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    Junior Member bknudsen30's Avatar
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    Good cheap way to get more torque

    I have a 2001 f150 4.2l 4wd and I just put 285's on. It looks great and rides great but I can feel a little loss in acceleration. I was wondering if anyone knew any good ways to improve that. I've heard regearing is good but I don't know where to start with that

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    Don't worry about the wrong section, it's all good lol. As for more torque, you can re-gear, but it'd be the expensive route. I'd recommend getting a programmer or a tune for a few hundred bucks. It'll account for the bigger tire size and give you a little more get-up.

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    Thank you very much. I'm not sure my parents would let me do a programmer the last one I had did not go too well. But is there a way I could do a junk yard regear or something like that?

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    Changing gears won't actually give you more torque. It just changes when the torque comes in.
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    Oh right that makes sense. Would an air intake do anything?

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    Not really. Unless you matched it with an exhaust. Even then you're not adding what I would call noticeable power. I know you're against it, but as far as bang for the buck you can't beat a tuner.
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    Any brand recommendations? I had a jet performance that went wrong

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    I'm not really sure on the 97-03s, but I know Joey has SuperChips for his 03
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    Junior Member bknudsen30's Avatar
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    Ok. Does cherry bomb make an air intake. I have the glass pack on my truck

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    Gears gears gears! Its the most overlooked aspect after a tire size change and it will be the biggest bang for your buck, especially with a V6. As stated gears dont increase torque, they just give the engine a better mechanical advantage over the tires at a given RPM. Tuners are great, I run them on both my trucks but they will not make up for loss power from larger tires, again especially with a V6, I know this from experience.
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