New Gen 3 Ram 1500 Owner

[schwarz]

Nice truck! to RF.

I think you got a great deal just because of the condition of the body. Most mechanical issues are easy to deal with without special installations.

As for the plugs, they are not so bad to deal with, just need some patience as a noob. Make sure you use copper core plugs. Hemi especially don't like anything else. Copper core plugs will by far give you the best performance and gas mileage. Also use dielectric grease on both the coil pack boots and wire boots as they provide a better seal on the plugs and ensure the current goes through the plugs and not ground directly to the head.

Once you'll be done with the basic stuff you'll have a good time modding. Plenty of parts at an affordable price to make your truck stand out and increase the smile to the face factor.

Enjoy!

Thanks for the tips, I watched a few youtube videos that explain how to change out the plugs...I feel pretty confident that I can do it. Any particular plug brand recommended for the Hemi?

 

[xb1230]

OEM are Champion #439.

 

[schwarz]

Just ordered 16 off amazon...this will be my weekend project

 

[blk05hemi]

Just ordered 16 off amazon...this will be my weekend project

Sounds fun!!

Almost twins mine was a lonestar haha

 

[schwarz]

Sounds fun!!

Almost twins mine was a lonestar haha

Nice looking truck! I'm also considering plasti dipping my wheels.. Thoughts?

 

[blk05hemi]

Nice looking truck! I'm also considering plasti dipping my wheels.. Thoughts?

Go for it!

 

[schwarz]

Just changed 25% of my spark plugs...man I ran into some issues with the 5/8" spark plug socket sticking to the plugs and getting stuck in the cylinder...took forever to get 4 plugs changed. Did the first two and the last two on the driver side. I ended up with champion 570 plugs because that's what I pulled out. You can see how worn the plugs were in the pic.

 

[schwarz]

All done! Took a while, more time than I'd like to admit, mainly because every plug was frozen and it took A LOT of elbow grease to get em free. Some of those bolts in the back are a *****, dang I almost gave up. Just took truck for q spin and I notice an improvement with throttle response, also sounds a little louder but that might just be me.

I also noticed that there's a loose blue wire on the driver side, not sure what's its supposed to connect to, check pic, any ideas?