What will be the best/most cost effective way to get a 2005 scab 3.73LS 5.4 with 20" wheels well into the 13 second range without underdrive pulleys and efans? Or if no one wants to answer that, what are my best bets for forum searches pertaining to the same info? obviously supercharger, but what are other options?

 

Cost effective? Ditch the 20s for some 17s and sticky 28" tires, regear to 4.56, supercharge with a custom tune. That should get you pretty close.

 

Drop it off a cliff!

 

Trade it in for a GT...

 

well u guys have been sooooo helpful anyone else?

 

A 150HP dry shot would get you damn close. I sprayed a pretty much stock Ram for several years without a problem. But with the POS spark plugs in these trucks I would be a lot more concerned.

I would bet you could run a high 13 with a good tire, CAI, Cat-Back, a 150 shot and an appropriate tune. IMO you would get more bang with a 150 shot than with any of the current SC out there for much less money....the only down side is that its only available at WOT and then only for a a few seconds at a time. I don't want to get into a which is better (SC or NO2) or what the pitfalls of spraying are....I am just telling you a way that would get your truck into the 13s.

 

thanx, obviously th s/c is better at least for me, well so far very disappointing...only a s/c will get me there b/c i don't like no2 which i should have put at the beginning of the thread

 

Most people are scared of nitrous.

 

You could find someone to put together either a big single or a twin turbo kit for you. Would probably cost you a lot of money though. There is a regular cab chevy pickup making over 1000HP at the wheels with a big single turbo on it.

 

You could get Vince Young to push from behind, that might get you pretty close not

Sorry, saw you were from CS and had to throw that in there.

 

Full bolt on, Lt's with full exhaust, 4.88 geares, stall, tune, weight reduction might get you there. Other then that it's power adder.

Wet shot > Dry shot

 

It's a goal. If your gonna increase performance, why not have a goal of where you would like to be?

You don't think a 13 sec Scab would be fun?

 

That depends on your definition of fun. It would be fun going straight, but thats about it.

You want something to shoot for here it is.
http://www.neufamily.org/fastesttruck.wmv
10 second 6.0 Chevy pickup.

There is a video somewhere of this truck on the dyno making over 1000HP at the rear wheels.

 

Only if it had major brake and suspension upgrades to complement all the power.

 

Only thing quicker would be getting laid