I'll will have to agree with that one Bernd. Had a friend in high school
who had a Grand National and that car was simply fast. Well built car
and could take a beating. Never had any problems with the engine either
even after adding more hop up parts and testing them out...hehe. Luckily
my friend was smart and kept the car and had a minor restoration done to
it to clean it up. Always gets people wanting to buy it now.
Jeff Durling
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From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Bernd D.
Ratsch
Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 2:39 PM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: RE: DML: Re: Billet 4" stroker kit for 3.9
Three letters: G N X ;)
- Bernd
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of
jon@dakota-truck.net
Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 1:00 PM
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: Re: DML: Re: Billet 4" stroker kit for 3.9
"Josh Battles" <jbattles@bankfinancial.com> wrote:
: <<snip>>
:> True, but for the price, you could buy an entire 360ci crate
engine!
:> :-) You'd have to be an extremely diehard V6er to go that route.
:-)
: <<snip>>
: Yes, but you're forgetting the weight factor. A V6 will always weigh
less
: than a V8. In my gen III that might just make a difference if it's a
SC'd
: 4.9 stroker V6..... Why gain all that weight from the 360 if I can put
up
: similar numbers with a 6cyl? I think the only thing that may deter
from the
: V6 is that the V8 will always sound better. Nothin sounds like
healthy
: Mopar muscle. This line of thinking requires some serious
studying.....I
: haven't even gotten my bonus check and already it's burning a hole in
my
: wallet. damn.
I dunno, while there is some truth in that, you really have to
consider the bang for the buck. Also, while you might get the V6 to
match
the HP, it will probably be at the expense of torque, specifically low
end
torque, which is what our heavy trucks need. You also need to consider
reliability - if I had to choose between a NA V8 and a blown, stroked V6
making the same power, I'd take the V8, even if it was heavier. Chances
are its going to last longer - its under a lot less stress.
Consider it from this angle... the 4cyl is even lighter than the 6,
why not start there? Or perhaps a 2cyl motorcycle engine? a 1cyl
R/C aircraft engine? :-) Ok, that's getting a bit silly but I'm just
trying to illustrate that there is a point of "diminishing marginal
returns". The key is figuring out exactly where that is, and
determining what makes the most sense for your particular budget and
goals.
---Jon-
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