Hey guys ram newb here. Just bought a 2012 5.7 crew cab big horn with 12k on it. Coming from a 99 s10 it's quite a jump. Love the truck. It has great power but has very slow throttle response. Just wondering what kind of mods a novice could do that are not terribly expensive. Thanks for the replies.
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Best bang for buck is a tuner. If its gonna be your daily driver, then I would get the tuner and call it a day. But it really boils down to your definition of what ''terribly expensive'' means. 
There are a lot of mods you can do for a reasonable amount of money, but none in that price range will alter the truck as much as a tuner. Ive been though this with many trucks. One of my current vehicles is a 2012 RT. I started my modding journey by adding every bolt on available to it. And unless you are modding it just for your pleasure, I would stop with the tuner.
This is simply my advice based upon my own personal experience on the subject.
I wish you luck no matter what you decide. I hope you continue to enjoy your truck. Im still as happy with mine as i was the day I drove it off the lot.
There are a lot of mods you can do for a reasonable amount of money, but none in that price range will alter the truck as much as a tuner. Ive been though this with many trucks. One of my current vehicles is a 2012 RT. I started my modding journey by adding every bolt on available to it. And unless you are modding it just for your pleasure, I would stop with the tuner.
This is simply my advice based upon my own personal experience on the subject.
I wish you luck no matter what you decide. I hope you continue to enjoy your truck. Im still as happy with mine as i was the day I drove it off the lot.
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Tuner X2. It's the only mod I went out of the way for so far and am happy I did.
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This is one bolt-on I approve of...lol. Welcome to the family.
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Best bang for buck is a tuner. If its gonna be your daily driver, then I would get the tuner and call it a day. But it really boils down to your definition of what ''terribly expensive'' means.
There are a lot of mods you can do for a reasonable amount of money, but none in that price range will alter the truck as much as a tuner. Ive been though this with many trucks. One of my current vehicles is a 2012 RT. I started my modding journey by adding every bolt on available to it. And unless you are modding it just for your pleasure, I would stop with the tuner.
This is simply my advice based upon my own personal experience on the subject.
I wish you luck no matter what you decide. I hope you continue to enjoy your truck. Im still as happy with mine as i was the day I drove it off the lot.
Thanks, which tuner would you recommend.
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Welcome and congrats! +1 on the tuner. Bullydog for good canned tunes and Diablosport for Hemifever tune. Both will help ALOT with throttle response.
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Diablo Trinity with hemi fever tune. Installed the 93 hf tune last week. Worth every penny. 
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This is one bolt-on I approve of...lol. Welcome to the family.
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Saweet!! Bet a new transmission won't be far behind after putting one of these in.
Good luck with the mods OP!
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I'm new to the Ram world myself, but had a Challenger previously. The Trinity offers the ability to do custom tuning when/if you ever decide to go to that level.
In that world, there weren't any other options unless you used a CMR dealer. I haven't read up on all the details of the other Ram tuners (BullyDog, etc), but it's my basic understanding the Trinity offers the most advanced features.
Yeah, it'd be a good idea to budget in some money to build/strengthen the existing so you don't tear it up.
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Intake
87mm Ported TB
Diablo Tuner w/ HemiFever Tune
Catch Can
best bang for the buck mods for basic ( easy ) bolt ons.
87mm Ported TB
Diablo Tuner w/ HemiFever Tune
Catch Can
best bang for the buck mods for basic ( easy ) bolt ons.
I have the Diablosport InTune, with a custom tune. The Trinity has a few extra options that i didn't need at the time, and is quite a bit more expensive. So i chose the InTune. Im still happy with the choice.
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