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Want more power
I’m doing head studs on my 04 and while I had it down I would like to do some things to it as far as performance upgrades does anybody have some suggestions I was thinking stage 2 camshaft , injectors , intake ? I don’t have a ton of money but would like to improve it somehow
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Well I would be happy to make some suggestions, however I would need to know what you use the truck for and what are your expectations? Basically, if you don't tow or haul heavy things you are mostly limited by budget I.e. horsepower costs money how much do you want? However if you do use the truck to move heavy things, then how heavy are they and under what specific road conditions (e.g. 5k boat towed over flat ground at 45mph v.s 15K fifth wheel highways & mountains at 65mph) will be critical to providing an answer that works well. Russ
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Horsepower gains are expensive to do correctly. There are lots of parts that need to be operating correctly to be able to drop money on upgrades like turbo, intake, injectors, tuning, exhaust etc. What’s your budget and does the truck have any other issues?
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Well I’m pretty lead footed I do pull camper and car trailer I do but I am a power guy I do have a 4” strait pipe , egr delete , blue spring upgrade and cold air intake pipe and a sct tuner with some custom tunes I’d like to spend 2500 to stud it and whatever else I could do on a budget
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Well If I were building the truck and assuming the engine is in good overall condition and has all the stock updates along with studs and head gaskets I would add the Colt stage 2 cam, Banks Intercooler upgrade, O-dawg intake, KC Stage 2 Turbo, S&B cold air intake, Holders Premium Stage 2 175CC/30% Injectors, PureFlow AirDog II-4G fuel pump, Atlas 40 FICM tune, custom Gearhead ECM/PCM tune for towing, Banks i-dash 1.8 to keep an eye on it all, and finally SunCoast Category 4 700HP+ 5R110 transmission......and oh yeah....marriage counseling probably as well. Good Luck, Russ
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Well If I were building the truck and assuming the engine is in good overall condition and has all the stock updates along with studs and head gaskets I would add the Colt stage 2 cam, Banks Intercooler upgrade, O-dawg intake, KC Stage 2 Turbo, S&B cold air intake, Holders Premium Stage 2 175CC/30% Injectors, PureFlow AirDog II-4G fuel pump, Atlas 40 FICM tune, custom Gearhead ECM/PCM tune for towing, Banks i-dash 1.8 to keep an eye on it all, and finally SunCoast Category 4 700HP+ 5R110 transmission......and oh yeah....marriage counseling probably as wall. Good Luck, Russ
Likely too late for marriage counseling if he starts the project.
I used to know some good divorce lawyers. Also the best way to frustrate the soon to be
Ex is to call all the lawyers in you town and any other towns near you and ask to talk about
a divorce. Be sure to give you name and then to write there down also. That process makes
it hard to the Ex to find one do to conflict of interest laws. Or at least so I have been told by friends.
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You forgot the 2nd, 3rd and 4th mortgage on the house to cover it all.
Likely too late for marriage counseling if he starts the project.
I used to know some good divorce lawyers. Also the best way to frustrate the soon to be
Ex is to call all the lawyers in you town and any other towns near you and ask to talk about
a divorce. Be sure to give you name and then to write there down also. That process makes
it hard to the Ex to find one do to conflict of interest laws. Or at least so I have been told by friends.
Likely too late for marriage counseling if he starts the project.
I used to know some good divorce lawyers. Also the best way to frustrate the soon to be
Ex is to call all the lawyers in you town and any other towns near you and ask to talk about
a divorce. Be sure to give you name and then to write there down also. That process makes
it hard to the Ex to find one do to conflict of interest laws. Or at least so I have been told by friends.
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[QUOTE=AK4x4;19136089]Well If I were building the truck and assuming the engine is in good overall condition and has all the stock updates along with
studs- $500
head gaskets- $120
I would add the Colt stage 2 cam $750
, Banks Intercooler upgrade $500?
, O-dawg intake $900
, KC Stage 2 Turbo $1700
, S&B cold air intake $300
, Holders Premium Stage 2 175CC/30% Injectors $2200
, PureFlow AirDog II-4G fuel pump $1000 w/regulated return
Atlas 40 FICM tune $150 I think it was
, custom Gearhead ECM/PCM tune for towing $150 plus tuner to load them
, Banks i-dash 1.8 to keep an eye on it all (not sure the cost, guessing $400-500)
, and finally SunCoast Category 4 700HP+ 5R110 transmission $7850ish
......and oh yeah....marriage counseling probably as well. Good Luck, Russ
studs- $500
head gaskets- $120
I would add the Colt stage 2 cam $750
, Banks Intercooler upgrade $500?
, O-dawg intake $900
, KC Stage 2 Turbo $1700
, S&B cold air intake $300
, Holders Premium Stage 2 175CC/30% Injectors $2200
, PureFlow AirDog II-4G fuel pump $1000 w/regulated return
Atlas 40 FICM tune $150 I think it was
, custom Gearhead ECM/PCM tune for towing $150 plus tuner to load them
, Banks i-dash 1.8 to keep an eye on it all (not sure the cost, guessing $400-500)
, and finally SunCoast Category 4 700HP+ 5R110 transmission $7850ish
......and oh yeah....marriage counseling probably as well. Good Luck, Russ
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😱 I don't want to add all that up. Good rundown, but no endgame. My 2004.5 has plenty of umf. If I need more for an event or to show my as- event, switch to performance tune.
If you are building a race truck and have open ended wallet, go for it. Mine is an all around truck for work, travel and just looking good.
But to each his own.
If you are building a race truck and have open ended wallet, go for it. Mine is an all around truck for work, travel and just looking good.
But to each his own.
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😱 I don't want to add all that up. Good rundown, but no endgame. My 2004.5 has plenty of umf. If I need more for an event or to show my as- event, switch to performance tune.
If you are building a race truck and have open ended wallet, go for it. Mine is an all around truck for work, travel and just looking good.
But to each his own.
If you are building a race truck and have open ended wallet, go for it. Mine is an all around truck for work, travel and just looking good.
But to each his own.
Keep in mind not to run that race tune ***** to the wall right after you load it from a lighter tune. You have to give the tranny time to adapt and the tune to “break in” each time. It’s not a shift on the fly deal switching PCM tuning.