I Need Some More Horse Power

[TBONE112219]

I Have A 2004 Xls With The 4.0 Motor And I Am Wanting To Get Some More Power Out Of It And Also Help Out The Gas Milage On It As Well I Was Wondering What I Can Do To Help All That Out Would A Cold Air Intake, Jet Chip, Headers, Exaust Help If So What Brands Should I Look For

Any Help Please And Thanks

 

[jimbo74]

jet chips suck... please dont post to the site in all capitals..... you must realize its a 5000 pound truck with a v6 and it will never be a racecar.... intakle, exhuast will help out, as will a chip or flash programmer from one of our 2 site sponsors... bamachips and hypnotic illusions... do a search on this site for them

 

[TBONE112219]

thanks i understand it will never be a racer but i would like alittle more power to kick some dust or mud what ever i can find do u think headers will make differance

 

[jimbo74]

headers might help a little bit if there really is nothing more you can do... but on a stock engine with jsut an intake, chip, and exhuast there isnt much more you can do to it

 

[TBONE112219]

for the cold air intake is k&n a good one to go with

 

[jimbo74]

if you are talking about a full cold air intake i dotn think any are made... a k&n filter is a good idea, as is running a custom pipe... several companies offer this..

 

[TBONE112219]

thanks for all your help and info i know very little about motor and things like that i know audio and security inside and out

thanks alot

 

[xxnodicexx]

i cant find the dyno results on a 98 ohv 4.0 for k&n. can anyone help, they only have the ranger on there with 135 horsepower with a 3 horsepower increase(whoopi!). im prolly gonna but one, but need to know if its worth the money. any thing over 8 hp and ill happy. thanks

 

[TBONE112219]

here you go i found a k&n intake with more the 8 hp http://www.knfilters.com/search/product.aspx?Prod=57-2528
check this out and see what you think

 

[huskyfan23]

Don't trust manfacturer HP estimates. That's a good kit. K&N is the best reusable filter you can get and that kit is an FIPK so it comes with a pipe and all, though it'll probably be over $200. An open element filter is definitely the first mod to do. I think you'll be surprised how different it feels when you drive.

 

[TBONE112219]

i know the intake is a good mod but you also need to open up the exaust some too i have a flowmaster muffler and it is comeing out under my back door on the driver side so it is a short run on it

 

[huskyfan23]

Yes, catback exhaust is the second mod you should make. You should see a nice difference when you get the FIPK.

 

[TBONE112219]

do you think heaseders would help it out more and do you think it would be worth the money

 

[jimbo74]

as i said before unless you are running a internally modified engine, there is no need t oicrease that much flow by adding headers... if you do, you run the risk of running too much flow which can be bad for performance

 

[huskyfan23]

Do they even have headers for an '04? Headers would be the LAST thing to get, and even then I wouldn't recommend them without engine work or forced induction. I have headers and they were a waste of money being N/A. Of course, N/A is about to change