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Thats a good start. Is that senior for you, college or HS?Oh, I just count 83 peppermints and $2.59 (which could buy more)6 ltr or 8.1?
Quote from: JR on May 10, 2015, 11:59:18 PMThats a good start. Is that senior for you, college or HS?Oh, I just count 83 peppermints and $2.59 (which could buy more)6 ltr or 8.1?The senior is for me, I'll be graduating high school June 6th so I'm pretty excited about that. It only has the 6.0, would have got a diesel but my dad is very anti diesel for some reason so I settled for a gasser.
Quote from: Pulley on May 11, 2015, 09:19:45 AMQuote from: JR on May 10, 2015, 11:59:18 PMThats a good start. Is that senior for you, college or HS?Oh, I just count 83 peppermints and $2.59 (which could buy more)6 ltr or 8.1?The senior is for me, I'll be graduating high school June 6th so I'm pretty excited about that. It only has the 6.0, would have got a diesel but my dad is very anti diesel for some reason so I settled for a gasser.Congrats, young man!Follow on intentions?Ask your father to repent for the anti diesel feelings ;-))
Lookin good boss! I'm eyein' a set of those nfab running boards myself. How do you like them?
So the next thing I want to do is get 20" wheels so I can run a m/t or a/t without spacers. My only concern is I'm getting 10.5 mpg and am afraid of how much it will drop going from a 31.7" tire to a 33" tire. Started thinking about getting a custom tune but after watching my dad fry his van with a bullydog kind of scares you away. Any ideas for better mpg besides keeping my foot out of the throttle?
Quote from: Pulley on May 18, 2015, 12:42:20 AMSo the next thing I want to do is get 20" wheels so I can run a m/t or a/t without spacers. My only concern is I'm getting 10.5 mpg and am afraid of how much it will drop going from a 31.7" tire to a 33" tire. Started thinking about getting a custom tune but after watching my dad fry his van with a bullydog kind of scares you away. Any ideas for better mpg besides keeping my foot out of the throttle?6BT!
Quote from: Flyin6 on May 18, 2015, 08:03:27 AMQuote from: Pulley on May 18, 2015, 12:42:20 AMSo the next thing I want to do is get 20" wheels so I can run a m/t or a/t without spacers. My only concern is I'm getting 10.5 mpg and am afraid of how much it will drop going from a 31.7" tire to a 33" tire. Started thinking about getting a custom tune but after watching my dad fry his van with a bullydog kind of scares you away. Any ideas for better mpg besides keeping my foot out of the throttle?6BT!Well I would like to change it over to diesel but it won't be any time soon. I was thinking more along the lines of an lbz. ;D
Quote from: Pulley on May 18, 2015, 12:34:46 PMQuote from: Flyin6 on May 18, 2015, 08:03:27 AMQuote from: Pulley on May 18, 2015, 12:42:20 AMSo the next thing I want to do is get 20" wheels so I can run a m/t or a/t without spacers. My only concern is I'm getting 10.5 mpg and am afraid of how much it will drop going from a 31.7" tire to a 33" tire. Started thinking about getting a custom tune but after watching my dad fry his van with a bullydog kind of scares you away. Any ideas for better mpg besides keeping my foot out of the throttle?6BT!Well I would like to change it over to diesel but it won't be any time soon. I was thinking more along the lines of an lbz. ;DI hear yaBut when it comes time you would be much cheaper by a factor probably and have more tuneability with a simple 12 valve P-Pump 6BT...Which are lifetime enginesIn any case, we're here to support ya with whatever expertise we can bring to the table!
Would my current transmission fit with it or need to be replaced? I wouldn't mind having it built.
Couple thingsRed Neck (Which he is not) is correct. With normal truck considerations the 6 speed manual is best with a Cummins. Cheaper as well. All your money goes into a very stout clutch which will be needed.Now from the wisdom department. You are young. When I was young, I needed it right now, but in reality I did not need it at all, I wanted it. Nothing wrong with wanting it, right up to the point where you start getting yourself buried in debt to get that something. God doesn't like us being in debt...just saying.My humble suggestion: Save your dollars for now and set a goal, say 7K to do this swap. Set a date, say spring of 2017 to start. Make up and settle on your plan and go down that path. Now that you know you ARE going to keep the truck, and you have a nice one, and you know you are going to install a Cummins, then start searching out articles and builders and brackets and fittings and everything. By the time comes, you will be a fully financed, well informed man who knows how you are going to do it, who is going to help you, where it will take place and you will have a consortium of pieces parts already to get you along. Any you will be knowledgeable enough to be the project manager for this big undertaking.What I am suggesting is to show patience and take charge of this, your finances, your future and own it!
Interesting read Redneck. For now I'm just going to do some research on which is best for my needs. Anyone heard of suncoast converters out of Florida?
Little update, I haven't done much but I plan to buy new rims and tires some time this month. In the meantime I've been thinking of stuff I could do and water/meth injection came to mind. I want it mostly for the mpg gains. Thoughts on it?
I just took those same tires off my truck after 40k and sold em for $500 with wheels. I really liked em but wanted something bigger.