most bang for my buck

joeshemi · Mar 8, 2013

limited budget,volant cai or electric radiator fan?Which would i see the most hp gains and or fuel mileage?I have a stock 2011 express rc/sb.Gutting the cats tomorrow.Oh and i have spintech muffler dumped at the axel.Thanks for any feedback.Dont have enough dough saved for a tuner yet.

SmokedRam · Mar 8, 2013

Whats your budget? I'd try saving up for a tuner...

joeshemi · Mar 8, 2013

was looking at bullydog gt,not planning on doing a cam swap or head work so i dont think i'll need the diablo.I'm getting the 2-4 drop by mcguaghys and was trying to squeeze in one motor mod aswell,thats why i asked either the cai or radiator fan.

SmokedRam · Mar 8, 2013

The CAI or electric fan's gains are gonna be limited...to get the absolute best bang for your buck, I'd still say go for the tuner.

Burla · Mar 8, 2013

Pretty cool I never even thought about an electric fan to save HP, thanks for bringing it up. Time to do some research.

joeshemi · Mar 8, 2013

thanks for the quick feedback,would it make a difference in tuners,diablo versus bullydog.im only planning on doing small mods,cai, fan, etc.

SmokedRam · Mar 8, 2013

Depends on what you eventually want to do with the truck...I am pretty sure that HemiFever tuning can write you a custom tune for the Diablo, where as the Bully Dog you have canned tunes. I would hit up Matt from Moe's and ask him to be definite. He is a vendor here and his customer service is excellent.

Xtreme545 · Mar 8, 2013

If you go the CAI route, I'd really consider s&b over the volant

joeshemi · Mar 8, 2013

Whats the difference between the s b and the volant?

kkreit01 · Mar 9, 2013

Search my friend. S&B has much better fitment, and is less expensive. Volant has a nice filter, but they have some fitment issues on recent models.

Xtreme545 · Mar 9, 2013

The S&B pretty much fits better than the OEM airbox, it's very solid too, bolts to the frame. Plus the S&B will probably flow better than the volant, if you leave the scoop open.

audio1der · Mar 10, 2013

After much reading, the S&B seems the better offering to me, and was wife approved (which says alot about looks & fitment). I'm expecting mine in a week or two.
For tuners, the consensus is BD if you're happy with canned tunes but DS if you want a custom tune. If you buy a CS tuner (even the cheaper DS "Intune" will do custom tunes) from Hemifever he'll throw a free custom tune in with it. If a custom tune is worth $125 and it comes free, that pretty much made up my mind...

joeshemi · Mar 10, 2013

So if i order a trinity from hemifever he'll put a tune on it for free?if so my mind is made up.

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