Learn to Build a Supercharged Ram 1500 for $4K
YouTuber Frostbite Ram gives the breakdown on his frostbitten 2011 Ram 1500 build, with most of the parts coming from Amazon.
You’re in your garage, looking long and hard upon your Ram truck. You have plans to make something truly great out of it. You want your Ram to play as hard as it works, if not harder. You already know what you need and want to make it happen, and you’re ready to go.
And then, you look at your bank account. You wonder how you can afford to build your Ram the way you want. How much money will it take to be number one? YouTuber Frostbite Ram breaks down what it took to build his 2011 Ram 1500 into a quarter-mile terror, and how much it dinged his wallet.
“On today’s video, we’re going to talk the final cost of doing the TorqStorm build,” said the YouTuber. “Everybody’s been asking me for a total number of what we got in it to make it all work. We’re gonna finally go over the list of parts and the total cost.”
Turns out the Ram fan’s been ordering most of his parts from Amazon, netting a few good deals in so doing. The three-bar MAP sensor was one of three pieces to not come from Seattle’s online warehouse, but it only cost him $37 to upgrade to the sensor. He paid that same amount for a coolant overflow tank on Amazon, as well as $19 for a 90-degree elbow reducer coupler hose.
“As some of you know, in the past video, we went with a CX Racing intercooler that actually is for a Mustang Fox-body,” he said. “Shipped to the house with tax, everything, it was $295. Just under 300 bucks for the intercooler itself.”
To connect everything related to the intercooler, the YouTuber turned to Amazon once more, netting an intercooler kit for $123. From there, he modded the kit to suit his needs for the Ram. Finally, he went to TorqStorm for the supercharger kit, paying $3,250 to add more power to his truck.
“Grand total for everything, supercharger, all the parts to make it [an] intercooled system, we have a grand total of $4,178,” he said. “Just barely over $4,000 to have a boosted fourth-gen Ram with an intercooler system. That is not bad at all.”
He goes to say other kits to do the same thing as his setup can range from $6,000 to $8,000, and come with a share of problems regarding belt slippage on the supercharger. And that’s before adding any pieces needed to get the kits to run properly.
All in all, the YouTuber’s setup might be just what you need for your own Ram or Dodge project, especially if a tight budget stands between you and track-day domination.
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