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Old Aug 29, 2009 | 05:04 PM
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ok i am currently living in wyoming and cause of the thin air my truck is way down on power to what it was in ga. above 65 and thru the mountains i have no passing power. ive got full length headers, into high flow 2.5 cat back summit welded mufflers into an xpipe. on the intake side just a short ram with a k&n. what mod or mods would you guys recomend
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Old Aug 29, 2009 | 05:07 PM
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I lived in laramie for a little over a year. When i got to altitude my truck had like no power. I disconnected my battery and turned on the head lights to kill the system. Then hooked it back up to reset the computer. It helped a little but was not the same until I drove home to Maine.
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Old Aug 29, 2009 | 05:33 PM
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Have you tried running a higher octane fuel? Not sure if the impact is noticable but could have some effect.
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Old Aug 29, 2009 | 06:11 PM
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ive been putin in the 88 octane had it seems to run smoother. but power wise it dosnt seem to help. and i am open to after market parts as long as they dont mess with the milage to bad
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Old Aug 29, 2009 | 06:13 PM
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apart from forced induction theres not a lot you can do.
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Old Aug 29, 2009 | 06:15 PM
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would a cam or chip help with out a big loss in milage
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Old Aug 29, 2009 | 06:20 PM
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The chip prob. not sure on the cam. Most of the time when you make more power and drive conservativly (SP?) you will get better mileage. Dont got to extreme with the cam though because it will effect your low RPM everyday driving.
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Old Aug 29, 2009 | 06:23 PM
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weres the best place to get a chip custom tuned
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Old Aug 29, 2009 | 06:26 PM
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Not sure man, I would check out sperchip, they seem to have a lot and be rpetty affordable. What are the chances they would have an add on this page?
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Old Aug 29, 2009 | 06:27 PM
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ok cool thanks man
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