Here is my truck. A takeoff and a driveby.. The old 5.2 still has some power. Tell me what you think:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWyB2-Ut4fA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9ToP-_T1Bc

 

have you done your plenum yet? (yours WILL blow out, no questions asked)

if not you will get alot more power by doing this.

looks like your truck runs awesome though

 

No, i havent done it yet. I dont exactly understand what it is and what it does. I hear it from everybody that dodge is horrible with it. But yeah the truck does run great.

 

The Plenum is a gasket and plate mounted to the bottom of the manifold. The bolts were made a bit to long from the factory and they are no able to torque to proper spec. Also the plate is steel, the manifold is aluminum, and metals expand differently at high temps.

This allows oil to leak into the manifold. It can soak the air filter with oil, clog the catalytic converter, foul plugs, foul 02 sensors, cause poor performance, and poor mpgs. You CANNOT just but a new gasket for it. You need to get the Plenum kit.

http://hughesengines.com

they have one for 86 bucks. comes with a 1/4 in aluminum plate, new bolts, new gasket, and 2 cool stickers lol. APS precision has one as well.

They are the only two that have the kit. if you dont get the kit from them, dont bother changing it. because it will blow out again. Ive heard of them blowing out at 20K.

Take your air cleaner off. look down into the throttle body into the manifold. If theres ANY signs of oil, the plenum is bad. There is no way around it. You will not be a lucky one. Your plenum will blow out.

Also the dealerships way of solving this problem was the "Deathflash" look on your PCM, if it says anything about software updates, you will need a tuner to eliminate the deathflash after the plenum has been repaired.

Its a pretty easy job too. Dont let people scare you and say its hard.

 

whats your gear ratio? should have enough power to throw the truck sideways or at least chirp the back tires on a takeoff like that. otherwise......not too shabby

 

my gear ratio is 3:55. trust me it will go sideways and chirp the tires. haha i just have minimal tread left on my tires and im tryin to make them last as long as possible.. haha so i try not to do it

 

So quiet.

 

lookin good!

 

You honestly think so?

 

WaynesWorld: What size tires are on your truck?