Last year I got an 89 F150 Lariat XLT long bed with only 69,000 original miles on it. It's the V8 but only has the 302 EFI.

I want to get a smaller enclosed trailer, 8x12 maybe, enough for two quads. Not a toy hauler just enclosed.

Anyone have any recommendations on getting a little more HP out of this engine? My last long trip I hauled my DS and Rincon up to Oregon, one in the back and one on one of those 5x8 home depot trailers and there were a few grades where it seemed to struggle a bit.

Any recommendations/advice would be great. I only paid 3K for the truck and other then replacing front brakes and scratching up the bed loading and unloading it's in excellent shape. I pretty much only use it for hauling quads and maybe an occasional dump run etc.....

How much of a difference would I notice if I went with a dual exhaust??

 

i would do the typical intake, exhaust upgrades and maybe a performance chip-i dont know for sure if they make chips for 89 f150s
i dont have any experience with dual exhaust but they sure sound nice --vvvvrrrrroooommmm LOL