At 05:16 PM 4/27/01 -0400, you wrote:
>I just did an install, degreeed also, on a 99 at work. Did the
>cam,retainers,springs, and 1.6 roller rockers. Also put in an SMR torque
>convertor. It already had the cold air, MP PCM, and the headers. It made
>very little difference,dropped a fair bit of low end, but didn't really seem
>to help the top end as much.The guys not really happy!Hes going to try
>exhaust next, and a big TB. Dave St.Louis
Dave
The R/T cam needs a ported tb to get the most out of it. When I did
the cam on my '97 (4,350 lb at that time), it did move the powerband
up the rpm scale. Putting in the F&B tb brought back low end torque
as well as increased it throughout the rpm scale ... cut my ET by almost
3/10s. A MPI intake manifold complements the cam and tb as well.
The R/T cam is a mild cam though, but it will get pass the clean air
test in Ont.
Bob Tom Burlington, Ont., Canada
'97 CC Dakota, 5.2L, 4x2, 44RE, 3.92SG, 4,275 lb (racing weight)
RW: 231.2hp 340.0 lb-ft torque PB: 14.737 s 93.12 mph
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