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Old Oct 30, 2011 | 07:08 PM
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My bro has a 04 f150 with the 5.4 he wants more power out of it but dosent want new gears or exhaust.(he already has a $1200 custom dual exhaust). What would be a good way to get more bang for his buck when it comes to bolt ons?
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Old Oct 30, 2011 | 07:30 PM
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S&B Cold Air Intake
BBK throttle body
SCT Programmer

Or just drop 5k and get a super charger.. Lol. Above items are around 400 bucks give or take a little
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Old Oct 30, 2011 | 07:32 PM
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Programmer with custom tunes will be the best bang for your buck.

Throttle body and CAI are waste of money unless you plan on going blown.
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Old Oct 30, 2011 | 07:32 PM
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1200$$. ? Headers and all.. I'm guessing?? That's allot. O and one more item for bolt on.. Cheap but good... Gator back belt...40$. I like them
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Old Oct 30, 2011 | 07:33 PM
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Take the throttle body off the list.
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Old Oct 30, 2011 | 07:38 PM
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It's all depending on your price range... If going to bolt on what ever you can, that's what I listed... My tb. Went bad so I got the 80mm BBK. You could list high flow cats headers e fans etc.
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Old Oct 30, 2011 | 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by ernierob130
1200$$. ? Headers and all.. I'm guessing?? That's allot. O and one more item for bolt on.. Cheap but good... Gator back belt...40$. I like them
Yea it has headers i think obx long tubes and its true duals from the headers
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Old Oct 30, 2011 | 08:31 PM
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Yea it has headers i think obx long tubes and its true duals from the headers
Then definitely SCT Programmer and CAI. Deleted CATs???
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Old Oct 30, 2011 | 08:47 PM
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Cai= waste of money. do the gotts mod and a tuner
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Old Oct 30, 2011 | 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by ernierob130

Then definitely SCT Programmer and CAI. Deleted CATs???
No cats or resonators
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