Re: RE: Re: RE: Re: Jet Chip vs Mopar Computer - which to use??

From: TJ Goettner (TNJG999@email.msn.com)
Date: Wed Mar 21 2001 - 20:49:23 EST


you said "at that time" are they making lighter pistons now? if so who? id
like to know so when I rebuild mine I can put them in, given they make
oversized too. thats not for a LONG time though....

TJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Tom" <tigers@bserv.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 7:53 AM
Subject: Re: DML: RE: Re: RE: Re: Jet Chip vs Mopar Computer - which to
use??

> At 08:00 AM 3/21/01 -0800, you wrote:
> >OK, if the springs and retainers are good, what about the rocker arms and
> >especially the weight of the pistons, doesnt that count at 6000 rpms?
> >TJ
>
> Yep. You can also include the lifters and pushrods. When I had the MP
> Magnum R/T cam installed, I decided to beef up everything at the same
time.
> The MP cam kit comes with a set of better than stock lifters (actually,
> came with
> 10 of them) and the MP 1.6 aluminum roller rockers came with a set of
> strengthened
> pushrods. Generally, aftermarket rockers will have less spec. production
> differences
> among them than stock ones.
>
> Lighter weight/stronger pistons are good but I stayed with the stock ones
> because, at
> that time, no one in the aftermarket had them out for the magnums. Custom
> made ones were far too expensive.
>
> Bob Tom Burlington, Ont., Canada
> '97 CC Dakota, 5.2L, 4x2, auto., 3.92SG, 4,265 lb (racing weight)
> Dyno: 231.2 rwhp 340.0 lb-ft rwtorque
> PB: 14.737 @ 91.75 9.364 @ 72.95
>



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