New Truck

[Witchdoctor]

What up gents ?

looking for a new truck. My youngest starts college in a few weeks and I would like to hook him up with my old truck to beat around in and to get back and forth to work in.

That being said I am in the market for a new truck, so the search begins. I am typically a Mopar guy and like the RAM line of pickups

here is one i am looking at currently

http://www.kellerbrosdodge.net/new/Ram/2015-Ram-1500-lancaster-pa-0244b5b60a0a00de3b7dd6f585278a99.htm

Is there any reason I should be looking at GMC or Ford ?

Any feed back is appreciated as i will probably be driving this until i die .... :laughing:

Thanks

[Kal-EL]

Nope, i'd be all over that one witchy, fine ass truck thar. I am a little partial to duallies because of my 98 Chevy Dually, but the Dodge trucks look mean and have power to boot.

Those 4-doors are awesome too. imo.

[Witchdoctor]

Thanks Kal,

taking it out on a test drive tonight after work :)

[OC Maximus]

Test drove a 2004 Ram short cab and fell in love... back in 2004. Haven't been in the newer Dodge Rams. Too bad they got rid of the SRT 10 line. I'd be driving one today if they wouldn't have gotten rid of it.

[Witchdoctor]

Wow, just wow

It is like driving in a space ship
Hard to believe you are in a truck ,
Seem pretty stout , but 38 K :ohcrap:



going to sleep on this for a few days

[Kal-EL]

Well? You impulse buy or wut?

[Witchdoctor]

Ended up buying a different truck, same kind, just less options and less expensive.

Really like it, great ride and still has a lot of things my old truck did not have

[Kal-EL]

Kool, even the base model hemi is right on. Less bells to fix later.

[Witchdoctor]

yea it is pretty snappy 5.7 liter , could not swing the 6.4 liter

Digging the ride though compared to my old truck this thing is a Cadillac

[OC Maximus]

I've owned a 5.7L in one form or another since 2004. Can't get enough of em.

[Neuromancer]

I have owned a couple of Rams, I like them fine. Currently tooling around in a '05 F350 diesel 4x4 crew cab. (6.5' bed) 5.7L powerstroke turbo diesel.

Dual axial suspension means city driving is ROUGH. Need new shocks already, the smallest bump sends my springs up into the bed lol. But... Load a couple tons in it and it purrs. No reduction in performance (thanks diesel) and the suspension gets to ride fully on the springs smoothing it out a bit :)


Getting ~15MPG at 2.00 a gallon right now, blend of city and highway. Too many short distance jaunts for the diesel to really optimize though.

[Witchdoctor]

Does anyone know anything about lift kits ?

Have been looking at the Rough Country 6" lift

http://www.roughcountry.com/dodge-suspension-lift-kit-324c.html

Reading 37" tires would fit with out ribbing ?

https://www.toyotires.com/tire/pattern/open-country-mt-off-road-maximum-traction-tires

[OC Maximus]

I hear rough country rides, well, a bit rough. Not the best quality shocks in the kit but you can always upgrade them. I have OME (old man emu) on my jeep and they are awesome. 5" lift.

[Witchdoctor]

Thanks man, went ahead and bought the kit.

Appreciate the heads upon the shocks :)

I will post some pics once it is installed, only have 33's now, but hoping to get 37's once I can afford them

[Kal-EL]

Right on.

[DOM]

Should of got a 2500 4x4 diesel lol

I miss my 2010 ram crew sport package though :P

[Witchdoctor]

Not a diesel guy :blink:

you guys know anything about exhaust systems ?

Looking at a Flowmaster Outlaw , the stock singe pipe on my truck is very conservative.

looking for a low pitched tone , not ridiculous but powerful sounding

[Kal-EL]

I dunno witchy, i went to my exhaust guy and he asked what i was lookin for and I toldem "the most absurdly badass loud muffler you got". He rambled somethin flomaster 44 or sumtin and I never looked back :) .

