Ultimate Free Horsepower Mod List
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To all,
'05 and newer trucks do not have the EGR protruding into the upper intake. I hope the person who thought of that was allowed to slap the original designer.
Those of you who do not remove your headlights when driving may benefit more from cutting one large hole in the bottom of the airbox, convieniently the wheel well forms an upside down cup that directs air to the bottom of the airbox. At the same time, is the destruction of an OEM piece worth the questionable gains?
Do you know where your knock sensor is? Under the upper intake plenum! Removing the foam does not affect its function....until you pack it full of water and dirt. Those of you who do not take you trucks off road will not have to worry as much.
Now the humiliating part. I have done everyone of these modifications and discovered the afformentioned issues with them.
I am new here and I don't want to sound like a jerk, but I wonder if anyone else has had similar experiences?
'05 and newer trucks do not have the EGR protruding into the upper intake. I hope the person who thought of that was allowed to slap the original designer.
Those of you who do not remove your headlights when driving may benefit more from cutting one large hole in the bottom of the airbox, convieniently the wheel well forms an upside down cup that directs air to the bottom of the airbox. At the same time, is the destruction of an OEM piece worth the questionable gains?
Do you know where your knock sensor is? Under the upper intake plenum! Removing the foam does not affect its function....until you pack it full of water and dirt. Those of you who do not take you trucks off road will not have to worry as much.
Now the humiliating part. I have done everyone of these modifications and discovered the afformentioned issues with them.
I am new here and I don't want to sound like a jerk, but I wonder if anyone else has had similar experiences?
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RE: free mods
Well I so far the only 'free' mod I've tried has been the airbox mod and it gave me GREAT gains. However after freeing up the exhaust with a better flowing muffler, now my truck is a slow poke off the line. I think reflashing the ECU will solve my problems though. Just gotta save up about $300 and take a trip to Pensacola.
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RE: free mods
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To all,
'05 and newer trucks do not have the EGR protruding into the upper intake. I hope the person who thought of that was allowed to slap the original designer.
Those of you who do not remove your headlights when driving may benefit more from cutting one large hole in the bottom of the airbox, convieniently the wheel well forms an upside down cup that directs air to the bottom of the airbox. At the same time, is the destruction of an OEM piece worth the questionable gains?
Do you know where your knock sensor is? Under the upper intake plenum! Removing the foam does not affect its function....until you pack it full of water and dirt. Those of you who do not take you trucks off road will not have to worry as much.
Now the humiliating part. I have done everyone of these modifications and discovered the afformentioned issues with them.
I am new here and I don't want to sound like a jerk, but I wonder if anyone else has had similar experiences?
To all,
'05 and newer trucks do not have the EGR protruding into the upper intake. I hope the person who thought of that was allowed to slap the original designer.
Those of you who do not remove your headlights when driving may benefit more from cutting one large hole in the bottom of the airbox, convieniently the wheel well forms an upside down cup that directs air to the bottom of the airbox. At the same time, is the destruction of an OEM piece worth the questionable gains?
Do you know where your knock sensor is? Under the upper intake plenum! Removing the foam does not affect its function....until you pack it full of water and dirt. Those of you who do not take you trucks off road will not have to worry as much.
Now the humiliating part. I have done everyone of these modifications and discovered the afformentioned issues with them.
I am new here and I don't want to sound like a jerk, but I wonder if anyone else has had similar experiences?
Questionable gains??? [sm=wtf.gif] Have you actually tried them???
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RE: free mods
I too have been contemplating the MAF mod but I think I'll wait until I have a few hundred dollars on standby incase I mess it up. It would really stink if I accidentally damaged it. Especially since I'm paying $272 a month for it! LOL!