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  1. dapepper9

    For Sale: F&B 52mm Throttle Body

    F&B Throttle body for 96+ 318/360 magnums. Flows 860cfm if anybody is interested in that. Has a few little dings and scratches but otherwise good shape and full working order. All hardware for the sensors and throttle bracket are pre-installed in their respective holes and the 4 flush mount...
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    Fuel Injector Filter Replacement

    I'll start first by saying the injectors that i did this to are NOT from a ram. In fact they are from a Cobra Mustang and will be going in my truck when i put together my supercharger. This procedure will however work for the factory 2000+ red injectors as they are of the same USCAR pencil...
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    LEDConcepts Halos and Color Match Retrofit

    Well the headlights I'm doing came early so i started them early (much to the dissatisfaction of my father) but got em tore apart. Stripped the chrome from the main portion using oven cleaner. Shit works great. I'll get them all painted up later this week and post pics if the process and final...
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    Transmission Temp Gauge

    So I recently installed a transmission temperature gauge so as to have a better idea of what is going on inside. Decided to make this write up after it was requested lol. I'm going to start out by saying that my install will be different than most. The reason being is I have a deeper...
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    Dapepper9's build thread- 2001 Ram 1500

    Hey all! Figured I'd get one of these going now. It would be nice if I had started this much earlier to see steady progress but whatever lol. To Start: I got my truck the summer of 2011 before I turned 16, handed down from my father who had been driving it since 2003. At that point it was...
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    Stock vs Superchips vs SCT

    So everything big I have done to the truck is in my sig. Being as my truck is an 01, I did notice quite a big difference going from stock tuning to Superchips thx to friggin death flash. With M1 intake, 14" magnaflow muffler, and Superchips set to 91 octane; my truck put 223hp to the wheels on a...
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    Battery Opinions

    Trucks taking noticeably longer to start and the battery is damn near 7 years old so going to buy a new one shortly. My question is what's is everybody's opinion on battery brands? I'll definitely need one with higher cold cranking amps. Other than that im not sure. Or does it really matter...
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    driverside taillight

    Having some issues that are being really difficult to solve. Driverside taillight doesn't come on with the headlights. Passenger side does. Turn signal works when the trailer harness cooperates. Hazards work. I thought the brake light worked but now it isn't. Not getting power all the way up to...
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    E85: info/opinions/advantages/disadvantages

    Myself and a co-worker have been doing some research and thinking lately about e85. I didn't know much about it so figured why not? Background info: 1.For those who don't know, my truck is a 2001 Ram 1500 4x4, 360, auto, qcsb and currently gets about 11-13mpg combined depending on driving...
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    AC Compressor

    When I went to leave work today I noticed a noise coming from the engine bay. Thought it might be the cold so I drove easy going home and when turned down the radio to park it sounded the same but more pronounced. It's kind of a dry seer seer seer seer seer sound. Sounds like its coming from the...
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    ABS brake question

    So my truck had 2 wheel abs and as some of you know I recently got into a bumper thumper. When that happened my front disc brakes locked. Abs is supposed to stop that from happening. I never thought about it before but on really cold mornings my front disc lock up until they get warmed up. I...
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    Radiator troubles

    As some of you know I recently got into a little fender bender and have to replace my radiator. The problem is my truck has an external trans cooler in front of the radiator and I can't seem to find anybody that sells one like that. None of the tranny lines go into the radiator. Everybody...
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    Anti-Rattle Spring/Clip

    So I went to put air in the ps/f tire today and noticed that the anti-rattle clip had slid damn near all the way out and had started to scrape against the rim. I wasn't home but wasn't far so I got my hammer out and knocked it back in and went straight home and it stayed in the whole way. Looked...
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    Turn Signal Gremlin

    Front PS turn signal went out last night. Noticed the 2x speed flasher on the cluster. Figured bad bulb or corrosion in socket. Checked both and nothing. E-flasher on PS doesn't blink, turn signal doesn't blink but marker light works. Headlights work, taillights work. Rear turn signals both...
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    Truck wont turn over

    Well went to take sis to the pool and found out the truck won't even turn over. Thought maybe my negative cable came loose since nothing worked. Jiggled it underhood lamp came on and still wouldn't turn over. All I got was an audible click. Checked all fuses I could and they're all good. I'm...
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    Superchips for 5.9 magnum

    Looking for a used superchips flashpaq for a 2001 5.9 Magnum. Needa get rid of death flash lol.
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    Interior LED Glow

    So I installed an interior glow system similar to underglow. Cost about $35 from LedGlow.com. Heres how it looks. I went with green since I have a green truck. I forgot to get pics of the Add-a-circuit, I'll get that tomorrow. What you'll need: 1. side cutters 2. zip ties 3. your choice of...
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    Muffler cap

    Ok so I love the sound of my Flowmaster 50 but because its dual exit I can't keep my spare on the hanger I'm tired of carrying it around in the bed. I don't want the weather and sun beating down on it too much and I refuse to drive without one. What I was thinking was is there any way of...
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    Front Brakes

    So I'm in need of a new front driverside rotor cuz the current ones warped. My question is basically what should I get for replacement? I'm kind of wanting to go with something better than stock to deal with some of the heat. Slotted? Drilled? Both? What do yall think?
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    Snapseed

    It's not photoshop but figured it fit better here, I just downloaded an app called snapseed that allows you to do some cool stuff on just your phone or ipod. It's a photoeditor and in just about 5 mins heres what I did before and after
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    Obd 2

    My OBDII hookup doesn't quite work. When I connect to a scanner the scanner reads the vehicle number and everything but says it can't complete the connection and I can't read/clear codes. Only a problem because I don't want to disconnect battery to clear codes, have no problem getting them...
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    Diff fluid

    Tomorrow I'm changing out the fluid in my front diff (its pre horrible) and was just wondering about the fluid. My Haynes says to use 90W GL-5 gear oil. My question here is dad has a bottle of gear oil in the garage but its says 80W-90 GL-5, is this ok or should I buy specific 90W?
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    Wheel Visualizer

    http://tbcwheels.ridestyler.com/?mode=webtk# is a visualizer that lets you adjust vehicle color, ride height, and wheel size for your truck and see a large selection of wheels
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    P0764

    I have 2 check engine codes right now P1740 and P1764. Torque Conveter and Governor Pressure Sensor according to the codes list in the tech info sticky. I'm 99% sure the t/c code is because of the shift solenoid because it did the same thing when I had a bad 02 sensor. My question is what does...
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    Shift Solenoid C

    I have 2 check engine codes right now P0740 and P0764. Torque Conveter and Shift Solenoid C according to my Haynes book. I'm 99% sure the t/c code is because of the shift solenoid. My question is what does the solenoid do (idk much about trannys) and is it the same as the Transmission Control...

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