RE: WOW, Gotta love Vortech

From: greg conner (dodgeboy93@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Apr 27 2004 - 00:26:58 EDT


Awesome tj, but be really easy on her before you get the crane box in.
Detonation will kill those stock head gaskets really quickly..........

Greg Conner
1996 RC
3.9 hybrid

>From: "TJG" <dakota52318@toad.net>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
>Subject: DML: WOW, Gotta love Vortech
>Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 17:15:29 -0700
>
>I got the SCer on around 2PM today.... started it, checked for leaks,
>etc.... and took it out for its first run, over to my freinds house to
>drink
>a few beers and stuff with the wives to see thier wedding photos.... THIS
>THING IS AMAZING. There is not a bit of difference from idle to 2000 RPMs,
>but after that this thing comes on strong, and pulls like a scolded dog
>from
>2500 on.... If it doesnt shave off at least 1-1.2 sec of the quarter it
>will
>be crazy, it pulls that hard. It sounds insane too, even with the super
>quiet. I cannot go WOT yet becuase I think the Mopar PCM is adding to much
>timing at that point and giving me a fair amount of detonation, but I will
>solve that when I get the Crane on this week or the next. I have a nice
>shiny Summit battery box to put the battery in the bed, and will be getting
>some nice distribution boxes to land all the wires. It was $2950, to the
>door well spent........ Later this winter the hood will be modified to use
>as the intake, and I will have some custom AC lines made to make room for
>that box. Budnik Magnum wheels this fall, and I will be searching for a
>9-1/4 RT rear with disc brakes as well... after this motor goes, it will be
>time for a 408, or a 360, depends on how crazy I really think I need to
>go.... I didnt get any of the normal boost hick-ups that some trucks get
>when they freak out over seeing the boost... all in all, after all the
>cuts,
>banged knuckles and harsh language, Im pretty damn happy.
>
>TJ
>dakota52318@toad.net
>1992 Dodge Dakota 4X4
>3.90 Gears, Long Bed
>318, 46RH Auto
>DT Headers, RamAir Hood
>Flowmaster Muffler
>Custom Throttle Body
>MP Computer
>Viper Electric Fan
>Vortech V2 SQ S-Trim
>4350lbs
>
>
>

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