One other note - if that plant is kicking out those kind of numbers, and you
like to race it hard, you might consider having a clutch shield installed...
-- JB""mike kulczycki"" <dakota1994@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:Law10-F125hGD1XyCTr00007249@hotmail.com... > > the rpevious owner thought close to 400 hp... i'm not sure. i have wanted > to dyno it. the truck has had a best time of 13.6 at 106. so it has some > power... that could be another option. i know that could run me several > thousand... i may be replacing the clutch with a halfway decent clutch this > year and rethinking what i want to do and save some money. maybe i'll get a > new trans next year... i really can't afford that much now. i just bought > a house and am just finishing up redoing the bathroom... looks like there > won't be any drag racing for a while... > thanks.. > > > > Mike K > 94 SLT,CC,239,2wd,auto > 95 Sport,RC,360,5-speed > http://www.hornok.com/zig > > > > > > >From: "John Bell" <john_bell_2@hushmail.com> > >Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net > >To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net > >Subject: DML: Re: busted clutch.... > >Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2003 20:08:12 -0500 > > > >What are the shaft numbers on the engine? What's your budget look like? > > > >How about a built-up A-518 (46RE?) with TransGo shift kit mated to a Mopar > >torque converter? > >-- > >JB > > > >""mike kulczycki"" <dakota1994@hotmail.com> wrote in message > >news:Law10-F1002KxYx9KJl0000571f@hotmail.com... > > > > > > well yesterday was a bad day at the strip... i took the black 95 360 > >out > > > and on the 4th run the clutch blew up. this is sam south's old truck if > > > anyone cares... i think it had a centerforce II with about 10k miles. > >so > > > i'm not to happy with that... oh well i guess. i'll find out within a > >few > > > weeks when i take it apart and see what happened. the trans still > >worked, > > > but the clutch was real hard. it was making noise like pieces floating > > > around. then it wouldn't start after stopped. there was a piece of > >clutch > > > material sticking out of the bellhouse. now i am thinking of a 727 or > >some > > > other trans or replace the clutch and keep using the nv3500 with 125k > > > miles... such decisions... any suggestions are appreciated... > > > > > > > > > > > > Mike K > > > 94 SLT,CC,239,2wd,auto > > > 95 Sport,RC,360,5-speed > > > http://www.hornok.com/zig > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Instant message during games with MSN Messenger 6.0. Download it now > >FREE! > > > http://msnmessenger-download.com > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get MSN 8 Dial-up Internet Service FREE for one month. Limited time offer-- > sign up now! http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup >
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