So I recently purchased a 2005 Ford van with the 6.8L V-10. Apparently it's quite hard to find any sort of performance parts for the van and was looking for suggestions. Would like to start with some bolt ons but am open to larger modifications. The end result of the van will be a 4x4 camper so low end torque/fuel economy would be nice to obtain.

 

3300 post and you sound clueless, wtf.

 

Clueless nope not one bit. It's wise though to see what other people may know or have experience with before I go out and try things. Better to at least read what others have done and save the time/money/effort. How about posting something more helpful instead of saying I sound clueless.

For the record I have already found a tuner who has experience with V10 vans, will start with that and a muffler since the only catbacks they have are 4'' and overkill for a gasser.

 

come on dude, he's asking a serious question and doesnt need a smart *** comment.

as far as V-10 fords go, im not too sure about anything really. have you looked to see if there are any forums on this engine?

 

4" is overkill for a 10 cylinder engine? 6.8l. is a lot of air volume.

 

this IS a pretty good point now that i think about it.

 

i know the Ford-Enthusiast forum had a v-10 section, but i'm not sure if they still do.
EDIT: found it http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/forum49/

 

I've looked over there, they suggest Mike with 5 star to get a flash for it, other than that not much VAN specific info due to the vans are still 2v while in 2005 or so the trucks switched to 3v.

As far as the 4'' if the cylinder heads were better or there was more flow it might be a better choice but the backpressure is necessary to keep some low end grunt. I may gain some up top but with the weight of a loaded van it may not be the best choice at the moment.

On a side note this week I'm adding tint/alarm/touch screen/mac mini. I'll post up pictures of the install next week. Thanks for all the productive replies by the way.

 

the 6.8 responds well to a custom tune, ported and polished throttle body, e-fans and a CAI


keep the exhaust with 2.5 inch true duals or a 3 inch single, and if possible find yourself a set of long tube headers (I think banks used to make them)