by what ive seen i have a 3.0.
but thats the belt setup and the oil filter.
and i seem to have more power than what most people on this sight give the 3.0. is there anyway i have the 4.0?

 

It's not that bad. It is a 6 cylinder and compared to the 4 cylinders (yes, 2.3 people, sorry) it's got more to offer.

There's a VIN decoder in a sticky on the board somewhere and you can decode your VIN to see what you have. 3.0's are engine code "U" (gasoline only) and "V" (flex fuel -- gas or gas/ethanol mix).

 

when its light out ill check.

 

Probably on your registration and/or insurance card if you have that inside.

 

all out in the truck and its raining out.

 

It'll be doing that here tomorrow. I had a cold but clear and sunny day to do some stuff to my truck today. Won't be out there tomorrow though.

 

hopefully it'll stop raining by morning. parts of my yard looks like a pond. good thing i put mud flaps on earlier this week.

 

Lets see.. you have an '04 reg cab/ reg bed 2wd.. I'm positive that it's a 3.0L.

 

thats what i thought but i have more power than what most people give the little engine. with 31 and stock 3.73s i still have a lot of torque. at times it even seems like ive got more torque than stock.
i know i cant make the 3.0 a power motor so i laugh every time someone posts a thread that asks about adding power to the 3.0

 

Yeah, I thought my '00 was quicker than what most people on here talked about too. It's a torquey little motor, I had pullies, intake/exhaust, and a tuner on my 3.0L and it could move pretty well.

 

the only thing ive done to mine is the exhaust and larger mts on the rear.

 

You can add more than you think and more is better. Fred from Rogue Performance is the 3.0 Master and does tunes if you want to get a flash tuner. You can buy them from Wayne at Underdog Performance. I have some of his tunes.

Combine them with intake, exhaust, different MAF or MAF mod, etc. and you get quite a bit. No, it's not a 4.0 and all but it's noticeably better. It's up to you.

So getting more power is not a joke -- but thinking it will make you a "racer" is, lol.

 

i would love to do all that but sadly i dont have the money right now im working a minimum wage job and getting an average of 22 hours. i had to save up for a month to get my exhaust done.

 

Well, your truck is light compared to mine which accounts for some of your feeling about it. My truck is an extended cab, SAS'd, has a heavier 31 spline axle in the back, running 35" tires with a full sized spare, etc. I need the extra power, lol...

 

ive been meaning to ask this but what does SAS mean im a noob at some of the abbreviations.

 

No problem: Solid Axle Swap. If you look closely at my avatar you'll see I don't have IFS (Independent Front Suspension) anymore. What's under there is the full width axle from a 1978 F-150 pickup (suitably rebuilt of course).

 

oh...i knew what ifs was since thats what my biggest problem is with me doing upgrades to my truck.

 

if i had t-bars i could crank them to put my 31s on the front.

 

You have coils? Get some kind of spring spacer or make one or get them made.

 

most people on here said that it ended up messing up some how otherwise i would get some. and i would have to lower my lower A arm.

 

Well I know they did make some 4.0's in reg cabs, but they were a fluke accident. Back on the old G-E.com (yes i refereced it, hit me Christian) a member had a 4.0 SOHC in his reg cab. The dealer wouldn't even believe it. Rare, but possible, I'm guessing 3.0.
Pop the hood, the 4.0 will have SOHC on the intake cover

 

^yeah but that was 2001 only.