Re: RE: Re: RE: Magnum Engine Mods

From: Gary Hedlin (ghedlin@theramp.net)
Date: Sat Sep 21 2002 - 16:04:06 EDT


Bet your sweet a$$ i'm going to!!!

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""Bernd D. Ratsch"" <bernd@texas.net> wrote in message news:001c01c26179$1580b9d0$090aa8c0@homenet.com... > > Just hope he doesn't' put Nitrous on it (100HP). ;) > > - Bernd > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of > scsilverdak > Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 9:50 PM > To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net > Subject: DML: Re: RE: Magnum Engine Mods > > > > Ok..........that's what I was thinking, just needed to confirm my > suspicions on that. basically what we have planned is a 3.9 with a true > 9.5:1 compression ratio, measured and corrected deck height, (piston set > .020 below deck thru decking the block) and milling of the heads to the > required chamber cc to achieve it with a .038-.042 Fel-Pro head gasket, > a reworked stock crank that's machined for a better set of rods, > rebalanced, and set up with a lighter rotating mass,(Eagle,Erson, > Manley, etc connecting rod, and a set of KB sil-vo-lite, or Diamond > racing pistons) , studded mains, moly piston rings, cylinder head studs, > ported and polished heads.............generally a 3.9 built to live a > long and healthy life of street and strip performance. and one of > Speedtweak's 3310 Comp Cams bump sticks and the required valve spring > set's. I figure it should have a nice 225-250 hp and around 275-300 > lb/ft torque..........and rev very nice and smooth!!.........This 3.9 > will go down in Gary Hedlin's '98 Dakota Sport 2wd.........should make a > nice daily driver and weekend warrior at the strip once in a while. > > Ron- > >



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