you want to pass emissions but you want to take off your muffler??? Are you in one of those schools for "special" students?
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You should have went to college to learn how to write English.
So am I supposed to be impressed that you're going to school to be an automotive tech.? I also went to school for the same thing and have seen some people there that I wouldn't let near a vehicle. People are just giving you a hard time because of the type of question you are asking and your stated purpose. This is what I would call "ricer"....but hey that's just me.
Anyways, addressing your question. I think one of the best ways to accomplish this is lower gears. Like Rose 2300 said,maybe some 4.10s. Also, headers and exhaust may help some. Headers should not affect your emissions as long as they are not the full length type that delete the cat.The manufacturer should state whether they are off-road or 50 state legal.
Of course now that you've got an open exhaust you'll need to open up the intake side for better flow..
So am I supposed to be impressed that you're going to school to be an automotive tech.? I also went to school for the same thing and have seen some people there that I wouldn't let near a vehicle. People are just giving you a hard time because of the type of question you are asking and your stated purpose. This is what I would call "ricer"....but hey that's just me.
Anyways, addressing your question. I think one of the best ways to accomplish this is lower gears. Like Rose 2300 said,maybe some 4.10s. Also, headers and exhaust may help some. Headers should not affect your emissions as long as they are not the full length type that delete the cat.The manufacturer should state whether they are off-road or 50 state legal.
Of course now that you've got an open exhaust you'll need to open up the intake side for better flow..
GoGoggansGo
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the damn muffler has nothing to do with emissions and you in a school for assholes
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i am using an iphone so if my grammer is wrong sorry
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number two i am not a ricer i am just somebody who like things very loud and unfiltered
Haha,ok. I think someone on here has a 4.0 cam listed for sale but I don't remember who.
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i wish i could but if you look at a reply above you'll see why i can't do headers or a cam
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i am sorry if i insulted anyone but it is my damn truck and you don't live next door do ya so why is it a big fight if i don't have a muffler and all that take about pulstar and kkm it is my choice i am in college for auto tech and in the top 25 so if it is so hard to ask a question then this is no community i want to be apart off
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1] Lighten the truck, less weight equates to more horsepower.
2] Use nitrous, but make sure you read the directions.
3] Don't worry about your truck, get good grades as an auto tech and a good under standing of how an engine works so that you can earn money to buy your own place to do whatever you want to your own truck.
1] and 3] don't cost any extra $ and if you're going to school and living at home you don't have extra $.... or shouldn't as you should be helping your dad by paying your own way.
Trust me, I've gone through the same shit, right now is the time to concentrate on school, not on impressing/pissing off the locals.
Good luck,
Richard
2] Use nitrous, but make sure you read the directions.
3] Don't worry about your truck, get good grades as an auto tech and a good under standing of how an engine works so that you can earn money to buy your own place to do whatever you want to your own truck.
1] and 3] don't cost any extra $ and if you're going to school and living at home you don't have extra $.... or shouldn't as you should be helping your dad by paying your own way.
Trust me, I've gone through the same shit, right now is the time to concentrate on school, not on impressing/pissing off the locals.
Good luck,
Richard
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thanks for the support i really need for finish school to really do anything crazy. I was going to save up for a mustang 5.0, but after looking at some stats on how much i really make a work school is more important so just what till after school shit is going to hit the fan thanks
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nope about my dad i pay 100 dollars a months, and I have a student loans I just sleep here I my dad like stuff stock I don't it an unstoppable force and an immovable object
Considering a fox weighs more and a lot of them came with 2.73 gears I can believe it. Drive an SOHC 4.0L if you think the OHV is quick.
Once you get farther in your auto class, hopefully you'll understand how the engine behaves as a "whole". Spark plugs, for instance, ignite the compressed air/fuel. A flame front travels away in every direction expanding as it travels toward the piston/cylinder/head. Even if I stop here, you can follow and assume that a "fancy" spark plug will do exactly the same thing as a stock plug. How do you presume more power from a fancy plug than a stock plug? (assuming of course the stock plug is still in good operating condition.). I'm not being a dick here, I want you to really think about it.
