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Old Sep 4, 2017 | 11:45 PM
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05 ram 2500 SLT HD 5.7 HD 4x4 114000 (stock)
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JBA Shorty's, catback dual exhaust, CAI, 85/90mm TB( contemplating, not sure which to do. Do I need to upgrade injectors to add larger TB?)
456 gears, 6" long arm lift kit.
Diablo Trinity T1000( to be added after all the above has been installed.) Please any advice Will be greatly appreciated.
 

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Sounds like a good start. No need for bigger injectors. Stay with the 85 mm. Above that won't do anything without intake mods.
 
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Sounds like a good start. No need for bigger injectors. Stay with the 85 mm. Above that won't do anything without intake mods.
Thanks for the advice. When you say intake mod, could you clarify what else I could do without having to tear the block apart (cam , head work. Don't want to do any of that) just want to keep it simple with bolt ons
 
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Thanks for the advice. When you say intake mod, could you clarify what else I could do without having to tear the block apart (cam , head work. Don't want to do any of that) just want to keep it simple with bolt ons
Any other suggestions are welcome!!
 
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Thanks for the advice. When you say intake mod, could you clarify what else I could do without having to tear the block apart (cam , head work. Don't want to do any of that) just want to keep it simple with bolt ons


To put it bluntly, unless you have modified the engine to move significantly more amounts of air in and out of it you won't really get any return on investment above a stock throttle body. Your stock injectors are fine unless you're doing one helluva top end upgrade.
 
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Originally Posted by HemiLonestar
To put it bluntly, unless you have modified the engine to move significantly more amounts of air in and out of it you won't really get any return on investment above a stock throttle body. Your stock injectors are fine unless you're doing one helluva top end upgrade.
appreciate the Money saving tip.
 
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You can skip the CAI as well. It won't do anything for you, aside from lighten your wallet. of course, simply having the lighter wallet, might net you a couple thousandths of a second in the quarter mile...... A good high-flow filter is just as effective.
 
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You can skip the CAI as well. It won't do anything for you, aside from lighten your wallet. of course, simply having the lighter wallet, might net you a couple thousandths of a second in the quarter mile...... A good high-flow filter is just as effective.
Thanks for all the feed back fellas. Any input for a exhaust setup(jba Shorty's to stock cats, and then flowmaster dual catback, single in dual out) any other suggestions
 
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Thanks for all the feed back fellas. Any input for a exhaust setup(jba Shorty's to stock cats, and then flowmaster dual catback, single in dual out) any other suggestions
Any way to cut the cats out of the equation, is that even a good idea?
 
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Shorty headers will not do much of anything over stock manifolds. Cutting the cats out is illegal.
 
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