"turtle" ??????????
Mark Kuzia
flyboy01@mediaone.net
http://people.mw.mediaone.net/flyboy01/home.html
1995 Dakota 13.79 @ 102.45 mph "Fastdak"
~360ci, 5-spd, 8 3/4 rear / 3.90-SG
1994 Dakota 15.36 @ 91.56 mph
~318ci, 5-spd, 3.90 LS (bone stock, no mods)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bernd D. Ratsch" <bernd@texas.net>
To: <dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET>
Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2001 11:02 AM
Subject: DML: RE: Now intake selection, was: rocker arm ratio and cams
> Mark,
>
> You got the "turtle" in your 4BBL M1? If not, it's a really old trick
> (just a simple cone design) that slips into the manifold and helps
> restore the bottom performance as well...without a sacrifice on top-end.
>
> - Bernd
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET] On Behalf Of Mark Kuzia
> Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2001 9:14 AM
> To: dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
> Subject: DML: Now intake selection, was: rocker arm ratio and cams
>
>
> Whatever you do, get the 2bbl MPI intake, not the 4bbl MPI. I have the
> 4-bbl intake and it makes incredible top end power, but at the sacrifice
> of low end torque. Back when I bought it in December 1999, it was the
> only one available, but now you have a choice. Another interesting note
> was that the engine makes peak HP at 5400 rpm but was still making power
> at engine cut-off. The bad thing is that the cam makes power from
> 3000-5400 rpm, a mis-match is what I suspect with the two because the
> intake wanted to rev, and the cam wanted to quit. I plan to either
> switch to a 2-bbl MPI or finish building my stroker 406, which would be
> perfect for the airflow of the intake. If I had a 406, I feel it would
> work perfectly, but after experiencing the torque of Sam's motor, I
> would rather have the torque.
>
> For dyno results, go to:
> http://people.mw.mediaone.net/flyboy01/main.html
> and click on "TECHNICAL"
>
> Mark Kuzia
>
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