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^^ yeah CA = not cheap.

I know all about that.. just move out of state then life is easy.
 
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If I could get the paid the same or more then I would. All my friends and family are here though.
 
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No difference.
 
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ya... my cousins truck that i drove with the 4.0 6 speed that i was referring to. was an 08 and bone stock. and it still rocks.
 
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ya no crap. its like the only way to survive monthly rent nowadays out here in SD is if you room up and split the bill. or have a cushy job. its insane.
anywhoo. i got the coils. i was going to get them anyways regardless. i just wanted to know if it would help or not. i felt like they needed replacing and i hate replacing parts with parts of equal or sub par performance. and also i had a little bit of extra spending money to throw around for once so (Naturally for me) i threw it at my truck lol.
 
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Originally Posted by fddriver02
Every bolt on out there and you might see a bit more gain but in the end its a 4 cylinder.

"still a 4 cylinder" is BS because with the proper setup a 4 cylinder can be the perfect assasins weapon.


The power that an engine (any engine) can produce is limited to 2 things:
1 - how much fuel can you get to it.
2 - how robustly is the motor built.

http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hows...work-video.htm
 

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Originally Posted by Jp7
"still a 4 cylinder" is BS because with the proper setup a 4 cylinder can be the perfect assasins weapon.


The power that an engine can produce is limited to 2 things:
1 - how much fuel can you get to it.
2 - how robustly is the motor built.
Seriously you sound like a ricer sometimes.

Its a stock truck 4 banger. How much power do you think you are going to get with just boltons? I doubt he wants to tear down the motor and use forged internals and then get a turbo on it. The OP didn't say anything about going into the engine or using forced induction. This thread is about adding aftermarket ignition coils. Think before you type!
 

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Hell I'm still home cuz it's free and I need to save more cash to buy a house. That's why having a truck blows so much you get so much in savings and then figure well it's not so bad to just drop like $3-4k. After ahwile it hurts.
 
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Originally Posted by fddriver02
Seriously you sound like a ricer sometimes.

Its a stock truck 4 banger. How much power do you think you are going to get with just boltons? I doubt he wants to tear down the motor and use forged internals and then get a turbo on it. The OP didn't say anything about going into the engine or using forced induction. This thread is about adding aftermarket ignition coils. Think before you type!
I was quoting your post, which as a statement, is very wrong.
 
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Your car is just a 4 cylinder. One.....Two....Three....Four....

My statement doen't mean anything except that its a FOUR cylinder engine.
 
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YA! What HE said! lol jk. if i was going to do anything like that why would i even bother? honestly? if im on road all the time, id get a friggin car. if im offroad all the time. id just spend that 4 grand and get a lil buggy or something. but those are the only ways i could possibly justify spending that much money. id rather do some basic head work. exhaust and intake like i have. E-Fan, an remove my A/C. if im not happy with the performance gains i get from that. than i shouldn't have bought a 4 banger should i? buying a vehicle is a huge investment. so not getting WHAT YOU WANT. is f-ing stupid. flat out. there is no excuse like. "i didnt have the money at the time", cause i can get a drivable, smogged, AND registered POS for 500. im just looking to goof around with my trucks motor a bit cause i love my truck and i like tinkering on it. not enough stuff breaks on these Lima motors so i gotta do SOMETHING lol. now duratechs.....thats another story. those lil motors produce a lil more power. but if you ask me? its not worth the durability offset.
 
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