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Old May 10, 2009 | 06:55 PM
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if you want the best performance and drivability then i would put a radix supercharger on there and call it a day. that way you could use your stock converter and whatever gears you have now and it would still be fast as hell. the mp112 goes for ~3000 here in the classifieds
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Old May 10, 2009 | 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by alldaychevrolet
thanx, eventually i want to put a new throttle body, maf sensor, headers, and intake manifold on it. Some time down the road i was thinking a new cam and heads, of course a supercharger some day as well i want it to be bad
SKIP the MAF sensor-there are absolutely NO GAINS to be had with aftermarket sensors unless your stock one is dead or a restriction (which it is not).

SKIP the throttle body (I assume you mean 90mm?) unless you have everything else bolted on.

DO headers.
DO cam.

If you are planning to supercharge later than you should consider that when choosing a cam. What is good for an NA app may not be best for FI.

Happy reading!
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Old May 10, 2009 | 07:36 PM
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thanx ya ll appreciate it
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Old May 10, 2009 | 07:39 PM
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A regular cab 2x4 with a Radix would be bad *** with stock cam and just a Corsa catback.

Once you recover you could cam and header. It's all about the money eh?

Then it's a hassle to pull the radix again to cam up. I say the best route would be Radix and Cam with a better muffler, then recover and header later.

I would not fear getting a used Radix from a reliable source here. Just get experienced help to install. Mo-Money!
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Old May 10, 2009 | 07:42 PM
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Tell us more about the truck. Year, gear ratio..........
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Old May 10, 2009 | 08:03 PM
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05 crew cab 4x4 stock gears, stock suspension, pretty much stock everything but the intake and the pcm
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Old May 10, 2009 | 08:11 PM
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yeah im kinda strapped for cash so i gotta take it slo i only work part time and im a full time student lol
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Old May 10, 2009 | 08:12 PM
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btw rock thats a badass truck
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Old May 10, 2009 | 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by alldaychevrolet
btw rock thats a badass truck
Oh hell, I was thinking something else. Don't know why I thought you were a SB 2x4.

Thanks on my truck. I must confess it's mild compared to others around here but lots of fun. Check out trever1t's rig.

I live in a small city and may be the only kind of thing like mine around here (for now). I keep it stock looking so I can pick and choose my own fights. Heh!
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Old May 10, 2009 | 08:21 PM
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First thing I would do is to ditch the Jet PCM tune and get a good tune from one of our sponsors such as BlackBear, Wheatley, or Nelson. A good tune can make a world of difference. Next do the bolt ons, such as exhaust, long tube headers, etc, and get the PCM re-tuned accordingly. After that I'd be building up the transmission to handle the mods to come such as cam, heads, etc. Swapping in a 6.0 is always a nice upgrade, and getting a higher stalled torque converter and rear gears that compliment the cam will bring it all together. You mentioned going FI, so building the trans to handle the extra ponies is a must. You can base your cam choice, as well as the torque converter, around the blower also, or get a good N/A combo and change the parts later when you do the SC.
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