At 08:48 PM 9/11/00 -0400, you wrote:
>I was considering doing manifold, throttle body cam/lifter/valve
>spring,heads, and piston upgrades to my 318magnum ('95 dakotaCC). If I were
>to just by the MP crate 360 (380hp) would I still be able to use the same
>headers and PCM that I have now? If so, it seems like that would be the best
>route for increasing power and torque.
>
>JOHN
Headers should work, but some have said that the bumpstick in the 380hp
version is a bit too radical for the computer. (I've heard the lope will
be misinterpreted as a misfire?) (I don't know of anyone personally who has
tried it, this is just what I've heard from posts on the DML.) Of course,
if you're willing to spend another $1-3K you can install an aftermarket EFI
system that is infinitely tunable so it'll take even a custom programmed
PCM to school. :-) If the PCM problem is indeed related to misfire, maybe
it would be possible for a custom programmer to remove the misfire checks?
-Jon-
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