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turbo charger for 04 5.7 hemi

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Old Jun 21, 2010 | 07:32 AM
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Default turbo charger for 04 5.7 hemi

asside from more preformance. turbos give better gas mileage. has anyone used one on their ram?
 
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Old Jun 21, 2010 | 08:28 AM
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I'm pretty sure there's a few people running around with STS setups.
 
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Old Jun 21, 2010 | 10:18 AM
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yea I think it would take quite a long time to make up for the savings on mileage. The STS kits are rediculous
 
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Old Jun 21, 2010 | 12:18 PM
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ya. my first search found one fer 5k. i would have to find one much cheaper. but will i see enough difference to make it worth doing?
 
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Old Jun 21, 2010 | 12:36 PM
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not enough savings in gas, but performance wise you will definitely see a big difference
 
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Old Jun 21, 2010 | 01:32 PM
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There's a vid on youtube of a 3 way race between a Lightning, STS hemi Ram and an SRT-10 Ram. The SRT was obviously the fastest, followed by the turbo'd hemi, followed by the ford that self destructed.
 
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Old Jun 21, 2010 | 03:14 PM
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Even if you could keep your foot out of the injectors FOREVER, you'd never recoup the cost of the turbo in gas savings.
 
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Old Jun 21, 2010 | 03:17 PM
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PM Frostking or look him up on most of the dodge forums out there. He has one sick *** tubo charged truck.

Just stear clear of the STS kit if you do a lot of towing...
 
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Old Jun 22, 2010 | 11:45 AM
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Originally Posted by truckin151
Just stear clear of the STS kit if you do a lot of towing...
why is this?
 
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