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thanks for the tips guys..Will see if I get any additional MPG..if I can stop pushing the pedal..to hear the sound. Truck does glide a lot more after off the gas..and quicker throttle response..
Thanks for the inexpensive techniques!! Happy Super Bowl!
Curious on your new MPG...let us know ok?
It looks pretty interesting.
http://www.hughesengines.com/www/hughesengines/general/intakes/stage1_throttle_bodies.asp
I have the offset-in and offset-out muffler, and think this is a 2nd choice muffler installed at the
factory.My muffler is canted and looks like it was not the original design, just a backup they used when built. I want to order a performance muffler and am trying to get confirmation on what the original muffler is or should be. Called 3 shops, the dealership and 7 transfer forwarded calls from dodge and NOBODY can confirm original config. I asked the parts and service personnel at the dealership to take a walk outside and look under some trucks and call me back, they said they would, but got no response. Seems unbelievable that pep boys, and 2 other local shops and the 5 star dealership cannot confirm what my original config is. Can someone crawl under their truck and respond?
Thanks a whole bunch in advance..!! Ger..
It just doesn't look like the designed muffler as it is tilted ~ 30-40 degrees..plus the fact I've
heard some folks have gotten flowmasters with center in and offset out..Dynomax could not
tell me which muffler (only) to purchase, only mentioned too many times about their catback system, and that is not what I wanted to learn. Guess I just wanted someone to tell me
what I want to hear..Offset in and Offset out if that is the original config.
Thanks..
bpeebles has pix and some suggestions for modifying the stock airbox to allow for even better breathing..if you scroll back a few posts..
give it a try.. it was easy and inexpensive for the performance improvement it provided..
Thanks,
Slog
Bookitty
I've seen some good info on tires, I've got 30-9.50x15 Toyo "country road" on mine get good handling and ride. Just some more information for everyone. I'm in San Diego so I'm not in a bad climate unless you don't like the Sun!!!!!
Keep on Truck-in
Now have 14K miles on my 01 quad and still love this truck!
http://www.geocities.com/nortxqc01/MyBlkQuad.htm
And no I have not updated the page! Have lot of picts to add, just haven't......
Another option is to visit a contractor that installs commercial electrical wiring. Installing commercial wiring means custom-bending steel conduit thru celiings,walls and around piping. (to pull the wires thru) They have the skills/tools to custom-bend a steel intake for your 4.7L and STILL be cheaper than those $200 units.
Would galvonized steel meet your stringint requirements?
Personally, I used PVC plastic intake for another one of its properties.... INSULATING the incoming air charge to keep it cold.
Quadcab and I don't think the shop used the
right clamps. They top jaw of the clamp being
used is not long enough to reach the rail, so they
put a plastic shim in between the clamp and frame
of the cover. Can anyone with a LSII cover tell
me if this is the same on their's or did I get a
kluge job.
TIA, Tim
Bookitty
Lee from San Diego
I like the Westin side steps, but actually only purchased them because Smittybilt didn't have their Quad Cab bars available at the time. I liked their textured paint finish (Smittybilt). Molded steps and running boards do not fare well when driving through deep snow. They tend to perform as "skis," lifting the tires clear of the path. I don't off road so it would be difficult for me to assess that usage.
Bookitty
Thanks.
I kinda like the molded to help keep road grime off the sides.
If anyone else has any insight to molded versus nerf bars please chime in all info greatly appreciated.
Right now I'm leaning towards the Weston stainless steel chome side bars with adding mud flaps to flares to keep the road grime off!!
Still haven't decided on which Tonneau I'll get !!!!!!
Thanks to Edmunds and everyone for the great sites for good and bad info.
see ya in sunny so cal or no cal ( born in Stockton CA.)
Lee
As for prices, I found one of my local truck accessory shops will get me any hitch (class III/IV) for $99 ($129 installed, excluding wiring). I haven't found anyplace on the web that could do better. The cheapest I found on the web was around $120, plus about $20 shipping. Due to the weight of the item, shipping hurts. I would check locally with truck accessory and RV stores to see what you can find. Then hit the internet.
By the way, a good place for wiring harnesses is
www.bageco.com
They have a harness that has both a 7 pin round plus a 4 pin straight connector in one unit. It avoids the hassle of having to get an adapter. Just a thought. Good luck.
Bookitty
(If anyone is interested, they are the mud flaps with the Dodge Rams Head Logo outlined in red on a black mud flap. Go to JC Whitney, not a bad price. I wanted something more beefy than the standard molded mudflap)
When using one's truck in the manner which God created it for - small sacrificial scratches are considered beauty marks - in a MASCULINE sort of way.
Imagine your squirrely little neighbor in his minivan... trying to bring home a load of landscaping rock...
Dat's why ya bought that thing
Good job on the bedliner - and putting it to the test!
on their Quad cab.
Pros. Cons.?
Mick