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Kegger Intake Mod DIY
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ORIGINAL: xskylinedx
I'm not going to say that heads arn't a better improvement because they are. You have good ideas but I am not about to spend five to six hundred bucks on factory heads that are prone to cracking. KRC 1.92 heads $1500, Mopar R/T bare heads $900 pair, Edlebrock heads $1400. Since my intake was off those handful of ponies were worth it to me. Although I wouldn't be completely upset if my heads cracked when I have the money to replace them
I'm not going to say that heads arn't a better improvement because they are. You have good ideas but I am not about to spend five to six hundred bucks on factory heads that are prone to cracking. KRC 1.92 heads $1500, Mopar R/T bare heads $900 pair, Edlebrock heads $1400. Since my intake was off those handful of ponies were worth it to me. Although I wouldn't be completely upset if my heads cracked when I have the money to replace them
you can pocket port the heads YOURSELF. costs the same as doing your intake.
RE: Kegger Intake Mod DIY
It's a pretty typical 2nd gen ram problem.
The heads aren't quite as prone to cracking as the dashboards are, but it does seem to be a fairly common occurance with these trucks. He's not making that up.
Also it's pretty common knowledge that heads and cams are the real power upgrades. You don't have to say it in every post you make on this forum. Not everyone here is some kind of retard.Silver was just being nice enough to post a DIY writeup since he was doing it anyway. A few ponies here and a few more there eventually add up to something.
Also if you're going to try to bore out the stock heads I'd suggest you get a set from a junkyard to work on. No point in screwing up the only ones you have.
The heads aren't quite as prone to cracking as the dashboards are, but it does seem to be a fairly common occurance with these trucks. He's not making that up.
Also it's pretty common knowledge that heads and cams are the real power upgrades. You don't have to say it in every post you make on this forum. Not everyone here is some kind of retard.Silver was just being nice enough to post a DIY writeup since he was doing it anyway. A few ponies here and a few more there eventually add up to something.
Also if you're going to try to bore out the stock heads I'd suggest you get a set from a junkyard to work on. No point in screwing up the only ones you have.
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RE: Kegger Intake Mod DIY
ORIGINAL: Cereal Killer
It's a pretty typical 2nd gen ram problem.
The heads aren't quite as prone to cracking as the dashboards are, but it does seem to be a fairly common occurance with these trucks. He's not making that up.
Also it's pretty common knowledge that heads and cams are the real power upgrades. You don't have to say it in every post you make on this forum. Not everyone here is some kind of retard.Silver was just being nice enough to post a DIY writeup since he was doing it anyway. A few ponies here and a few more there eventually add up to something.
Also if you're going to try to bore out the stock heads I'd suggest you get a set from a junkyard to work on. No point in screwing up the only ones you have.
It's a pretty typical 2nd gen ram problem.
The heads aren't quite as prone to cracking as the dashboards are, but it does seem to be a fairly common occurance with these trucks. He's not making that up.
Also it's pretty common knowledge that heads and cams are the real power upgrades. You don't have to say it in every post you make on this forum. Not everyone here is some kind of retard.Silver was just being nice enough to post a DIY writeup since he was doing it anyway. A few ponies here and a few more there eventually add up to something.
Also if you're going to try to bore out the stock heads I'd suggest you get a set from a junkyard to work on. No point in screwing up the only ones you have.
the reason why i post the about cams and heads is because all this baby stuff doesn't get you anywhere. just don't expect to get far with the little 1 or 2 hp changes you are doing to your trucks.
BOREOUT heads? thats a new one on me. getting junkyard heads is a decent money saving idea, but if someone is so confident and comfortable with"improving" their intake, why wouldnt they try to do the same thing with their cylinder heads?
it sounds like you guys are scared to touch heads and cams. that's why you all do the IEC deal. (intake, exhaust, chip) until you start investing that same money in improving your cylinder heads, or grabbing a nice set of aftermarket heads, and installing an aftermarket camshaft, you won't get far from the factory gates.
