There was a hotter ECU available for these trucks. I had gotten one from
Forward Motion out of PA years ago.
Not sure if they're still around. I was on the B&G site recently, and sawa
blurb about these there as well.
http://www.bgchrysler.com/Service/High_Performance_Service_Parts/high_perfor
mance_service_parts.html Probably worth a call.
You can also use a stock 360 TBI (same year) on it for more air. If you
decide to go this route, use the 5.2 injectors and sensors off the original
TBI unit. You'll need to open up the holes at the top of the intake
manifold for best effect.
HTH
TonyC
former owner of Shelby Dak #33 (white)
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Byrne <kerib@ptd.net>
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Date: Saturday, April 26, 2003 3:05 PM
Subject: DML: Shelby Dakota
>
>Here is the update on my Dakota. I bought my Shelby back in March. Here is
>what I have done. New front brakes, new P245-60-15 Yokohama Avid S/T tires,
>New hi-performance rebuilt tranny with MP High Stall Lock Up Converter and
>new KYB Gas A Just shocks. Tune up with Blue MP wires. The truck will run
>dead even with my 15.7 second Neon. The engine appears to be stock with
cast
>iron exhaust manifolds. It does have an Edelbrock air cleaner and Accel
>coil. Haven't had it to the track but she will definitely run high 15's low
>16's. She also will corner at high speed with little body roll and the tail
>stays in place. In fact the truck had good all season tires on it when I
got
>it and she would incinerate the tires. With the Avids she hooks up nice.
>Best non race tire I have had period. Now I turn my attention to the
engine.
>I want to get as much power as I can retaining tbi. I understand fully that
>I am limited with this but I want to keep the tbi. Any ideas? I do plan on
>rebuilding the engine from top to bottom
>Tom Byrne
>84 Charger 2.2 FSP
>89 Shelby Dakota #233
>99 Neon DOHC DSP
>The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the
>inherent vice of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. - Winston
>Churchill. ...
>
>
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