With those mods on the 5.0L...the Dodge can't touch it. Parts guy at work
has similar mods on his '90 stang and the engine has 120K on it...quicker
than s--t though. You're trying to beat a 3200lb car with about 300HP -
with a 4500lb truck with less HP. Power to weight, it ain't gonna happen.
- Bernd
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Chad Evans
Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2004 3:06 PM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: RE: DML: Re: Ford Guys on the dml: was roush magnums.
i have every option that mercury offered in 86 on my capri. The motor has
81,000 on it but i suspect a VERY tired motor. The rings are starting to go
i think plus i think i may have a head gasket that is going south on me as
well. I"ll give yah a heads up gary on what i am going to be doing over this
winter or buying to do in the spring.
1. No A/C
2. No heater core
3. No powersteering/ no powersteering pump 4. No smog/EGR
The above mods if you want to call them that is a weight reduction of
about 20-30 pounds 5. Flaming river manual rack 6.Tubular front suspension
further reducing the weight by another 30-40 pounds 7. Rear suspension- I
am leaning towards steeda but i am not sure.
8. Install the rebuilt trac-loc with 3.73 gears 9. Tremec TKO 600 5-speed
and the required components to install.
10. Ford motorsports aluminum driveshaft Thats just for the car not the
motor. for the motor 11. 306 short block with forged internals with I am
thinking a Trick Flow stage 2 cam.
12. Thumper performance ported e7 heads w/ gt-40 valvetrain the following
will be hear shortly 13. Cobra Intake upper and lower 14. Mass air
conversion kit 15. 190 fuel pump 16. paxton fuel pressure regulator.
17. ceramic coated shorties -- Already have and installed 18. Pypes
performance exhaust with x-pipe --- Already have and installed
Now gary if you want to attempt to whoop my arse. better be quick about it!!
on second thought you dont want to run and lose to a 19 year old car do yah.
Why not race my truck. Then you can say that another dodge beat you and not
a FORD product. lol
Now back to regular schedule DML programming!!
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