Difference between 03 and 04?
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04.5+ trucks had different injector nozzles, run slightly higher rail pressure from the factory, have a third injection event and a slightly larger turbo in the He351 but yes you can retro fit the turbo to a 03-04.
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Oh yeah you can easily get that and more with just a smarty. One thing to watch on the 03-04.5 are the crappy canister (engine) mounted lift pumps. Not too many left but they are barely good enough for stock fueling much less anymore.
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Ordered my gauges last night to replace the Autometer RICER gauges in the truck now. FASS is next, getting same unit I have on my 01' then the PacBrake with 2.5 gallon tank.
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You must have a SO, if so, a Smarty will bring you current to a HO status and then put you on par with a HO's power gains. In other words, your truck becomes a HO.
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I think people should stop scaring others into buying an aftermarket LP just because they have the filter mounted unit. I still have one and it holds good pressure even if I turn my VA box on high. I even had a Predator downloader stacked with it on my truck for a while and pressure was still just fine. Sure, if you are building a 500+hp truck then you need more but for a stock or mildly modified truck like mine you really don't need a better LP. I just keep a spare LP in my toolbox. Remember, the stock canister mounted LP is very easy to change if it craps out on you. You cannot say the same for any of the others...
Get yourself a fuel pressure gauge.
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Get yourself a fuel pressure gauge.
Off Rant!!!!!!!
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^^^ No offense dodgezilla but it obviously has you worried enough to have a spare....
Its known that the 03-04 pumps, while some may be fine, are not known to be reliable, so Dodge made a retrofit kit with an "intank" pump.
Don't have nothing to do with scaring ppl, its just shedding light on a more reliable setup. I know i wouldn't wanna be stranded on the side of a road for a lift pump, there are too many variabes to take its place.
Its known that the 03-04 pumps, while some may be fine, are not known to be reliable, so Dodge made a retrofit kit with an "intank" pump.
Don't have nothing to do with scaring ppl, its just shedding light on a more reliable setup. I know i wouldn't wanna be stranded on the side of a road for a lift pump, there are too many variabes to take its place.
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rip 112, what will you do if your aftermarket pump fails? You will be calling a tow truck, of course. If mine fails I'll be back on the road in a half hour...
Listen, all I'm saying is that not everybody "Needs" an aftermarket LP even though some of you guys keep telling them they do. My 07 put down 452hp with a stock in-tank pump and it was holding pressure fine...
Listen, all I'm saying is that not everybody "Needs" an aftermarket LP even though some of you guys keep telling them they do. My 07 put down 452hp with a stock in-tank pump and it was holding pressure fine...
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Just a couple of things I remember from seeing a cutaway of an HO... The HO has the ADDITIONAL oil nozzles. The SO still has the piston oiling like the previous CTDs. The HO has a crankcase girdle for strength and quieting and I heard they deleted that after the HOs to save $$. The SO should still be able to make PLENTY of power. The stock turbo and muffler are choked bad. I had to do more than I expected to my HO to make it run as good as my 97 modded 215hp 12v. Craig