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Boring!
Hello to everyone!
I'm looking for some advice...had to trade my GT convertible for a truck to support my newly opened business. I traded for a 97 F150 Lariat...4.6L, short bed, only 80k miles on it. I was initially excited thinking "well it shouldn't be too bad" I mean it has the same motor as my GT did, right? NO SIR!!! This thing is a pig! No pep at all!!! So I said to myself "There must be 1000 hop-ups for it it's a 4.6L.....I can't find crap!
I'm considering selling it off and getting something else if I can't get some umph out of this thing.
So here's my question...is anyone else going through this? What can I do to wake this thing up?
I'm looking for some advice...had to trade my GT convertible for a truck to support my newly opened business. I traded for a 97 F150 Lariat...4.6L, short bed, only 80k miles on it. I was initially excited thinking "well it shouldn't be too bad" I mean it has the same motor as my GT did, right? NO SIR!!! This thing is a pig! No pep at all!!! So I said to myself "There must be 1000 hop-ups for it it's a 4.6L.....I can't find crap!
I'm considering selling it off and getting something else if I can't get some umph out of this thing.
So here's my question...is anyone else going through this? What can I do to wake this thing up?
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That PIG weighs in at almost 6,000 lbs. Enjoy it for what it is - a truck.
The 4.6 is a good motor that will run forever with normal maintenance.
Put a tuner on it and you will think you got a new truck. I have an Edge Evo on mine - made a nice difference. There are other brands available also.
The tuner will give you the most bang for the buck.
The 4.6 is a good motor that will run forever with normal maintenance.
Put a tuner on it and you will think you got a new truck. I have an Edge Evo on mine - made a nice difference. There are other brands available also.
The tuner will give you the most bang for the buck.
Last edited by joe mcmillan; Nov 9, 2014 at 03:14 PM.
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Hello to everyone! I'm looking for some advice...had to trade my GT convertible for a truck to support my newly opened business. I traded for a 97 F150 Lariat...4.6L, short bed, only 80k miles on it. I was initially excited thinking "well it shouldn't be too bad" I mean it has the same motor as my GT did, right? NO SIR!!! This thing is a pig! No pep at all!!! So I said to myself "There must be 1000 hop-ups for it it's a 4.6L.....I can't find crap! I'm considering selling it off and getting something else if I can't get some umph out of this thing. So here's my question...is anyone else going through this? What can I do to wake this thing up?
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gotta mod is to the air cleaner. Take plastic part at the end off and replace it with a pvc pipe allowing better air flow. Zip tie mod is to the throttle body. Taking the slack out of the throttle body cable so it opens more.
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