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I have a 2005 6.0L 2500HD, Magnacharger (3.0 pulley), Aem Methanol Injection, air raid intake, headers, 3'' magnaflow exhaust. Im looking to do more upgrades to it but i'm not sure what to do next, any ideas?? I still need to get it tuned for the pulley and methanol but i'd like to do more to it before I pay the money to get it tuned, thanks for any help

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Cam

 

Heads

 

Gears

 

 

what brands do you suggest? I live in Cedar City Utah, not many people around here know about the superchargers, there is mostly just diesel performance shops.. I talked to magnacharger and they suggested a Lingenfelter Cam (GT2-3)

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I agree to go with what Robert said: cam, headers and gears. You may want to look into beefing up that transmission as well depending on how far you want to push it. A torque converter will also help you to get that HP on the ground.

Jennabear Senior Enthusiast

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Cam

 

Heads

 

Gears

 

 

what brands do you suggest? I live in Cedar City Utah, not many people around here know about the superchargers, there is mostly just diesel performance shops.. I talked to magnacharger and they suggested a Lingenfelter Cam (GT2-3)

 

 

Lingenfelter is a good company, as is CompCams. I would suggest calling either company with what you are hoping to get out of the cam, and they should be able to suggest a good custom grind for you.

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Cam

 

Heads

 

Gears

 

 

what brands do you suggest? I live in Cedar City Utah, not many people around here know about the superchargers, there is mostly just diesel performance shops.. I talked to magnacharger and they suggested a Lingenfelter Cam (GT2-3)

 

 

Lingenfelter is a good company, as is CompCams. I would suggest calling either company with what you are hoping to get out of the cam, and they should be able to suggest a good custom grind for you.

 

 

 

I'm just looking to get more power mostly.. I'm trying to talk to a guy that lives in Sandy UT (Absolute Performance Inc) hopefully he can help me out, I hear to many different things from people so if i can find a shop that knows what they are doing and can do all the work it would make it much easier

Jennabear Senior Enthusiast

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I hear ya on the power, however, do you want it on the high end or the low end. You will also need to make sure that the LSA will work well with your blower.

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I hear ya on the power, however, do you want it on the high end or the low end. You will also need to make sure that the LSA will work well with your blower.

 

 

I'd probably want it more on the mid to high end, low end is already pretty good just cause of the instant boost the supercharger has. I'm not sure I want to tear the motor apart if i dont have to.. i'd rather have it blow up and tear it apart and do everything at once rather then having it taken apart a lot. would the gears make much of a difference?? what size and kind of gears would be best for my truck?? its a daily driver around town and race buddies sometimes and I dont tow very much.

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I hear ya on the power, however, do you want it on the high end or the low end. You will also need to make sure that the LSA will work well with your blower.

 

 

I'd probably want it more on the mid to high end, low end is already pretty good just cause of the instant boost the supercharger has. I'm not sure I want to tear the motor apart if i dont have to.. i'd rather have it blow up and tear it apart and do everything at once rather then having it taken apart a lot. would the gears make much of a difference?? what size and kind of gears would be best for my truck?? its a daily driver around town and race buddies sometimes and I dont tow very much.

 

 

 

What size tires do you have and what gears do you have now? You may not need them, but they can definitely pick your truck up if you are under geared now.

 

A cam can certainly wake your truck up also. Don't forget you have a big heavy brick that you're trying to move. Low to mid range is very important unless you put the proper stall converter and gears in.

lilbutler2@hotmail.com Enthusiast

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I hear ya on the power, however, do you want it on the high end or the low end. You will also need to make sure that the LSA will work well with your blower.

 

 

I'd probably want it more on the mid to high end, low end is already pretty good just cause of the instant boost the supercharger has. I'm not sure I want to tear the motor apart if i dont have to.. i'd rather have it blow up and tear it apart and do everything at once rather then having it taken apart a lot. would the gears make much of a difference?? what size and kind of gears would be best for my truck?? its a daily driver around town and race buddies sometimes and I dont tow very much.

 

 

 

What size tires do you have and what gears do you have now? You may not need them, but they can definitely pick your truck up if you are under geared now.

 

A cam can certainly wake your truck up also. Don't forget you have a big heavy brick that you're trying to move. Low to mid range is very important unless you put the proper stall converter and gears in.

 

 

 

i have 35" tires, as for the gears im pretty sure they are just stock. The cam im not sure exactly what i'd want. i'm just trying to figure all of it out. Low to mid would probably be better, i just say mid to high becasue the only people i really race are diesels and once there turbo spools at mid they usually win but i'm just talking trying to figure out what would be best for something i drive and rely on daily

66nova Senior Enthusiast

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I hear ya on the power, however, do you want it on the high end or the low end. You will also need to make sure that the LSA will work well with your blower.

 

 

I'd probably want it more on the mid to high end, low end is already pretty good just cause of the instant boost the supercharger has. I'm not sure I want to tear the motor apart if i dont have to.. i'd rather have it blow up and tear it apart and do everything at once rather then having it taken apart a lot. would the gears make much of a difference?? what size and kind of gears would be best for my truck?? its a daily driver around town and race buddies sometimes and I dont tow very much.

 

 

 

What size tires do you have and what gears do you have now? You may not need them, but they can definitely pick your truck up if you are under geared now.

 

A cam can certainly wake your truck up also. Don't forget you have a big heavy brick that you're trying to move. Low to mid range is very important unless you put the proper stall converter and gears in.

 

 

 

i have 35" tires, as for the gears im pretty sure they are just stock. The cam im not sure exactly what i'd want. i'm just trying to figure all of it out. Low to mid would probably be better, i just say mid to high becasue the only people i really race are diesels and once there turbo spools at mid they usually win but i'm just talking trying to figure out what would be best for something i drive and rely on daily

 

 

 

If they are stock, then they are either 3.73's or 4.10s. With 35 inch tires 4.10s would be the bare minimun I would run. I personally would probably run 4.56's. But you will get a lot of opinions on this.

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