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Old 08-31-2010, 11:07 PM
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New guy here - I've owned a ton of vehicles in my day & most of them have a long list of quick & dirty mods to improve the car.

So - I just got my 04 quad with a 4.7 & 4x4. What cool cheap mods can be made & how did you do it?
 
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Homemade CAI
Exhaust

Not homemade
Tint
Taillight tint
Hid lights

Something I thought up of
I like to listen to my music when im sitting around a fire, working at camp ect so I thought ok ill get some marine speakers and run wire to the back of my truck and have the option to plug in speakers (really use is only summertime)
 
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tmr mod= free.....only for the 3plug pcm guys
 
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Originally Posted by dodgeramguy85
get some marine speakers and run wire to the back of my truck and have the option to plug in speakers (really use is only summertime)
that is absolutely genius.
 
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I just created a DIY thread on how to install an air intake. Mine will work exactly the same for your 4.7. BTW congrats on the 4.7L quad cab, I just have the 3.7 QC

https://dodgeforum.com/forum/2nd-gen...ir-intake.html



The air intake is an easy one. $39 total
If you want to be real cheap and dirty, you can skip the air intake idea and just cut/drill holes in the bottom and sides of your air filter housing. It looks ugly as hell, but it will make it a bit easier for the motor to breathe. The intake is the better option.

Replacing your inner dome and map lights with LEDs is cheap and looks nice $15'ish (my quad cab used a total of three 578code bulbs for the map and dome)

So we are at, let's call it, $55.. what else?

I'll get back to you on the rest..

Welcome to the forum. Post some pictures of your truck!
 

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Originally Posted by thunder98110
tmr mod= free.....only for the 3plug pcm guys
What is a TMR? Tell me details please.


All great ideas so far! keep 'em coming.
 
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rantz your link is broken...
 
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rantz your link is broken...
Okay I did it a couple more time and it finally worked. Tada
 

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Originally Posted by midget-farms
What is a TMR? Tell me details please.


All great ideas so far! keep 'em coming.
all you do is pull a wire from the tcm going to the pcm, which makes the trans keep power durring the shift, making it snap harder.
 



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