2001Ram1500 & 2002Durango engine swap
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SUCCESS! I dropped the tranny pan and changed out the sensor, realized if I didn't also change out the solenoid, I could be doing the same thing all over again. F that! Luckily NAPA had it in stock & I picked it up along w/ a new oil filter to boot. Got it put together, filled tranny oil back up, disconnected the battery, & the damn CEL was still on. I let it sit & idle a bit then took it for a short drive. Everything seemed to be working OK but the light was still on. I tried disconnecting the battery again & this time I turned the ignition key over thinking it was like the HP Laptop I just spent hours w/ a tech on the phone to learn all the idiotic tricks they build into their PC's. I doubt that was it, but when I hooked the battery back up, the CEL was gone & it was running fine. Thanks to everyone’s help & whoever posted the awesome pdf file of the 01 manual!
If I could change gears just a bit, I am thinking taken a new job that is going to double my drive time. I'm considering buying another fuel efficient vehicle just for the gas saving but w/ cost to buy say a '02 Ford Escape w/a 100K on it & not knowing what repairs could pop up, I might be better of getting a superchips programmer for my truck knowing it's in good condition & if something goes wrong, how to fix most things.
So my questions are;
1. What kind of MPG increase can I expect w/a superchips model________ programmer setup? (Or let me know if you recommend different programmer)
2. I've installed a K&N cold air intake system already and just gutted my cat. Are there any other relatively cheap things I can do to increase my mpg?
3. Of course I will be changing my 35" Niito Mud Grapplers for a set of 31" AT tires, but with the 3" lift in, I gotta believe I will be getting more wind resistance but I can't imagine it can make that much differance, right? With this thought, I got a great deal on a matching ARE black hard tonua cover that should help with that as well, right?
Please make any suggestion you can think of. I got to make a decision on the job this week and I value any input I can get.
PS, I got my Hughes Plenum kit today. Maybe if I put it in w/a new set of wires, plugs, rotor and cap it might also help my mpg or hold of on the plenum until I have a problem? What do you think?
If I could change gears just a bit, I am thinking taken a new job that is going to double my drive time. I'm considering buying another fuel efficient vehicle just for the gas saving but w/ cost to buy say a '02 Ford Escape w/a 100K on it & not knowing what repairs could pop up, I might be better of getting a superchips programmer for my truck knowing it's in good condition & if something goes wrong, how to fix most things.
So my questions are;
1. What kind of MPG increase can I expect w/a superchips model________ programmer setup? (Or let me know if you recommend different programmer)
2. I've installed a K&N cold air intake system already and just gutted my cat. Are there any other relatively cheap things I can do to increase my mpg?
3. Of course I will be changing my 35" Niito Mud Grapplers for a set of 31" AT tires, but with the 3" lift in, I gotta believe I will be getting more wind resistance but I can't imagine it can make that much differance, right? With this thought, I got a great deal on a matching ARE black hard tonua cover that should help with that as well, right?
Please make any suggestion you can think of. I got to make a decision on the job this week and I value any input I can get.
PS, I got my Hughes Plenum kit today. Maybe if I put it in w/a new set of wires, plugs, rotor and cap it might also help my mpg or hold of on the plenum until I have a problem? What do you think?
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I have been added the Lucae fuel treatment to my fill-ups now for the past 6 mounth after Advance mis-marked the 5 fill-up bottler w/ the sale price of the single fill-up one @ $4.99. I emptied the shelf. lol I assume this falls into the same catagory your refering to, right?
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I have been added the Lucae fuel treatment to my fill-ups now for the past 6 mounth after Advance mis-marked the 5 fill-up bottler w/ the sale price of the single fill-up one @ $4.99. I emptied the shelf. lol I assume this falls into the same catagory your refering to, right?