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2005 Dodge Ram Hemi Performance Truck Build - Pandora's Box

Making A 50-State-Legal Performance Hemi Truck
By Kevin Shaw
Photography by Kevin Shaw, Dave Young
2005 Dodge Ram Hemi Front

2005 Dodge Ram Hemi Intake
Removing the stock air box and element is easy. In fact, installing the Airaid cold air kit is a breeze and should only take a moderately talented wrench less than a half an hour to put the whole thing together.

2005 Dodge Ram Hemi Air Silencer

2005 Dodge Ram Hemi Air Silencer Box
The removal of the silencer box takes as long as two bolts to unscrew. Don't forget to disconnect the O2 sensor, because the same sensor will plug in to the Airaid intake tube later.

2005 Dodge Ram Hemi Throttle Body Spacer
The installation of the Crane Cams billet throttle body spacer is a two-step process. Simply unbolt the throttle body and reattach it with the spacer in between (which is marked front and back). Crane includes longer bolts for the throttle body, as well as all the other necessary hardware.


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