What do you think the most effective upgrades for trucks and suv's are?
let the discussion begin
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What do you think the most effective upgrades for trucks and suv's are?
let the discussion begin
Tune
Turbo or S/C
Gears.
Cam
Exhaust
Intake
Converter, posi and sticky tires. If you can't stick it to the ground then you're just blowing smoke. (Sorry Tony Stewart)
Maybe add some traction bars or improved rear suspension like a 4-link to improve things more.
I guess the real question is "Where are you going with this?" Some may say a DVD entertainment system would be best or maybe some 26's.
You speak the truth, I was thinking in Hp/Tq. Traction is my down fall right now hopefully some long bars or caltracs and some slicks will solve the issueQuote:
Originally Posted by RedHeartbeat
A Tornado and NOS fuel additive
i ment performance upgrades, by bad
what do you mean by best?
hp per $
max hp
gas mileage
if its any of those I vote for
undercar neons and chrome valve covers
anything, its an open ended question, just say why you picked that afterward =]
dollar per hp
probably exhaust, intake, tune, ud (in that order...assuming free/super cheap mods are done)
dollar per better gas mileage prolly ud, exhaust, intake, tune
im a fan of gears, then cam and bolt ons.
Go for durability first, because the second you start to upgrade parts, then the disease sets in and you cant stop. So go durability/reliability, power, then handling imo. You really cant stop once you start. Oh yeah, and then safety :lol:
Should Pete Rose be in the Hall of Fame?
Wait, wrong topic. :naughty:
Pete Rose should, as long as Mike Vick is playing football, but just my opinion
:lol:
what is an ud? sorry im a noob
UD= underdrive crank pulley and usually this goes along with a OD= overdrive alternator pulley :thumb:
dollar per horse power will always be nitrous. 400 dollars gets you 200+ horse power.
filling the bottle gets old though. im thinking about getting my own pump station.
300shot, 4l80 tranny, 4.10gears with a detroit locker, heck build a 408 :hyper2:
i call these threads bandwidth eaters :lol:
The best way to improve the performance of your truck for the ABSOLUTE LEAST dollar is a blow torch and start dumping weight :D!
take off the brakes first...every 8 lbs of rotating mass = .1 in the 1/4
normal weight takes almost 100lbs to do the same thing!
Is this for just the drive wheels or the front also?Quote:
Originally Posted by oleshifty
I'm actually not 100% sure. I would assume the drive wheels, but fronts probably have a ratio closer to 8lbs--> .1 then 100lbs-->.1 (only say this b/c drag cars still put super light skinnys in front).
Back when I was all about the fwd v6 racing, alot of guys with grand prixs were swapping REAR brakes with grand ams (alot lighter) and shedding .1-.2 off the 1/4.
can't forget a turbo
really pricy though
stage 1
1. knn 2. corvette servo 3. power fans 4. weight reduction 5. live tune, with this you should have better performance and better fuel economy.
stage 2
1.cam 2. pi triple disk 3. 410 gears and locker 4. power pully 5.nos 6. built trany
stage 3
1. lq 6.0, 2. 42 lbs injectors,3. 90mm throtle body, 4. intech upgraded. edelbrock or fast, 5. walboro fuel pump
stage 4
ls7 stroked out to a 441, cal tracks or 4 link suspencion and ajustable shocks
Well I was gonna say a really hot blond.Quote:
Originally Posted by ninjawhiteboy12
longtubes-i paid 400 for em and gained 22hp and 15rwtq
cai-not sure i gained much till i got the longtubes
e-fans - i built my own setup ringing in a grand total of about 100 dollars
after those three anything else just build horsepower phenominally
three important things! more air in, more air out, less rotating mass (i.e. clutch fan vs e-fans)
those three things can make huge differences once oyu get those out of the way, you can move on to making real power, because without those three, your mods wont make their potential power
nice 22 hp is pretty good, also what do you guys think about ebay turbos? They are most likely junk but i had to ask, can you get a turbo kit with all the fittings and everything short of the turbo and buy a nice turbo instead?
yeah you can, doubt that ebay has a many truck fitting turbo kits (i.e. log manifolds) on there. If you are going turbo better have a nice budget. IF you want a kit go with allen's new front mount. 4800 that includes tune, fuel pump, injectors. That's the only total kit i know of. I also know that i have more than than in my set up.
cheap and fairly cheap upgrades....
Intake
exhaust
LT headers
Tune
Gears
then:
Cam and springs
stall
Throttle body
more:
spray some sqeeze
turbo or magna
put that all on a 6.0 and then your talkin!
does having a 4X4 effect these upgrades at all?
I am possibly getting a new yukon denali or sierra denali so i could get those 6L runnin pretty good =]
Should I just sell him my truck? :LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by lowchevytrucks8503
yes this is true 3900#'s bitches :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by freemaSSon
yea you were lookin for a new project anyways.Quote:
Originally Posted by RedHeartbeat
I have a new project, you haven't seen it yet? Check out my garage.
tune
lt's
cam
how would something like this work?
Chevrolet Silverado T3T4 Turbo Charger Kit:eBay Motors (item 260473682230 end time Nov-06-09 06:22:25 PST)
junk?
ive seen it, im waitin for you to make the mistake of lining up against me :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by RedHeartbeat
3900lbs lamb??damm pm me how!! lol
its actually 3950 without me in it, im pretty good at putting these trucks on a diet, just cant put myself on one :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by STUNNA