RE: Kegger Intake Mod DIY
ORIGINAL: zddp8868
if the heads were a serious issue, the MFG would issue a recall, or put out a service report about it. there is no evidence of this, which means they are isolated occurances.
the reason why i post the about cams and heads is because all this baby stuff doesn't get you anywhere. just don't expect to get far with the little 1 or 2 hp changes you are doing to your trucks.
BOREOUT heads? thats a new one on me. getting junkyard heads is a decent money saving idea, but if someone is so confident and comfortable with"improving" their intake, why wouldnt they try to do the same thing with their cylinder heads?
it sounds like you guys are scared to touch heads and cams. that's why you all do the IEC deal. (intake, exhaust, chip) until you start investing that same money in improving your cylinder heads, or grabbing a nice set of aftermarket heads, and installing an aftermarket camshaft, you won't get far from the factory gates.
ORIGINAL: Cereal Killer
It's a pretty typical 2nd gen ram problem.
The heads aren't quite as prone to cracking as the dashboards are, but it does seem to be a fairly common occurance with these trucks. He's not making that up.
Also it's pretty common knowledge that heads and cams are the real power upgrades. You don't have to say it in every post you make on this forum. Not everyone here is some kind of retard.Silver was just being nice enough to post a DIY writeup since he was doing it anyway. A few ponies here and a few more there eventually add up to something.
Also if you're going to try to bore out the stock heads I'd suggest you get a set from a junkyard to work on. No point in screwing up the only ones you have.
It's a pretty typical 2nd gen ram problem.
The heads aren't quite as prone to cracking as the dashboards are, but it does seem to be a fairly common occurance with these trucks. He's not making that up.
Also it's pretty common knowledge that heads and cams are the real power upgrades. You don't have to say it in every post you make on this forum. Not everyone here is some kind of retard.Silver was just being nice enough to post a DIY writeup since he was doing it anyway. A few ponies here and a few more there eventually add up to something.
Also if you're going to try to bore out the stock heads I'd suggest you get a set from a junkyard to work on. No point in screwing up the only ones you have.
the reason why i post the about cams and heads is because all this baby stuff doesn't get you anywhere. just don't expect to get far with the little 1 or 2 hp changes you are doing to your trucks.
BOREOUT heads? thats a new one on me. getting junkyard heads is a decent money saving idea, but if someone is so confident and comfortable with"improving" their intake, why wouldnt they try to do the same thing with their cylinder heads?
it sounds like you guys are scared to touch heads and cams. that's why you all do the IEC deal. (intake, exhaust, chip) until you start investing that same money in improving your cylinder heads, or grabbing a nice set of aftermarket heads, and installing an aftermarket camshaft, you won't get far from the factory gates.
Not sure why I said "bore out" about the heads. I meant port. Just a typo. My bad.
And he wasn't confident enough to cut up his stock intake, that's why he bought an extra one to experiment on. I don't recall him saying it would make the truck run a 9 second quarter mile or anything. He was doing it through so he might as well have made a write up on it so a hundred other people don't start threads about this. All they have to do is look here.
Nobody'sscared to touch heads or cams. Most of us are 4x4 owners though and we're not going to spend thousands of dollarson heads and camswhen that's thousands we could spend on suspension lifts, wheels, whinch bumpers,stronger axels,andmud tires.
Intakes are inexpensive, so that's the reason alot of us switch those out. Mufflers are cheap too. If younoticed most of the guys on here don't sink alot of money into they're exhaust. They just run a cheap catback system.
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RE: Kegger Intake Mod DIY
ORIGINAL: Cereal Killer
You don't see a recall on 46 re-transmissions...
Not sure why I said "bore out" about the heads. I meant port. Just a typo. My bad.
And he wasn't confident enough to cut up his stock intake, that's why he bought an extra one to experiment on. I don't recall him saying it would make the truck run a 9 second quarter mile or anything. He was doing it through so he might as well have made a write up on it so a hundred other people don't start threads about this. All they have to do is look here.
Nobody'sscared to touch heads or cams. Most of us are 4x4 owners though and we're not going to spend thousands of dollarson heads and camswhen that's thousands we could spend on suspension lifts, wheels, whinch bumpers,stronger axels,andmud tires.
