Well for starters, they sound like they're all from the 4duh side of the
ring. I've got a friend who is a ferd mechanic who was telling me I should
pull my boat with my girl friend's Exploder. I just laughed and told him I
was driving a Dodge not a Ranger. What you need to do is get with Bernd once
he gets this whold SC on the V6 thing worked out for us. :) Then you can
get those guys attention.
As far as it hurting the enging, so far, the mods you've done should all be
helping it. Now if you drive it hard that might not be good. :)
Hang in there.... Worst case, keep the V6 badging transplant a viper engine
and spank their butts all the way home. :)
-----Original Message-----
From: Greig, Doug [mailto:douggr@hazelett.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2000 8:05 AM
To: 'dakota-truck@buffnet.net'
Subject: DML: Tired of getting slammed-kinda long
Well guy's. I just need to blow off some steam and get some advice. Ever
since joining the DML, I have gotten the performance "itch". Never before
have I had such an interest in increasing the performance of my engine and
the vehicles off road capabilities. My problem is the people I work with,
and let me give you hint why. If you look out in the rear parking lot, it
looks like a new Ford dealership. Nothing but brand new F-150's, a new F-350
Super Duty, and my little V6 Dakota. Everyday I get slammed about when I'm
going to buy a real truck, that I need to stop screwing around with that
wimpy engine before I blow it up, and hear comments like "hey, do you want
to park under my truck when it rains?" and " hey, can I use your truck as a
step ladder to get into my truck? HAHAHAHA". I'm REALLY starting to get sick
of it. And now, they've even got me second guessing what I'm doing for mods.
So far, I haven't gone into the engine. I've just done all bolt-on mods. You
know, stuff like TB, cold-air intake, plugs, wires, etc. and everyday I have
to hear about how what I'm doing is actually hurting my engine more than
helping it. Is this true? I can't really believe it is, but you know, you
hear the same thing day after day, you start wondering what's going on.
Anyway, sorry to ramble, but I just returned from another morning of getting
slammed for a half hour. You see, the reason I even listen is, one guy just
left a local dealership as a mechanic, and the other guy has a business of
building 4X4's for other people (everything from Toyota's to Ford
F350's(yes, he's the owner of the 2K Super Duty)), so I feel they do have
some credibilty. So, let me now guy's, am I doing the right thing or wasting
my time.
Having a bad morning,
Doug Greig
98 CC 4X4 V6 Sport
Quick D Intake
Mod'd V8 TB
Accel Coil/ Wires
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