i have a 1996 dodge ram with a 360 im looking to get it a little more power but really dont no were to start maybe cold air or throttle body spacer plugs and wires i dont no
also i am about to put a new hood and bumper and roll pan on and get it repainted any ideas there
and ideas on headlights taillights and 3rd break lights
its g0in in the shop next weekend for a new transmission
then my wallets open to anything so ideas would be appreciated


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well forget the throttle body spacer(it does nothing)

frist check the Plenum gasket (if bad replace) and good tune up.. then start the bolt ons

14x3 round air cleaner
fastman 52mm tb
exhaust 3in single with high flow cat(or no cat)
1.7 rolloer rockers

that will get you started........... how many miles you have on the truck?

"new transmission" how much money you got? they got sum bullet poof trans online,,, if not you should put in a shift kit

 

What about putting the air gap intake on instead of just fixing the plenum? That would be a hop up and a repair in one.

 

what is a plenum gasket im not to familiar with engine terms haha
the truck has 117000 miles on it im just gonna have the tranny rebuilt i dont have enough funds for a new one
is cold air a good idea??
and throttle body spacer does nothing?

 

air gap intake??
heres a link to my truck

https://dodgeforum.com/forum/members...03621e1062.jpg

 

Go to http://www.hughesengines.com/Index/p...=&partid=24773

This is the preferred method of circumventing the plenum repair and gain some power in the midst as well. the plenum is a metal plate that bolts to the underside of the intake on the kegger(factory) intake. It is nothing more than a plate and gasket but if it is leaking you will burn oil and your mileage will go down the toilet even farther than where it is now.

 

thanks for telling me that cus my truck is starting to burn a littlle oil ill try that and maybe a tune up with some performance plugs and wires that wont hurt any? rite?

 

I just did my tune up two days ago and put in MSD street wires pn5551. They are black with white lettering. I also put in Mr. Gasket wire looms to keep the wires from arching against eachother and the Napa BRASS cap and rotor. What a huge difference. Now my truck really needed it since the PO never did any kind of maintenance or repairs to the truck but wow. I wanted to try the E3 plugs but couldn't afford the extra 60 bucks at the time. I also want to give the Mallory cap and rotor a shot but again short on funds. Just a few ideas to get you goin.

 

MSD Street Fire wires ($40 @ Autozone) and some Champion Truck plugs. Also, switch the distributor cap and rotor to a Brass one from NAPA. This is what I run (minus the plugs; I need to change those) and it works great.

Speeddemon you are quick!

Almost....Fixed it for ya.

 

LOL. Great minds think alike and so do ours Purpl. Hey Purpl I gotta take some pics tomorrow of how I did the wire looms. It was 18 bucks for two sets to do it right but no chance of ever cross firing through the wires and it looks sharp too.