Your short times are an indication of track(traction) problems rather than
truck (HP) problems. A tenth second (0.10) in the 60' time will usually
equal 2 tenths (0.2) in the 1/4 mile ET.
Has your trap speed changed any?? If you are spinning more off the line
your trap speed will generally be higher mph than normal. Also, your
modification may have either (1. caused just enough increase in power to
cause traction loss in the first 60', or (2. Your modification may have hurt
your low end torque or even hp. I know you are saying you can feel more top
end, but unless you dyno before and aft, you don't really know how the
engine is responding to your mods.
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Matt--VA--Y2K-HEMI `00 Sport Plus RC
4.7L 5spd. 9 1/4 3.92 LSD, Homemade air intake,
T-Bars, Spring clamps, Mobil 1,Hoosiers
3" Flowmaster cat-back, Bosch +4's
14.48 @ 92.40 MPH
209.9 RWHP/285 RWTQ
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<From: DAK4JLB@aol.com [mailto:DAK4JLB@aol.com]
<Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2000 2:09 PM
<To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
<Subject: DML: What the F*@$%dkd@#$%$^%$!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
<I have a 99 Dakota R/T. I love it. I keep having problems though. First
off,
<my power windows only work half the time if they feel like it, I have had
<them checked out several times by different shops were friends of mine work
<and they all said that nothing at all is wrong it's just that sometimes my
<truck doesn't feel like working. My third brake light does the same thing.
I
<was running 14.5 in the 1/4 with nothing but a mod to the stock airbox. I
put
<headers and 3 inch exhaust and gutted the cat and dropped to a 14.8. My 60'
<times went from 2.0 to 2.4 then added traction bars after that run and went
<again with the same times but 60' times were 2.3's. I know I need a tune
up,
<it's a good bit past due and it was kinda humid out but still what the hell
<is up. I know it gained power b/c I can feel it a lot on top end. Now the
ABS
<and check engine light have started coming on and won't go away, the check
<engine light says that it's just running a little cooler than it is set to
<stock but it's b/c of the T-Stat I put in but it runs in the perfect temp
<never gets to hot. What the hell is going on. It's so irritating. I know
it's
<potential low 14's but I guess I'll have to give it a tune up and try
again.
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