Thanks Ron, I try to entertain as one more way to compensate for my trucks
lack of speed.
-- Miles Harris III Simi Valley, CA 01 Silver Dakota CC Sport, 2.5L, 5speed 01 Gold Saturn SC1 (3 door coupe) 1.9L SOC, 4speed auto http://www.spikesautos.homestead.com/Dak1.html Profile: http://www.twistedbits.net/WWWProfile/dakota/PfCA4R1zO470w"Ronald Wong" <ron-wong@home.com> wrote in article <NDBBIHDGKKJOIJDEOCBMEELOECAA.ron-wong@home.com>... > Cool article, Miles. > > Just bring your Dak down toward Irvine. My little RC control box will take > it over right about when you hit Tustin. BWAHAHAHA > > Ron > 00 PB SLT QC 4X2 5.9 46RE 3.92 LSD > For modifications see my DML Profile (URL follows) > http://www.twistedbits.net/WWWProfile/dakota/Kw9pV1EkFeOYY > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET]On Behalf Of Miles Harris > Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 9:03 AM > To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net > Subject: DML: Re: Reflection on my Dak [pointless] > > > The problem Alek, is you belong to this list. Reading how some of the > members have modified and customized their trucks to go faster does tend to > create a desire to do the same to your own truck (lets call it "Horsepower > Envy" or "HE") unfortunately, as you mentioned, we own anemic 2.5L. > > Of course, I prefer to refer to my engine as a efficient 2.5L. In fact here > are some other items I tell myself (or delude myself to believe) to get me > past the "HE" that pops up from time to time while I read this list. > > On the surface, my Dak is just as good looking as there Dak. > > In traffic jams on the LA freeways (rare as they are...) My truck will go > just as fast as the trucks with bigger engines. In fact I go as fast as the > more expensive and powerful cars on the road. Of course, when the traffic > clears up, I'm left in the dust, but I'll catch them at the next slowdown. > > In a race to see who can go farther on a tank of gas, I'll beat almost any > trunk with a bigger engine (except maybe Will C, not to be confused with > "BeerCan Will"). I realize this ain't the type of races you would like to > win with your truck, not exactly a exciting race, but we have to take our > victories wherever we can. > > When it comes time to change plugs, the V6 guys will spend 50 percent more > for plugs and the V8 guys 100 percent more. Hey it is only a buck or two, > but we have to take our victories wherever we can. > > When it comes time to change my oil, I can reach my filter from above. No > risk of me getting a hot oil facial. Once again we have to take our > victories.... > > In theory, because my engine is lighter and therefore my truck is lighter, > I should get a longer life out of my brakes. Of course this theory could be > shot to hell if the trucks with the V6's and V8's have bigger disks and > drums, but taking the don't ask don't tell line of thinking, my theory is > valid. And once again..... > > Since by owning the 4 banger, and there are not as many mods available out > there, I'm saving a ton of money over what the sixer's and eight's have to > (or want to) spend. This leads to domestic tranquility since I don't have > to convince my wife I really need that new intake and exhaust system. > Again.... > > Finally, I don't need a bigger engine and more power to compensate for my > other shortcomings (get my drift) and make me feel like a man (bigger > engine guys, read into the above whatever you want) .Besides > ..................................... that's what I had the assorted > sportscar in my life for. Also, after driving a Sentra and then a Escort. > The damn 4 cylinder Dak, no matter how anemic (I mean efficient), is more > than enough truck to compensate. > > So you see Alek, there are ways to feel good about your under-powered but > efficient truck. I hope this helps you to feel better about your truck. If, > after this half ass argument, you still feel the need to get a truck with > as you called it a "real engine", go for it! However, I do take offense at > you considering our trucks not to have "real engines". We have real > engines, there just not real FAST engines. > > -- > Miles Harris III > Simi Valley, CA > 01 Silver Dakota CC Sport, 2.5L, 5speed > 01 Gold Saturn SC1 (3 door coupe) 1.9L SOC, 4speed auto > http://www.spikesautos.homestead.com/Dak1.html > Profile: http://www.twistedbits.net/WWWProfile/dakota/PfCA4R1zO470w > > "Alek Benedict" <alek@earthling.net> wrote in article > <KHEPKNIADOPGGADEMIKLOEDPCIAA.alek@earthling.net>... > > Well folks, after a bout of insomnia tonight I had some time > > to reflect on my Dak. > > > > This is the conclusion that I've come to. My Dak is a nice, > > cheap, reliable, utilitarian vehicle. All of these mods that > > I've planned will make it slightly faster, but I finally got > > it through my head that with the anemic 2.5L, I might as > > well not bother. > > > > I had planned on getting an MSD 6A, doing a K&N cold air > > intake, etc .. But now, I simply plan on replacing the plug > > wires [which are shot] with Magnecors, getting a Fumoto oil > > drain valve, replacing the dist. cap and rotor, and calling > > it good. > > > > From this point on I'll only be doing "mods" that keep it > > running or are cheap [like SilBlades]. No point in trying > > to make a 2.5L fast, right? > > > > So what am I going to do with the money? Spend it on my > > truck of course! I'm going to use it to pay off the loan > > more quickly. The quicker I pay off this one, the quicker I > > can replace it with a Dak with a REAL engine. > > > > Anyhoo, no real point to this message, just thought I'd > > share my new-found "plan" with everyone. > > > > Thanks for listening! > > > > -- > > Alek Benedict with a techno beat. > > alek@earthling.net > > > > 1993 Dodge Dakota Sport [2.5L/5spd] > > > >
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