Re: DML:Dakota engine

From: Michael Maskalans (dml@tepidcola.com)
Date: Sun Dec 14 2003 - 01:12:32 EST


At 02:25 AM 12/11/2003, you wrote:

>Michael Maskalans wrote:
>
>>
>>I was just re-reading the Mopar Muscle of October this year where they
>>coaxed just under 600HP out of it with some very, very streetable mods
>>(and low end torque is VERY notable with it too, in all states of tune).
>
>Yeah... I read that. A bigger camshaft and a single plane manifold w/ a
>950 or 970 Demon carb and a carb spacer. SIX HUNDRED SAE net horsepower
>on an otherwise completely crate engine. I need one of them in my GenII,
>which weighs 1680kg with a full tank of gas and me in it. That's a 3700
>pound truck with 600 ponies... I like... *evil grin*

eh, what the hell:

NOTE: hp #s at 5500 RMP are assuming that the second listing of numbers at
5000 RMP in the mag's table were the fault of a typo. in the published
tabe two numbers are listed for every setup at 5000 RPM, and the next is at
6 grand. it follows for me, and the numbers look right, so that's what I'm
going with. also, for the record, stock cam is .278 gross duration,
.495/.480 lift.

baseline was hooker headers (2-1/8") with a Holley 950hp carb and an
electric water pump. jets were both 82, timing was best at 33deg:
RMP TQ HP
3500 492 328
3800 500
4000 495 377
4500 480 411
5000 480 457
5400 467
5500 464 486
5700 494
6000 425 485
6300
6500 425

why you'd measure TQ and not HP at a top-end RPM doesn't make much sense....

first mod was a roller cam (Crane PowerMax SR-254/374-2S-12 : .304/.312
gross duration, .254/.262 duration at .050, .587/.568 lift), lifters and
pushrods. used a 975 Race Demon carb since some bowtie lovers "borrowed"
the Holly 950:
RMP TQ HP
3500 508 339
3800 505
4000 510 388
4500 499 427
5000 489 465
5400 487
5500 485 508
5700 519
6000 465 531
6300 534
6500 479 526
6600 520
6900 518

finally, the dual plane stock intake was replaced with a single plane
Barton 4bbl and the carb swapped to a 995 King Demon:
RMP TQ HP
3500 467 311
3800 468
4000 476 362
4500 479 410
5000 496 472
5400 516
5500 515 539
5700 548
6000 502 574
6300 591
6500 467 593
6600 594
6900 590

They also threw on some big tube headers and knocked all the numbers back
about 20% while moving the curves up the RPM range dramatically. I'm not
going to bother typing that in, just don't install 2.25" headers on this
motor NA.

just for good measure, again:
>>and besides: it's R E A L hemi!
>
>INDEED!

buy your obscenely priced monster here:
<https://www.jimsautoparts.com/engineassy.htm>
or anywhere else you might like to. FWIW, I think my RamCharger is keeping
it's 360 for a good long while at those prices.... =)

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Michael Maskalans           <http://mike.tepidcola.com/dak/>
'98 Dakota CC 4x4 318                 '84 RamCharger 4x4 360
mobile.612.618.4652   campus.585.274.2246   fax.360.364.3930
--
Michael Maskalans           <http://mike.tepidcola.com/dak/>
'98 Dakota CC 4x4 318                 '84 RamCharger 4x4 360
mobile.612.618.4652   campus.585.274.2246   fax.360.364.3930



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