They are still around but as far as I know owner Mike DeMoss was only doing
mini Mopars.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Cellana" <acellan1@tampabay.rr.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 4:09 PM
Subject: DML: Re: Shelby Dakota
>
> 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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