[DOM]

I had a Flowmaster but don't remember which one it wasn't to loud but I has the dual tip rear bumper

Which you can probably still run dual which would look nicer lol

I've never had a diesel but I think if you want a truck that's the way to go but you already got it so don't lesson to me lol

[Witchdoctor]

I dunno witchy, i went to my exhaust guy and he asked what i was lookin for and I toldem "the most absurdly badass loud muffler you got". He rambled somethin flomaster 44 or sumtin and I never looked back :) .

I think they make a 44

Can you hold a conversation while driving ?

So hard to tell on Unoob :Dizzy:

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[Kal-EL]

yah, u can definitely hold a convo withem. Initially they are super loud but after some build up, its good to go.

[Witchdoctor]

Thanks bro,

looking at the 40, 44 & 50 series

just need to run around and get some pricing from some local welders
No tall of them do stainless , guessing i will need some additional pipe custom bending going from single to dual exhaust

[OC Maximus]

Last time I built my exhaust I used a bunch of tubing from Jegs. The stainless stuff was awesome. None of the local muffler shops in Virginia Beach carried the good stuff, all they had was crappy aluminized tubing with a bunch of crimps in it. Mandrel Bent Stainless is the way to go bro ;)

2004 Ram 6.3L Hemi

http://i464.photobucket.com/albums/rr4/383HEMI/Inertia%20Motorsports%20383%20Hemi%20Stroker/4in_exhuast_zpsbt7c4va8.jpg (http://s464.photobucket.com/user/383HEMI/media/Inertia%20Motorsports%20383%20Hemi%20Stroker/4in_exhuast_zpsbt7c4va8.jpg.html)

Here is the thread:
http://www.dodgetalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=220950

[Witchdoctor]

wow, that is nice stuff

Thanks for the link :)

[Kal-EL]

The sound must be somethin else on those.

[Witchdoctor]

Here are the results of the Rough Country 6" lift

Threw on some 37" Toyo R/T's for good measure :)

http://www.overclockaholics.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=7835&stc=1&d=1460924434

http://www.overclockaholics.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=7836&stc=1&d=1460924526

http://www.overclockaholics.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=7837&stc=1&d=1460924531

http://www.overclockaholics.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=7838&stc=1&d=1460924537

[Kal-EL]

Looks like she could make some easy roadkills during the zombie apocalypse....nice ride bro.

[Witchdoctor]

Thanks man,

just hit the buy button on a cold air intake

Not convinced it will actually do anything ? but looks like a fun project and some say they sound cool when you stand on it :blink:

[PhIlLy ChEeSe]

wow, that is nice stuff

Thanks for the link :)

Get some of these too Flame throwers! :clapping:

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/hfm-flame2/overview/

Nice Truck!

[Kal-EL]

Thanks man,

just hit the buy button on a cold air intake

Not convinced it will actually do anything ? but looks like a fun project and some say they sound cool when you stand on it :blink:

I'm a believer. :thumbsup:

[GFDuke]

Looks nice Witchie!

[Witchdoctor]

Thanks G,

:)

[Witchdoctor]

Got the cold air intake today
Have to say it idols about an octave lower than it did before with stock pipes
No so bad to to install but need to get some better tools


http://www.overclockaholics.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=7839&stc=1&d=1461362800


http://www.overclockaholics.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=7840&stc=1&d=1461362807

[Kal-EL]

Any improvement in throttle response?

[Witchdoctor]

I have to say yes to that, but only a little bit, not night and day

Could be a placibo affect

also seems to drive on the highway with less RPM's

[Kal-EL]

Any wide open throttles yet? PCM may need a few to properly calibrate.

[Witchdoctor]

What up gents ?

I hope everyone is enjoying their spring. for you Hawaiians this probably has little meaning, but if you live in the NE you know where i am at.

Still need to find me a job in Oahu :thumbsup:

has been a while, remodeling my master bath and bedroom and working on this truck has been monopolizing all my time here of late.

