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Old Feb 20, 2012 | 06:54 PM
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ok so right now i have a 2005 fx4 with wipple sc, i dont have long tube header, efan, or any other proformace mods but id like to start to upgrade them slowly but dont feel like getting tunes every few mounths. should i just save and put everything in at once or can i add a few of these w.o the new tune (with out harming anything) and if so whats 1st?
gearing is one of the things i was thinking of doing 1st but what do you guys think?
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Old Feb 20, 2012 | 07:42 PM
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Gearing can be done without a tune, then id do exhaust then add the tuner the same time you get a intake, then from there you can get efans and underdrives without changing the tune, thats about all you can do to this trucks without a supercharger but then you need to replace drive shaft and rear end and basically all the drive chain components to handle it.
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Old Feb 20, 2012 | 07:52 PM
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all you can do to this trucks without a supercharger but then you need to replace drive shaft and rear end and basically all the drive chain components to handle it.
???? i just listed that i had a supercharger (whipple sc)???? and im riding stock everything w.o replacing that stuf yet, and either fatherford or blownford is running 12spi with stock drive shaft, ect...

btw putting out 9psi right now
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Old Feb 20, 2012 | 08:53 PM
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Would love to SC, way out of my price range! Eh some day! Enjoy the ride, I would do the exhaust first. Unless you experience high temps from the SC?
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Old Feb 20, 2012 | 08:56 PM
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???? i just listed that i had a supercharger (whipple sc)???? and im riding stock everything w.o replacing that stuf yet, and either fatherford or blownford is running 12spi with stock drive shaft, ect...

btw putting out 9psi right now
Well in that case since I completly missed that do all the other stuff first I said before that. But really, id buff up the drive line because with all this your going to be making some serious power and if you decide to use it stuff will start breaking. Maybe some high performance breaks to go along with it as well
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Old Feb 20, 2012 | 08:59 PM
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my problem is that if i do an exsaust id have to get it retuned bc of adding long tube headers so im trying to do smaller things that dont need a tune right away to save the 6hr drive to get it retuned lol
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There are several SC kits I have my eye on, but other than the manufacturer's claims of this and that. I have no way to make a decision! I like Edelbrocks E Force, but was told it was crap, then there's Whipple, Roush, and Magnacharger, however MC wants you mail your trucks "brain" to them for programming. Eff that!
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Old Feb 20, 2012 | 09:05 PM
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screw04, yeah some of that stuff i plan on doing bc of the power boost, i dont plan on braking anything so those are to come at one time or an other through out the power upgrades
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Old Feb 20, 2012 | 09:08 PM
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There are several SC kits I have my eye on, but other than the manufacturer's claims of this and that. I have no way to make a decision! I like Edelbrocks E Force, but was told it was crap, then there's Whipple, Roush, and Magnacharger, however MC wants you mail your trucks "brain" to them for programming. Eff that!
yeah i have the whipple and they wanted me to do that but the guy who did the tune sent me a temp tune so i could drive down there and get the full thing so it wasnt to bad
and its well worth it the power is really nice for towing and running the drag but now im trying to up that a lil haha
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