Best upgrade for towing performance
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Best upgrade for towing performance
Hi im new to the forums and i haul rv's for a living i currently have a 2004 ram 3500 turbo diesel and i was wondering what upgrades would provide me with the best towing performance(save gas,extra power, better handling)
The truck tows fine but i just want to get the most i can out of it.
The truck tows fine but i just want to get the most i can out of it.
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There alot of upgrades that can effect different aspects of towing. If I had one thing to do I would put a tranny in. It gives you piece off mind and will be better overall situaton. 2nd I put an exshaust brake in and airbags. These upgrades are very pratical now as far as haulin *** programmer, turbo, water meth, fuel pump, injectors these upgrades will give you the ability really move.
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Originally Posted by gablekevin
thanks for the info what kind of performance gains can i expect if i take out the cat and muffler and maybe just use those glass mufflers
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here are the gains over stock with Silverline Turbo back (no cat) Volant air box Cool twist Intercooler took 3 pulls to get this 11 H.P. 22ftlbs tq over the bone stock truck when I got it I dynoed it, hows that for almost 2Gs? it did lower the egts down quite abit and I knew that going into it, on the 05 you need a good intercooler because they have the junk tanks on them. But now when I turned the Edge on the power it made was more then what they claim. I do owe Big Thanks To John and Scott at Floor it Diesel for the work they did on my Trans and CP3 pump. John you are the man
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get some gauges , either straight pipe it or get a flow thru muffler,and put a mild box on it not over 75 hp and it will tow fine and still get good mileage with out having to spend a fortune, unless you got the bucks. my .02
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With the 3 performance mods in my sig I have picked up 2 mpg both empty and while towing our 5th wheel. My EGT's are down about 150* from stock even with the XZT.
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You might look into a downloader that way if you ever need to take the program off easy you can. They are adjustable on the fly and like others were saying i would go with gauges of some sort. Keeping an eye on EGT's, transmission temp, induction temp, and transmission slippage is a good thing. Not to mention adding a couple miles per gallon never hurt anyone.
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