Originally Posted by Buffalo

SSMinnow,

You don't sound like "an idiot", at all. None of us were "born" knowing this information. These websites are here for learning how to do it "right, the first time".
Like WileyC, I have the VA-C3.2 & the Tone Ring Mod on my '03, HO, 6-sp, also.
The "VA-C3.2" is a Van Aaken C-3.2, duration-only box that has three settings. Stock, 65 HP & 130 HP (all rear wheel HP, per Van Aaken). The duration-only box works by stretching out the time, or duration, that the injector stays open, thereby allowing more fuel to enter the combustion chamber, & making more power. (I chose the VA-C3.2 because I was afraid of the higher pressure boxes & the damage I've heard they, possibly, can cause. The VA-C3.2 adds NO pressure. Seemed like a SAFER box, to me.)

The Tone Ring Mod basically, adds more timing & gives you a small bit more power & a bit better fuel economy. It seems to work well with the VA-C3.2. Some of the more sophisticated boxes offer combinations of timing, duration & pressure.
If you are "mechanical" enough to do oil changes & rotate tires, you can probably do the TR mod. Superduty had a good explanation of how to do it. That's where I learned & I am, certainly, no mechanic!!!

You pull off the lower, crankshaft pulley & the TR is right behind it. Looks like a circular saw blade with carbide tips, on it. There is an "alignment hole" for the alignment pin to go into & you grind or file about 1/16" off the counter clockwise side of the hole, which, allows the TR to rotate clockwise, slightly, when you reinstall both it & the crankshaft pulley. I believe it's supposed to advance the timing about 2 deg's.

One of the things some of us consider is the ability to put the truck "back to stock" in the event that it needs to go to the dealer for warranty repairs. I tried to do mods to my truck that were reversible. About the only thing that isn't is the muffler. And that isn't an issue with the dealers in my area.

In the tests I've done, I have found that the aftermarket air intake system I have, didn't do much, at all, for performance when considering how much it cost. For the amount of power I have, I think "swiss-cheesing" the air box would have provided the same amount of benefit and all you have to do is drill a couple of holes in the bottom of the box. I think the intake systems come into play when you are producing "radical power".

However, the muffler & probably the air intake system, do help lower EGT's.

Hope this helps.

Joe F.(Buffalo)

Originally Posted by wileyc

If you did the rest of the mods listed and were only going to add a Quad XZT you would probably be ok without a pyro. If you went with ANYTHING else a pyro would have to be used.

Originally Posted by Arkangel77

Guys where is a good place to order these parts from?

I am thinking the Pyro is a gauge of some sort and the quad XZT is a muffler right?

Are any of these monitors you guys refer to just plug in play or do all of them require adding sensors & running harnesses???

Thanks for the Help, Arkangel77