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Old 07-16-2004, 02:09 AM
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I have a K&N intake and a Flowmaster Cat-back exhaust in my 2002 Ram with the 4.7L engine, whats the next thing I can do to get some more power out of it? Cant find any info anywhere, or products. I heard the exhaust manifolds flow well on the 4.7's, so I dont wanna go tyhe header route. Just looking to see what all I can do.
 
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I dunno if a chip is out yet for the 4.7, but if so, i'd go with one of those. Also, the stock manifolds flow fairly well, but are nowhere near perfect. A set of headers WILL make a huge difference on your low or top end depending on whether you gow ith short or long tubes.
 
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Upgrade to a HEMI
 
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The thing is, everyone on here says the chips are a waste of money???
 
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SOME are, like Jet chips in my opinion (faaar to expensive), and some like the crappy little resistor things they sell on ebay are useless. Other power programmers can actually make a big difference with improved shift points etc.
 
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i just installed a jet, works great, maybe its just those outdated hemi's(Horrible Engines Made Inadequately) they dont work on. (just joking).

headers and removal of cat next on list (we dont need them here).
 
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I don't know how mechanically inclined your are but Hughes Engine has cams for the 4.7L.http://www.hughesengines.com/cams/47_cams.asp
 
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SPRAY IT!!! 250 shot w00t!
 
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Yeah, that's the easy way out. Just make sure you have enough fuel going in there too.
 
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What about throttle bodies. So dodgeramnz, you like the jet chip, how much of a gain did you notice??? No juice for ram!!!
 
 



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