Re: RE: 320 HP 3.9L V6 on EBAY??

From: Hop * (hopsdak@hotmail.com)
Date: Tue Aug 08 2006 - 15:30:34 EDT


How much HP was Bernd's lil 6'er putting out??
I remember he built it from the ground up. It was keeping up with R/T's and
it was N/A.
--Hop

>From: msnbcnnbcbs@hotmail.com
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
>Subject: Re: DML: RE: 320 HP 3.9L V6 on EBAY??
>Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 19:11:28 +0000 (UTC)
>
>Does getting that kind of power out the 3.9 require changing engine
>internals?
>(cams, ect?)
>
>just curious. Modding my V6 is looking a LOT more tempting compared to
>buying a
>used R/T as gas prices are shooting higher...
>
>msnbcnnbcbs
>
>In article <000001c6bafa$9021ea90$6500a8c0@highlander>, rascal@scrtc.com
>("Rick
>Barnes") writes:
> >
> >
> > Sounds quite believeable to me.
> >
> > Rascal
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of
> > msnbcnnbcbs@hotmail.com
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 8:29 AM
> > To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> > Subject: DML: 320 HP 3.9L V6 on EBAY??
> >
> >
> > this guy:
> >
> >
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1998-Dodge-Dakota-more-HP-than-stock-R-T-supe
> > rch
> >
>-v6_W0QQitemZ160016089578QQihZ006QQcategoryZ6196QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmd
> > ZVi
> > ewItem
> >
> >
> > is claiming his 98 V6 RC is putting out 320 hp.
> >
> > His mod list is:
> >
> > "polished Vortech V2 supercharger, Crane Hi6 ignition with boost retard,
>JBA
> > headers, F&B 50 mm Throttle body, Gibson 3 inch cat back, Classic tubes
> > front
> > SS brake lines, black magic fan, street glow wire loom, all aluminum
> > smoothed
> > and powder coated.... more but too much to list."
> >
> > 50mm TB?? isnt that wayyyy too much for a V6?
> >
> >
> > assuming the S.C. is giving him about 70hp: ~245 hp + bolt-ons = 320hp?
> >
> > he's got another 75hp worth of bolt-ons?
> >
> > Im not knocking the guy, but I'd love to know how hes doing it as my V6
> > needs
> > some tender power lovin' too. unless he went into the engine and started
> > chaning cams, pistons, ect, hows he getting that much power out of the
> > engine?
> >
> >
> > msnbcnnbcbs
> > 99 RC V6
> >
> >
> >
> >



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