Tow Pig upgrades (Dodge Ram diesel)

Not racing related, but since the purpose of this truck is haul race cars around......it is post worthy.

My 2002 Dodge 2500 Cummins got a few upgrades.

-FAAS fuel pump....Dodge did a few dumb things on the OEM fuel pumps...the solution is to ditch the low pressure one and upgrade to these heavy duty ones.  The issues are that the OEM setups don't last and starve the high pressure pump (aka VP44), and it dies a slow death which costs over $2k to rebuild.  My truck had the dealer recall switch to an intake pump.  It had a few early warning signs, so hopefully I caught it before doing any damage.  I back dated it to the OEM "draw straw" to avoid drilling holes into the tank and having 1/4 tank sloshing issues.

Air intake manifold/horn thing?  I doubt anything would show up on the dyno, but just by looking at it one can see it flows more air.  I really wanted to go with the Banks Air Research one, but I couldn't justify the cost.  The marketing behind these things is really misleading.....they all put the aftermarket piece on a flow bench and compare it with the stock one, and say their piece outflows the factory one by XX%.  Ok great, but does that mean in real world hp & tq numbers?  This Pusher brand manifold is only one small piece of the air tract.  It does seem like the truck is a bit more responsive, and the mileage computer seems to report better numbers, but this is all subjective and not actual measured results.

The pictures of the stock setup were taken from a forum post...not mine...

ATS extended Transmission pan.  Dodge transmissions are made of glass.  Keeping the temps. in check will make them last longer.  The pan will hold an extra 2qts of ATF+4, fins to help w/ sloshing, and aluminum with veins to help with cooling.  It hangs down really low, so I guess that means I won't be doing much for off roading!  :)  ALSO FYI...after much research the transmission pan on my 47rh is the same as the 47re, 46e, 46rh, and 727?....So there are many options for pans....however buyer beware....the OEM pan for the diesel and maybe v10  is bigger than the gassers, so many aftermarket extended capacity pans actually end up being the same capacity as the diesel OEM one