Okay since i have to drop the tank and replace fuel pump... I stopped the insurance on it and put it on my saturn. I will have bout 800$ a month i can put into it. Any suggestions of modification?

Truck

1996 Dodge Ram 1500 Club cab
Motor- 318
Mileage- Idk napa says its a replaced Jeffersons motor-Meter says 230k
Problems- Little rust bubble on the drivers side box on wheel well. And door bottoms are rusty. otherwise clean and mean

What are your suggestions on what to do to a dodge and what not to do? Have any stories of learning the hard way of what not to do?

Any suggestion is apperciated!

Thanks Robert Powell

 

If I were you, while the tank is out I would replace the brake line that runs behind the tank. It's bound to rust and leak sooner or later. Let's just say I learned the hard way in the middle of town.

 

Never thought about that, due to i live in Minnesota there is always a build up on salt etc etc... What about bed liners, the roll on ones? any opions?

 

One thing not to do, is waste money on a CAI.

 

First and foremost before any mods are done do a dry/wet comp test on the motor see what the numbers are, then look at mods if things look good. It's not worth spending money on mods if the motor is not up to snuff.

Lot's of basic stuff to do first before mods IE new heads, fix the plenum, change all the fluids, full tune-up.

 

Or a throttle body spacer.

 

But but they look sooooo good and they add like 50hp lol. Yea I have one and it's just a pita to keep clean. Unless you have two filters you have to wait 24hrs for the oil to dry ya...

 

What do you mean by a dry/wet comp test? Something I would have to take in to do or no?

 

A compression tester is like 50 bucks. Need a socket to take the spark plugs out.

A helper to crank the truck is helpful too.

 

Put a Hemi in it.