So you say that you are not all that hep when it comes to diving under the hood of your new truck, but you play a mean game of computer solitaire? You also say that you would like to add a little more power to that truck, and that you are not really sure where the cam is but you can at least replace the plugs? If that’s the case, then this story is for you. 

When you’re talking power, few know more about it than Joe Granatelli. Not only does he come from the legendary Granatelli racing family, Granatelli is a licensed Pro Street drag racer and spent time as an instructor at the Roy Hill Drag Racing School. In 1989, he founded Granatelli Motor Sports, and since that time he has been busy designing and manufacturing items that add power to your truck or car. Those items include the Big G systems as well as exhaust and other high performance systems for not only gas and diesel pickups, but also for some fast Mustangs as well. 

Two of those performance items are the Fuego Tuner and Hi-Performance Coil-On-Plug Connectors. The Fuego is a hand-held computer tuner that not only adds horsepower, it allows the person to control many of the actions associated with increasing the performance of the truck. Do you want the trans to shift not only firmer but also at a different rpm than the stock unit? The Fuego is capable of doing it. Do you have bigger tires? No problem. Want to retard or advance the spark? The Fuego can do that too. 

Speaking of spark, increasing the fuel and air intake especially with a supercharged engine, places more pressure (no pun intended) on the spark plugs. Granatelli also offers his Hi-Performance Coil-On-Plug Connectors. Producing a claimed 60,000 volts, the Hi-Performance Coil-On-Plug Connectors produce a spark hot and strong enough to stand up to any intake system, and the more completely the fuel is burnt, the more power there is.  

We were on hand as Granatelli employee Chris Cardilino took this ‘06 F-150 to new performance heights with the addition of the Fuego controller and Hi-Performance Coil-On-Plug Connectors. The entire process only took an hour or two to complete, and if you can change a plug and play a video game, you can add a ton of Granatelli power to your truck. 

While this install is on a Ford F-150, know that Granatelli has systems for nearly all Ford, Chevy and Dodge pickups. So if you have a truck and a desire for huge power and ability of melt the hides off of the back of your ride, give Granatelli Motor Sports a call. Your truck will thank you.