justin13703
Senior Member
Coming along nicely man. Looks good. I may have missed it but what are you ding for tuning? And are you doing any trans work?
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There is a guy near me that specialises in tuning Dodges. He will take care of the dyno tuning duties i do believe using a Diablo tuner. As for the transmission, i will run it until it blows then i will check my options. I was recommended a transmission builder by a member of this site so may go that route.Coming along nicely man. Looks good. I may have missed it but what are you ding for tuning? And are you doing any trans work?
For your PCV option the only way to set up a catch can for you will be to drill into the valve cover and set it up that way. There's a DIY somewhere on this site for it I believe.
Do you wanna come do mine next
I am not going to lie, i was trolling a little with the title! LOL!
there is a guy in Long Island, NY his name is AJ , aka Hemituner and he is my first choice.
Thanks for the link to the site. I will check it out
AJ and Jim at True Street are good guys!
Looking forward to seeing the results, looks good!
That's what I have been hearing. To tell you the truth, if he wasnt local to me, I probably would have never started this project. That's how much faith I have on the guy and his abilities
I really need to stop doing this across multiple forums, lol. What are you running for a trans? That will be your weak point in this whole process unless you've swapped in a manual.
Just get it all done for the modern hemi shootout in Fla in March
I have found some things in this truck which lead me to believe that the previous owner had some form of power adder at sometime or another (forged, 1 piece pushrods, 4.56 gear in the rear only eventhough the truck is 4x4, Manley pistons, etc) and for that reason I will run the transmission that is in it hoping that it has had some work done to it. If it holds good, if it blows then I will check my options for a built auto or swapping in a manual.
Talking about Manley pistons, i had someone tell me that this year truck (2005) came with Manley pistons from the factory, is that accurate??
They did not come with FORGED pistons from the factory, Manley made the early hemi hyper-eutectoid pistons. You might be lucky and have some other mods in the vehicle but I would not hope for forged pistons or a built 545rfe, especially in your year of truck. All the pushrods are 1 piece but it would be nice if they are a forged set, that would be an indicator of a cam job or they dropped an exhaust valve due to spring failure which was common and upgraded at that time.
To keep the trans alive in its current form will take some educated driving skills and luckily with turbos or a centrifugal blower they are easier on the trans. No WOT kickdown, roll into the throttle on launch, and keep an eye on the trans temp. My recommendation for a built 545rfe are get in touch with L&M customs in Delaware, he built and programmed my trans and it's lived behind my engine for 2.5 years now. I'm an aggressive but conscious driver which means I am heavy on the skinny pedal but know what not to do to my trans and I've kept 2 of them alive behind fairly stout engines.