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Best bang for the buck mods...custom tune and gears?

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Old 04-14-2020, 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by ReaperHWK
How about cams swap and custom tune? I never looked into the gains on these motors with cams though........

Not really a bolt on but if you don't need to remove the motor would be good gains I bet. If you did all the work yourself would be worth it, if you had to pay a shop, then I'd say NO.
I have custom tunes by 5 star. Had it put on a dyno after the engine install.
E-Fans are the only thing I'm aware of as far as bolt on goes that I dont have. I'm not really Interested in going into the engine at this point while I still got 2 years of warranty left.
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Originally Posted by Strik9
If you guys had a bone stock 08 F150 5.4 , would you recommend custom tune and gears for some of the first mods? How much would a tune affect reliability, assuming it is from a reputable aource,?
Custom tunes was my first and by far favorite mod. I did it a few years ago with zero issues at all. In my case I went with a Livewire SCT and 93 perf, 87 perf, 89 tow tunes from MPT. The tunes REALLY wake up the truck and make it fun to drive.

The only other perf mods I have since done were dual efans and a Volant air intake system with Donaldson filter.

Edit- I am high on the Volant intake. It pulls air from the drivers fender well and from in front of the radiator, vs pulling hot air from the engine compartment.

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Old 04-15-2020, 12:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Kevinpmac

Edit- I am high on the Volant intake. It pulls air from the drivers fender well and from in front of the radiator, vs pulling hot air from the engine compartment.
Doesnt stock setup pull from the fender (not hot air from engine bay)?
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yes, but it is sealed to the fender...looks like the Volant makes a sealed unit too but they have others that may take air from inside the engine bay...

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