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Ford Performance Introduces 700hp Kit for F-150

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V8 engine has been the F-150’s volume seller, but that hasn’t stopped some gearheads deep within the skunkworks of Ford Performance from coming up with a relatively affordable supercharger kit for the mill – one which cranks the wick to 700 horsepower. It’s been ages since the venerable 5.0L to 700 horsepower and 590 lb. ft of torque.

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This $15,000 Lift Kit Will Take Your Tesla Model Y to the Clouds

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If you answered “yes” to those questions, check out this $15,000 kit to raise the electric SUV by several inches. Pu.Labo’s lift kit brings two aftermarket subframe components, new spindle gussets, and revised upper and lower control arms. The adjustable height settings give the SUV between 2.5

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Retro Styling Kit Appears for the Toyota Tacoma

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The new kit is made solely for the American market, which makes sense since the Tacoma can be in short supply in Japan compared to Jacksonville. Given the prices those things tend to command, especially in the SoCal market, it’s not entirely clear how much the kit itself costs. Image: Flex] Become a TTAC insider.

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Dodge Offers Exclusive Challenger Demon 170 Accessories to Lucky Buyers

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The list of available upgrades includes a custom instrument panel badge, a Goodwool car cover, carbon fiber parts, a Jay Leno detailing kit, and more. The detailing kit and a custom Demon 170 instrument panel badge also come with the purchase.& That said, its specs are impressive: 1,025 horsepower, 945 pounds of torque, and a 1.66-second

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VW Adds Basecamp Accessories to Atlas Cross Sport

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Available individually or as a complete Basecamp kit (would you like fries with that, sir?) In addition to a body kit, this accessory line also offers up off-road(ish) wheels which actually look more than decent when paired with a beefy set of all-terrain tires. Images: Volkswagen] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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Mopar Offers Parts to Build a Jacked-Up Jeep

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Owners of late model Wranglers and Gladiators can now jack their rides skyward courtesy of a new kit from the official Jeep Performance Parts catalog. The kit includes Bilstein-branded monotube shocks with remote reservoirs, increasing oil capacity of the suspenders for greater heat dissipation.

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Get Ford F-150 Raptor Power for Much Less Coin

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It's worth noting that the Town and Country upgrades are not 50-state emissions legal, but Ford offers a different supercharger kit for more than $12,000, but it only boosts output to 700 horsepower and would drive the cost of a base F-150 XL to almost $50,000, and that’s before you pay someone to install and tune it. The truck also has a 3.73

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