Intakes are inexpensive, so that's the reason alot of us switch those out. Mufflers are cheap too. If younoticed most of the guys on here don't sink alot of money into they're exhaust. They just run a cheap catback system.
ORIGINAL: zddp8868
if the heads were a serious issue, the MFG would issue a recall, or put out a service report about it. there is no evidence of this, which means they are isolated occurances.
the reason why i post the about cams and heads is because all this baby stuff doesn't get you anywhere. just don't expect to get far with the little 1 or 2 hp changes you are doing to your trucks.
BOREOUT heads? thats a new one on me. getting junkyard heads is a decent money saving idea, but if someone is so confident and comfortable with"improving" their intake, why wouldnt they try to do the same thing with their cylinder heads?
it sounds like you guys are scared to touch heads and cams. that's why you all do the IEC deal. (intake, exhaust, chip) until you start investing that same money in improving your cylinder heads, or grabbing a nice set of aftermarket heads, and installing an aftermarket camshaft, you won't get far from the factory gates.
ORIGINAL: Cereal Killer
It's a pretty typical 2nd gen ram problem.
The heads aren't quite as prone to cracking as the dashboards are, but it does seem to be a fairly common occurance with these trucks. He's not making that up.
Also it's pretty common knowledge that heads and cams are the real power upgrades. You don't have to say it in every post you make on this forum. Not everyone here is some kind of retard.Silver was just being nice enough to post a DIY writeup since he was doing it anyway. A few ponies here and a few more there eventually add up to something.
Also if you're going to try to bore out the stock heads I'd suggest you get a set from a junkyard to work on. No point in screwing up the only ones you have.
It's a pretty typical 2nd gen ram problem.
The heads aren't quite as prone to cracking as the dashboards are, but it does seem to be a fairly common occurance with these trucks. He's not making that up.
Also it's pretty common knowledge that heads and cams are the real power upgrades. You don't have to say it in every post you make on this forum. Not everyone here is some kind of retard.Silver was just being nice enough to post a DIY writeup since he was doing it anyway. A few ponies here and a few more there eventually add up to something.
Also if you're going to try to bore out the stock heads I'd suggest you get a set from a junkyard to work on. No point in screwing up the only ones you have.
the reason why i post the about cams and heads is because all this baby stuff doesn't get you anywhere. just don't expect to get far with the little 1 or 2 hp changes you are doing to your trucks.
BOREOUT heads? thats a new one on me. getting junkyard heads is a decent money saving idea, but if someone is so confident and comfortable with"improving" their intake, why wouldnt they try to do the same thing with their cylinder heads?
it sounds like you guys are scared to touch heads and cams. that's why you all do the IEC deal. (intake, exhaust, chip) until you start investing that same money in improving your cylinder heads, or grabbing a nice set of aftermarket heads, and installing an aftermarket camshaft, you won't get far from the factory gates.
Not sure why I said "bore out" about the heads. I meant port. Just a typo. My bad.
And he wasn't confident enough to cut up his stock intake, that's why he bought an extra one to experiment on. I don't recall him saying it would make the truck run a 9 second quarter mile or anything. He was doing it through so he might as well have made a write up on it so a hundred other people don't start threads about this. All they have to do is look here.
Nobody'sscared to touch heads or cams. Most of us are 4x4 owners though and we're not going to spend thousands of dollarson heads and camswhen that's thousands we could spend on suspension lifts, wheels, whinch bumpers,stronger axels,andmud tires.
Intakes are inexpensive, so that's the reason alot of us switch those out. Mufflers are cheap too. If younoticed most of the guys on here don't sink alot of money into they're exhaust. They just run a cheap catback system.
some of what you said is CERTAINLY true, but if people knew about cams and heads, then why are indy and sometimes myself the only people who respond to cam/heads questions?
i think people do simple exhaust and intake stuff because it is the cheapest (most of the people on this site are teenagers and early 20s)andeveryone follows what one person did once.
theres always an excuse, but hopefully one day some of the guys on here will get to experience what real power feels like, and once they do, they will never settle for a K&n intake again.
