Early04

Hey guys I'm new here. I have an early 04 auto 4x4. I have already installed an edge ez and the standard set of gauges.when I bought the truck it already had a straight pipe. I really wanna know what I can do to make it a Lil more efficient and make a Lil more power with out killin the tranny. I know it's going to die one day just don't want it to faster than it should.

Spooler

The Edge Ez is a pressure box and will be hard on injectors. Your best beat is to take that off and get a Smarty Jr.

madhat

I agree.

Early04

Ok that's good to know but are there any other cheap mods that can be done to compliment the smarty. I don't want to go full custom just improve on wat mopar made

madhat

Can't really do any free mods to the third gens like you can earlier trucks.

Run synthetics, make sure you have the newest version of air filter, all your maintenance is up to date... truck is clean and tire pressures are up...

Adding a more free flowing exhaust, gutting the intake tube to remove the baffles, adding water/meth injection...

Early04

I keep the maintenance up on it pretty good. I just want about 400-450 horse without melting it down im just worried about the tranny. Also when I got my edge it came with a brass fitting that went in the turbo. If I got a smarty would I have to change it back to the stock one cause I lost it

madhat

Nope. That is a boost elbow, lets you make more boost.

With the stock turbo, anything over 37-40 psi just makes hot air and is not efficient.

450 hp on a stock tranny... not gonna work for long. I was around 450 on my edge, keeping it on 3 the majority of the time, it took about 6 months before my TC started slipping.

Time to start saving for a tranny. Save for it and do it when you want, not when you need to because it's broken.

Early04

Ok right now I'm pushing 34-35 lbs right now. I only drive it on the weekends so it does not get that many miles. How much is a 500 horse capable tranny

Early04

Also I'm about to drop my tranny pan to change the filter and fluid but I was told it was a bad idea. I have not had the truck that long and it had 150k on it and I don't know how it was serviced before. I know the fluid is dark but not burnt. So is it going to kill my tranny putting fresh fluid in it if it has never been done before

madhat

You'd have to call around for prices... you're looking at 4k-ish, but I have not priced them in a while.

Dave Goerend is good, I'm happy with my ATS.

As far as the tranny fluid... whatever you do, don't have it flushed. If you are planning on some tranny work, you might as well wait until then if it has not been serviced. I would go to the dealership near you and ask them to pull the maintenance log, see if it has been done.

I wouldn't say it will kill it, but when you put the fresh fluid in and a new filter, it will break old stuff up because of the increased flow and good fluid...

Early04

I really wanted to change so it would last as long as possible to give me a chance to save the money. And yea I know better to get one flushed just didn't know bout dropping the pan

Lost Lake

What peeps don't realize is you can have 9,000HP but when you roll down the road you aren't producing 9,000HP.

So you have 500HP and you drive normally, you actually see normal horsepower to your transmission. If it takes you 200 horsepower to go from 0 to 60 normally, that's what it will take to do it once you have your 12 bazillion horsepower nitro fueled sled puller. Just stay off the gas most of the time....

TexasCTD

I agree. I run my smarty on 9 all the time.....and I've towed on long trips and never change it. I just watch the pyro and drive it reasonably. I also have an MP8 pressure box but I keep it on zero percent unless needed for fun.

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