Re: Was: CN Dakota Now:Stuffed R/T

From: Tom Slick North (prodog@swbell.net)
Date: Sat Dec 08 2001 - 00:36:07 EST


Jeff,

Go with the turbos...they offer some advantages over superchargers...

E-mail me offlist if you want to learn more about them...

Later,
Tom "Slick" North
96 Dodge Dakota 5.2L RC
71 Chevelle Malibu 350
71 Porsche 914/2.0L

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Trithart" <homesteadworkshop@shaw.ca>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 10:49 PM
Subject: DML: Re: CN Dakota

> There are about 30 of these babies right here in my home town. CN Rail
> mainly uses them for supervisors and inspectors. The best I can tell,
they
> are stone stock except for the high rail equipment. Some are V8's and
some
> are V6's. All are 4 wheel drive and all the ones that I have seen are
> autos. Therre is always 1 or 2 sitting at the local dealersd waiting for
> delivery, when there is another one there, I will scope it out a little
more
> in depth. Just to let you know, there is a bunch of 01 Rams running
around
> here set up the same. Mixture of 1/2 and 3/4 tons, all 4 wheel drive
also.
> Only changes I can see are obviously high rail equipment and they change
to
> wheels to fit the narrow guage tracks.
>
> On a different note, Stuffed R/T. What do you guys think, turbo's or
> supercharged. I'm still not sure if I even want to do it, but my local
> speed shop is jumping up and down and wants to really help out with pieces
> at a drastically reduced price!! I am leaning towards turbo's. The
thought
> of a couple of hairdryers whistling under the hood gets me going!!
>
> Jeff Trithart
> homesteadworkshop@shaw.ca
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Car37" <englehart@Sympatico.ca>
> To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 11:59 PM
> Subject: DML: CN Dakota
>
>
> > I was going through one of the news groups and found this. Do not know
> > the year or drive train.
> >
> > http://www.geocities.com/englehrt/truck/dakota/index.html
> >
> > --
> >
> > Shawn Englehart
> > return email: englehart@sympatico.ca
> > http://www.geocities.com/englehrt
> > http://www.dakota-truck.net/profiles/dakota/Yfz3JVR3VIJnE/profile.htm
> >
> >
>
>



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