[SinCity R/T]

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[DurangoDudeNJ]

I'll post a few of mine. There's been some minor changes since these were taken (10/07).

 

[coronet1966d]

heres mine, powerdyne 6psi polished headunit

 

[bandit01]

heres mine, powerdyne 6psi polished headunit

If you change the location of your air filter, you will run a little bit better and have less chances of detonation. Because where your filter is right now, you are sucking in hot air off the exhaust manifold. So not only is your engine getting hot air forced into it, but you are heating up the blower as well. If you install a U shaped tube and mount the air filter in front of the blower right by the air inlet in the fender. You will get alot cooler air, which will make the engine run better and the blower last longer.

 

[coronet1966d]

yeah i know, the guy i got it from bought it off a guy that originally had it on a ram so it didnt come with that piping or the computer relocation bracket, i know its even worse because i have headers too. id like to get polished alluminum piping to the air hat and also to route the filter to the inner fender but i havnt had much luck finding anyone that makes it

 

[bandit01]

I was wondering why you didn't have the pcm relocated or the "U" tube. If worst comes to worst. You could always create a heat shield between the header and the filter. Also heat wrapping the header would help. Most guys that run the powerdynes heat wrap the "U" tube, so the tube itself doesn't absorb any heat. Because the powerdynes aren't powerful enough to run an intercooler. You want to try and keep the air around it and being sucked into it as cool as possible. I would recommend going to an exhaust shop and having them take some 3 or 4 inch exhaust piping and bending you a piece for a custom fit "U" tube. Then you can paint the tube black or blue. Otherwise what I have seem guys also do is go to autozone and buy some chrome coated metal import intake tubing. Then they would cut that pre bent tubing in spots that they need to create the correct angles. Then use the silicon sleves to seal and hold the tubing together.
If it is done right it looks really nice and it works well.

 

[Daktari]

Holy crap durangodude, how and the heck do you change spark plugs in that thing?? lol

 

[DurangoDudeNJ]

Holy crap durangodude, how and the heck do you change spark plugs in that thing?? lol

VERY carefully. Seriously, it's not that bad.... The filter can be moved up and out of the way and the intercooler just takes two pipe clamps to loosen it and take it off.

 

[RT360]

Here is video and pics of my old truck

Shane
www.madrt.com

 

[magnuma1]

Here is video and pics of my old truck

Shane
www.madrt.com

Is it easy to punch a hole and tap the oil pan? I need to do mine. Any tips you can give me?

Mike

 

[Bad_banana]

damn, your vortech is a lot louder than mine!

 

[Bad_banana]

My photos!

 

[magnuma1]

My photos!

Did you replace your head gaskets yet or are they the original ones? Do you really need to? Also, see my above post. Any tips on doing the oil pan drain fitting?

Thanks,
Mike

 

[Bad_banana]

I bought the truck with the charger on it, and I have no advice or idea on the oil drain fitting The truck had arp head studs and thicker gaskets in order to safely run 9lbs of boost. I am now putting in a 408 motor. I went with the felpro gaskets this time around and plan to run 16lbs of boost on this motor.

 

[RT360]

Is it easy to punch a hole and tap the oil pan? I need to do mine. Any tips you can give me?

Mike

Its not bad, just follow the instruction measurements to a tee though. Just use plenty of grease on the tap so that the shavings stay on the tap and not in the pan. Be sure to drain the pan when done. Easier when the engine is out though:stirthepo

Shane

 

[magnuma1]

Its not bad, just follow the instruction measurements to a tee though. Just use plenty of grease on the tap so that the shavings stay on the tap and not in the pan. Be sure to drain the pan when done. Easier when the engine is out though:stirthepo

Shane

I read the vortech instructions and they say something about turning the engine so that the crank won't get in the way. True or false?

Mike

 

[dakotapimpc]

i never worried about turing my engine go out and get ur self a case of the cheapest oil. 1st i took a punch and made my indent so my drill didnt move around then i actually took a unibit, loaded it up with grease and drilled till it hit 3/4 then took my tap and taped it put my an fitting in and loaded it with locktight. i flushed my oil 2 times to make sure the metal shavings were all out then filled it with my good oil and ur ready to go!! not to hard u just need a good angle drill its a pain in the ass to get into that space

 

[THE lucky13]

I went with the felpro gaskets this time around and plan to run 16lbs of boost on this motor.

Which gaskets? the 1008s? whats yer comp ratio? I'd be really careful about 16lbs on a set of 1008s. they are only good for an effective comp ratio of 14 to 1. unless your comp ratio is only 5 to 1, i'd toss em and run some cometics. Otherwise first WOT pass will pop em. Don't want ya to ruin an expensive engine cause of the wrong head gaskets

 

[RT360]

Be carefull with the copper gaskets unless you have a engine built to handle detonation issues and high compression. If not, you want to create a cheap weak point. I would rather it be the head gaskets than the block. Been down that road with the copper gaskets. Like stated in the above post, you wont blow them but you will the engine if not built to support the boost.

Shane

 

[Bad_banana]

ratio is 8:1, I was recommend to get the fel-pro's by a lot of people, even some big boost guys. I went with the 40mm thickness. The motor had cometics on it before, but they wern't any good, or couldn't be re-used. Here is what happens when you run to much boost on a non built motor, I just took this picture today