Brian Teitell
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What are some cheap ways to get more horsepower and more torque?
Cheap ways for horsepower/torque
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FlipTrac_511
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Cheap ways??? Uhmmm...if about $300 is cheap, an intake, exhaust, or tuner.
nick caceres
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i think he wanted something along the lines of taking out the intake sliencer, etc...
The least inexpensive is the change to Royal Purple sythetic oil all around. The next most bang for the buck, in my opinion, is the SCTXCalibrator2; then the cold air intake; and last but not least is the exhaust. 
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Throttle body spacer, Tornado fuel saver, Electric supercharger, Intake air temperature resistor, Fuel line magnets.... :lol:
Should get you 300HP in your mind and about $300.00 bucks of wasted money out of your wallet...
Todd Z
Should get you 300HP in your mind and about $300.00 bucks of wasted money out of your wallet...
Todd Z
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Don't forget about synthetic headlight fluid and high-temp muffler bearings!:lol:
Bill Ellis
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For more thrust, i.e., greater acceleration, get smaller tires. Your RPM will be higher, but you'll get more push off the line. Just curious, but why do you NEED more HP?
Frank Marano
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new engine, diffrent type of vehicle......?
Dreman
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The cheapest way to increase horsepower is to remove the intake silencer. It's free, except for an hour or so of your time. Search the projects section for information.
After that, it gets expensive fast. The range of mods runs from a $45 intake kit off e-bay to a $4000 supercharger. The Sport Trac engine is really pretty efficient and powerful for it's size. Most mods just add a few horsepower, although they can add up. If you want to add horsepower on a budget, I think I would do the e-bay air intake kit first, then a new y-pipe, then a cat back exhaust. At that point, you will need to get a chip tuner to re-calibrate your engine's computer to take maximum advantage of the new parts.
Smaller tires (lower, not narrower!) will give you better acceleration if they need changing anyway, but it will hurt your mileage and top end power.
After that, it gets expensive fast. The range of mods runs from a $45 intake kit off e-bay to a $4000 supercharger. The Sport Trac engine is really pretty efficient and powerful for it's size. Most mods just add a few horsepower, although they can add up. If you want to add horsepower on a budget, I think I would do the e-bay air intake kit first, then a new y-pipe, then a cat back exhaust. At that point, you will need to get a chip tuner to re-calibrate your engine's computer to take maximum advantage of the new parts.
Smaller tires (lower, not narrower!) will give you better acceleration if they need changing anyway, but it will hurt your mileage and top end power.
Brian Teitell
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Where do you get Royal Purple sythetic oil?
Brian Teitell
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It just took out the intake silencer and noticed a little differene but i also put in a new k&n air filter sdo i hope that helps.
