or you could do it through emails to experienced hemi tuners like hemifever (sean), stu (inertia) or Bob (lxtuner)... that's how I got mine done. Installed an a cam and heads setup that was aggressive enough where I couldn't run at idle at stock or with any canned tunes, so in my case I got a base tune from Bob (based on my mods) so that it would run, then started datlogging and emailing that to him, he takes that info and creates a custom tune on the cmr software and then emails that to me, i upload it to the diablo, then to truck...then repeat datalog process til it's close to right on.. i still need to get to a dyno to tweak it but it performs fantastic now..

 

ok thats good to know. now to find the $$$ to get all the stuff

 

cams, tuners and other parts are always for sale on the boards

 

There are some cams out there that will give some decent low-mid range power and dont require a tune. The sidewinder and comp 260 are good cams that will run using the superchips tuner you have so if you cant drop the coin on an aggressive cam you should look at those.

That being said though I am am glad I went with a more aggressive cam, it makes the truck so much more fun to drive. I got my tuning done through Hemifever, $250 for lifetime tunes/revisions so if you ever swap out the cam to try something different you dont have to pay for another set of revisions for the new cam. Tuning shops are good as long as they know how to tune your truck. There were 5 shops around here that did dyno tuning but NONE of them ever did a hemi ram before and I didnt want to be their guine pig.

Of course if you are doing the cam, you should probably look into the supporting mods for them as well. If you go with a mid-top end cam you will need gears and a higher converter to get you up into the right operating range for the cam. Headers are a must for most "big" cams but you seem to have that worked out already. Weeds list of prices for parts for a cam install is just about right on, if you decide to pull the heads while doing the install, save the header install for the same time it will a 1000x easier to get the headers on with the heads off.

 

thanks for all the info. but being a college student really drags out projects like this... Hopefully it will all be situated by Aug or Sept.

 

hehe...it took me 5 long years to get where I'm at today in my mods...

 

Just try to get the smaller details out of the way first and work your way up. I was collecting parts for about 3 months for my cam swap. I generally try to do one BIG item a year and squeeze in some small things here and there when I can. This year, the goal is to get some BV heads once I get a few things paid off later this summer.

 

alright ill see what i can get done.

 

Agreed. While there are a lot of things done to my truck, none has been overnight. Im good for collecting parts for months while waiting for other parts to become available or funds to come available.

 

very true. im thinking of taking this weeks paycheck and using some of it for the 6.1 springs and rods. i know ive read a lot of threads on the best exhaust setup, but i didn't really find anything about where to stop with the piping. is it best to have it go all the way to the bumper or should dump it out just after the muffler?