I just bought a 5 speed 96 dodge and am wanting to squeeze all of the horsepower i can out of it. it has a highflow fuel filter, oversized turbo, and is strait piped. im 15 so money isnt abundant. thanks

 

look at the stickys up top about turnin the pumps up, and afc and search the fourms your question comes on here atleast once a week.

 

a cleaver way is to read peoples signatures of wich have P7100 pumped trucks !

I have a custom (self made) #0 plate.. plugged wastegate and good flowing 3" exhaust and i've smoked my OEM clutch (wich BTW only had 15.000km on it when i got the truck and i did the mods right away) in a matter of days....

if you're good with mechanical stuff just pull your AFC off, rip out the plate, grind it to a #100 (my first was like that, clutch almost held up, excessive 5th gear slip, some in 4th) but then i went for a #0 and cranked the starwheel a little bit...

it made all the difference and now i'm getting my SB 13125-OFEK in a matter of days, and then i'll really get to enjoy my truck...

i'd watch out for the 5th gear nut falling off, mine did... (someone could comment on what is the best way to fix this, tig weld ? or a fix nut ?) and it's i beleive a common problem.... oh, and get a 13125-OFEK at least...

for more info on making a custom #0 plate (or a #100 wich is what i'd prefer if i were you and had no money for a new clutch)

other stuff will cost you, like Governor Spring Kits (often reffered to as GSK) or stiffer valvesprings (wich you need if you're going to get a GSK since the OEM ones don't like revving over 3000RPM)

a #100 will do wonders for your truck... here's a quick guide on the installation of the DDP #100 plate;

i used that for instructions on how to get the afc off and how to do that... remember, you can grind the plate yourself..

some others will probably chime in here to tell you more, but google is always your friend, just remember to be modest on what you do because every part in your truck has a limited amount of lifetime, and the parts where you add strain will wear faster

other than that... have fun, i know i did..... and i know i will have some more now that i've upgraded the weakest part of my drivetrain hehe.... next thing that breaks will be upgraded with something stronger.... just play and have fun...

always make precautions to what you do... for example, get valvesprings before you get a GSK... i've gone with 60lbs, but i'm not even sure if they'll hold up to what i'm going to do.... (3500-3700rpms is what i'm hoping for)

i'm gonna stop writing, i could write endlessly, but i learned everything i know about this on this forum.... i bet you can do just the same

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i almost forgot.... it's always #1 to get gauges..

Fuel Press (we don't want that P7100 ruined by the end of the week)

Exhaust Gas Temperatures (i'd get one with at least a 1500° on it, nothing worse than ruining your turbo and/or even engine)

Boost (Just to give you a idea of what you're dealing with, one with 40PSI could work, i'm getting a 60PSI one though)

these three would get you started...

 

ur prolly gonna take some on here for bein young but just shrug it off. but ur headin in the right direction lookin for power n not just smoke. ya got a good foundation to build off of. what type of turbo is it?

 

whats your idea of "an oversized turbo".

 

HX35 is pretty big to a newbie hehehe

 

Thats exactly where I was going with this

 

on the other hand.... you could make a #100 plate and slide it all the way towards the cabin, your clutch might hold up to that

 

No way dude. Putting in a plate with the afc and plate ff that stock clutch will smoke in no time. Once you slip it, its gonna keep on slippin

 

listen top this guy, he's the king of problems and mishaps