Re: Quick ?Q?...

From: Robert G. Carmack (rob@notnow.com)
Date: Wed Jul 23 1997 - 16:48:15 EDT


At 05:37 PM 7/24/97 +0900, you wrote:
>MSGundam@aol.com wrote:
>
>> Can Someone on this list explain what a stub stack is and how it
>> works, A
>> friend was trying to explain it to me. I have a 88 Dakota that I'm
>> lookin to
>> squeeze some performance out of. Any info on a nice mean loud
>> Exhaust and
>> Spring and lowering kits would be helpful. The truck is really mint
>> for being
>> an 88, I bought it from this old guy who stored it in a garage and
>> drove it
>> on weekends only. I have since repainted it and added a cool yellow
>> euro
>> offset ralley stripe Other Toys, but none of them help performance
>> wise...so,
>> Give me aline here! Thanx
>> RorY
>>
>> Also, Does anyone know the HP Rating for the 88 V6 3.9??? I read
>> somewhere
>> 239, but I don't think that's right...
>
> Ok guys and gals, please correct if I am wrong but isn't a stub
>stack another name for a short velocity stack? All it is, is an
>upside down funnel looking device that sits atop your TBI or Carb.
>This thing is supposed to help speed up and create a smoother airflow
>before it enters the TBI/Carb. Of course I could be way off in
>this. I would opt for something else, say a FABM. If you are
>going to run a functional hood scoop then a stub stack may be the way
>to go.
> A mean Exhaust huh? Well I would have to say the two chamber
>Flow Masters or the Dynomax Magnum racing series mufflers. They
>have a good bark to them. You can listen to the Flowmasters on....
>oh shoot... I forget who's homepage I listened to them on but it
>sounded sooooo fine.
> Springs and lowering kit?; well Eibach springs are very nice
>and I believe that Street Scenes has some mighty nice lowering kits.
>There are alot of places that will have what you need but I can't
>think of them at the moment.
> Any way... I hope that this helped. (if just a bit)
>
>Shawn Shultzaberger
>
>
>
>

You can get the sounds from Mike's web page, http://userv.wt.net/~mclark/
and they do sound good.

Rob

 



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