Well I was wondering if anyone has any good performance secrets. I was curious is there any upgrade for the ignition system? will my truck benefit from a different coil or anything like that? What is the best programer for the money and how much performance can i expect to get out of one? And last how much will a magnaflow highflow cat help performance? Thanks for any help anyone has.

 

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What I suggest:
Get your stock truck in best possible running form.

That means:
Change all fluids - Change engine oil to a synthetic blend (Like Valvoline Durablend) and use a NAPA filter. Change the fluid in both differentials to a synthetic (Like Mobil 1 or Valvoline Synpower). Change the fluid (and filter) in the transmission and transfer case. They both use ATF+4. Also flush cooling system

Give it a tune up - Change the spark plugs. Use whatever brand you like, I usually use Champions or NGKs. If your truck pings, get a spark plug with a colder heat range. For wires, I used MSD Street Fire spark plug wires. They were $40 @ AutoZone. Change the distributor cap and rotor out to one with brass terminals. Unless you know if the coil was replaced recently, I'd replace it. Run a 1/2 can of Seafoam through the brake booster hose, and the other half in the gas tank. Also, take off your throttle body and clean with carb cleaner. Get a new gasket ($2 @ NAPA).

Now your truck should be running most efficiently, and now you can start with the mods.

Popular modifications include:
14x3 air cleaner with K&N or AEM Dryflow filter (Dont get caught in the CAI hype, they still ends up as hot air).
Harland Sharp 1.7 ratio Roller Rockers
Kegger Mod
Hughes Plenum plate
Larger gears
Edelbrock shorty headers
Magnaflow direct-fit catalytic converter
Muffler of choice
2.5'' dual exhaust or 3'' single cat back exhaust
Superchips 3815 or 3865 tuner
And that is all I can think of now.

Read the DIY information and Ram FAQ in the stickies at the top of the 2nd Gen Ram page.

And BTW, fold your mirrors in. It cuts down on your wind resistance, making your truck faster!!!

 

how much you wanna spend?

gears would be your single best investment

 

i already have 4.10 gears cuz my truck has the offroad package. I have dual exhaust and i have a K&N CAI. I was looking at the Fire power ignition kit. Anyone know much about that? Wondering if i'd even benefit from it?

 

id say get some 1.7 roller rockers, or airgap intake. those are where id start

 

I'm also curious about ignition systems.
Such as MSD 6A or the like.
Can we even use them, and is there any gain?

 

ive got the msd 6al2. the only difference between that and the 6a is that the circuitry is digital instead of analog. i noticed a little bottom end pickup and very slight fuel mileage increase, but where ignition upgrades really shine is with more in depth performance upgrades, like higher compression, or forced induction. most guys find an upgraded coil does just great and doesnt empty the bank like my ignition box did.

 

Ah, ok. Thank you miller.

 

yea i got my msd ign coil from autozone for like 50 bucks and it was there the next day i think the part number is 8228