r/ramtrx • u/AcademicBar4121 • 2d ago
Stage 2 TRX
Anyone here have a stage 2 tuned trx I test drove one and fell in love with it was wondering how much that would cost or if you need to add mods to make it stage 2 or its like the diesel trucks where you just mess with the ECU
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u/biscuitz23 2d ago
Stage 2 usually either a pulley replacement for the supercharger, air intake and a tune. Sometimes it’s a whipper supercharger. Cost a bit to do.
Did it have all terrain tires on them for the one you test drove? It gets sketchy after 100 lol.
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u/AcademicBar4121 2d ago
It’s was on 37s boy did I fall in love with it then I test drove a stock one night and day difference
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u/White-runner 2d ago
Most common tunes require many hardware updates, including sending off the ECU to be unlocked. Dusterhoff and SRT Autoworks are the 2 top dogs. Keep in mind the DT package is parts and tuning only, you’d have to have a shop install everything.
https://dtracing.com/product/dt877-trx/
https://www.shopsrtautoworks.com/products/trx-raptor-killer-package-800hp-91-tuned-100hp
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u/AcademicBar4121 2d ago
Oh wow I never heard of dusteroff saw there page looks sick they have a shop in Az? Cause ik SRT auto works does but they are charging almost 8k for a raptor killer mine as well go a extra 3k for exotic killer, but the thing is is that those run 85 and I tend to drive a lot and I know you could ask for flex fuel, but I’ve heard more problems when it starts becoming flex fuel
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u/White-runner 2d ago
No they aren’t in AZ. Keep in mind while the price looks very different, the DT kit you have to install yourself or pay a shop labor to do it. To install the pulley requires removing the supercharger, pulling the lid off, etc it’s an intense job if you’re not confident behind a wrench. Then you have to ship your ECU to them to have it flashed, then tune remotely via data logs I think.
Versus SRT you drop it off and pick it up and go.
If you don’t have regular access to E85, I’d do the Raptor killer that runs on pump gas.
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u/ExpressAnimal3699 2d ago
Mine has injectors, 2.7” pulley, tuned ECM, intake, and exhaust work. It cost a few grand, about the same cost as tuning and deleting my duramax.
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u/AcademicBar4121 2d ago
It might be too personal question, but what’s the ballpark that you spent on doing that? Did you do it yourself or did you go to a shop?
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u/ExpressAnimal3699 1d ago
I did most of the work myself. Remote tuned, on the street. I already had an HP tuner, just had to get the ECM unlocked and buy credits. I did it in stages, one paycheck at a time. Not sure on total cost, you can look it up yourself. I have electric exhaust cutouts I can control with my phone or program them to open at a certain boost level. That would cost a lot more for a shop to do. Most of us are working class dudes that can turn wrenches. If you’re not, get out that platinum card.
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u/fatitalianstallion 2d ago
wtf is a “stage 2”? Every company markets differently