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2005 Dodge Ram 1500-4.7 L- Future upgrade Questions

Old Dec 10, 2010 | 06:28 AM
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Sounds pretty good, but wouldn't the sound be affected by the size of the engine too?
You would think that and also maybe by the intake. But a lot of guys have said the 4.7 sounds MORE mean than that 5.7 when it comes to exh. Being Ive never even seen a 4.7, I cant shape and opinion on that one.

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Also, where can I get engine kits to make it look better?
I would search ebay honestly. I mean, what do they NOT have there

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Alright, cool cool. How much trouble is it to put a cam in weed? did you do it yourself?
I had no issues putting the cam in but Ive built engines and did full restorations before. Im doing another cam swap at the end of the month for someone else's truck..

These are some really good threads here

[VIDEO] DIY PowerWire

DIY - Hemi Cam Swap

Installing an Electric Fan DIY

Step by Step Cam Swap in 4.7 V8 w/pics

How To: Perform Cam Install on a Dodge 4.7
 
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Old Dec 10, 2010 | 11:57 PM
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Would a throttle body be a good choice to upgrade? And does anybody know anything about the throttle body spacer?
 
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Old Dec 12, 2010 | 03:24 PM
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Throttle body spacers are awesome! ... As a paper weight... If you're doing a larger TB... a spacer wouldnt hurt, but on the stock tbs... The spacers are great paper weights and thats about it. (From my experience).
And even though royal purple is good fluid.... check out redline they make some great fluids as well... I've never used Royal Purple in my engine (used it in my trans a few times).
To me, engine dress up kits look ... stupid. Dont know how else to put it really, kinda looks like you goto a car show and see a nice 70 chevelle, a nice 69 camaro... and then the 1988 honda civic inbetween these two cars with a cold air intake and a fart can.... Kinda reminds me of that... most engine dress up kits look cheap if they arent done using good quality replacement parts instead of covers.
 
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Old Dec 12, 2010 | 03:57 PM
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BTW: The How to do a cam install on 4.7l Dodge Ram... Link works to the forum page... but the link in the forum page doesnt work. This one should be a very similar alternate (if not the same)
http://dodgeram.ru/files/cam.pdf
 
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Old Dec 12, 2010 | 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by SeanW727
BTW: The How to do a cam install on 4.7l Dodge Ram... Link works to the forum page... but the link in the forum page doesnt work. This one should be a very similar alternate (if not the same)
http://dodgeram.ru/files/cam.pdf
Would a fastman TB be a good upgrade?
 
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Old Dec 12, 2010 | 08:24 PM
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Try this and see if you like it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QHfK6SgtT0
How does your exhaust work Weed? Specifically the cuttoff?
 
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Old Dec 13, 2010 | 10:50 AM
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I dont have an upgraded TB On this truck, i did on my last 4.7 dakota. but i also had it pushing 400hp... And i did all the mods at the same time so idk what the real benefit of it was.
I had it cammed, tb, exhaust, intake, kenne belle twin-screw.... Until they stopped production on it... I got my money back because it was nothing but problems after 8 months of use.
 
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