Performance Mods For The 4.2l
03-19-2010, 12:37 AM
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Performance Mods For The 4.2l
I Just Bouht My 2000 F 150 and Want To Know What Can I Do To THis Thing That Will Give It More Power With Out Having It Out For A V-8?
03-21-2010, 09:30 AM
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Heads and cam, but, that's awfully expensive. I was so frustrated with my 2008 F-150 4.2l, I traded trucks. The regular cab I had was a base XL model and weighed nearly 5000 lbs. The weight of the vehicel didn't make it worth spending a lot of money on it. If you just want a 'little more power', you can do just CAI and a good catback.
03-22-2010, 11:43 PM
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yes for the 2000 model you can buy a cheap cold air intake off ebay for like 60 bucks.... and it works great.... i have a 2002 and its got the ebay CAI kit on it and its great....
and i also had a custom catback installed by a local muffler shop....
A good tune up will help performance .... get some MAF cleaner made by CRC and clean the mass air flow(MAF sensor) this will help also
you could also do a programmer
and i also had a custom catback installed by a local muffler shop....
A good tune up will help performance .... get some MAF cleaner made by CRC and clean the mass air flow(MAF sensor) this will help also
you could also do a programmer
03-23-2010, 06:05 AM
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Yeah, everyone who owns a vehicle with a MAF should clean the sensor wire with Isopropyl alcohol al least once a year. There's no need to buy cleaner unless it does something for you mentally and makes you feel better. Nothing works better than Q-Tips and regular old rubbing alcohol. All the MAF wire does is detect the temperature of the air intake, so, don't expect any noticeable difference there. it is good to keep it clean.
03-24-2010, 01:09 AM
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This maybe a stupid question but what is a CAI. Never heard of it. Who makes the tuner for this truck every where i look no one has one for this motor
03-24-2010, 06:30 AM
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CAI ...is cold air intake...... sniper makes a tuner for this....and SCT....i have heard really good things about the sct tuner
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03-25-2010, 09:03 AM
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There's several things to help a little. The electric fan conversion frees up some HP. Underdrive pullys. Then headers and a new exhaust will help. One thing about the 97-03's they weighed a little less then the 04-08's. The 4.2 was honestly too small for that bodystyle IMO.
Headers, Fans, and a CAI should run you under a $1000.
Here's a link to the headers, these are $579. I'm sure you can find some a little cheaper.
http://www.latemodelrestoration.com/item/JBA-1672SJS
Headers, Fans, and a CAI should run you under a $1000.
Here's a link to the headers, these are $579. I'm sure you can find some a little cheaper.
http://www.latemodelrestoration.com/item/JBA-1672SJS
01-16-2013, 07:47 PM
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05 F-150 XL 4.2 5-Spd 2wl
http://www.etrailer.com/chip-2005_Fo...htm?style=4.2L they have a tuner for the 4.2s can get up to like 28 more hps from it and the great thing is its reversable for fuel
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01-22-2013, 05:55 PM
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Hey just found out my camshaft gears are bad, that's why I was not getting any oil pressure. So I'm faced with two options new motor or replace parts if I'm going to replace parts might as well get a better cam right? So who makes cams and heads for our 4.2l?