First mod: pulsar, or wait and upgrade others first?

[Jho93]

So I've looked on here and it's seems most people agree that the first mod you should do performance wise is a tune. I plan on buying a tune when I pass out of warranty at 5yr/60k but right now I have a 2019 ram classic at 23k miles. I will probably put about 15k miles a year on it so I have a little while until I go out of warranty. My question is would it be worth while to buy a pulsar for the remainder of my warranty and then go and buy another kind if it doesn't yet support custom tunes, or would I be better off to do other performance upgrades and just hold off on a tune for now? Does anyone have a pulsar and have any complaints? My other two ideas would be an exhaust or CAI. I plan on doing all three (or two if it's not worth it) within the year but which did you guys notice the most? Are there any other performance upgrades I should do besides those first? I have a 3.21 gear set but I dont plan on changing that until I get larger tires and a mild lift put on and see if I feel the need for that.

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[Pull Ya]

What are your goals and/or expectations from the truck?
Jay

 

[Machoramdysavage]

I’ve used both. Pulsar is a heck of a good bang for the buck. You will just have to sell it off when you decide to get serious doing stuff. It’s great for a stock vehicle tho.
I will make a video someday of a pull with the 91 diablo w/trans tune vs the pulsar level 8 I filmed a while back.
The diablo 91 tune 0-60 time is 5.6 seconds on my truck. The pulsar level 8 0-60 was a full second slower, which was still close to a second quicker than stock. Most of the gain in the diablo is in the trans tune. I’ll get a custom tune next and will be able to compare all.
Gas mileage got better with pulsar,
Mileage got even better with 91 diablo, also rpms are lower by a couple hundred when cruising down highway from what I noticed

 

[Jho93]

What are your goals and/or expectations from the truck?
Jay

Well initially I'd just like the most I can get out of my truck without voiding the warranty. After that I'll see what I can think of. I've got my initial plans posted in another thread. Right now I just don't know where to start, because while I'm going to spend the money anyways, I'd like to prioritize them based off what I get back. I have a single side out exhaust so I know that a cat back dual will be noticable (and more fun to open up the throttle too)

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[Pull Ya]

If you want to keep your warranty intact, then I think your idea of an exhaust and a CAI might be a good idea, although the stock intake system does a pretty good job. The CAI system that will provide the most performance gain is the Vararam. If you install a CAI and are forcing more air in you will also want to invest in a more free flowing muffler such as a Magnaflow or something similar. One other thing you might consider is a Pedal Commander. It will take all the "lag" out of your acceleration and give you a much more responsive feel. You will not gain any hp or torque however. It is more of a "fun" factor to many of us--it makes your truck more fun to drive. Another mod you might consider is a catch can. It will keep a lot of crap out of your engine and will keep your throttle body cleaner. These are a few initial things you can do to make your truck a little more responsive. The two biggest bang for the buck mods are the tuner and a set of long tube headers however you may run into some warranty problems with those mods.
Jay

 

[Jho93]

Okay cool I was actually looking at the s&b intake over the varram, but I'll definately take a second look at it. And yeah I was gonna wait on headers but I was actually leaning more towards the tuned length over the long tubes just so I didn't lose too much on the low end especially since I'm not really sold on changing the gear ratio and when I upsize the tires it I dont want it to be a dog down low. Do you happen to know about the tuned length vs long tube. I was planning on doing a little research here soon, but experience will tell more than a stat sheet printed by the manufacturer.

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[Jho93]

Pedal commander is on my list as well but it's just not at the top of my list. It will probably be the next thing after these upgrades.

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[Pull Ya]

I have not had any experience with the "shorty" headers. Is your truck a 4x4?
Jay

 

[Jho93]

Yes

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[Pull Ya]

You might do some research regarding your possible gear swap. I not sure you will like what you find---
Jay

 

[Nick@GotExhaust]

I feel that the Pedal Commander would be your best 1st upgrade. It will be the biggest difference you feel everyday.

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[Jho93]

You might do some research regarding your possible gear swap. I not sure you will like what you find---
Jay

Yeah that's why I'm not sold on regearing the truck because I need a whole new front dif and then regear the rear from what I can tell

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[Jho93]

That's awesome, thank you, and have you had any customer complaints on the pulsar?

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[Graygoose]

welcome from another Classic owner.
I love the Pedal Commander, but the Pulsar can pretty much do both, add power 6-8 and help off throttle response. So two birds with one stone.
If you order the Pulsar, get part # 32453, I accidently got the 32451, for 15-18

But simple, the Pedal Commander is easy to install, makes it fun to drive!

 

[Jho93]

welcome from another Classic owner.
I love the Pedal Commander, but the Pulsar can pretty much do both, add power 6-8 and help off throttle response. So two birds with one stone.
If you order the Pulsar, get part # 32453, I accidently got the 32451, for 15-18

But simple, the Pedal Commander is easy to install, makes it fun to drive!

I've heard of people running both and I'm sure I will eventually just to have more control over the throttle sensitivity but I was thinking the pulsar has a little bit of throttle improvement as well so it would cover a lot more. I wish the pulsar would get custom tune support already.

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[Jho93]

welcome from another Classic owner.
I love the Pedal Commander, but the Pulsar can pretty much do both, add power 6-8 and help off throttle response. So two birds with one stone.
If you order the Pulsar, get part # 32453, I accidently got the 32451, for 15-18

But simple, the Pedal Commander is easy to install, makes it fun to drive!

Is the module actually different for a 19 classic than a 15-18? I could understand a new body style 19 but not the classic

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[Graygoose]

yes Its different per Edge

 

[Machoramdysavage]

Is the module actually different for a 19 classic than a 15-18? I could understand a new body style 19 but not the classic

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I’ve used same pulsar unit on 18’ and 19’ classic with no issues.

 

[Graygoose]

I’ve used same pulsar unit on 18’ and 19’ classic with no issues.

really, Edge guy stated it wouldn't....I had one and sold it, due to them stating it wouldn't work.

 

[Jho93]

I cant imagine they changed the pcm for the classic or implimented a drastically different software than 2018 so that's surprising but I guess they could just be telling you that to to sell another one or there could be minor programming differences

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