Just order a new PCM and a hand held controller so I can overclock my truck ....... :thumbsup:

http://www.diablosport.com/shop/diablosport/diablo-modified-pcms-4945.html

[Kal-EL]

Awe sweet man, don't go too bonkers tho, could get messy.

Hey, I'll put u up in the spare bedroom while you remodel my bath and build me another extension :). On the weekends you can spend the money from labor to go surfing, snorkling, skydiving or hiking. hehe

[Witchdoctor]

If I was single I would take you up on that :laughing:

Not to crazy, ju8st need some extra horses to push some 37" tires :)

[Kal-EL]

I'm running the canned 93 tune from diablo with the trinity atm. So far happy and haven't had any issues.

[OC Maximus]

Diablo Trinity is da shizzle my nizzle.

[Witchdoctor]

Looking at Hemifever and Jay Green's custom stuff

Also have a guy close with a Dino that offered a custom tune as well

I have the 8 speed transmission with the 3.92 rear

Hoping with all the mods and tune for around 450 HP , the tires just rape the power though

[OC Maximus]

Sean (Hemifever) has been my tuner since, oh... 2005 me thinks. Great guy! We actually met up at the track in NC and MD a few times to tune my Ram. I currently have one of his custom tunes in my SRT. You can't go wrong with Hemifever.

[Witchdoctor]

Cool, yea that is the direction I am heading :thumbsup:

[OC Maximus]

Tell Sean that Gadier says HI! :)

Haven't talked to him in 6 months or so...

[Witchdoctor]

Just hit the buy button on the Diablo Sport intune

Can't wait to get a little more juice to push these 37's

Sean said to hit him up, he might have a tune update :thumbsup:

hemifever@hemifevertuning.com

:)

[Kal-EL]

I just ordered front/back slotted/drilled:

These:
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[Witchdoctor]

Wow, they are smoking hot Kal ..... :thumbsup:

what pads are you rolling with ?

Looking for some that do not create so much dust ?

[Kal-EL]

Leavin stock pads on till they are worn out, dunno from there tho.

[OC Maximus]

Glad Sean was able to help you out. Need to give him a ring one of these days.

DanG!!!! Dem are some rotorz... Whoop Whoop!

[Witchdoctor]

Just hit the buy button on this stuff, can't wait to get his stuff installed

Brakes

http://www.powerstop.com/product/power-stop-z36-kit/#y=2015&mk=RAM&mo=1500

Upper control Arms

http://zoneoffroad.com/zone-offroad-products-control-arms-ram/d2301

Caliper Covers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-XUwYYtxiY

Wheels

http://www.fueloffroad.com/throttle-d513-w-126.htm

Tires

http://www.nittotire.com/light-truck-tires/ridge-grappler-light-truck-tire/

[Kal-EL]

Very nice. Those rims/tires are similar to the ones I just seen on a 2017 model. Your rides gonna be beastmode 2.0. :)

[Witchdoctor]

Thanks Kal, can't wait to get this stuff on :)

[Witchdoctor]

Here's a few pics :thumbsup:

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[Kal-EL]

Yep, Billy Badass right thar.

Nice work witchy :)

[Witchdoctor]

Thanks man, putting a new mess grill and some LEDS on once the weather gets better around here

Calling for snow today ............... :ohcrap:

[Kal-EL]

My stunt wife was feeling sporty and decided to see how far she could drive on 3 wheels!

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She was out shopping and some scumbag loosened the lugs to steal the rim/tire so when she was leaving the parking lot the lugs broke off and she went 3-wheelin like a boss. Thats my son and my Dually :)

[Witchdoctor]

Good to see she is OK , that blows man, looks like the rotor is cooked too, hard to see though

You will have to see if you can nail the low life who did this:morpheus:

I think I was in the drug store at that mall when I was there .... :)

Re upping my sun block investment :blink:

[Kal-EL]

Rotor lived. You know how rugged Ford is, lol. I have security reviewing footage to see if the cameras picked anything up.

Sunblock FTW!

[OC Maximus]

Looks like the old popo mobile lost a wheel. Woah! Glad everyone is ok.