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Old 08-30-2016, 09:43 AM
christiandevin97@gmail.co christiandevin97@gmail.co is offline
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Default New exhaust system help

OKay so I have a 2000 ford ranger XLT off-road 4.0 V6

I recently straight piped my truck after the cats and dumped the exhaust exit before the passenger rear tire. It is not under the cab it's under the bed where it exits to the passenger side.

So not sure what I should do but it does not have the same get up and go as it used to.

Should I get a cold air intake and tune it?

Not sure, but online theories say it's because of reduced backpressure. I know there are so many sides on backpressure! I just need my truck at or past the stock get up and go

Thank you!
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Old 08-30-2016, 09:54 AM
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You could get a chip, this one advertises 85 horsepower gain. You might not get that out of the OHV, but I bet you'll get 50-60 extra horsepower. Plus you will get immensely better fuel mileage

http://www.ebay.com/itm/331496665635
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Old 08-30-2016, 10:05 AM
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Old 08-30-2016, 11:28 AM
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You could get a chip, this one advertises 85 horsepower gain. You might not get that out of the OHV, but I bet you'll get 50-60 extra horsepower. Plus you will get immensely better fuel mileage http://www.ebay.com/itm/331496665635
okay I'll have to give that a try, but why is the get up and go slower? I understand that the exhaust made it this way, but is it because the air isn't coming in fast enough? Would an upgraded air intake help?
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Old 08-30-2016, 11:36 AM
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It's because you added a free-er flowing exhaust, and you need to install that chip so that the motor can run off of the new parameters to take advantage of the exhaust
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Old 08-30-2016, 11:48 AM
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It's because you added a free-er flowing exhaust, and you need to install that chip so that the motor can run off of the new parameters to take advantage of the exhaust
okay that'll be good! I appreciate the help
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