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Crowcifier6
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Please forgive my ignorance, but why paddle shifter on an auto?
Clownmeat
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Just to shift through the gears man. I have a homemade controller that allows me to stay in any gear I select. So no kickdown when I floor it or any of that stuff. Just like shifting a manual but it's a auto.
Crowcifier6
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Thats what I thought. I'm finding this is an advantage when towing a heavy trailer with our new 3500 with faux manual on the shifter. Nice work.
Yeah the paddle shifter idea is def a good idea for those who need to tow and need to stay in that gear
New shoes. Probably throw them on this weekend.
Brand?
Clownmeat
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Hercules Ironman M/T's. For the price I had to try a set. My Yokos are five years old and done and winter is coming soon.
Clownmeat
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Head unit upgrade. I literally pulled it out of a trash can. Guy I work with threw it away because he said it would randomly shut off every 10-15 minutes. I hooked it to a battery and noticed the fan on the back wasn't running. So I thought maybe it was overheating and shutting itself down. Put a $7 fan in it and installed it. Been a week and it hasn't shut off on me.
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Myrunr2010
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Did I miss something? Did you ditch the rear mount turbo or are you just routing the intake forward now in lieu of aft?
Clownmeat
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Couldn't ever ditch my rear mount, even after four years it still makes it so much fun to drive everyday. Intake air was on the back burner for years until last month when we got some serious rain. I was on my way to work and hit a huge puddle and sucked up some water and it died. Luckily I just coasted off the road and it restarted after a bit, time to fix that issue. Just routing the intake air forward. The rear snorkel came off a couple years ago when the plate bumper was built.
Hell ya man... I have been wanting to do this ever since I did my rear mount too! Make sure to take some pics
Clownmeat
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Hell ya man... I have been wanting to do this ever since I did my rear mount too! Make sure to take some pics
I planned on it. Going to be interesting, but I think I have it figured out. Should be in the next week or two.
Clownmeat
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It's late, my head hurts, I'm bleeding, but I did get it to fit. $55 in materials and three hours to get it shoved in there. Guess I will see how it performs tomorrow on the way to work. Got too late for any good pics, maybe tomorrow. Who the hell builds an 8 foot long air intake anyway, maybe I'm losing it....
Clownmeat
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Now my truck and I can breath easier knowing I'm not going to suck up water again. Had to bend/relocate a brake hose, a/c hose, water hose, but was able to fit 3" all the way up. Performs just as well as it did without it so I know it isn't being restricted. With the window down you can hear the turbo sucking like mad through the snorkel.
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