Hey, guys.
Today I'm here with the K&N Throttle Control Module fitting all 2015 and newer and 2.7-liter
and 3.5-liter EcoBoost, the 3.3-liter as well as the 5.0-liter F150s.
Now, if you've noticed a lack in throttle response, maybe you've added some larger wheels
and tires and a lift to your truck and you're looking to gain a little bit of that back,
a throttle controller is a very easy and helpful solution to do that.
This option by K&N is going to do just that.
So, this large control module will sit underneath your dash and you'll have this very low profile
and very user-friendly sensitivity knob to dial in that throttle response.
Now, what I really like about this option is the fact that this doesn't come with any
preset settings, so you really don't have any limits to this.
You can dial this up and you can dial this down and you can really fine-tune your throttle
response to however you want it to feel in your truck.
I would like to mention that this is not gonna provide any horsepower or torque gains.
This is only strictly going to focus in on that throttle response.
So, if you are looking to change some parameters or get any gains out of your truck, then I
would recommend to look at some tuning options.
Now, if you're only concerned about that throttle response and you want that extra boost, then
this is going to be right up your alley.
As far as price goes, this is gonna be roughly $300 putting this at a very average price
point for a throttle controller on the page.
Now, when we take a look at other options, like I said before, this really stands apart
from the rest with how you can really fine-tune that throttle response out of your truck.
Other options on the page will usually have different modes including eco and valet mode
and there are going to again have those preset settings and they aren't going to be as flexible
as this one when it comes to really fine-tuning your truck.
Now, in my opinion, I think $300 is well worth that price point, especially for how user-friendly
and easy this is to install.
Now, speaking of that installation, I'm gonna give it a one on out of three wrenches on
the difficulty meter.
We're gonna need one tool to get the job done, so speaking of that install, let's jump into
that now.
The tools that I used for my install were a quarter-inch drive ratchet and a quarter-inch
socket.
So, our first step is to take our K&N wiring harness and we're gonna plug it into the top
of our throttle pedal assembly.
Now, this is going to be a little bit difficult to see, but we're gonna go ahead and head
underneath our dash.
So, again, this is going to be a little bit difficult to see, but essentially, what you
need to do is follow your throttle pedal all the way up to the top assembly here.
There's going to be a connector, we're going to undo that red pin and just pull back.
Now, once that is pulled back, we're gonna take our K&N wiring harness and just split
the connectors.
So, we're going to attach the style connector on the K&N module or the K&N harness to our
throttle assembly here.
Push down that red pin, and then we'll take the other side and plug that into that second
connector.
After you hear that click, you press down on on that red tab and now we will be able
to attach the other side of our module.
What we can do now is take our K&N module and plug this into our wiring harness.
Once that is semi on there, what we need to do is tighten down this bolt to make sure
that these two connectors stay together.
I have a quarter-inch socket and an extension as well as a quarter-inch drive ratchet, just
gonna tighten that up.
Now, it doesn't need to be too tight.
Once that's on there, what we can do is mount this up.
Now, this does have two zip ties provided in the kit.
You can hard mount this if you want, you will have to outsource hardware for that, but you
just need to mount this in whatever location is best and out of the way.
You wanna make sure that this is not getting in the way of any moving parts, so we're gonna
find a place underneath our dash and go ahead and zip tie that up.
So, you also wanna make sure that that extra wiring is zip tied up and out of the way.
I just zip-tied it in the same location as our module there.
I just want to make sure again that it's out of the way of all moving parts.
You don't want it to interfere with your driving, but now we can mount up and plug in our sensitivity
knob.
This will depend on where you wanna mount this up.
You will have to drill a 3/8-inch hole if you do want to mount this into your dash.
We are not going to drill into our dash, but I am going to route the wires down below our
steering wheel, then we'll be able to pull them out on the other side and plug this into
our wiring harness that's in our module.
Then we can plug in that connector and then we can zip tie this wiring harness up and
out of the way.
So, as you can tell, we have a little bit of extra wiring harness here.
Now, I'm gonna tuck this underneath our steering wheel, but you can zip tie this up and out
of the way, just like the other wiring harness.
Now, again, I am not going to be hard mounting this, but if you do hard mount this, you will
need to drill a 3/8-inch hole in order to mount up the sensitivity knob.
And that's going to depend on what location is best and most accessible for you, but after
everything is plugged in, then you're all set to go.
So, that's gonna wrap it up for my review and install.
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