors had to change the name before shipping the cars to Mexico and similar speaking countries.
 
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Old Mar 22, 2001 | 08:31 PM
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man have you seen the 4 door full size dodge rams in ol' mexico

they are tha bomb

 
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Old Mar 22, 2001 | 08:45 PM
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LMAO moose-man.

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1997 XLT Teal 4.6L Flareside 4x4 ORP. Automatic, Reg. cab, 3.55LS, tinted windows, bug deflector, Dual exhaust, K&N Generation 2 air filter, BullDog keyless entry/remote start(installed myself), Modern 16" wheels, bedliner, Covercraft tonneau cover, White faced gauges, electronic shift on the fly, Clarion ADX5655z Double Din Cassette & CD, 4 Pioneer TS-A6865 speakers and superchip. Going to add headers.


 
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