DAMIT RAY! Can I take my old 318LA, steal some old 60's - 70's parts,
Magnum Heads and come and play with the Big Boys! By the way I run the Dak
and the the LT1 Cadi on 94 Octane as my city gas.
Jim Knox, 91 Dak 318LA, 4x4 , original owner
----- Original Message -----
From: "RayB" <bpracing@worldnet.att.net>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 6:37 AM
Subject: RE: DML: Re: Loss of bottom end, completely....
>
> Ok Ron, I can't help myself. Reading about all you go through and
imagining
> how expensive it must be to make big power out of a V6, I just gotta say
> it....you coulda had a V8! :-)
>
> Seriously, I admire the effort you, Greg and Bernd have put into your
V6's.
> It's similar to me still playing with my 318 when it would be easier to
drop
> in a mild 408 and go just as fast. But where's the glory in that, right!
>
> Ron, if you make it to the Mopar Nats you won't need to carry your own
race
> gas. The track sells it here. Also, all our Sunoco stations sell 94
octane
> and some sell race gas as well (as do some local Citgo stations).
>
> RayB
> http://www.dragtruk.com/ENTRIES/20KM1FD2KWBP.html
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > It pulled a 229 RWHP without the Nos, I turned the Nos on and it
> > popped the
> > 290 RWHP!
> >
> > That was an additional 61 RWHP..........I calculate it produced
> > about 75HP
> > additional at the flywheel given the 25% LOSS thru the driveline........
> >
> > I'm having the Fuel pressure tuned to bring the A/F ratio around, and
> > recurving the ICON timing curve with an additional 2 degrees
> > retard to keep
> > the head gaskets happy!
> >
> > I'm also adding about 4 gallons of Sunoco GT 100 street legal
> > race fuel to
> > the tank as a added measure of protection for the Dyno tuning.
> >
> > I may bring a few gallon in July too, if I can find a 5 gallon
> > container to
> > transport it in safely.
> >
> > Ron
> > 01' Dakota Sport 3.9 4WD
>
>
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