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alright fellow 5.2 owners, i need some more help here

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Old Oct 3, 2009 | 12:18 AM
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don't forget our transmissions suck nuts also

i have 265/75/R16s on my truck now, can't spin em, until the pavement is wet, than i can spin the hell out of em, did that in highschool leaving the parking lot when it was wet, mash the gas and spin for 200 feet

when i bought the truck 3 years ago, i'd jump on the skinny petal, and up went the one tire fire, not now, i know she needs some work though
 
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Old Oct 3, 2009 | 12:33 AM
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OP- there is NO excuse that a even stock 318 cant spin a tire..... are you trying powerbraking or just takeoff? even b4 my mods i could powerbrake, now i can just stomp on it, not even sure if the plemun was blown b4 or not (115k)
 
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Old Oct 3, 2009 | 12:50 AM
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you have smaller tires, but like i said, when i bought mine, i could pin it from a stop, and make people **** their pants
 
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Old Oct 3, 2009 | 01:02 AM
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i got 265 75s on it now and when it was stock....the beaner wheels were just a phase....you my friend need to get you ypipe and be done with the rattle box....not even a worry about o2 sensor junk....thats how us 95s roll
 
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Old Oct 3, 2009 | 01:08 AM
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Originally Posted by 004x41500
nope only 54K on it. that is possible on the diff, and i do knwo i have the lsd.
ya i know the seafoam treatment, ive ran some through the gas and oil before. just havent done the vacuum line method yet, might do that tommorrow. just gotta find the thread on the proper way to do it.


so i shouldnt go with the splitfire platinum then?
You wont be able to see a failing plenum with a flashlight or a vacuum test 100% of the time. The only real way is to pull it apart and have a lookie see.

In my experience with my 5.2, plats and double plats did not agree with the 318. Choppy idle, low gas mileage, and oddly, they got hot and the gaps changed. Never did figure that one out.

IMO, your best option on the plugs would be the Champions. Seems that the magnums are kinda picky on the 3923 autolites. Some like them (mine falls into this one) and some don't. I would at least try the 3923 plugs first just for the hell of it because they are an uber cheap plug. IIRC, I paid like $10.00 for all my plugs.

I've been on my phone until now, and I just noticed your sig pic...... Those rims are from an off road edition ram.... Is your truck an OR ram, or did you buy those? If it is an OR ram, then you should have 4.10:1 gearing.

So far, I say cover the basics first. Plugs, wires, air filter, injectors......

Ah, Having a limited slip will stop most of your chances of a torching the tires. You might as well give up now considering the stock LSDs in these trucks are about as bad as their transmissions.



I still want to know what type of tire you have on there. If it's an AT, I could almost understand..... Not fully, but it would make more sense if you have a lot of rubber on the road.
 

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Old Oct 3, 2009 | 01:12 AM
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3923........
 
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Old Oct 3, 2009 | 01:12 AM
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^ Thank you. I always get that mixed up.
 
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Old Oct 3, 2009 | 01:21 AM
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Originally Posted by dakotas ram
i got 265 75s on it now and when it was stock....the beaner wheels were just a phase....you my friend need to get you ypipe and be done with the rattle box....not even a worry about o2 sensor junk....thats how us 95s roll
ah, actually i like the wheel/tire combo in the sig pic, looks nice on a low truck, plus those look like rims you'd see in a drag truck

as far as the Y pipe, yea i know, thats why im happy i have OBDI only 1 o2 to dick with

but what makes it hard for me as of right now, I'm in college, 230 miles from home, with every few weekends home, and when I'm home, i get monoplised (is that even a word) into working, no time for Maroon i sad
 
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Old Oct 3, 2009 | 01:45 AM
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yeah, that sig is f150 wheels on a photochop
 
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Old Oct 3, 2009 | 02:01 AM
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ah

still would look cool

im weird, i like trucks that are lowered, i don't know why i just do


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i also like trucks that are sky high, thats because im a redneck, and like mud pits, big trucks and nekked womens
 
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