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SULTAN
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Alright I'm new to ford. I've always owned chevy. But the new ecoboost engine sold me to ford, but I have some questions. I have the new fx2 sport and was wondering Can I install a k&n air filter on it? What can I do to make this truck faster than what it already is? I have already upgraded the exhaust to magnaflow.
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You can do anything you want to your truck. To save you the trouble of using the search feature on this site, I'll summarize.
Do the Gotts mod, leave the stock intake alone, drop in filters are ok, and get a custom tune on an engine programmer/tuner.
Be warned that when you ask questions you will get answers. Some good, some bad and some just to **** you/others off.
Do the Gotts mod, leave the stock intake alone, drop in filters are ok, and get a custom tune on an engine programmer/tuner.
Be warned that when you ask questions you will get answers. Some good, some bad and some just to **** you/others off.
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^ The good/bad is that for the new motors don't have a Gotts mod made yet. It largely because the new intakes are so well designed there's few restriction places to remove. The stock filter flows more than enough air, even with 12 psi of boost. If you want to upgrade filters wait until high dry flow filters come out for the new motors. Here's a little info about the oiled filters like the K&N. I'd like to hear the Eco with the Magnaflow system to hear how it sounds. Good choice going with a straight through muffler. The next step would be a programmer (Gryphon or SCT), just be warned about the warranty issue and the TSB Ford has put out about tuning on the Eco boost engine.
There's a reason why most stock air filters aren't oiled.
Most don't "see" any harm with an oiled filter. The proof that it isn't doing a top notch job is in the used oil analysis. Once you do a used oil analysis, you'll find higher silica levels. More silica is more wear, even with a good motor oil. Yes I know many say,"My insert vehicle had 300,000 miles before it quit and it had a K&N on all the time." More than most likely, if proper filtration and silica levels were lower, it could have been more than 300,000 before it quit. It doesn't mean instant death to run an oiled filter, but you may not be getting the full potential life of several components.
K&N admits their filtration isn't the greatest and the cumulative rating was achieved only after the filter was filled with debris. So it filters better when caked with dirt. From K&N's ISO 5011 testing website:
"Our actual air filters when tested generally demonstrate a cumulative filtration efficiency of between 96% and 99%."
Stock filters are usually above 99.5% filtration efficiency out of the box, the aFe Pro dry is 99.2% but flows more cfm than stock and flows nearly as well as an oiled filter. A .3% reduction in filtration with a dry filter vs. an up to 3% reduction in filtration with an oiled one to achieve the same flow....You can decide which one to run.
Most don't "see" any harm with an oiled filter. The proof that it isn't doing a top notch job is in the used oil analysis. Once you do a used oil analysis, you'll find higher silica levels. More silica is more wear, even with a good motor oil. Yes I know many say,"My insert vehicle had 300,000 miles before it quit and it had a K&N on all the time." More than most likely, if proper filtration and silica levels were lower, it could have been more than 300,000 before it quit. It doesn't mean instant death to run an oiled filter, but you may not be getting the full potential life of several components.
K&N admits their filtration isn't the greatest and the cumulative rating was achieved only after the filter was filled with debris. So it filters better when caked with dirt. From K&N's ISO 5011 testing website:
"Our actual air filters when tested generally demonstrate a cumulative filtration efficiency of between 96% and 99%."
Stock filters are usually above 99.5% filtration efficiency out of the box, the aFe Pro dry is 99.2% but flows more cfm than stock and flows nearly as well as an oiled filter. A .3% reduction in filtration with a dry filter vs. an up to 3% reduction in filtration with an oiled one to achieve the same flow....You can decide which one to run.
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Thanks and yeah I like it. I have owned two chevy trucks in my life, one brand new in '06 and another one in '09 and those things were not worth the money. The under carriage had no protection, the interior was not all that friendly either, and the engine(s) just didn't put out enough power for me. So I was converted haha. I'll be digging ford now for sure.
