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1997 to 2003 F-150
4.2L, 4.6L, and 5.4L equipped F-150s.


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Old Wed, January 6th, 2010, 10:42 PM
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Just to add another few notes:
1. The bigger your cab the heavier your truck. Even standard cabs with a long box are lighter than a super cab with a short box.
2. The 4X4 drive train components add additional weight and rolling resistance
3. Gearing and torque control can make a big difference also.

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And to add to that, I've noticed that the current weather(temp, humidity, barometric pressure, etc) and even more important fuel quality (not octane but how well it burns compared to other brands and batches) make a big difference. From the quickest to the slowest 0-60 times I have over a 1 second spread for my "best of the day" runs. The quickest was in 50˚ weather with a good batch of gas and the worst was 100˚+ with fuel that didn't seem to burn well. The daily records did improve with temperature but only when the fuel was good. I'm not so sure that temperature makes a big difference considering 50˚F air is only about .007 pounds per cubic foot denser than 100˚F air. But when our trucks bring in 200 g/s at WOT...Oh my, looks like I'm arguing with myself again.
I wonder what our 0-60's would be at along the coast right now with denser air and a cold front that promises 19˚ tomorrow?

And keep in mind that each truck is different, that is why we were all attracted to custom tuning. To use help improve (or remove) those little quirks.
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I can do 0-60 in 1.5 sec sitting still in my driveway right now with the snowpack and ice on it!!!!!LOL's
8" of more snow coming tonight and tomorrow with winds up around 40mph+!
I won't be seeing to far ahead of the truck nose tomorrow either!
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I can do 0-60 in 1.5 sec sitting still in my driveway right now with the snowpack and ice on it!!!!!LOL's
8" of more snow coming tonight and tomorrow with winds up around 40mph+!
I won't be seeing to far ahead of the truck nose tomorrow either!
Yeah one of my old bosses built race cars and his wife's mustang does that when its 90 degrees. lol
Hmm, you might have improved air density if you suck in some snowflakes!
I had a bad encounter with the day we had ice day a long time ago. I was messing around on my mountain bike and trying to slide so I hit the brake and insteak of breaking loose the back kept rolling and the front dug in. And I still dont think I slid.
Later found my back brake line was refrozen and my tires were in good shape.
...somebody lied about the frozen stuff. lol
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