RE: Kegger Intake Mod DIY
ORIGINAL: zddp8868
you can swap a cam and get some mild head work done for about as much money as it costs some of the guys on here to do full exhaust and wheels/tires.
some of what you said is CERTAINLY true, but if people knew about cams and heads, then why are indy and sometimes myself the only people who respond to cam/heads questions?
i think people do simple exhaust and intake stuff because it is the cheapest (most of the people on this site are teenagers and early 20s)andeveryone follows what one person did once.
theres always an excuse, but hopefully one day some of the guys on here will get to experience what real power feels like, and once they do, they will never settle for a K&n intake again.
you can swap a cam and get some mild head work done for about as much money as it costs some of the guys on here to do full exhaust and wheels/tires.
some of what you said is CERTAINLY true, but if people knew about cams and heads, then why are indy and sometimes myself the only people who respond to cam/heads questions?
i think people do simple exhaust and intake stuff because it is the cheapest (most of the people on this site are teenagers and early 20s)andeveryone follows what one person did once.
theres always an excuse, but hopefully one day some of the guys on here will get to experience what real power feels like, and once they do, they will never settle for a K&n intake again.
You'redefinetly right about people doing the simple exhaust and intake because it's the cheapest. **** howmany threads do you see on herefrom people asking how to get better gas mileage? If they can't afford to put gas in their truckthen they're probably not in a position togo spend abunch of money to make thetruck eat more gas.
As for the exhaust... well... it's prettyobvious (and unfortunate) thatalot of poeple care more about the way their truck sounds (or rather how loud it is)thenhow well it actually preforms. But likeyou said, mostly kids asking that one.
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RE: Kegger Intake Mod DIY
ORIGINAL: Cereal Killer
I think the reason you and indy are the only people that respond to head and camthreads arebecasue Indy's pretty much the only person on the board (at least that posts often) that has done anything with his. Padodgeram might have done his to I'm not sure.
You'redefinetly right about people doing the simple exhaust and intake because it's the cheapest. **** howmany threads do you see on herefrom people asking how to get better gas mileage? If they can't afford to put gas in their truckthen they're probably not in a position togo spend abunch of money to make thetruck eat more gas.
As for the exhaust... well... it's prettyobvious (and unfortunate) thatalot of poeple care more about the way their truck sounds (or rather how loud it is)thenhow well it actually preforms. But likeyou said, mostly kids asking that one.
ORIGINAL: zddp8868
you can swap a cam and get some mild head work done for about as much money as it costs some of the guys on here to do full exhaust and wheels/tires.
some of what you said is CERTAINLY true, but if people knew about cams and heads, then why are indy and sometimes myself the only people who respond to cam/heads questions?
i think people do simple exhaust and intake stuff because it is the cheapest (most of the people on this site are teenagers and early 20s)andeveryone follows what one person did once.
theres always an excuse, but hopefully one day some of the guys on here will get to experience what real power feels like, and once they do, they will never settle for a K&n intake again.
you can swap a cam and get some mild head work done for about as much money as it costs some of the guys on here to do full exhaust and wheels/tires.
some of what you said is CERTAINLY true, but if people knew about cams and heads, then why are indy and sometimes myself the only people who respond to cam/heads questions?
i think people do simple exhaust and intake stuff because it is the cheapest (most of the people on this site are teenagers and early 20s)andeveryone follows what one person did once.
theres always an excuse, but hopefully one day some of the guys on here will get to experience what real power feels like, and once they do, they will never settle for a K&n intake again.
You'redefinetly right about people doing the simple exhaust and intake because it's the cheapest. **** howmany threads do you see on herefrom people asking how to get better gas mileage? If they can't afford to put gas in their truckthen they're probably not in a position togo spend abunch of money to make thetruck eat more gas.
As for the exhaust... well... it's prettyobvious (and unfortunate) thatalot of poeple care more about the way their truck sounds (or rather how loud it is)thenhow well it actually preforms. But likeyou said, mostly kids asking that one.
but other than that...
agreed.
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RE: Kegger Intake Mod DIY
ORIGINAL: Cereal Killer
If they can't afford to put gas in their truckthen they're probably not in a position togo spend abunch of money to make thetruck eat more gas.
If they can't afford to put gas in their truckthen they're probably not in a position togo spend abunch of money to make thetruck eat more gas.
