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Well I just bought a 2001 Ram 1500 5.9L. I've never owned a truck before. Any suggestions on what I should do first? Not 100% sure which way I should go with a truck, headers? CAI? Chip? Cams? Muffler? Thanks alot for any suggestions I should have pics of my truck up soon!
 
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Old 11-12-2010, 08:06 AM
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Welcome to the site. Check out the Ram sections FAQ,
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Old 11-12-2010, 10:03 AM
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welcome look for plenum leak, and you have the "deathflash" from factory which kills your performance and MPG . getting a sct tuner as the 1st mod will be the best bang for the buck !
 
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Originally Posted by lastrights
welcome look for plenum leak, and you have the "deathflash" from factory which kills your performance and MPG . getting a sct tuner as the 1st mod will be the best bang for the buck !
ok so the SCT should fix the deathflash. where should I buy my tuner? I've seen some guys talking about hemifever, is that who you recommend? Also is there different types of SCT's that I can buy? hemifever has a few different ones wasnt sure about what to get. I just bought a K & N filter and it won't fit because of my throttle body spacer do I need to bring it to a garage to lower the engine to install the filter? sorry about all the questions I just want to do this right and I have limited knowledge. Thanks for the help.
 

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nevermind...getting rid of the spacer after searching on here i realize i dont need one. not sure on the plenum yet the dodge service shop said the 2001's dont need it.
 
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Welcome and get use to the truck before the snow comes.
 
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Originally Posted by DAKOTAJIM
Welcome and get use to the truck before the snow comes.
Yeah I can't wait!
 


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