New Mods...Now What???
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New Mods...Now What???
So i Kno i havent been around but i was BUSY this weekend...
SO we have the 1) UPD intake
2) HPP3
3) 160* powerstat
So now what do i do...Cant do exhaust b/c dad wont let the g/f and its her truck but talkin to MTI on designing a stock soundng and looking exhaust we can thro on there...
I'm thinkin the headers will wait until we get exhuast...So now what???
T/C??
Gears??
Its never used to tow...but is A highway drivin truck so what is the best gear ratio for highway drivin that is also good at the track???
SO we have the 1) UPD intake
2) HPP3
3) 160* powerstat
So now what do i do...Cant do exhaust b/c dad wont let the g/f and its her truck but talkin to MTI on designing a stock soundng and looking exhaust we can thro on there...
I'm thinkin the headers will wait until we get exhuast...So now what???
T/C??
Gears??
Its never used to tow...but is A highway drivin truck so what is the best gear ratio for highway drivin that is also good at the track???
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Re: New Mods...Now What???
if its a 4x4, lift it and put some 35inbfgs in it and tint the windows. If its 2wd drop it tint it give it some Bling Bling, and add a small S/c at 8 psi. Good luck just dont nuke the trans <img border="0" alt="[Truck]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_truck.gif" />
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Re: New Mods...Now What???
i would say do a mass air meter and a pulley next. all that stuff looks stock and the dad probably wouldn't know about it. if you get frisky i would then do an electric fan, i am sure that would help out a lot. i would wait on the torque converter and the gears until after the headers. i would get a good aftermarket muffler that everyone uses. i wouldn't get a custom made one. if it's that big a deal with the muffler puncture a whole in the stock muffler and tell the dad she needs a new one. you could do that or just get a flowmaster muffler with a stock tailpipe setup. good luck!!!!
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Re: New Mods...Now What???
i wouldnt do the MAF, the approval rating on those is very small. works good on a close to stock truck but once you do a few mods it hurts you.
just go with a stealthy cam in that bad boy <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
just go with a stealthy cam in that bad boy <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
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Re: New Mods...Now What???
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by really slow truck:
<strong>i wouldnt do the MAF, the approval rating on those is very small. works good on a close to stock truck but once you do a few mods it hurts you.
just go with a stealthy cam in that bad boy <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Im going to say a cam also
you could get one with a little more lope in it but still idle well and be unnoticable to many.
underdrive pulleys would be great also
<strong>i wouldnt do the MAF, the approval rating on those is very small. works good on a close to stock truck but once you do a few mods it hurts you.
just go with a stealthy cam in that bad boy <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Im going to say a cam also
you could get one with a little more lope in it but still idle well and be unnoticable to many.
underdrive pulleys would be great also
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Re: New Mods...Now What???
I dont think the gf is ready to tear into the engine yet...Since you guys dont think gears or T/C should go in the truck then blah...I think we will do the Pulleys i guess..
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Re: New Mods...Now What???
for highway driving 342s are great
373s wouldnt hurt it too bad though
i pull 15/16 mpg on 342 around town with my foot in it so i wouldnt think alot of highway driving with 373s would hurt any.
a posi would do it some good, a truck thruster 3000 would also be nice
373s wouldnt hurt it too bad though
i pull 15/16 mpg on 342 around town with my foot in it so i wouldnt think alot of highway driving with 373s would hurt any.
a posi would do it some good, a truck thruster 3000 would also be nice