Lets pick apart the pulstar plug. I've searched, and it appears that they use a capacitor to store energy from the coil. However, your plug does not recieve voltage until it fires. While I admit I am more familiar with capacitors in AC voltages (we use them to counter reactance and to balance counter-electromotive forces to make motors and transformers more efficient) the basics of a capacitor in DC theory are very simple. In its simplest form, you have two plates and a dielectric fluid. As one plate becomes negatively charged (excess electrons) they seek to move through the dielectric fluid to the other plate when the circuit closes. The more surface area you have between the plates, the more capacitance it has. In DC current your capacitor "charges" and all those electrons are waiting for a complete circuit path to transfer to the other plate. When there is a completed path, they discharge. My problem, is that the spark plug itself is nothing more than a simple series circuit closed all the time. Electrons travel from the ground strap through the air gap (this is your resistance and is why we need more EMF to be able to move any current) to the electrode and back through the wire. So as soon as you apply a voltage to the capacitor, it will discharge at the same rate as it is charged because it is in series with a closed circuit. Besides, a capacitor that is small enough to fit inside a spark plug will not have enough capacitance to make any substantial difference.
Now lets look at the "idea" of the capacitor. Pulstar's selling claim is that it increases peak voltage. Well, Ford has a reliable and adequate ignition system from the factory. The spark is plenty hot enough to start the flame front. If we double the voltage, we should not see any increase in power. Why? Well they both lit the flame. The flame front travels at the same speed (I think roughly 16-17m/s) when it is lit, regardless of what lit it. Simplest example. I fill a garbage can lid with gasoline 1/4" thick. I have a high speed camera and I'm going to measure how long it takes for the flame to travel from one side to the other. First I use a match. Then I use a torch. Both lit in the same spot, both flames take the same time to get to the other end, yet the torch has 100 times more energy than the match.
For the record, if you really want to increase your power output and still be able to pass emissions and have stock drivability properly setup forced induction should be first on your list.
Once you get farther in your auto class, hopefully you'll understand how the engine behaves as a "whole". Spark plugs, for instance, ignite the compressed air/fuel. A flame front travels away in every direction expanding as it travels toward the piston/cylinder/head. Even if I stop here, you can follow and assume that a "fancy" spark plug will do exactly the same thing as a stock plug. How do you presume more power from a fancy plug than a stock plug? (assuming of course the stock plug is still in good operating condition.). I'm not being a dick here, I want you to really think about it.
Lets pick apart the pulstar plug. I've searched, and it appears that they use a capacitor to store energy from the coil. However, your plug does not recieve voltage until it fires. While I admit I am more familiar with capacitors in AC voltages (we use them to counter reactance and to balance counter-electromotive forces to make motors and transformers more efficient) the basics of a capacitor in DC theory are very simple. In its simplest form, you have two plates and a dielectric fluid. As one plate becomes negatively charged (excess electrons) they seek to move through the dielectric fluid to the other plate when the circuit closes. The more surface area you have between the plates, the more capacitance it has. In DC current your capacitor "charges" and all those electrons are waiting for a complete circuit path to transfer to the other plate. When there is a completed path, they discharge. My problem, is that the spark plug itself is nothing more than a simple series circuit closed all the time. Electrons travel from the ground strap through the air gap (this is your resistance and is why we need more EMF to be able to move any current) to the electrode and back through the wire. So as soon as you apply a voltage to the capacitor, it will discharge at the same rate as it is charged because it is in series with a closed circuit. Besides, a capacitor that is small enough to fit inside a spark plug will not have enough capacitance to make any substantial difference.
Now lets look at the "idea" of the capacitor. Pulstar's selling claim is that it increases peak voltage. Well, Ford has a reliable and adequate ignition system from the factory. The spark is plenty hot enough to start the flame front. If we double the voltage, we should not see any increase in power. Why? Well they both lit the flame. The flame front travels at the same speed (I think roughly 16-17m/s) when it is lit, regardless of what lit it. Simplest example. I fill a garbage can lid with gasoline 1/4" thick. I have a high speed camera and I'm going to measure how long it takes for the flame to travel from one side to the other. First I use a match. Then I use a torch. Both lit in the same spot, both flames take the same time to get to the other end, yet the torch has 100 times more energy than the match.
For the record, if you really want to increase your power output and still be able to pass emissions and have stock drivability properly setup forced induction should be first on your list.
GoGoggansGo
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i know i would love to get a blower but here in indiana there are hard to come by. Boosthead.com has a kit but i have heard negative things about it presentation. The pulstar plug work really well but i did increase the gap and used msd wires and the coil pack was cleaned inside and out so the old bosch plug weren't shot, but my bud at advance saved me 20% so i said what the hell, and have had no problems throttle response was the biggest change
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What do you consider "lightly" modified? Good tires on a well maintained stock Fox body will put you in the 13's. There's NO WAY you could give that a run for its money.
I'm not trying to be a dick, but unless your racing a beat down 'stang, it just wont happen.
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Save your money, finish school, get a good paying job, THEN play with your toys.
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