Just trying to figure what may have been done.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chad Evans" <hemidak@msn.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 2:07 PM
Subject: DML: Re: Shelby Dakota
>
> 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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