Re: Bruce

From: Bruce Bridges (bbridges@flometrics.com)
Date: Mon Oct 09 2000 - 06:40:21 EDT


Heyo
Thats me...
Bruce
Principal Engineer Flometrics
F&B Performance Engineered Products
98R/TCC
74 Jensen Interceptor 440HP
72 Barracuda, built 318 etc.etc
65 barracuda commando 273
etc. etc.

----- Original Message -----
From: Steven St.Laurent <Saint1958@home.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Monday, October 09, 2000 10:32 PM
Subject: DML: Bruce

> The stock exhaust is short that I laughed. When they said, free flow they
> meant it. Bruce? Bruce from F&B of san Diego??
>
> ---------------------------------------------------
> Steve St.Laurent
> 2000 Dakota 4.7L, CC, Soon to be Supercharged
> 1999 Chebby gone in 2003
> 1993 Suzuki Tracker (Geo) 1.6L
> COMING SOON
> 2003 Aspiring for a V-10 GTS-R
> 2003 Dodge Dakota 5.7 Hemi R/T
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Bruce Bridges
> Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2000 11:32 PM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: DML: Re: RE: Ed vs. Steve
>
> Steven,
> Yes indeed! So far so good with the stainless steel shorties! I like
full
> length even better, but for my truck in early 98, not avail, and for the
> 4.7s never available???
> I havnt seen the 4.7s stock exhaust, but as I was cleaning up my garage I
> found my stock 5.9 manifolds. They remind me most of the original street
> hemi cast headers for 66. Not a bad design! (better than anything other
> than the Hemi and the Max wedge pieces!) The exhaust aftermarket guys
have
> a tough job improving the flow over the stock manifolds..! As for the
> crimped up stock exhaust tubes after the manifolds... Shame shame, very
low
> hanging fruit for an exhaust guy!
> B
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Steven St.Laurent <Saint1958@home.com>
> To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Sent: Monday, October 09, 2000 6:37 PM
> Subject: DML: RE: Ed vs. Steve
>
>
> > I promise but the word right now is MOM until after the LV SEMA show.
You
> > will see the headers in the show. They were so nice that now I have
access
> > to there DynoJet machine.
> >
> > Yes! JBA is a great manufacture but I was disappointed with Borla for
not
> > issue any HP numbers. But while at JBA, I seen the likes of the JBA
> Yellow
> > Racing Mustang, a S-351 Saleen Mustang, a Viper, a fast F body Camaro
and
> > few other cars (including Ferd Trucks-F150). F&B in Solana Beach, north
> of
> > San Diego, was the first test bed for the 5.9 motor (R/T) shorty headers
> > back in 198 and he likes them.
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------
> > Steve St.Laurent
> > 2000 Dakota 4.7L, CC, Soon to be Supercharged
> > 1999 Chebby gone in 2003
> > 1993 Suzuki Tracker (Geo) 1.6L
> > COMING SOON
> > 2003 Aspiring for a V-10 GTS-R
> > 2003 Dodge Dakota 5.7 Hemi R/T
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Steven T. Ekstrand
> > Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2000 1:34 PM
> > To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > Subject: DML: Ed vs. Steve
> >
> > The T-56 is a breeze to shift. We had one for 4 years. You'll have a
> > little longer throw with the NV-3500!
> >
> > Now we'll both be hanging out in Tony's backyard waiting for a TB!!!
> >
> > BTW-I joked with Stacey about a set of $420 Borla headers and she said
not
> > this month, but the first of November maybe. Whoa... I was joking. I
> > hadn't really considered going with headers because the y pipe is so
damn
> > small I didn't see the point. We'll have to see about that future JBA
> > group buy. I'm not a big fan of JBA in general. I liked then back in
the
> > 80's when they did mostly Mousetangs, but I've never been impressed by
> > there weak flange to primary tube welds and shorty header designs. But
> > Steve St. Laurant will give us the scooby doo on these things, won't you
> > Steve.
> >
>



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