Mike Sykes wrote:
Miggity Miggity Mike!!!
> Maybe they finally bit it after blowing up all of those engines.... or maybe
> the people who are serious about performance got real blowers by reputable
> companies =)
Hmm - ok I had no heard about problems with Powerdyne units - then agian I'm not real up to
date on the companies out there who make blowers.
>
> Haven't heard much from Paxton either, and their kit for 4.7's has been
> discontinued...
Well that sucks - any suggestions for someone out there who does make kits for, say... a 2001
Ram 360 V8?
>
>
>>>would 4.56's wake it up and get it back in the power/fuel economy
>
> band? I googled this and determined according to a tire size/gear ration
> calcualtor - that my
> tire change should have a corrisponding axle ratio of approx 4.48 - which
> the closest size
> would be 4.56. Pros? Cons? Whatever thoughts etc?<<
>
> You will definitely feel a difference with 4.56's. Gears are a great
> upgrade, but make sure you get a good kit that includes a pinion shaft,
> otherwise you have to have a notch machined into your exiting one which will
> leave the truck laid up for a couple of days and cost you about $100. Don't
> slouch on the gears, otherwise you'll be spending twice as much fixing them
> over and over and over.
>
> - miggity
>
Good info man - thanks. But I admit I always assumes rin and pinion's were matched? I
automatically assumed I would need to change both. You mean to say there are people who change
just the ring and then alter the pinion, vs replacement of the pinion?
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