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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 10:14 AM
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5.8 perfomance

Need some information on upgrading my 5.8 performance is there chips or programmers or anything, reason im asking ive always diesels this is my first gas truck and really dont know much about it
 
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 10:19 AM
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Performance on a naturally aspirated engine is accomplished via standard old school techniques.. changing parts to improve airflow through the motor. Chips are wasted on these trucks in particular because there is little or nothing for them to control. What year is your truck anyway?
 
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 10:32 AM
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my truck is 96 once again sorry about the caps on my last thread but anyway it has the 5.8l
 
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 10:41 AM
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The OBD II trucks are more tuneable. You can get a programmer to plug into the OBD II port but I still don't think they do much.
 
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 10:55 AM
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There are two things you can upgrade that will help it out the most. Cam and exhaust. Since you have a 96 you should already have mass air so that widens your cam choices quite a bit.
 
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Old Jan 11, 2010 | 12:09 PM
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alright well i appreciate all the help i will look into a few things and see whats out there do yall have any recommendations on what to look for brand wise?
 
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