mudslinger

Hey all, it's been a busy year so I figured I would post what I have been up to. I spent hours and hours in
resources like this one gathering information to make good decisions. Here is what I came up with.
1. First off I ordered up a set of bi-xenon HIDs. I do alot of my driving in the dark, so I figured it was a worth
while investment. Well it turned out to be a good move, the difference is literally night and day. The reflectors
in these trucks suck, and they help to fix that problem.
2. Next on the list was a FASS 150/150 and PDR towing twins.MMM.. fuel and air, yummy. I went with the towing set
as I was planning ahead for the big rubber, and wanted to be able to move a lot of air without surging or spoolup
problems, I think I hit the nail on the head here, as I still have way more cooling than I need, and I can keep the
stock CP3 fed, until that comes up for upgrade.
3. The next upgrade was unintentional. The tranny went bye bye and needed to be rebuilt. I had upgraded it before
but took this opportunity to toss all of the parts in that I hadn't done the first time. The only thing that wasn't touched
was the intermediate shafft and that was on recomendation from DTT. We dropped a DTT flexplate on the front, and
because of the coming lift, a Skyjacker indexing ring on the back. While the tranny was out we put a plate over the
rear frost plug to prevent future misery.
4. The next move was altitude. A Rock Krawler 8" lift, DSS, and 37" Pro Comp X-terrains achieved that. The lift was a
fair bit of work, but in the end, well worth the effort. I now have a machine that has some good clearance and
handles like a big car. The DSS and upgraded trackbar in the kit keep things running true. This one gets a lot of
attention around town. I have come out of a restaurant to find people stuffed under the truck to have a look.
5. The last addition was throwing the Smarty into my TST/ EZ stack. I was having problems getting any power before
losing rail pressure and thought I had an issue to address. Then Camotanker introduced me to the world of
programmers, he was running a similar electronics and mentioned that he wasn't able to make good power without a
programmer/ box stack with the 250hp SO. Boy was he right! Whatever was causing the rail pressure issues was pushed
aside once the programming came in, turning the truck into a beast, twisting a 492hp dyno run, backed by a 13.8 1/4 with
the big rubber, 3.73 gears and no tuning. The power is also a lot smoother now. The truck is now a dream to drive. Lots of
power on tap, and handles like a champ.

I hadn't gotten around to posting my mods on the go, so I figured I would throw a post together.More pics in my
gallery.

Luvnacumns

That truck is huge!!!

Looks good!!

WUnderwood

sweet looking truck

Boz007

That looks like more than 8". You could stuff 38's under that thing.

turbo dreams

yeah that truck dwarfs those tires. i wonder how some 40's would look?

goodeyesniper75

looks awsome....

mudslinger

Thanks guys. The truck does dwarf the 37's, I kind of regret having not gone bigger now. I think it is more like 10" as we spun down the adjusters on the coilovers for extra heght, but it is advertised as 8". I really don't think that I would need to do any trimming to fit 40's, may just limit articulation a bit, I'll probubly go that way next time. I am hoping to get some wheels on it for summer too, I think it will widen the track a bit and fatten the tires.