Going to put $11000 into my truck
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Going to put $11000 into my truck
So im looking to have a fast daily driver, my truck is a 96 ram 2wd short bed reg. cab with the 5.9 V8, to do what i want to do will cost me $11000, considering i only paid $2500 for my truck in great shape (100k miles), i figure its not to bad, heres what i'd like to do:
20" centerline wheels and tires - $1700
2/4 drop kit - $300
dark window tint - $200
4.10 gears - $1000
trans cooler/upgrades - $800
engine rebuild - $1400
comp cam - $900
harland roller rockers - $400
hooker headers - $400
cold air intake - $250
superchip - $300
fastman throttle body 52mm - $350
flowmaster exhaust - $300
misc. engine parts (plugs, cap, etc)- $300
Srt 10 viper truck seats - $1000
Premium sound system - $800
new interior carpet, headliner - $400
linex bed liner - $400
total - $11,200
Should be a very fast daily driver that will last another 100K no problem, looking for around 330hp and 360 ft. lbs. Considering i will have $13700 into a totally custom, pretty much new truck, that i can drive for the next 5 years easily, it doesnt seem so bad. Im doing all the work myself so that will help cut costs.
thoughts?
20" centerline wheels and tires - $1700
2/4 drop kit - $300
dark window tint - $200
4.10 gears - $1000
trans cooler/upgrades - $800
engine rebuild - $1400
comp cam - $900
harland roller rockers - $400
hooker headers - $400
cold air intake - $250
superchip - $300
fastman throttle body 52mm - $350
flowmaster exhaust - $300
misc. engine parts (plugs, cap, etc)- $300
Srt 10 viper truck seats - $1000
Premium sound system - $800
new interior carpet, headliner - $400
linex bed liner - $400
total - $11,200
Should be a very fast daily driver that will last another 100K no problem, looking for around 330hp and 360 ft. lbs. Considering i will have $13700 into a totally custom, pretty much new truck, that i can drive for the next 5 years easily, it doesnt seem so bad. Im doing all the work myself so that will help cut costs.
thoughts?
#2
So let me get this straight. You are going to spend over three times what your truck books out for?
Personally, I dont think that you will see that kind of power at the wheels, but you might get it at the crank.....
You could have gotten a fairly new ram with the hemi for about the same money...
Personally, I dont think that you will see that kind of power at the wheels, but you might get it at the crank.....
You could have gotten a fairly new ram with the hemi for about the same money...
#4
Go for it. I plan on keeping mine for a hell of a long time too, so I'm going to slowly build it up. Prolly gonna cost me around the same as your setup. I don't really plan on buying a new truck because I don't want any more payments. And if I bought a new truck, I'd be spending a crapload to fix THAT one up the way I want it anyways. So, I see where your getting at... Have fun with it! Lol...
#5
So let me get this straight. You are going to spend over three times what your truck books out for?
Personally, I dont think that you will see that kind of power at the wheels, but you might get it at the crank.....
You could have gotten a fairly new ram with the hemi for about the same money...
Personally, I dont think that you will see that kind of power at the wheels, but you might get it at the crank.....
You could have gotten a fairly new ram with the hemi for about the same money...
lol, ya pretty much, i love my truck, lots of sentimental value, will probably keep it forever, and im talking crank HP, i personally dont like the way the new rams look, i would think that my truck would be faster then a comparable reg. hemi, i drove a QC hemi with exhaust, wasnt too impressed
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this may be a novice question but, can i still run the cam and harland roller rockers with a supercharger? That would prob put me around 400 crank hp..?
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#9
+1 for the SCT. Custom tunes will work waaaaaay better for the high end stuff you're looking at doing.
I love my Superchips, but I don't plan on putting anywhere near that much money into my truck.
That, and according to Superchips, their tuner will only work with 1998+ 5.2 and 5.9 engines. SCT says that their tuner will work with 1996+. Its an OBD II thing... it technically started in 1996, but 1996 and 1997 were kind of half-a**ed OBD II, 1998 was the first true OBD II year. Not sure why the SCT works and the Superchips doesn't, but thats straight from their respective websites.
I believe (someone correct me if I'm mistaken) the RRs and cam won't have any problem with the supercharger, but I do know that you'll want 1.6RRs with a new cam. 1.7RRs if you don't plan on upgrading your cam.
I love my Superchips, but I don't plan on putting anywhere near that much money into my truck.
That, and according to Superchips, their tuner will only work with 1998+ 5.2 and 5.9 engines. SCT says that their tuner will work with 1996+. Its an OBD II thing... it technically started in 1996, but 1996 and 1997 were kind of half-a**ed OBD II, 1998 was the first true OBD II year. Not sure why the SCT works and the Superchips doesn't, but thats straight from their respective websites.
I believe (someone correct me if I'm mistaken) the RRs and cam won't have any problem with the supercharger, but I do know that you'll want 1.6RRs with a new cam. 1.7RRs if you don't plan on upgrading your cam.
Last edited by jasonw; 03-30-2009 at 12:44 AM.
#10
individually, no youll have not problems. But if you run the cam and 1.7 rr you might have a problem with your valves, not with a supercharger.