Gotts Mod

[RTX 17]

Wow I've posted alot tonite ,last topic, can someone fill me in on this topic? I've seen pics of it done on an F-150 but not the 3V 05. I have means to all the supplies needed but a little nervous getting started, the battery needs to be disconnected correct? Will the truck run any worse? Wife will kill me if she finds out i'm tinkering Other than a bug guard, mud flaps and a Ford receiver hitch, I'm ready to do a little perf. help I hope. Thanks Doug

 

[JDMitchell]

Not sure about your 3 valve motor but my 1997 runs better after doing the Gotts mod. The F150 and Expy are identical (I know the 97-03 are) from the A pillar forward, right? So if the F150 guys have success with this then you should be good to go.

 

[tallsville]

3v should be fine. all you are really doing with a gotts mod is getting rid of the restriction in the pipe, letting more air in to the engine. truck wont run any worse and the great thing is if you dont like it its easy to reverse. others who have it should be along soon to answer this question better

 

[RTX 17]

3v should be fine. all you are really doing with a gotts mod is getting rid of the restriction in the pipe, letting more air in to the engine. truck wont run any worse and the great thing is if you dont like it its easy to reverse. others who have it should be along soon to answer this question better

Sounds good. I'll get to work on it asap.

 

[WHOISMOOTOO]

I gotta tell on myself too I have the same 05 3v and the intake looks a hell of a lot different compared to the earlier years so I just gave up since I couldn't really find any restriction in the pipe or snorkel as its commonly called

 

[tallsville]

id say take some pics and post them show the intake on truck and then take pics of inside of sorkel/air box. and we will see if there are any restrictions

 

[walnuts4x4]

yeah a lot of f150ers have done the Gotts mod on the 3v and loved the results... so go for it...

 

[WHOISMOOTOO]

Pics will be posted in the morning stay tuned this will be done by tomorrow afternoon if i can figure out what im doing! I live in walking distance from lowes, but why would i walk when i can drive an expy?

 

[WHOISMOOTOO]

under the hood


airbox


fender air hole


3-4" al the way through? showing light thru the other end (moderate clouds today)


any inpout on where the "gotts" is supposed to take place?

 

[JDMitchell]

The tube that inserts into your fender is what gets trimmed and replaced with the PVC pipe. Use the rubber coupler to attach the PVC pipe to your intake box. $8 in parts and about 20 minutes of time and you will have better throttle response and maybe even a couple extra hp.

 

[WHOISMOOTOO]

i got the concept, its just that the narrowest part of the airbox is the part that goes into the fender, if i was to replace it (without widening the fender hole) i would be putting the same size pvc pipe as the stock snorkel which dosent make sense to me?

 

[JDMitchell]

It will be bigger since the PVC doesn't have the cone shape like the stock snorkel. And you will probably have to "massage" your hole in the fender to make the PVC fit. I used a dremel and opened the hole up about another 1/8th inch or so.

 

[WHOISMOOTOO]

i think ill just wait and do cai

 

[Nokturnal]

Gotts is awesome and super cheap. I think on the first gens it makes a much bigger difference than your newer trucks though. I think I'm eventually gonna remove the silencer in the elbow and add a vent to the fender like the new diesels. I think it'll be good for wheeling when you're barely moving, give it a nice open breath of air during those rugged times

such as today, driving up a rutted up 70ish degree clay hill

 

[jacks3am]

i did the non reverseable ghetto cai and its ok, wish i went gotts or like noktournal said cut a hole thats bigger into the fender and do that

 

[dgray69]

the GOTS mod is also on my to do, if I dont just say screw it and put a snorkle on, kinda leaning that way, as i do off road this a little still,

 

[panda24619]

i wanna do a snorkel just for and s!

 

[sgtowing]

i wanna do a snorkel just for and s!

I agree. I think it would actually look cool.

 

[AaronLG]

Yeah it would. Did you guys pull extra crap out if the fender or leave it there?

 

[06king]

Is there a way of replacing the silencer w/ an after market high flow filter and then just remove the factory filter?