I know that this has been posted many times...I wanted the latest info, especially on plugs and wires. So pick one from each category, cuzz I'm about to do it all fairly soon, I want the best stuff for the truck. Also, any other tips or things to change besides pvc and diff. fluid? Thanks guys!

 

Ive done a decent amount of overall fluid changes with my dad and uncle not too mention my buddies trucks and my own, whenever i get to put Royal Purple in the truck i jump at it...some of the best stuff out there, may cost alittle more then some of the other guys but its worth it to me.

 

I went with champion for the plugs.... and amsoil for the oil and filter. I've run amsoil in trucks, motorcycles 4 wheelers, dirt bikes, snowmobiles you name it i swear by the stuff

 

i chose other for oil, simply cause i've always used mobil 1...but now that i'm a preferred cust on amsoil.com i may have to switch over and start using their oil..champions are the best plug IMO and how can ya beat taylor's? lol

 

thanks guys! ive always used amsoil in mine, except the diff fluid is mobil 1 right now...I've heard that shorties can actually (I cant remember if it was hp or tq) lower hp/tq, is this true...should I just go with 8.5mm longer wires? and when y'all say champion you mean the stock ones? I've been thinking about that diablo tuner too, im not stock but i dont have extensive mods, but that exta 20 hp sounds good as hell. thanks again.

 

i would buy the Pacesetter LT headers...from what i've heard they are pretty much the golden ticket for our trucks.....yeah, just use the stock champion plugs, they seem to work the best and i've never had any problems with them in anything vehicle/lawn mower/any thing with an engine that requires a spark plug lol.....i dont know much about the diablo tuner, i have the superchips and i love it....it's deffinitly helped alot in the performance area....it lowered my 0-60 time by 0.6 seconds and my 1/4 mile time by 0.3 seconds plus fuelmileage went up about 1 .4 MPG on the highway (dont ask about city cause i cant keep my foot outta the throttle lol)

 

i use amsoil for oil, tranny an diff fluid...I like to drive my truck hard an aggressive (05 with 102k+ miles on her)...also use Taylor shorties...

 

so Pacesetters would give more power overall than the diablo? also, I wanted to ask you guys about the 180 thermo...since all i have is a powerwire, exhaust and intake, is this a good mod? id think a cooler engine would have to be somehow better in the long run.

 

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yeah deffinitly do both...headers and a programmer are always a nice combo ....as for the t-stat, i thought it was a great cheap mod....cost like $30 for the new t-stat (the one i have is from JET) and it takes all of like 15 minutes to install, less then that even....and a cooler engine is always a good thing, keeps components less prone to fail....unless you live somewhere that gets really cold in winter...then might not be so good lol