hey ive been reading up on as much as possible here and at dodgeram.org...lots of very helpful stuff....just looking to hear from guys who have done innovative low buck stuff to help their truck (anywhere on the truck) ya know stuff like the TC lockup switch is a pretty cool 5 min mod

what else is there in the bag of tricks?? (#10 plate and 3kGSK excluded )

Andrew

 

Slide the stock plate forward and adjust the star wheel. Plug the wastegate on the turbo. But first, you need to get an EGT, Boost, and Transmission temp gauge.

 

that brings up a good point whats the downside of just using the stock plate and slidign it forward?

oh yeah ya know those transgo shift kits ive been hearing about? can i get one of those off NAPA?? bottom line is i wanna be able to get one of those without any shipping know what i mean?

 

You get more useable power with an aftermarket plate. In other words your egts are lower with an aftermarket plate.

 

Check with some tranny rebuilders in your area. It's a pretty common upgrade when doing a rebuild. I paid $85.34CAN for mine from the shop that did my trans in June.

 

So how hard is it to do them three mods Bigblue is talking about? Is there a simple set of instructions? Any info would be great.

-Jared

 

Grind your own plate like the #100 that there are pics of aroudn the board. Do a search for #100 plate and you'll probably find at least one thread with pics and instructions. I just did mine last week and I love it. It hit much sooner than the #11 that I took out.

John

 

Is the #100 Plate better than the #10 plate?

 

Depends on what you mean by better. A 100 plate only controls fueling at lower rpms, after that it's your foot. I would personally rather watch where I'm going than look at a pyro all the time.

 

Yeah if a #10 plae you can probably get away with the stock turbo housin and everything with the plate in the stock postion.

I'd say with the #100 plate you would need aleast a 16cm housin.