1996 Dodge Ram 1500 Sport
5.9L 370 cu.in. with 4 speed Auto
Powertrain:
This truck started its life with a 5.9L 360 cu.in. engine, After strapping on a Paxton SN93 Supercharger kit to a motor with over 100,000 miles the head gasket gave way. The motor has been rebuilt by Cheney Engines in Hastings, MI. It is now 0.030 over making it 370cu.in. running about 9:1 compression ratio. The heads have been replaced with Mopar Performance cast heads because the stock heads were cracked in between each of the valve seats, which apparently these trucks are known for. The Supercharger has been placed back on the motor producing about 8-10 lbs of boost.
HEADERS: (Installed 8-22-09)
I purchased a set of PACESETTER headers for my truck and installed them on Aug. 22. Let me just start by saying that you should NEVER, NEVER BUY PACESETTER!! They came with the headers, gaskets, bolts, and no install sheet. So I installed them in about 2 hours and after 10 minutes of driving down my road they looked like this:
Not only did this make my truck look aweful but you would think that Pacesetter wouldnt want their product looking like $hit... I ended up taking them back off and painting them myself with 2000 degree high temperature header paint. (more pics soon)
Exterior:
New (As of 8/8/09)
Ride Enhancement
Since I have had the original BDS shocks on for about 4 years I decided it was probably time to do some upgrading.
1. Added 4 New Extended Length Rancho RS9000XL 9-position adjustable Shocks
Front: RS999317 x2
Rear: RS999034
2. Ordered Rancho's My Ride Wireless Controller to control the shock setting wirelessly from inside the cab. Check it out its pretty sweet (backordered)
http://www.gorancho.com/products/docs/MyRide.pdf
8" BDS Suspension Lift
37" SuperSwampers
16" American Racing wheels
Interior:
Eclipse Head Unit
500/1 JL Audio Amplifier
300/4 JL Audio Amplifer
(2) 8" JL Audio W7's in a Custom Box
JL Audio 6.5" ZR Component Speakers (Front)
Boston Acoustic 5.25" 2-way Speakers (Rear)
Whats Next:
DONE 1. Long Tube Headers
2. Posi with 4.88 gears
3. Cam upgrade
4. Ported Throttle Body
5. Borgeson steering shaft?
Contents:
Page 1 : My truck Overview
Page 2: Fun Pics
Page 3: My Brothers Truck
Page 4: My Other Vehicles
Page 5: Family's Rides
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