2007 Megacab...recomended mods?
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RE: 2007 Megacab...recomended mods?
ORIGINAL: VegasVinny
Why would you want to do all this to your dads truck? I doubt your dad is gonna let you mod up his new pride and joy, I know I sure as hell wouldnt. Might want to get your own truck first before modding someone elses. Just my $0.02
Why would you want to do all this to your dads truck? I doubt your dad is gonna let you mod up his new pride and joy, I know I sure as hell wouldnt. Might want to get your own truck first before modding someone elses. Just my $0.02
I completely respect your opinion but I feel you got the wrong idea about me. I'm not trying to make his truck a race car or anything, just trying to get the old man some miles. While I'm fluent in Tundra,Ram is a foreign language(no pun intended), so give me a break.
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04-13-2007, 01:47 AM
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RE: 2007 Megacab...recomended mods?
Calm down bro, I wasnt getting on you about anything, I was just curious myself. The best way to get the duribility and milage you and your dad would like, is to just simply leave it stock. When you start adding power adders, be it computer or mechanical, milage will decrease and wear will increase. Leaving it stock and doing its recommended fluid and filter changes is the best thing you can do.
Alot of people on here will tell you to open up the exhaust a little bit, but you said your father doesnt like it loud. Others will tell you to open up the intake a little bit to make it breathe better, but that is pointless if you open the intake to allow better flow if you cant exhaust it the same way. I would just simply leave it alone. Dodge/Cummins built it to last 300k+ mile the way it is, You mess with it it may lessen. Take this opinion with a grain of salt if you will, Ive seen more rediculous opinions on here before. Just use common sense in what ever changes you make.
Alot of people on here will tell you to open up the exhaust a little bit, but you said your father doesnt like it loud. Others will tell you to open up the intake a little bit to make it breathe better, but that is pointless if you open the intake to allow better flow if you cant exhaust it the same way. I would just simply leave it alone. Dodge/Cummins built it to last 300k+ mile the way it is, You mess with it it may lessen. Take this opinion with a grain of salt if you will, Ive seen more rediculous opinions on here before. Just use common sense in what ever changes you make.
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04-13-2007, 02:24 AM
RE: 2007 Megacab...recomended mods?
I recommend a sooner valve adjust than dodge recommends (60,000 mile insted of 120,000). I also like to change my fuel filter every oil change, you never know when you might get a bad tank of fuel. The sooner you catch it, the less problems it creates. If he's doing a lot of highway miles, I would get a bug screen to keep your rad, condensor and coolersclean. Also a gearvendors overdrive for the highway should help reduce wear and tear on the engine. Might also help out on mileage.From what I have heard, a fluid dampner seems to tame the engine harmonics better than the stocker. (Co-worker has one on his 12v he claims better fuel mileage with it). I would swap out all the rubber coolant hoses with silicone ones as they last longer and seem to seal better. They don't get hard and brittle like the rubber ones.
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RE: 2007 Megacab...recomended mods?
ORIGINAL: VegasVinny
Calm down bro, I wasnt getting on you about anything, I was just curious myself. The best way to get the duribility and milage you and your dad would like, is to just simply leave it stock. When you start adding power adders, be it computer or mechanical, milage will decrease and wear will increase. Leaving it stock and doing its recommended fluid and filter changes is the best thing you can do.
Alot of people on here will tell you to open up the exhaust a little bit, but you said your father doesnt like it loud. Others will tell you to open up the intake a little bit to make it breathe better, but that is pointless if you open the intake to allow better flow if you cant exhaust it the same way. I would just simply leave it alone. Dodge/Cummins built it to last 300k+ mile the way it is, You mess with it it may lessen. Take this opinion with a grain of salt if you will, Ive seen more rediculous opinions on here before. Just use common sense in what ever changes you make.
Calm down bro, I wasnt getting on you about anything, I was just curious myself. The best way to get the duribility and milage you and your dad would like, is to just simply leave it stock. When you start adding power adders, be it computer or mechanical, milage will decrease and wear will increase. Leaving it stock and doing its recommended fluid and filter changes is the best thing you can do.
Alot of people on here will tell you to open up the exhaust a little bit, but you said your father doesnt like it loud. Others will tell you to open up the intake a little bit to make it breathe better, but that is pointless if you open the intake to allow better flow if you cant exhaust it the same way. I would just simply leave it alone. Dodge/Cummins built it to last 300k+ mile the way it is, You mess with it it may lessen. Take this opinion with a grain of salt if you will, Ive seen more rediculous opinions on here before. Just use common sense in what ever changes you make.
. Just trying to get everyone to see where I'm coming from on this. I'm new to this whole "good mileage" concept [sm=devilgrin.gif]. Well then maybe stockthe new truckwill stay. Unlike diesels, my truck could benefit from an underdrive pulley, decent headers, and a decent muffler to increase some mileage. But, a diesel is a whole different beast that is new to me.I do appreciate any help though; just trying to get my bearings on this if you know what mean. Thanks all.