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Old Feb 10, 2011 | 01:33 PM
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I'm thinking about buying a programmer Which one would be best for me.
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air intake, muffler, sonnax
future mods
H/O cams, headers, high flow cats
 
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Old Feb 10, 2011 | 01:36 PM
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You would be fine with a Superchips.

If you want custom tunes you can get Diablo or SCT. Hemifever tunes 08+ Dakotas with Diablo and the 05-07 with SCT. Custom tunes are necessary with a 212 or bigger cams, boost, nitrous etc.

Hemifever Diablo tune.
http://www.hemifevertuning.com/searchresults.asp?cat=29
Hemifever SCT tune.
http://www.hemifevertuning.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=25
 
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Old Feb 10, 2011 | 01:47 PM
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You could probably get more out of the cams and other mods with SCT.
 
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Old Feb 10, 2011 | 05:20 PM
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Just to make sure, you have a 4.7L, correct?
 
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Old Feb 10, 2011 | 05:47 PM
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Just to make sure, you have a 4.7L, correct?
He's got HO cams on his mod list. If he doesn't have a 4.7L there are major issues here, lol.
 
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Old Feb 10, 2011 | 06:26 PM
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Yes I have the 4.7
 
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Old Feb 10, 2011 | 07:38 PM
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Superchips 3865, that is what you need.
 
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Old Feb 10, 2011 | 09:31 PM
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i'll sell you mine for 300 plus shipping! lol i'm getting ready for deployment and returning it to stock...my sister said shes keeping my truck so yeah i'll be car shopping!
 
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Old Feb 10, 2011 | 09:36 PM
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yours is not that old is it?
 
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Old Feb 10, 2011 | 10:33 PM
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Originally Posted by WTEBOY703
i'll sell you mine for 300 plus shipping! lol i'm getting ready for deployment and returning it to stock...my sister said shes keeping my truck so yeah i'll be car shopping!
wait so you wont own your truck anymore?
 
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