Im not looking to turn it into a drag racer or anything, but doenst anyone else find it ridiculous that you cant pass up a hill on the highway, or struggle up that same hill when towing? I just want power on demand... I realize its a heavy truck & I know there is enough power off road, but it gets a lot of on road use too.
That said, I work out of the country for 6 months of the year, so really im only driving half the time. As such, I dont mind higher fuel & maintenance costs.
Im planning on upgrading the diffs to the 30-Spline Toy rear. Not sure yet up front. This will happen before the engine work, so no problems there. Will do some more research on the gearbox, but if I just go for a tuned 4.6 I wouldnt be worried about it.
WRT the supercharger, & im sure you thought of it already, but what about fitting an intercooler from a tdi 200? Ive seen nice aftermarket ones in the magazines... Also, did you lower the CR before bolting on the charger, or just leave it as stock? Ive been over on v8buick.com & have been considering using buick 300 heads. The combustion chamber is larger, so it would reduce the CR, but if a guy had a supercharger on top of that... Whats a garage stored Eaton kit going for these days anyways?
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