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[99dodgeturbo]

hello i am new to the forum and about to pick up my first dodge and very excited it is a 99 ram 1500 pick up with the 318 motor and a 5 speed manual trans with a 4 in body lift on 35in tires needs alil work but getting for a steal i would mostly be daily driving and be doing alil towing here and there and was wondering if anyone has ever turbo one of these and towed with it and how did it react towing or the 318 just doesn't respond to boost very well would love to hear some feed back and what i should look out for on these trucks plz and thank you

 

[BAILEY1]

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[WhiteExpress]

Welcome to RamForum.

The big tires and likely stock gears mean you're putting a lot of load on that 318.
Likely you'd be able to spool a turbo regularly and easily.

A properly designed turbo setup would be great! That being said, there is NO way it'd be cost effective, just be a fun project to attack.

First thing I'd do is get a Boost/Vac gauge, install it (obviously you'll only see vac) and see how often you go to 0 in your everyday driving. If you're only hittin 0 vac when you're racing around being a putz, you're not going to spool up under daily driving conditions, making a turbo more of a toy than an addition to the truck.

 

[Trupiano]

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[Power247]

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[quietpeen]

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[bigbadram1500]

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[bloombloom88]

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[argray90]

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