(S.M.R)101 2012, 2500 Outdoorsman Build Thread

[(S.M.R) 101]

Dude I just read through 51 pages of your truck. Yes I know I'm late to the party but oh well.
Damn!
I've been eye-ballin your truck for a while but I never read through your build until now. Wow. I've been drooling for the last hour or so.

Few questions for ya. I believe you have the Gas engine and not the Diesel, so I am curious what the sell was for you to get the 2500 and not the 1500? Do you get more towing capacity? I ask because I am probably going to use my company to buy one of those 2500 2013 CNG trucks when they come out soon and I am wanting to be able to tow a little bit more too.
Do you talk to your truck when you take pictures? "Come on baby, strut your stuff!" Haha, j/k
You've totally got me jealous. Now I need to get back out and work on my truck to try to keep up with yours. Keep up the good work!

Haha, thank you for the compliments. It's appreciated.

Yes the truck is the 5.7L Hemi motor. When I went in to buy a truck I was looking to buy a Cummins but after looking and driving a ton of trucks I realized that it would be pointless to buy a Cummins because I literally would never use the truck for what it's capable of. Couldn't justify paying the money in the end for a cummins.

So I started looking at the gas 2500's. I knew the truck that I was going to buy was going to be a 2500. Again I have no need for a 2500 other than just to have it. I don't tow anything or haul anything but yes you have a bigger payload capacity with the 2500 compared to the 1500.

Yes I do talk to my truck, her name is shelby.

But end the end I loved the way the 2500 trucks looked with the bigger beefy front end so I bought the truck just because it was a 2500. But I'll probably never go back to a 1500 again. Love my 2500.

 

[Gunner Actual]

I totally agree that the 2500 has that big beefy, American front end on it that I love. You've really put a lot of detailed work into it. I love seeing a vehicle that has been meticulously worked on by its owner, as opposed to just being bought that way. Now you've got my mind spinning on what I can do next to mine.
Any regrets on switching over to LEDs? I know you said something about having some not work after a while.

 

[(S.M.R) 101]

I have a sticker in my back window that says "Built Not Bought" lol.. I think that's the best thing about buying a truck or car... You make it your own so that it's not like anything else on the road..

LED is the way to go man. The only issue I have ever had is with the plate lights.. Because our plate lights run on the Can-Bus wire system much like our headlights.. If you decided to go with HID's you will have to have a wire harness that is needed to make the healdights function correctly.

But the LED's that I just posted are "Can-Bus" proof lights so they should work just fine. But all other LED lights work flawless!

 

[(S.M.R) 101]

Got my Bully Dog GT tuner in today.. Thanks to "Graygoose"

This thing is Tiny lol.. Soon as I can I will install it.

 

[fastNugly]

This thing is Tiny lol....

That's EXACTLY what she said!!!!!
Hahaha. That must have been the best line to add this to



But yea those BD's are much smaller than the Trinitys.
Lets hear some feedback

 

[(S.M.R) 101]

That's EXACTLY what she said!!!!!
Hahaha. That must have been the best line to add this to



But yea those BD's are much smaller than the Trinitys.
Lets hear some feedback

I knew it was coming from someone lol, Figured it would be you haha.

I actually like the size of it after thinking of it mounted in the gauge pod.. We will see though

 

[Stangshcky12]

I have to say I'm a big fan of the module
The H&S mini maxx uses the same screen
I installed one in my girlfriends dads 09 and I have GT that I'm waiting for a plug to show up in the mail to install in her truck
Still easy to read even though its small and has a lot of cool features

Bullydog's customer service has been awesome too

 

[fastNugly]

I knew it was coming from someone lol, Figured it would be you haha.

I actually like the size of it after thinking of it mounted in the gauge pod.. We will see though

Hahaha! Usually I don't ever respond that way....but this time I had too

Anyways....you got a pod for that too?
I wonder if the intune mounts the same as the trinity.
I'm thinking of grabbing that and selling mine for a smaller and more 'trendy' unit. Haha

 

[dodgeman70592]

I ran the GT and the predator on my 04 Hemi, I preferred the GT. It is tiny though...

 

[(S.M.R) 101]

I have to say I'm a big fan of the module
The H&S mini maxx uses the same screen
I installed one in my girlfriends dads 09 and I have GT that I'm waiting for a plug to show up in the mail to install in her truck
Still easy to read even though its small and has a lot of cool features

Bullydog's customer service has been awesome too

I'm pretty excited about this tuner. I've heard great things about Bully Dogs CS.

Hahaha! Usually I don't ever respond that way....but this time I had too

Anyways....you got a pod for that too?
I wonder if the intune mounts the same as the trinity.
I'm thinking of grabbing that and selling mine for a smaller and more 'trendy' unit. Haha

I am going to order the pod for it. It came with the suction cup so I still need to get the pillar pod. Yeah that trinity seemd pretty large. You like the trinity man? is it working good for ya?

I ran the GT and the predator on my 04 Hemi, I preferred the GT. It is tiny though...

Yeah this is my first time with BD. Can't wait to see how it does

 

[fastNugly]

Trinity is working well for me.
I went this route for the ability to custom tune.
If I wasn't going to do that, I would have grabbed the BD

 

[(S.M.R) 101]

I was not to concerned with the custom tuning, which is why I went this route. just something to help her out a bit

 

[fastNugly]

I was not to concerned with the custom tuning, which is why I went this route. just something to help her out a bit

No doubt man. I heard the BD canned tune is better tha Diablo's. but I would not know.

Weren't you considering a supercharge?

 

[(S.M.R) 101]

Yeah.. I was going to go through RIPP but they wanted my truck in Long Island for several weeks and I wasnot really down with my truck being 6 hours away for several weeks.

 

[fastNugly]

Yeah.. I was going to go through RIPP but they wanted my truck in Long Island for several weeks and I wasnot really down with my truck being 6 hours away for several weeks.

What? You should have just did it!!!
But I hear you....we're they offering anything special for it being there that long?

 

[0212353]

yeah Kyle........storage, or supercharger. DUUUUUUDE

 

[fastNugly]

yeah Kyle........storage, or supercharger. DUUUUUUDE

Yea. Talk some sense into him! LOL

 

[(S.M.R) 101]

Yes they were, But as least I know where it's at in storage lol..

I'm still debating

 

[fastNugly]

300 RWHP and stored in your garage for winter vs 450 RWHP , gone for 2 weeks and then stored back in your garage waiting for spring time fun?

No brainer here

 

[(S.M.R) 101]

Haha.... I know, I know