Hey Bob, What's the part # on that 97 Cali. PCM?
Thanks
Kurt Swanson
97 cc, 4x4, 5.2, auto, 3.55 gears and various mods
Bob Tom wrote:
> Hi, Brian
>
> At 11:44 AM 8/9/00 EDT, you wrote:
> >Received the Cal PCM for the 1997 and it does work good. I still can,t go
> >over 5000 in low gear from a dead stop. It will go past it but serious loss
> >of power at 5000.
>
> Last Saturday, I recorded two 1/4 runs with the '97 MP PCM on my scanner
> (15.8 and 15.5 ... both at 89 mph). I did a quick look at the outputs to see
> what was causing the slower times. In addition to noting that the spark
> advance
> was lower than the '96 MP PCM throughout the run, I saw, just as I was
> doing the
> 1-2 shift at about 5000 rpm, the computer retard the timing from 26 degrees to
> 18 degrees. Why, I don't know unless it was the only way to get EPA approval.
> I re-installed the '96 PCM and promptly ran a 14.9 at 92 (best trap speed to
> date).
>
> >I was wondering if anybody had fuel delivery problems with
> >the 97,s. It seems like I have always had problems this way since new.
>
> No problems with mine. If anything, WOT is too rich.
>
> >I have the Mopar r/t camshaft and headers and 17" tires. Final drive
> recalculated as
> >4:30, s with 17."
>
> Boy, what size tires are these? My OE tires were 215/75 x 15 with 3.55 SG.
> My
> drag radials are 26" and now, with 3.92 SG, my effective gear ratio is about
> 4.20.
>
> >Any answers would be appreciated. Standing on it in second it pulls hard to
> >5000 and shifts good and firm. Will the r/t pump package fit the 97 even
> >though the part number is different?
>
> Not familiar with the r/t pump package ... what is it?
>
> Bob. Ont, Canada.
> '97 Dakota CC, 5.2L, 4x2, 3.92 SG, auto., 4265 lb.
> PB: 14.737 @ 91.75 9.364 @ 72.95
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