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There are things that you just learn with age;
things like why the lines at the DMV take so long,
or why on Earth you'd wanna pay someone to do your taxes,
or better yet how to navigate your way through an airport
to find the terminal for your departing flight on time.
Now, listen, a quick little hint here,
if you're like me who was 24 fricking years old
before I hopped on a plane for the very first time,
follow the signs;
and when in doubt, use Google Maps.
It's fantastic the amount of information
you can find in that little app,
including where the closest Starbucks is
so you can pay $10 for a caramel macchiato,
or where the closest Chili's is
so you can get a double whiskey and Coke
at like nine in the morning.
Right.
Maybe one of the best things that we've learned
over the years, though,
is that there is a difference between building your truck
and building your truck the right way,
and not every part out there
actually is helpful as they advertise.
This one is true for a lot of things,
but one of the biggest areas
that this holds especially true
is in the world of performance parts.
Not all parts are created equal
when it comes to performance parts,
and today we're gonna be talking a little bit about that.
I'm Dustin with Custom Offsets.
You guys can follow me on the gram @dusti.co.
And today we're having a quick little chat
about performance mods
that you should maybe avoid, right?
Because they may be don't do a good job.
And then instead we'll make a few recommendations
that we've learned actually do it the right way.
Also, if this is your first time with us, then hi.
My name's Dustin.
And we started Custom Offsets way back in 2013
because we loved building trucks.
So we made this cool thing called a gallery
where you can see quite literally
over a hundred thousand different builds
with all sorts of wheels and tires and suspension setups.
We started with wheels and tires,
and then we went into lift kits,
and more recently we expanded into carrying other products
like headlights, and taillights, and bumpers,
and even some performance parts;
because let's face it, guys,
nobody likes to have a slow truck.
You can check all of that out at our website
by going to customoffsets.com
or by clicking the link which is right here.
Let's get right into this, shall we?
And this is by no means a comprehensive list.
When it comes to performance mods out there,
there's a fair bit of magic snake oil
that promises horsepower gains and all that jazz.
But, you know, for the best results,
you're gonna want to look at companies
that have actual technical tested data
behind their products.
Show me the Car Fox.
Also EcoBoost guys, you're going to want to stay tuned.
There's a spicy one
a little bit later in the video, and it...
You're gonna wanna know about it, okay?
I just...
You're gonna wanna know.
Right off the bat here,
let's have a conversation about exhausts.
If you're a younger guy or girl,
I know that you want the loudest exhaust
that you can possibly get
because that's how you know you're cool.
even if it means that you sacrifice
the tone of your exhaust.
(truck rumbling)
I've been there. I was there.
Banker, he is still there.
He literally had a Silverado for like 15 minutes
before he was under with the saws,
all just hacking the muffler out of it,
and, you know,
letting the pipe just hang out there
like the awkward third wheel at the county fair.
I also remember the day that I decided to cut the muffler
out of my 1992 GMC Sierra 1500.
I was 16 years old, and my parents were pissed.
I remember cutting the pipe off
and thinking to myself mid cut
that my dad is gonna kick my ass.
And guess what?
I was right.
Here's why you might not want to do that, right?
For starters,
having the exhaust dump run underneath the cab
means that all that noise from your exhaust
is gonna rattle around under the cab,
and it means that at highway speed
you're gonna have this neat little noise
that we call drone where the exhaust is so loud,
and is at just the right frequency
where it literally hurts to think.
(car engine droning)
Probably more importantly than that, though,
is if you shorten your exhaust too much,
it's going to actually take away horsepower
as your engine isn't actually expelling
all of the hot exhaust gases that it needs to.
This can lead to things like burnt exhaust valves,
and overall just is not a good time.
Now, with all that being said, though,
we know all too well
the desire to make your truck sound good.
I mean, it's why I literally straight-piped my Duramax.
For this reason,
we'll always recommend a full exhaust system.
