Budget 5.9 Magnum build..err?...
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Thinking about it a bit, and it seems that unless I want to change out my upgraded 46RE, that I should stick to about 450 ft./lbs. of torque, and about 400 HP. I'd be pretty happy with that I think. And that being the numbers, maybe I don't really want/need a stroker, and can save some money on the build.
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I would want to stick with efi, just for the easy starts, and somewhat better fuel mileage. (I won't call it 'economy', as economy simply doesn't enter anywhere into the picture on these trucks. ) A custom tune will likely run around 600 bucks, or so, (including the tuner). Another option, if you actually need a custom tune, (likely) would be an aftermarket EFI controller...... Something that would piggyback on the existing system would be best, otherwise, you would need to figure out how to run the trans as well.... (another reason for sticking with EFI, I haven't found any standalone controllers for the trans.....)
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Tactical Lever (10-13-2019)
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I would want to stick with efi, just for the easy starts, and somewhat better fuel mileage. (I won't call it 'economy', as economy simply doesn't enter anywhere into the picture on these trucks. ) A custom tune will likely run around 600 bucks, or so, (including the tuner). Another option, if you actually need a custom tune, (likely) would be an aftermarket EFI controller...... Something that would piggyback on the existing system would be best, otherwise, you would need to figure out how to run the trans as well.... (another reason for sticking with EFI, I haven't found any standalone controllers for the trans.....)
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I would want to stick with efi, just for the easy starts, and somewhat better fuel mileage. (I won't call it 'economy', as economy simply doesn't enter anywhere into the picture on these trucks. ) A custom tune will likely run around 600 bucks, or so, (including the tuner). Another option, if you actually need a custom tune, (likely) would be an aftermarket EFI controller...... Something that would piggyback on the existing system would be best, otherwise, you would need to figure out how to run the trans as well.... (another reason for sticking with EFI, I haven't found any standalone controllers for the trans.....)
I never had a problem running a carb in the winter. Drove a few old vehicles that had them. One had a manual choke, and another needed the pedal to be kicked to engage it. I'm not sure if there was much advantage to an FI engine fuel mileage-wise either. I think more so with engine flexibility. The right amount of fuel at any engine speed and load, that is hard for a carb to match.
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Yeah maybe... I figure my tank weighs about 150 lbs.; not too heavy, and 350 liters of gas will weigh about 539. Rounding up, and the tank and the fuel might be a bit more...be about 700 lbs. I guess.
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