Re: What year 3.9 -> 3.7? (Two Words)

From: Scott Lane (rsb7424@gmail.com)
Date: Fri Apr 09 2010 - 10:40:49 EDT


A MYSTERY FINALLY SOLVED! Thanks AB!

Rascal glug, glug....

On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 12:31 AM, Mr. Plow <adam_is_mr_plow@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> No Jon, my favourite saying is definitely not "Slow Down".  lol
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> For anyone that has been wondering, my sig line refers to my very first DML meet at the Steiger "Plantation" back in 2000.
> Andy Levy was having a bit of a tough time getting up slippery hill (pretty sure that was it's name) as many others had experienced that say.
> This was mostly due to the fact the hill was basically a slick sheet of clay that had about as much traction as a hillside covered in ice, and to make matters worse, at the bottom of the hill there was a sizeable mud puddle you had to drive through right before attempting the hill.  Every truck that went up the hill brought water with it, making it that much more difficult to conquer.  Andy was the 2nd last truck in the convoy, right before me.
> And of course there was the tree near the top that seemed to have a powerful magnet hidden underneath it's bark that drew EVERY truck towards it as they closed in on getting to the top.
> I was "gently" coaching Andy as to the proper technique to reach the summit when I yelled, loud enough to be heard, on video tape mind you, over his screaming engine, "GIVE 'ERRR!!!"
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> And that has been in my sig line ever since.
> That first (for me) BBQ was also where I earned my handle, given to me by Dave from Pennsylvania, whose last name I cannot recall at the moment.  I do remember him having a bunch of doo-dads and doohickeys hanging off his truck though...
> <scratches head>
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> Hope everyone enjoyed story time with The Adam Blaster.  :D
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> (Please don't ask me who coined the term "doo-dads and doohickeys" in reference to Dave's truck, that one I definitely DO NOT remember.)
> lololol
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> The Adam Blaster
> Two words, figure it out.....
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>> To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
>> From: jon@dakota-truck.net
>> Subject: Re: DML: What year 3.9 -> 3.7?
>> Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 23:34:31 +0000
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>> "Mr. Plow"  wrote:
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>>> I'm curious what year they switched to the newer 3.7 engine?
>>> Is it actually any better in terms of fuel economy?
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>>> I'm planning on selling my '02 Durango and getting back into a Dak. :D
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>> Unfortunately I'm not going to be able to give you any data that
>> you can actually use, but just wanted to chime in to say you are
>> definitely wise to ask! I know that with the Magnum series of
>> engines, the 3.9 didn't do all that much better than the 5.2 in the
>> fuel economy department, especially when you actually use the truck as
>> a truck. If you had a really light Dak and drove it like Grandpa,
>> then maybe... However, I know that does not apply to you - I know
>> what the "two words" are, and they are not "slow down"! ;-)
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>> Again, I have no hard data, but based on the previous experiences
>> of DMLers with the 3.9 vs 5.2, I would not be surprised if the 3.7 got
>> even worse mileage than the 3.9, given that the Daks the 3.7 got
>> installed in are heavier than ever, and the 3.7 probably gives up some
>> low end torque to the 3.9 due to the pushrod to OHV change. (I could
>> be wrong about that, I have not tried to pull up any dyno data, but I
>> have talked to folks who have owned both the 5.2 and 4.7 who were not
>> happy with the lack of torque in the latter as compared to the former,
>> so I am assuming - dangerous I know - that the 3.7 and 3.9 are similar
>> in that regard.)
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>> --
>> -Jon-
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>> .- Jon Steiger -- jon@dakota-truck.net or jon@jonsteiger.com -.
>> | '96 Kolb Firefly, '96 Suzuki Intruder, Miscellaneous Mopars |
>> `-------------------------------- http://www.jonsteiger.com --'
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