Inexpensive Mods

[Jasonb543]

I have been doing alot of research and it seems... converter converter CONVERTER!

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[NGOT8R]

One mod will lead to another and another and before you know it, you’ve lost control and it’ll be hard to stop. I know I have and I don’t think I’m the only one either.

 

[Cordero1]

Like cat-back, full exhaust kits, or headers?

All three you just mentioned. I only noticed because I been looking at which full 3" exhaust to go with along with headers. The most popular ones all jumped $200. As well as the drive shafts. Was looking at a QA1 carbon fiber one & just a few days ago it went for $+17** & today just looked & its at +$19**. The kooks headers I was looking at were at +$24** & now the price at +$26**. You'd figure that at least the ones in stock would still be sold for the price they were at but nope. When I started looking last year highest priced Borla was +$18**, jumped to +$22** over night. It's only going to get worse & worse.

 

[AZ18yote]

If you have e85 in your area then tuning for that will be by far the best bang for your buck while NA hands down. No other single mod comes close until you start talking FI.

 

[00SlowGT]

Find a cold air kit with enclosed filter(Ingen and JLT both are great), complete cat-back, and suspension. All will keep your warranty. I have a 22 did 20 wheels(f9.5 r11), Ingen C/A, cat-back and complete suspension (replaced cradle/difff bushings with BMR polys, vertical links, springs, sway bars.) And love it.

 

[Livernois Motorsports]

If you are looking for power, a tuner is the best way to get started on modding the car! we offer tunes and remote logging support on the coyote and have a lot of people running our product, it is the best power mod for people just looking to dip a toe into getting more power off a stock vehicle! After a tune and exhaust and cold air are pretty nice as well. Then save for boost!

 

[BobKool]

If you are looking for power, a tuner is the best way to get started on modding the car! we offer tunes and remote logging support on the coyote and have a lot of people running our product, it is the best power mod for people just looking to dip a toe into getting more power off a stock vehicle! After a tune and exhaust and cold air are pretty nice as well. Then save for boost!

Problem with that is that any tune not done by Ford results in voiding your warranty. I'm just not brave enough to be willing to do that, especially with all the things I've read about engine ticks.

 

[AZ18yote]

Problem with that is that any tune not done by Ford results in voiding your warranty. I'm just not brave enough to be willing to do that, especially with all the things I've read about engine ticks.

Warranty isn't void with a tune but dealerships can deny a claim for warranty work if they blame the tune to be the cause. Keep in mind same is true even with something like the Ford Performance kit. That comes with a 3rd party warranty that takes the place of the factory one since the original warranty would not cover anything related to that tune or kit either.

 

[TexasMetallic5.0]

A dealership can try to void a warranty for anything. I’ve had one deny an engine warranty because of an air intake and a lift kit. Go figure. They’ve got deeper pockets and all the time in the world to fight it.

 

[AZ18yote]

A dealership can try to void a warranty for anything. I’ve had one deny an engine warranty because of an air intake and a lift kit. Go figure. They’ve got deeper pockets and all the time in the world to fight it.

Right they may deny a claim. But say you need warranty work on AC for example. They would not deny that claim since there is no correlation to a tune. My only point is said warranty is not voided but they can deny claims on a case by case basis.

 

[Livernois Motorsports]

Problem with that is that any tune not done by Ford results in voiding your warranty. I'm just not brave enough to be willing to do that, especially with all the things I've read about engine ticks.

While I always advocate being honest with your dealer, our tunes can be removed. Also, we have thousands of cars tunes and seldom have an issue with them or warranty claims. We are one of the only companies out there making 50 state-legal tunes, these tunes are very well-vetted files, and to get a CARB EO# on a tune, it has to be perfect. This means you are getting a tune that is emissions-compliant as well as very safe. If it were me I wouldn't worry, once you get a tune on a car it makes the overall experience far better than stock.

Also, the dealer has to prove that the tune/ modifications caused the issue for them to not cover it under the warranty. Now don't get me wrong there are some dealers who have a bold stance on tunes, and there are some dealers around us that really do not care if you have a tune on or not. the ford dealer by my house did a warranty service on my radio system under warranty and I brought it in with the tune on it, they didn't bat an eye.

 

[Mspider]

Also, the dealer has to prove that the tune/ modifications caused the issue for them to not cover it under the warranty. Now don't get me wrong there are some dealers who have a bold stance on tunes, and there are some dealers around us that really do not care if you have a tune on or not. the ford dealer by my house did a warranty service on my radio system under warranty and I brought it in with the tune on it, they didn't bat an eye.

There are so many reported cases on different car forums of dealerships not doing this though. And the problem is if a dealership/manufacturer refuses to fix something legal action is required. The warranty protection acts are not enforced by police. You will be hiring a lawyer and you car will not be fixed in the meantime.

There are so much variations among dealerships to widely recommend tuning for people who care about warranty in my opinion.

 

[NGOT8R]

There are so many reported cases on different car forums of dealerships not doing this though. And the problem is if a dealership/manufacturer refuses to fix something legal action is required. The warranty protection acts are not enforced by police. You will be hiring a lawyer and you car will not be fixed in the meantime.

There are so much variations among dealerships to widely recommend tuning for people who care about warranty in my opinion.

Agreed! That’s called, “Passing the Buck.” It’s unfortunate nowadays that if someone can get out of doing something, rather than doing something, that‘s the preferred course of action. That’s why I never buy extended warranties on anything. I feel like it’s giving away free money and I don’t want to argue with someone to do something that should be covered under warranty.

 

[2morrow]

DRIVER MOD = BEST MOD

 

[Livernois Motorsports]

There are so many reported cases on different car forums of dealerships not doing this though. And the problem is if a dealership/manufacturer refuses to fix something legal action is required. The warranty protection acts are not enforced by police. You will be hiring a lawyer and you car will not be fixed in the meantime.

There are so much variations among dealerships to widely recommend tuning for people who care about warranty in my opinion.

There are definitely cases where a dealer will void or not cover things under warranty but this can apply to anything you do that is not factory on the car, Cold air intake could give them cause to void it if they are really that anal about it. Locally there are a lot of dealers that buy our tuners and sell them to customers and even install them. Not saying the exception is the rule but there are some dealers that are fine with a tune on the car. while there are many that are not. If concerned about warranty I always tell people to call and ask as they are ultimately the ones who will tell you what you can and can't get away with

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