Looking for suggestions for performance chip, intake and exhaust

[Orion10182011]

So you made adjustments yourself?

Yes

 

[HemiDude]

Yes

Upgrades are always fun when you can put your own hands into the job. You indicated it was expensive, but would you do it again?

 

[Orion10182011]

Upgrades are always fun when you can put your own hands into the job. You indicated it was expensive, but would you do it again?

Absolutely. Now I have the ability to tune for any changes I decide to make in the future. Also I can turn off MDS in the tune if I decide.

 

[31RamIt]

Absolutely. Now I have the ability to tune for any changes I decide to make in the future. Also I can turn off MDS in the tune if I decide.

HP tuners is expensive. I've always wanted to learn how to tune though.

 

[Bt10]

Absolutely. Now I have the ability to tune for any changes I decide to make in the future. Also I can turn off MDS in the tune if I decide.

Do you remember how many credits a DT ram takes? I should have 4 left.

 

[31RamIt]

Do you remember how many credits a DT ram takes? I should have 4 left.

I just looked and it says 2 credits. You don't have to buy credits for every time your write, right? It's just 2 for the truck then you can write/flash that specific truck forever?

 

[Orion10182011]

Do you remember how many credits a DT ram takes? I should have 4 left.

Yeah, mine took 6 credits. Two for the engine and for some reason it took 4 for the transmission. I didn't see anyway to do just the engine.

 

[Orion10182011]

I just looked and it says 2 credits. You don't have to buy credits for every time your write, right? It's just 2 for the truck then you can write/flash that specific truck forever?

Just have to buy the credits one time.

 

[31RamIt]

Yeah, mine took 6 credits. Two for the engine and for some reason it took 4 for the transmission. I didn't see anyway to do just the engine.

Is the transmission necessary?

 

[HSKR R/T]

Is the transmission necessary?

If you want to be able to adjust for shift points and firmness

 

[31RamIt]

If you want to be able to adjust for shift points and firmness

I imagine if I want to get in-depth, I'll want it then.

 

[Orion10182011]

Is the transmission necessary?

I didn't see anyway around it. At the time I didn't want to tune the transmission.

 

[Gunner69]

Remember there hasn't been "chips" to change on trucks since 1995. Piggyback modules simply fool the ECU into thinking the air temp is cooler. FCA has used "locked" ECU's for quite some time, so real tuning will need that unlocked. This will most likely void at least your powertrain warranty, so you have to weigh your options.

I did that very thing on an 04 5.7 truck I had. I put a resistor in the IAT circuit, making the ECU think the temp was cooler. It worked, and I got worse mileage for being in closed loop operation the entire time. The knife cuts both ways.

 

[HSKR R/T]

I did that very thing on an 04 5.7 truck I had. I put a resistor in the IAT circuit, making the ECU think the temp was cooler. It worked, and I got worse mileage for being in closed loop operation the entire time. The knife cuts both ways.

I think you mean open loop. But an IAT resistor shouldn't keep the PCM in open loop. Just increased fuel enrichment

 

[Adjutant]

Having a less restrictive exhaust will not increase HP?

I added a 87mm throttle body, vararam, LT headers, borla exhaust. and 3.92 gears.
I was able to spin my tires from a dead stop, and easily outran my friend in his stock Limited 1500

It absolutely added very noticeable HP to my truck.

 

[Darksteel165]

I added a 87mm throttle body, vararam, LT headers, borla exhaust. and 3.92 gears.
I was able to spin my tires from a dead stop, and easily outran my friend in his stock Limited 1500

It absolutely added very noticeable HP to my truck.

OK?
This is what my post you quoted said.

Borla Exhaust

None of those are going to add any noticeable Horsepower increases.
People will claim them, but consistently proven data, from multiple sources, simply is not there to support it.

Having a less restrictive exhaust will not increase HP?

I never said they wouldn't. Also any truck can\should be able to spin tires from a dead stop if you turn off traction control, spinning tires means slower starts beucase of loss of traction for what it's worth.

 

[HSKR R/T]

I added a 87mm throttle body, vararam, LT headers, borla exhaust. and 3.92 gears.
I was able to spin my tires from a dead stop, and easily outran my friend in his stock Limited 1500

It absolutely added very noticeable HP to my truck.

My tires spun from a dead stop bone stock. And without a tune, you aren't seeing much gain

 

[theblet]

I added a 87mm throttle body, vararam, LT headers, borla exhaust. and 3.92 gears.
I was able to spin my tires from a dead stop, and easily outran my friend in his stock Limited 1500

It absolutely added very noticeable HP to my truck.

I bet most of what u felt was from the 3.92 gears.

 

[RamMamasuki]

I put S&B intake and Borla S-Type exhaust and it sounds awesome! on a 2022 Laramie with Etorqe.
I can not tell if it increase the mpg but definitely decreased for me, can't get my foot off the peddle it sounds so good lol
I'm looking for a tune as well but haven't seen anything I like....

I have the same set up and was getting 17.5 mpg now I added 35 inch tires to the original rims and I feel it went down .6 mpg.