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Professional
Joined: Jan 2008
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From: Richwood WV
v6 vs. Hemi: Is like trying to pick up a 100 pound weight with one finger compared to picking it up with both hands.
Leave it be. When I was 16 I had a chevy s10 with a 4banger. Yep it sucked.
Save your money. Wish I would of listened when everyone told me to save :/
Leave it be. When I was 16 I had a chevy s10 with a 4banger. Yep it sucked.
Save your money. Wish I would of listened when everyone told me to save :/
Record Breaker
Joined: Dec 2008
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From: VA
I think you will see the biggest gains w/ a tuner and some custom cams. Hemifever should be able to tune your truck, he did my 04 3.7 and you can talk to Dan aka thefastman about cams. I'm planning on putting new cams in mine once I get the tools and the money.
Record Breaker
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Instead of trying to be cool and drive fast just slow it down and keep it 5 mph slower than the speed limit, spend your time on making the thing look slick. Duplicolor, color sanding, and buffing make any car look unique. Who cares if it isn't fast. No matter how fast you make it, someone else will have something bigger and better. Drive slow man
Champion
Joined: May 2008
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From: Shreveport, LA
Instead of trying to be cool and drive fast just slow it down and keep it 5 mph slower than the speed limit, spend your time on making the thing look slick. Duplicolor, color sanding, and buffing make any car look unique. Who cares if it isn't fast. No matter how fast you make it, someone else will have something bigger and better. Drive slow man
Veteran
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 413
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From: Oklahoma City, OK
Mexico makes a good point. Once you get a degree, it is yours. Period. a 2-year degree is worth another $24K per year. Yes, $2K per month more!! Think about that.
You can do some small things like replace the Ypipe, get a free flowing muffler (Magnaflow or Flowmaster race, or AeroTurbine), and replace the airhat in front of the throttle valve with a "home brew" sewer pipe intake. But that will only get you about 5 mph on top. Drag is your enemy, especially on top end. You could make a cheap tonneau cover from a sheet of plywood, paint it with some oil based paint to protect it, and mount it in the bed level with the bed rails. A power wire might give you a little more also, but nothing is going to give you what you really want without some serious expense.
You can do some small things like replace the Ypipe, get a free flowing muffler (Magnaflow or Flowmaster race, or AeroTurbine), and replace the airhat in front of the throttle valve with a "home brew" sewer pipe intake. But that will only get you about 5 mph on top. Drag is your enemy, especially on top end. You could make a cheap tonneau cover from a sheet of plywood, paint it with some oil based paint to protect it, and mount it in the bed level with the bed rails. A power wire might give you a little more also, but nothing is going to give you what you really want without some serious expense.
