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Old Aug 5, 2018 | 12:13 AM
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Originally Posted by William Ipock
I got long tubes high flow cats magna flow mufflers x pipe 2.5 inch all the way to 3.5 tips vailent cold air 75mm Throttlebody under drive pully kit and sct live wire ts tuner with a custome tune about to put 24 lb injectors in it and a lighting maf sensor and have it all re tuned again before the gear swap this time will be on a dyno
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Old Aug 5, 2018 | 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Wolvee
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What are you laughing at Wolvee? Add up all the numbers on the boxes and ad slicks and 40-50 HP is probably about right.

OP: 4.56 I seems to be the common go-to gear for your tire size. If this is your DD, and you do lots to highway driving, then I'd probably stick with these If a "just for fun" ride, the 4.88's would add a little more to the "fun." For reference if/when I change mine, I'll go to 4.10 with my 285/70-17 tires.

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Old Aug 5, 2018 | 11:04 AM
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I may have been hopped up on sugar and carbs last night, lol. 4.56 or 4.88 are your magic numbers OP. Most people play it safe with 4.56 if they ever even make the jump past 3.73. A majority even chicken out there. I'm not sure of the trans gearing anymore but a 4.56 is just on the other side of the wall on the performance side vs. the economy side with 35's. If you tow, if you off road at all, give thought to the 4.88's.

If I were you, I'd spend your money elsewhere before going to a lightning maf. Injectors are fine as they would give you a better operating percentage but not necessary yet unless you have a poor tuner and he's trying to compensate. If you already have the stuff then just do it but "I" wouldn't worry about it until you ad cams. (Then do it all at once.) ..also consider cams. They are relatively cheap and you can find tons of used cams for a couple hundred if you're looking for a price break.
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Old Aug 5, 2018 | 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by William Ipock



if my engine was stock I say yea but I’m putting out about 40-50 mor hp and tq then the stock 5.4
Originally Posted by William Ipock
I got long tubes high flow cats magna flow mufflers x pipe 2.5 inch all the way to 3.5 tips vailent cold air 75mm Throttlebody under drive pully kit and sct live wire ts tuner with a custome tune about to put 24 lb injectors in it and a lighting maf sensor and have it all re tuned again before the gear swap this time will be on a dyno
Rofl, you call that engine work ? If you removed half those "bolt ons" then and only then you might better numbers, -a small fraction of your guestiment anyway.....it would be difficult for a tuner to adjust to some of that crap, -and I'm talking about retaining factory usable hp and torque. You've shifted the powerband to the top, -most of all, destroyed the torque. Your powerband must start at 5000 rpm with that set up....who drives around at 5000 rpm everywhere they go lol. Not buyin it, you would know this IF you custom tuned. The mods don't make sense without TRUE engine work vs wannabe bolt ons.
The way your going, might want to go 5.30's, -just to keep that truck rolling. Are you related to Skyler ?
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Old Aug 5, 2018 | 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by William Ipock



if my engine was stock I say yea but I’m putting out about 40-50 mor hp and tq then the stock 5.4
Originally Posted by William Ipock
I got long tubes high flow cats magna flow mufflers x pipe 2.5 inch all the way to 3.5 tips vailent cold air 75mm Throttlebody under drive pully kit and sct live wire ts tuner with a custome tune about to put 24 lb injectors in it and a lighting maf sensor and have it all re tuned again before the gear swap this time will be on a dyno
Where's the "engine work"? Heads? Cams? Nothing you listed is defined as "engine work".
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Old Aug 5, 2018 | 11:39 AM
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Oh snap.... this ^^^ was already addressed. Guess I should go to page 2 first, lol.
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Old Aug 5, 2018 | 12:27 PM
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If he had all the those bolt-ons, he would of at the very least learned how they are spelled...by now anyway lol. Not buying it.....Skyler dog.
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Old Aug 5, 2018 | 01:25 PM
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..and I thought I was being harsh, lol. We must learn the way of the Buddha.
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Old Aug 5, 2018 | 04:02 PM
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..nevermind, I fingered it out.

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Old Aug 5, 2018 | 04:15 PM
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You guys are jealous because you don't have a throttle body spacer on your truck!
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