Callin all 2001 2nd Gen Ram 1500 4x4 owners!!!!!!

Just bought my first RAM and want to build up the HP and fuel economy. What do I do and How do I do it? Can any of this be done by a guy with minimal car knowledge? What do a porr rockdodger do?

HELP!!!!!!!!!

 

First of all, you might wanna let everyone know what motor your truck has.

Secondly, it's hard to increase HP and fuel economy at the same time. Usually you have to pick one or the other...

 

OOOOOOOPPPPPPPPSSSSSSSSS

Sorry folks My RAm has a 5.2l (318) engine.

I realize that you can't fully maximize both, but there has to be a way to boost both somewhat
during the same mods???????

Anyone have any ideas for me?

 

First try a CAI, then go for an exhaust. After that, well it's entirely up to you.

 

id say to just go get the wxhaust done... cai later. i just got my exhaust done and its working wonders. noticably more kick and an extra 100km each tank on the highway.

 

All i gotta say is WOW! Your getting an extra 62 miles? What brand of exhaust you runnin?

 

OK I got 2 suggestions.
But what types of CAI and exhaust. There are lots of gimics out there, and I don't have the money to bugger about with them. So what works well?

 

For a CAI, I would get a FIPK from K&N. I have one on mine and I love it. You can sometimes find one around $220 plus s/h on EBay.

 

I agree with 97Dodge...the K&N FIPK should definitely be your CAI of choice. As far as exhaust goes, there are lots of good brands that offer NO gimmicks. Flowmaster is a good choice and sounds great. Borla is also a good brand, along with Magnaflow and Gibson. It all lies in what YOU like.

 

I'm a little late in this post, but I did both and have found the following:

First the exhaust was done. Since I didn't want to spend a heap of money, I bought a Summit Racing Cat Back system. It opened the exhaust a little but mainly what I was after was sound. Mileage increased a little, but nothing to write home to momma about. Presumably, the Flowmaster (or like systems) might be better for mileage.

Secondly, I did the PaceSetter air intake mod. I'd recommend a K&N because it is probably better in the application specific department. I had to do some modifications and tweaking to get the PaceSetter system in place and functioning. As to what it did, phenominal!! I drove the truck to Vegas from Ely on July 21 of this year. My mileage increased from the high 11's and low 12's to 15.6 MPG!! And that was with the A/C running too. A mid-range power increase was quite evident above 2000 RPM. Noticable enough that it seemed to plant me firmly in my seat when I punched it for passing.

I must note here that I live at 6500 ft, so performance isn't usually that great. But this air intake changed all that. And I didn't even mention the power increase noted in Vegas (just under 3000 ft.) I ended up punching the truck at stop lights to see what it would do and was grinning from ear to ear over the performance increase.

The CAI is definately the mod of choice.

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