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Old 09-28-2009, 05:58 PM
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i have been looking for parts to buy for my 99 r/t .. intake, headers,... a lumpy cam ,a comp chip..etc .. so far no luck .. no web site i have found has what im lookin for .. the only things i find is acces. for the look of the truck .. also i would like to run true duals on my truck but i am afraid the comp will mess up if i dont have both O2 sensors in both pipes .. i f anyone has any parts of knows of a good site orhas any tips to help .. or anythin like that .. could u please let me know
 

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Old 09-28-2009, 07:31 PM
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Alot of guys on here use Hughes Engines for performance stuff. I haven't had any dealings with them, but I know the guys at KRC performance are pretty good. Either way, they have tons of stuff especially for 5.9s.

As far as the dual exhaust goes, the only company I know of that makes a true dual setup is Spintech. I'd love to have duals on mine, but the kit is in the area of $1000. If you want to keep emissions-legal, they sell a kit with cats I believe. You don't have to worry about the o2s tho because the truck only thinks it has one exhaust pipe.
 
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Mopar performance makes a lot of aftermaket parts for the 360. Intake, Headers, Heads, Air Cleaners.

Edelbrock makes heads for it.

Comp Cams makes different styles of cams for it.

Superchips makes a good tuner that can make big improvements.


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start with taking care of what dodge didnt care about from the factory, intake manifold, throttle body, and exhaust. ditch those crap stock cast iron manifolds and go to a nice set of PPh's if you can find them or JM Longtubes if you can afford them. dont waste your time or money on shorties. for the intake get an M1, nothing compares to that, forget about the stock 'ported' kegger ones, dyno results consistently show no gains. as for a TB go with a fastman or holley 52mm if it is staying naturally aspirated. a nice modification is to get a set of 1.7:1 set of harland sharp rr's, the increase over the stock 1.6:1 ratio yields good power across the powerband at a reasonable price. aside from that i LOVE my 4.56 gears and an MSD ignition is great too. unless you are going with any kind of boosted application, or a nitrous setup, then a superchips 3865 tuner supposedly does wonders.
 
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I really should invest in some HR rockers. Would a 4bbl M1 be worth the cost since I have a 2bbl already? Just curious....
 
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Originally Posted by 00DakR/T
I really should invest in some HR rockers. Would a 4bbl M1 be worth the cost since I have a 2bbl already? Just curious....
since you are boosted i would hesitate a 'yes', but only if you found one of those badass 4bbl throttle bodies. i really wouldn't worry about it though. if you really want you could trade me for my M1, its a 4bbl with a 2bbl adapter, that way you have the option of switching whenever you want.
 
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Maybe when (and if) I ever get around to doing a cam swap, I might have to take you up on that one.
 



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