2016 Ram R/T 12.66 @ 106

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I went to the track last weekend & got a new personal best. My previous pb was a 12.87 @ 104. This time out I ran a 12.66 @ 106. No changes were made as of last weekend but just much better track prep. This was on the R/T 22's & factory Goodyears.

2016 Ram R/T

Performance:
-Jay Greene custom Diablo motor/trans tune
-S&B intake
-14" Magnaflow
-2.5" in/3" out Magnaflow y in place of factory crushed y
-clutch fan delete & 180 t-stat

Suspension:
-Belltech 2/4
-Bilsteins front & rear
-Illicit No Cut brackets
-Rear Hellwig sway bar & adjustable endlinks
-Airlift rear helper bags
-Spohn adjustable panhard bar

Track prep on the truck:
-No passenger seat(53 lbs)
-No center jump seat(28 lbs)
-No front sway bar(28 lbs)
-No spare(61 lbs)
-No tailgate(61 lbs)

I have since then installed an AFE catless y pipe that I bought from Matt at Moes Performance that he tested on his new 2017 truck. The y pipe DEFINITELY PICKED UP A GREAT GAIN. Lol Well worth the $400 to do this. Cheaper & easier to do this than doing longtube headers. Also doing this you dont have to worry about the fitment issues, false knock, added valvetrain noise that comes w/ long tubes. I had to ditch the 14" Magnaflow though. It was just too loud w/ the catless y, deleted resonators & 5" Moes tips. I swapped to an 18" Magnaflow. Much better now.

Next time out I would like to see some 12.5's. The truck has those times & then some in it on drag radials but I dont want to go that route due to being limited by the stock driveshaft on drag radials. The 22's are pretty well at their limits on this truck. Not sure if I can run any faster et's on them. In order to hook them I have to roll into the throttle about 1/2 way & when I feel it bite I go wot. Doing that still nets me 1.86-1.9 60's though.

Also I want to get a throttle body whether its Moes or Fastman, do a 3.5" cutout in the AFE y pipe and build a track intake.

The time slips have 2 different vehicle numbers on them b/c I was running 2 classes at the same event. A test and tune class & a street truck shootout class.20171104_161355.jpg FB_IMG_1513123915302.jpg 20171210_181957.jpg20171210_155106.jpg

All & all I am loving this truck lol

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Way to go Gary.That's bringing home the mail in a hurry,especially considering you're doing it on heavy assed 22" street tires,lol.Still think you need just a sniff of nitrous on it,lol
 
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Man you dont know how much I have been thinking about a 100 shot the last week. The local tracks are closed until mid January. Its tempting to install a kit over the next few weeks. Lol
 

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Good numbers! Congrats! Can you tell my more about this y pipe? I couldn’t find it on moes website.
 
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Good numbers! Congrats! Can you tell my more about this y pipe? I couldn’t find it on moes website.

Matt doesnt sell them yet. He is potentially looking into selling them though. He bought it a few weeks ago & installed it on his 2017 truck. He went fron 8.29 to 8.15 in the 1/8 w/ the addition of the y pipe. He then took it off for longtubes to test seeing as how the 2017 truck he bought is mainly for testing products and sharing results. I bought the y pipe used from him & installed it the other night. I love it & the truck picked up a definite gain. It picked up .14 in the 1/8 on Matt's truck which is around 20 hp give or take & it definitely feels like it picked up about 20 hp on my truck for sure. It also fits great & clears everything which is a down fall w/ longtubes. Fitment issues cause false knock which causes the truck to pull timing which pulls power. And the y pipe is only $460 compared to the $800-$1600 price tag of longtubes. Longtubes will be better all around but this y pipe is the best bang for the buck & ease of install all around for exhaust mods hands down

https://afepower.com/afe-power-48-0...pe-3-to-3-1-2-aluminized-steel-exhaust-system
 

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Man you’re making me want to buy that y pipe to put on my shorties now!!


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Man you’re making me want to buy that y pipe to put on my shorties now!!


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Hahahaha. I'm very impressed w/ it to say the least. Lol The track is closed until mid January so I wont be able to test the gains for a month or so
 

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Man you dont know how much I have been thinking about a 100 shot the last week. The local tracks are closed until mid January. Its tempting to install a kit over the next few weeks. Lol

If you go with the cheap little Zex kit,it'll take the temptation away for going to big on the shot,as it's only good for 75 / 100 and 125 shots,and it's easy to hide,lol. My little 4X4 gained almost a full sec on the 75 shot,if that helps talk you into it,hahaha.
 
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I would definitely need a progressive controller to help launch the truck on the street tires
 

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Nice pass Gary.
Truck looks killer too.
 

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Dude I am blown away with how fast that thing is with minor mods. Did you ever run it stock?
 
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Dude I am blown away with how fast that thing is with minor mods. Did you ever run it stock?

Yup. 13.78 stock, 13.001 last winter w/ same mods as I have now minus Illicit brackets but having to let out due to the wobble from the lowering kit, 12.66 same performance mods as last yr just able to launch a little harder & stay in it due to having the Illicit brackets installed.
 

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Yup. 13.78 stock, 13.001 last winter w/ same mods as I have now minus Illicit brackets but having to let out due to the wobble from the lowering kit, 12.66 same performance mods as last yr just able to launch a little harder & stay in it due to having the Illicit brackets installed.

That's a great time, even stock. I had no idea these trucks were that fast. I'm still blown away lol
 

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Great time there. It seems like these trucks are really hauling now that trans tuning is available. I'm mulling over doing HP Tuners because mine is a 14 and Diablo is still trying to get it to work.
 

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^^^^ Where the hell you been?????
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Why do these trucks wobble when lowered ?

air and speed?
 
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Why do these trucks to wobble when lowered ?

air and speed?

The rear 4 link geometery gets screwed up when you lower the 4th Gens,and the rear axle consequently tries to steer the truck.That's the basic concept.You can spend all kinds of money on shocks/swaybars etc.,but they're only a bandbaid patch,you need to bring the rear control arms down to get the geometery back to some what close to factory specs.
 
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