Budget Smarty Upgrades for $2000

Budget Smarty Upgrades for $2000

05-18-2008, 08:30 PM

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JBlakeman

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Join Date: May 2005 Location: Twin Lakes, WI. Posts: 28

Budget Smarty Upgrades for $2000

Hey all,

Well my truck is almost out of warranty and would like to squeeze more horsepower out of the engine. Ideally would like to run the Smarty around 5-7 which if I'm correct yields around 500 HP. For my planned budget what would be smart upgrades to do for the truck. Some of what I was looking is:

Upgrade valve body / torque convertor the trans
Phat Shaft Turbo
Intercooler and bigger hoses
FASS Lift Pump

Please see my signature for current upgrades.

Any suggestions would be great,

Thanks,

Jon

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