RE: RE: TB modifications

From: Chad Evans (hemidak@Msn.com)
Date: Wed Jan 17 2001 - 19:11:10 EST


Sounds good. I'll do it for you. I don't thin the walls

HemiDak@msn.com

>From: ABadDakota <bad93dakota@yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: RE: DML: RE: TB modifications
>Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 15:19:41 -0800 (PST)
>
>Basically what you did to yours.
>
>Tom
>--- Chad Evans <hemidak@Msn.com> wrote:
> > What are you exactly wanting to do.
> >
> >
> > >From: ABadDakota <bad93dakota@yahoo.com>
> > >Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > >To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > >Subject: RE: DML: RE: TB modifications
> > >Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 13:48:26 -0800 (PST)
> > >
> > >Hey Chad......interested in doing one for
> > >me???????
> > >
> > >Tom
> > >--- Chad Evans <hemidak@Msn.com> wrote:
> > > > Its nic eto work at a machine shop. I had
> > one
> > > > off our EDM operators use a
> > > > bridgeport to mill of the top off the
> > ridges
> > > > and some of the base to make it
> > > > look neat. the polishing i did mysel
> > because i
> > > > do that for a living. ain't
> > > > it grand to use diamond compound and all i
> > paid
> > > > was a case of miller genuine
> > > > draft. hehehehe
> > > >
> > > > 99 r/c 318
> > > > flame red
> > > > hemidak@msn.com
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >From: "Bernd D. Ratsch" <bernd@texas.net>
> > > > >Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > > > >To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > > > >Subject: RE: DML: RE: TB modifications
> > > > >Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 10:23:34 -0600
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >Liability.
> > > > >
> > > > >One word of caution...if you've never done
> > any
> > > > porting work...don't try to
> > > > >modify the TB by yourself. All it takes
> > is
> > > > one slip with the
> > > > >grinder/dremel
> > > > >to really screw up the bores. If you can,
> > > > take the TB to a local machine
> > > > >shop and have them do the milling/grinding
> > for
> > > > you.
> > > > >
> > > > >(I do have experience porting/modifying
> > carbs
> > > > and heads so please be
> > > > >careful
> > > > >with the hand grinders on your TB's...one
> > slip
> > > > and $100+ later for a new
> > > > >TB)
> > > > >
> > > > >- Bernd
> > > > >
> > > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > > >From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > > > >Subject: Re: DML: RE: TB modifications
> > > > >
> > > > >So I have a question... If smoothing out
> > the
> > > > throttle body makes such a
> > > > >good difference, how come they don't come
> > that
> > > > way out of the factory? I
> > > > >can understand it being too expensive to
> > > > produce them with an ultra smooth
> > > > >finish, but couldn't they make 'em closer
> > to
> > > > what we're doing to them?
> > > > >What
> > > > >are those ridges supposed to do anyway?
> > > > Someone said they are
> > > > >over-engineered... For strength I assume?
> > Or
> > > > for sound baffling? More
> > > > >like Tod baffling...I can't figure it out.
> > Is
> > > > there some risk in taking
> > > > >them out?
> > > > >
> > > > >Anyway, this mod sounds like something I
> > want
> > > > to try.
> > > > >
> > > > >This list sure is expensive... I wasn't
> > > > planning on doing any mods. Now I
> > > > >have a growing list of them...and I don't
> > even
> > > > *have* a Dakota yet! Twenty
> > > > >days since my order...and counting....
> > > > -Tod
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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