What company makes good air intakes. I want to put one on my 97' f-150, but I really don't know much about them. I was looking into Volant and K&N 77 series, there both about the same price, but which is better, or is there another company thats better?
alright thanks fellas, I'll look into gettin that K&N air intake, maybe if im lucky it could count as a late Xmass gift lol. (couldn't find an injen intake to fit my truck) Anyways, while were on the subject, are there any other not-so-expenive upgrades for engines. I already put in a hypertech power programmer chip. Is there anything else that I could do to the engine?
hmmm I was lookin into flowmaster for an exhaust system, what about headers, would those make much of a difference, and mass air flow sensors, whats the deal with those. Sorry for my dumb questions lol but the car engine isnt really a strong subject of mine. Thanks for the info though!
Headers will give you a larger power increase than mufflers will. Exhaust upgrades don't give you the substantial power increase that it used to because factory systems have gotten much better over the years. You'll still see an increase, but it isn't as much as you'd see if you were upgrading on a car from the 70s or 80s.
Upgrading the MAF sensor basically just allows a smoother flow of air into the engine, since the sensor causes turbulence. They can also be more accurate than factory sensors.
flowmasters sound like tin cans when u drive, and i would go with hooker headers if they make them for ur truck, as far a mufflers, i would have used trush, but they went out of busness, but im sure u can find something, i mean if u like flowmasters go ahead, everyone has there preferances
hmmm I've always liked the way flowmasters sound lol. I found some hooker headers that fit my truck, but theres two diff types, one set has equal length, the other doesnt have an equal length. Whats that mean lol is it important? Thanks for the responces!
I like Flows, only real bad thing is that they tend to drone. Equal length headers used to work better with the old 5.0Ls, but I couldn't tell you which would work better with the Modular V8. I'd guess equal length, but they'll cost you more.
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Dont you gotta get a new Head, for your Headers to work, because the stock holes aren't as big as the new headers your putting on?
K&N makes the best intakes for trucks but for cars w/ higher performance engines Injen and AEM are better. not sure if borla makes and exhaust for a regualr F-150 but you could look into that.
Yea, you need from the headers back. When you just slap an "exhaust" without any headers, you really aren't opening the flow up as much as you need to (especially with an intake). They're pretty much for sound...
As for exhaust, I really like Borla. Cost a lot more, but I've yet to have one of mine go bad on me... And I put the exhaust on my Camaro about five years ago...
And for air cleaners, I like AmsOil filters. But that's just me... K&N are pretty good, but I really wonder on their ability to really filter the air.
Another thing you might want to look into if you're going for a lot more performance is a cam, roller lifters, and some aluminum heads. The aluminum cools faster (keeping air/fuel mixture a bit cooler) and they're more for performance (smoother surfaces, less edges). There's a lot of debate on aluminum heads (good or bad), but as long as you stick with a good set, I've never had any problems.
MAS is a good upgrade too, along with injectors, intake manifold, and computer... It all depends on your pocket book... And mines getting thinner every day.
LOL! Richard: I'd be careful. It's addicting. It's like Heroin (never tried it, but I'm assuming it's something like it...). I've spent countless hours and money on my cars... Just stop while you're ahead, I warn you! When you get a bill for $2,800 just to have your heads ported and polished, you'll realize how much it really sucks!
"It's like Heroin (never tried it, but I'm assuming it's something like it...)." hahahhaha car upgrades to herion... now thats an analogy lol. hmmmm im prolly not gonna put to much more $$$ into my truck though... its a 97 f-150... im on my second tranny and my second starter... and theres bout 180,000 miles on it lol. I think ill just wait till i get a new truck sometime in the future for some big upgrades lol