Companies like MBRP and Diamond Eye
are gonna make full exhaust systems for your truck
for just a few hundred bucks,
and are going to save you some headaches down the road.
Plus, if all of that wasn't enough for you,
these full exhaust systems are also gonna make sure
that you have a tailpipe and possibly an exhaust tip
hanging out of the side of your truck,
so you're less likely to have to deal with the local PD
when you take off from a stop sign.
It depends on where you live, right?
But I know here in Wisconsin,
as long as you have a tailpipe and an exhaust system,
and you're not driving like an asshole,
they generally leave us alone.
On the complete other side of things,
both literally and figuratively in the sense of the word,
are intakes.
When it comes to measuring up,
not all intakes are created equally.
Now, specifically here we're talking about short ram
or ram-air intakes that were all the hype
just a few years ago.
If you're unfamiliar,
these are aftermarket intake systems
that are designed to replace your factory air intake
with a short straight piece of pipe
and then a big-ass cone filter.
Now, sure, they look cool, right?
But take it from me, they don't actually work.
They just don't.
Well, yes,
these intakes are less restrictive
than most factory intakes in most cases.
They don't actually help you gain any power.
This is because while they may flow better
because of their short length,
they're actually pulling air from all around your engine,
which is hot,
and hot air is no bueno when it comes to making power
inside the cylinders.
The warmer the air, the less dense it is, right?
The less dense the air is,
the less oxygen that it contains,
and thus you're going to make less power
because you've got less oxygen for the firetruck.
It's just the way it is.
For this reason,
if you're looking at an aftermarket intake system,
you really wanna look for a complete system
with a closed air box.
Companies like S&B, AFE,
and of course the one and only Banks Power
are going to make complete intake systems for your truck
that are gonna include all the necessary piping:
the intake box, which mounts off to the side there,
and then the big filter;
so you can be sure that not only are you getting more air,
but that it's cooler and cleaner
than the hot air that's chilling under your hood,
and ultimately it'll actually help you get more power
for your money with your intake.
It's just the way it works, guys.
We can't make this up.
All right, EcoBoost guys,
it is your time to shine here.
I told you that we had a little tip
for you on a little spicy boy, and here it is, right?
Let's just chat about tuners for a moment.
I know how much you guys love to tune your truck;
because, let's face it,
forced induction just makes flash tunes that much better.
The modern engine management systems of the last decade
have made tunes more popular than ever before,
especially when you have one or two
of the little spooly boys like you EcoBoost guys do.
Simply some new hardware and then, bam,
you're making more boost, getting more fuel;
and all of that translates to more ponies
that you can use to burn the tires off your pickup
on the Friday nights.
Who doesn't love a good burnout?
Am I right?
Just a quick word of advice on tuners, though.
Not all tuners are created equally,
and just because they say they're getting more boost
doesn't mean they're safe.
Specifically here, for the EcoBoost guys,
we're talking about tuners that are on the market
that are what some guys called boost fooler.
These tuners, "tuners",
work by creating additional resistance
on the wastegate sensor
causing your wastegate to build more boost than the factory.
It seems like an easy win, right?
Wrong!
Well, sure,
they do fool the engine control module to build more boost.
The rest of your engine control is not ready
for that additional airflow.
This can lead to problems like check engine lights,
throwing the truck into limp mode or even worse,
literal engine detonation.
That means that the choice
to save a few hundred bucks up front on a tuner
is now gonna cost you thousands of dollars
to rebuild your engine.
Instead, look for tuners that have built-in safety features,
like the Banks Power Derringer tuners
or those tuners that are gonna re-flash the entire ECU,
as they're gonna make sure
that not only are you getting more boost,
but you also have the fuel to keep your engine happy
and healthy for years to come.
Do you guys have a performance mod to avoid?
Let us know down to the comments section below.
And be sure to share the video with a buddy,
if you haven't already.
With that, I'm Dustin with Custom Offsets,
we'll see you guys on the next one.
(hiphop music)