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Old 06-15-2009, 11:07 PM
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Well I recently had the custom cat back exhaust system put on, and it looks and sounds great... and mean. That isn't enough for me so I put in some orders for some more mods and upgrades. Tomorrow I am having my Loredo tonneau cover put on, and on Wednesday I am getting the Bridgestone Dueler Revo 265/70 16 tires that I bought put on. Later this week my order from AutoAnything should be coming in with a K&N 63 series cold air intake system, T-Rex billet grille and the in-channel vent visors.

I will post pictures of each upgrade as it happens. I'm pretty pumped... the tires look good even in the bed of the truck!

Pics to come!
 
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Old 06-15-2009, 11:16 PM
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Nice man, you will like the way the engine will sound after the intake, so be prepared for a temp drop in MPGs
 
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Old 06-15-2009, 11:20 PM
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That's funny because before the exhaust I was avg about 13mpg in town.... then after the exhaust it dropped to 12.2 for a couple weeks... I'm getting back up there again. Back to driving Ms. Daisy!

I went to find a 180 thermostat... nobody seems to claim to have one. O'Reilly said they don't carry them yet. Any ideas?
 
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Old 06-15-2009, 11:46 PM
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Prestone 330-180 is the T-stat Im running.
 
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Old 06-18-2009, 12:02 AM
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Here's a pic of my new tires. Just a back shot, didn't get any full body pics yet. They ride great so far, and seem to have much better traction than the Wranglers.

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Tonneau cover, grille and cold air coming tomorrow.
 
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Old 06-18-2009, 12:03 AM
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They look better than the Wranglers also.
 
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Video!
 
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I had the REVO's on my '06 Dakota and they were phenomenal.
 
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I just put a set of Revo;s on my truck also. I've put maybe 10,000 k on them and love them so far!
 


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