Re: Got 408? Hell Yeah!

From: Gary Hedlin (ghedlin@theramp.net)
Date: Sat Apr 24 2004 - 01:30:28 EDT


Someone pass me the box of tissues, cause that looks SWEET!!

Bill, what are your HP/TQ estimates right now for that bad boy??

Gary

On 4/22/04 6:31 PM, in article 139.2e0cc311.2db9af80@aol.com,
"B1LLYW@aol.com" <B1LLYW@aol.com> wrote:

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> It's done. My Dak is on the road and back in my driveway. No video yet, I
> added some "finished pics" to my website. I still need to detail the engine
> bay
> so I haven' t got any pics of that yet (body shop snot makes a mess).
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> It is really nice. I've only got about 100 miles on the drivetrain so I
> haven't romped on it yet. The torque is awesome. I barely lift the clutch and
> she
> starts rolling. Sounds good.
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> Motor is running good, no rocker noise to speak of, no exhaust leaks, no
> fluid leaks that I've found. I hope I'm not jinxing myself.
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> The plan is to run it for about 1,000 miles, then dyno it. Since it's a new
> motor, new tranny, and new rear end I really want to break it in properly.
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> The body came out super. We did a frame-off. There's an awful lot of new
> stuff on the truck. At some point I'll sit down and write a complete
> break-down of
> what was done. Until then, feel free to hit me with any questions.
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> Two years and two months later, I've got a 408 again. Life is good.
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> Bill White - KRC Performance
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> http://www.bionicdodge.com
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> '95 Dakota CC 4x2 - 408, 5 speed, 8 3/4
> '03 Neon R/T - no mods yet
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