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Originally Posted by crcook123
Sorry if I'm posting in the wrong place, but I was needing some tech advice and I'm very new to the forum. I basically need a shopping list.
Here's what i was looking at wanting:
Headers
Throttle body
Exhaust
Other than that, I don't know. I only recently got rid of my first car, a 98 dodge Dakota (had it since age 16, i'm almost 25 now). So, i really want to build up a nice car since I've never really had one. Any suggestions are more than welcome!
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In regards to a header, If the header has a flex pipe then I highly recommend getting upgraded Motor Mounts or Tq dampeners to take the stress off the header. The Asian 421 header I tested has a flex pipe, but a dampener may be an optional piece. I believe RRM may have changed design away from using flex pipes. I saw a replacement pipe Tango (local car club guy got) and it looks like its a straight cast replacement instead of a flex pipe. Just be aware of the stresses generated by our rockin motor.
Throttle body in development, as well as cams Fall I think is when that should hit the market.
If you have a 2.4 engine a 2.50" exhaust system maybe a better trade off. If you have a 2.0L its still wiser to favor a TQ preserving muffler style exhaust system such as RRM or magnaflow system.