Hi This is m first posting. I would like some more power but don't really care about blowers. I've been reading about Strikers and might go that route. What are my options?
Oh, I have a 2005 Reg Cab that is (so far) completely stock. Thanks!
Oh, I also have a leaky power steering line but the dealer said the hose I need isn't available anymore!!!
Greg
Hi Greg, and welcome.
I'm not sure how long you've had your truck but if your experience was like mine the first time driving it, I KNEW I needed more power than it had from stock, to make it way more fun to own.
As cylinder heads are where the power is actually produced in an engine. I decided to look at options there first, with my own truck. At that time, the Gen IV engine wasn't out and the Gen IV head conversion option wasn't (of course), available. This option surfaced about a year ago, but it's been pretty quiet...
A man by the name of Jeff Morys designed the cylinder heads for the Viper engines. Jeff works in the airflow research division for Dodge and has access to millions of dollars worth of some of the best equipment on the planet. As the Viper engines became more powerful, they peaked (at that time) with the Gen III cylinder head/engine, which was a factory-ported Gen II cylinder head.
As there is more power to be found in almost any factory head, Jeff came up with a a C.N.C. program for the Gen III head to get even more power out of them. I have seen people have pretty good success going this lower-cost route and it makes for a pretty good increase in power when going with this option.
There is however only .200" wall to work with in the Gen III head and once Jeff found the Gen III head to be maxed out, he designed the STRIKER cylinder head which blew past the limitations of the ported C.N.C. Gen III heads and provided a new benchmark for cylinder heads for the Gen III engines.
The Striker is NOT a modified o.e.m. head but a clean-sheet, newly design performance head and the ONLY aftermarket head of it's kind for our engines.
With an appropriate camshaft, you will gain a SUBSTANTIAL amount of power (Torque AND Horsepower) with a set of Strikers and camshaft. They have much straighter Intake Ports, thick decks, a fast-burn combustion chamber and superior cooling passages. All of the things that you CAN'T duplicate using the o.e.m. heads as a base !
PLEASE keep in mind that increasing flow numbers (as Oldcolt mentioned) DOES NOT guarantee an increase in power, as many people think, There is "good" flow and there is "poor" flow. So, if you read that Head A had 25 more c.f.m. than Head B, DO NOT assume that Head A is going to make more power!
It is hard to dispute the results that Strikers provide. And keep in mind, they were designed by the same man that designed the original Viper heads. If he saw limitations in the stock heads and thought a brand new head (Strikers) should be designed, THAT should be telling you something !!
Welcome to the forum and enjoy your time here.
Ronnie
