Hey guys. This is my first post.I just joined. My parents just recently bought me a 5.2L Ram 1500 4x4 for my first truck ( just what i wanted ). Its pretty much stock butI would like to know of any mods thatI could do within a few hundred dollar price range that could increase performance or just looks ( little things that stand out and look good). Thanks.

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Does anyone have any ideas?? It can be anything. Im just tryin to get an idea of what i want to do to it. Throw some ideas out there for me.

 

A good cheap mod is the round air filter mod, just go to a parts store and get a 14x3 round open element air filter, they usually come with the chrome housing, you will have to make an S bolt if you dont already have one.

 

tps mod and 180-t stat a very nice difference. and cheap too .search it on the forum it will tell you how to do the tps mod.

 

nice truck. best bang for the buck is prolly exhaust. if you want to keep it cheep just get some flowmaster 40series mufflers and replace your stock mufflers with them and replace the stock resonators with pipe.

 

........train horns!

 

OHHH! YES! Train horns ftw!

 

nice truck. you are a lucky person. appreciate your parents...
just my opinion - but i'd recommend step bars, window vent/shades, cd/mp3 player, speakers, small to medium amp, toolbox, bedliner, clean/buff the headlights, maybe change bulbs to the newer, brighter silverstar type halogens. none of this makes it go faster or louder but they are the creature comforts that you'll enjoy. they also increase the value of your truck. again my opinion but i think replacing perfectly good air filters and exhausts with equivalent but brightly painted new and expensive parts is just a waste of money. (i probably sound like your dad ) again my opinion, but headers and loud mufflers decrease the value of your truck. it announces... i've been driven by a teenager and had the crap run out of me..

save any extra money for potential (and likely) plenum repair, waterpump, front end work.

http://www.svcustoms.com good site for nasta s/s step bars and in-channel vent shades

 

"it announces... i've been driven by a teenager and had the crap run out of me.."

I love this...and agree.
WC

 

Ouch...wonder what that says about a 50 + year old...[:@]because I'd say I've subjected my truck to as much abuse. I thought that was why they built it "Ram Tough!"

BTW you're lucky to have such awesome parents. I hope you'll appreciate your ride more than mostkids who get a freebie. Any mod you do will will never increase the value of your ride, (except to you)because it's old enough to be depreciated and new enough not to be a classic.