Re: Shelby Dakota

From: Tony Cellana (acellan1@tampabay.rr.com)
Date: Sat May 10 2003 - 15:11:01 EDT


Hey Tom,

I saw the statements. Where are the questions?? ;-)

For colloector value, try to track down the original dual snorkle air
cleaner assy that belongs on the truck. I won't be easy to find, and will
only get worse to find over time.

Good luck with it.

TonyC

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Byrne <kerib@ptd.net>
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Date: Saturday, May 10, 2003 12:17 PM
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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