From Switzerland! 06 Ram 1500 project

[win-er]

Hi guys !!

Hope you are doing well.

I just bought a 2006 Ram 1500 SLT crew cab with 5.7 Hemi with 28k miles here in Switzerland.

My project is to make a soft upgrade of the truck and I would like your opinions and advices.

I plan to order :

- K&N air filter DRYFLOW, ALUMINUM TUBE https://www.knfilters.com/71-1533-performance-air-intake-system
- Magnaflow exhaust https://www.magnaflow.com/products/...et-series-cat-back-performance-exhaust-system
- Bilstein B8 5100 front and rear shocks with a 1inch front lift (don't like when the front looks lower)
- double din radio.
- Trail Terrain tires (don't know which ones yet, maybe de BFG Trail Terrain) what is the biggest tire that we can put with no lift?
- Led bar from Lazer Lamp https://www.lazerlamps.com/fr/catalog/product/view/id/985/category/21/

The truck has few problems:

- there is a oil leak on the rear diff. I just order the rear pinion seal and I will do the rear diff oil change with mopar 75w140.
- engin light and break light+ABS turned on and off few times -> P0158 / P0573 / P0138 / P1521
- the RPM indicator is sometime bugs and the engine idling seems to be very low (around 500rpm)
- the right dash speaker crackles. Do you know if I can order OEM infinity speaker or I should change both dash speakers? what speakers do you suggest?
- the truck s"*ks gas as F*"% !!!!! and 200$ for a full tank hahaha

thank you for your feed back !!

Erwin

 

[06 Dodge]

JMHO save your money & for get buying that $350 K&N cold air intake (aka CAI) it will not improve a darn thing including fuel mileage.

 

[turkeybird56]

JMHO save your money & for get buying that $350 K&N cold air intake (aka CAI) it will not improve a darn thing including fuel mileage.

Ditto CAI worthless stay stock. Rest looks good and U got some codes to work through.

U got an early 5.7L motor they were not known for fuel management. Bigger tires and lift not gonna help U in the fuel management division. Skinny pedal management help stay off the floor with the pedal. Neva been to Switzerland so not know if U hit any unlimited speed roads. Only did 10 years in Germany and paid a lot of $$$ to feed my 74 European spec Mercedes. Try to stay modest on the tires and lift IMHO.

What does a liter of gas run? It was 1.98 marks when I left GE.

And FWIW, the early Hemi’s if U get 15 mpg on the highway be happy. U cannot complain about gas mileage if U bought an early Hemi lol. Definitely get the rear end fixed before U fly down the highway.

Welcome to the forum and good luck on yer Mods.

 

[win-er]

Thanks for your replies guys!

Really? the K&N CAI are useless??

regarding the lift, I just want to replace my old shocks with Bilstein 5100 and only lift the front by 1" in order to have a flat truck and not the rear higher than the front...

Yea I know that we should not complain of fuel consumption with those Hemi... I'm between 14 and 16 mpg.

here in Switzerland the gas price is around USD 2.20 per liter (around USD 8.3 per gallon). what is the price in the US ?

 

[turkeybird56]

Depends where in US. In TX somewhere around $3.10 a gallon US.

 

[CanuckRam1313]

I've got the 5100's all around with the fronts set to 2.1" raised so it is pretty levelled out, but still has some forward rake, too.

Yes, forget the CAI; waste of cash!

I currently run LT295/65R20 tires (equivalent to 35's) on my 20x9 stock rims and have zero rub at full turn.

 

[Later2u]

I have this radio. It's not too deep, so installation is easier.

Amazon.com

 

[Later2u]

I also have this light bar.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NSWK9ZS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

 

[Later2u]

Here's a short video of what my exhaust setup is.

2004 RAM Hemi Borla Exhaust

This is the Borla Exhaust Set Up I have on my 2004 Hemi.

youtu.be

 

[Later2u]

Thanks for your replies guys!

here in Switzerland the gas price is around USD 2.20 per liter (around USD 8.3 per gallon). what is the price in the US ?

In California, $5.50 a gallon. In Free America, $3.50 a gallon.