hey every1....im new to this forum so go easy on me ...i live in Texas...Dallas, TX. I play basketball, go to school (im a junior in high school), and im a pretty big dude (6ft8' 215)

ok so i have a 2005 Dodge Ram V6 Single Cab 2WD and im tryn to get this puppy howln....any1 know of any affordable upgrades that i could put in....? Mainly looking for hp and torque increases along with acceleration....

-this is kind of off-topic, but my ram before it shifts at 45mph builds up 6k rpm (thats whenI floor it)...does this happen to any1 else?
- also i am getting about 13mpg.....is this average? my ram (all 05 V6 do) is the 3.7 magnum
- anything u guys know that might be helpful for a new ram owner....ifu could lemme know that would be great....

ive already got 19' inch rims and tech tubes so the exterior looks clean...

 

1st. yes these engines do rev high, thats where they make all their power.
2nd. with a heavy foot. yeah thats right i guess. i get about 16.

as far as upgrades. intake and exhaust.
i bought a chrome intake on ebay. i shortened and its a real short ram now. lol
i also make up my own side exit exhaust system myself using a dynomax super turbo muffler and a 90 degree bend. has a good V6 performance sound, especially when your revving high.

 

thx bro.....on the intake.....i was lookn on ebay and they are all different prics/say they do different things. I went to autozone and he said that a intake was like $250......kinda pricey for my budget.....could you possible link me to one that is similar to the one you bought on ebay...?

also i asked the autozone guy and he told me i could double my mpg w/ a power programmer/intake/better exhaust?....any1 have thoughts on this?

 

double your mpg. no way. ever. seriously. granted if you get these upgrades and keep your foot out of the power (only 65 on the highway ) you can get an improvement.

this is what i originally bought.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/04-05...spagenameZWDVW

you will feel improvement but a cai is a waste on these trucks!! in my opinion. i simply cut it and now its about a foot long and it was a big improvement over the long cold air intake. also this has no protection against water going being sucked into your engine which happened to me once so thats why i cut it way down. also i paid more for the k & N filter that comes with it and it really isnt that great.

if i could do it again, i would just get the expensive K & N intake. but you mentioned you were tight on cheese, so.....

this would probably do you fine..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/00-01...ayphotohosting

if you want you could go to pep boys and buy yourself a K & N if you wanted to but youd probably be okay with what they give you.

remember, you get what you pay for. i learned it the hard way. i paid 100 bucks for an intake and i ended up having something that would have cost me 20- 40. these dont have brackets or anything so they kinda just sit on top of your engine. like i said if i could do it over i would probably just get the $250 K & N.

hey you need any more help, let me know im feelin good about given you info right now. lol

 

Hey man, welcome to the forum. Why did you put your height in the post, ha ha. Its not a dating website.

As far as acceleration, its a v6... so you cant really ask for much. As is, the 3.7 has a good amount of GO, thats for sure. But if you really want to go fast, get a v8, or a charger or something, ha ha. But if you just plain like your v6, there are a lot of mods to make.

~Some sort of cold air intake (about 5-10hp) ~A powerwire (8-10hp) ~ A chip ~ Bigger Gears ~Less weight

Oh yeah, they all shift at 6k, I know, at first i was like does it ever stop?! But it does, just really high.... Yeah the MPG isnt great, but better than any other truck that looks as SEXY. If you want better MPG you can get a bed cover. That cold air and such will help with that too. So yeah... good luck with your truck. Welcome!

 

thx big....yea from reading how much of a pain those cheap intakes are and how much maintance they require im thinkn about the 250 k/n one.....thx a lot bro....u really did help and im sire ill have more questions along the road.....yea im not really concerned about doubling my mpg but i deff want an improvment b/c v8 get better mpg...and i bought the v6 b/c of mpg.....haha yea that 65 mph is kinda hard goin on the tollraod ....but ill try

thx mark....yea ive been searchn and if i had just looked at ur post it would have saved me alot of time about those powerwire/gears......lol yea these rams w/ some dress up look damn sexy ....yea thats a good idea about the bed cover...will do

thx for the help guys!!!

 

Hey just so you know, the v6's are awesome trucks...but you can only do so much...They arent really ever gonna be much of a racer type vehicle...however, I can't complain at all. My v6 has never had problems and yeah...4.00 a gallon for gas is a ***** but, I feel a lot safer in my truck. In terms of upgrades, I've done quite a bit to my truck....Flowmaster Super 40 series SIDO exhaust, Trueflow XDI intake, 4.56 gears with detroit tru trac, Jet Chip stage 1, Rancho RS9000XL shocks, a Rough Country 3" Spindle lift, and Bridgestone A/T Dueler REVO 33" tires on American Racing Vector Rims. There is a lot out there..KRC makes some great stuff too...as I'm looking into gettinga new camshaft. Another thing to consider is a new throttle body, and an electric fan.

 

yea hawk....the exhaust/intake/gears sounds like the way to go as far as V6. U are 100% right bout that being safe part....the ram are by far bigger in appearence than any other 150/0 by ford/gm....hands down......yea i love driving it....

THANKS for all the ideas on the ram....i had no clue how to make this ram a beast....ill keep updates as it progresses.....and questions cause im sure this stuff im gonna b loading in my truck is gonna be "tricky"

ill b in touch!!!

 

good deal...to make this truck look even beefier..you can always add a lift...whether it be a body or suspension

 

yea....eventually i want to b/c u put a lift on a ram and it looks lika 250/0

but for now i wanna get the performance up along w/ better mpg