Re: Shelby Dakota

From: Chad Evans (hemidak@msn.com)
Date: Sat May 10 2003 - 14:07:07 EDT


did you knock on wood before you bought it!
maybe you have some good karma. lol

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Byrne" <kerib@ptd.net>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 11:13 AM
Subject: DML: Shelby Dakota

>
> I have some questions about my Shelby Dakota. Since I have bought it in
> March and tuned it and put a new tranny with high stall converter I have
> noticed it is rather quick. It not only accelerates to 60 quicker than my
> 15.7 1/4 mile Neon but it also took out a somewhat modified 350 Chevy full
> size truck rather easily. I bought it off of a dealer who took it as a
> trade. Here is what I have noticed. The prior owner has replaced the coil
> and is running an open 14 inch air cleaner. I examined the exhaust and
> discovered it had true duals. Has stock manifolds but they empty into
their
> own down pipes that flow through their own cats and mufflers. I have
driven
> a 91 Dakota with a TBI 318 and it was not as quick. Also when I pulled the
> plugs they were perfect. No oil no nothing on a 111,000 mile engine
> (supposedly) my cylinder compression reads from 158 to 162. Something
seems
> surprisingly good.
> 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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