Re: timing chain

From: steve preston (steve239dak@yahoo.com)
Date: Fri Dec 15 2000 - 20:03:33 EST


Yeah.I`m just glad I don`t have one of them friction
laden,heavy 8 piston jobs.Inefficient slugs! Hee Hee!
Tom Lorek <tlorek@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I can back that up. I've dyno'ed my V6 at 736HP and
> over 810 Ft/Lb of
> torque, which proceeded to generate a 9.65 @ 140.53
> in the 1/4.
>
> Of wait, that was my Grand National.
>
> Never Mind.
>
> Tom Lorek
> tlorek@yahoo.com
> Carmel, IN
> 2000 4x4 Durango SLT+
> 1999 Concorde LXi
> 1987 Buick GN
>
>
> On Thu, 14 Dec 2000 18:22:10 -0800 (PST),
> steve239dak@yahoo.com (steve
> preston) wrote:
>
> >Yes,Brent,you`re right on track!Many DML`ers do not
> >know that the Magnum V6`s ACTUAL numbers are 345hp
> and
> >577 lb.ft. of torque,but the tensioner brings those
> >numbers down to a more "emissions friendly" level.I
> >have seen a bone-stock V6 RC run low 11`s on 87
> octane
> >with no tensioner! Steve P.
> >--- Brent Venis <kb0spn@topeka.cjnetworks.com>
> wrote:
> >> i think its the other way around, the v6 puts out
> >> too much power for its
> >> size, thus prematurely stretching the chain...
> >> yeh, thats it.
> >>
> >>
> >> On Thu, 14 Dec 2000, Jon Smith wrote:
> >>
> >> > Maybe it's b/c we throw out soooo much HP, that
> >> it'd just rip the tensioner
> >> > right off the block... :-) and those anemic
> v6's
> >> can run the tensioner
> >> > just fine ;-)
> >> >
> >> > ______________________
> >> > Jon Smith--Raleigh, NC
> >> > www.fast4x4.net
> >> > jon@fast4x4.net
> >> > ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ
> >> >
> >> > -I find it rather strange myself. From the
> >> picture URL that Jon had posted,
> >> > -the tensioner is bolted down behind the
> factory
> >> cam gear and sits on the
> >> > -passenger side. The timing gear/chain set
> that I
> >> have installed right now
> >> > -is a Mopar Performance kit that fits the V8's.
>
> >> The block, mounting holes,
> >> > -and gears are identical so I wonder why they
> >> didn't put one in on the V8's.
> >> > -
> >> > -Hmmmmm......
> >> > -
> >> > -- Bernd
> >> > -
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
> >=====
> >1999 Dakota Sport 3.9V6,4x4,3.92 Anti-spin,42RE
> auto,Intense Blue,regular cab.
>

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1999 Dakota Sport 3.9V6,4x4,3.92 Anti-spin,42RE auto,Intense Blue,regular cab.



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