Re: Trailer Pulling

From: KARL MOLTZAN (kmoltzan@mymail.net)
Date: Wed Sep 03 1997 - 09:17:27 EDT


On=20Wed,=203=20Sep=201997=2007:48:39=20-0400=20"Dick=20Campagna"=20=0D=
=0A<campagna@nothinbut.net>=20wrote:=0D=0A=0D=0A>OK,=20here's=20an=20un=
usual=20question=20for=20the=20group.=20=20I'll=20soon=20=0D=0Abe=20ord=
ering=20a=20'98=0D=0A>Dakota,=20CC,=20V8,=205-speed,=203.90=20rear,=20H=
D=20everything,=20to=20pull=20=0D=0Amy=2025'=20Shadow=0D=0A>Cruiser=205=
th=20wheel=20trailer=20(4,800=20lb=20loaded).=20=20My=20biggest=20=0D=0A=
concern=20is=20low-end=0D=0A>torque,=20since=20I=20want=20plenty=20of=20=
it=20available=20when=20I=20let=20the=20=0D=0Aclutch=20out.=20=0D=0A>Th=
at=20way,=20I=20won't=20have=20to=20slip=20it=20too=20much=20to=20get=20=
the=20=0D=0A*r's*=20up,=20although,=0D=0A>with=20that=20*low*=20first=20=
gear=20and=20a=203.90=20rear,=20it=20shouldn't=20=0D=0Abe=20a=20problem=
.=20=20The=0D=0A>solution=20to=20increasing=20low-end=20torque=20is=20p=
robably=20=0D=0Adifferent=20that=20what=20a=20lot=0D=0A>of=20you=20guys=
=20are=20doing=20to=20improve=20results=20on=20the=20drag=20=0D=0Astrip=
.=20=20Any=0D=0A>suggestions?=20=20=20=0D=0A>(P.S.=20-=20If=20you=20wan=
t=20to=20see=20the=20new=20models=20of=20my=20trailer,=20=0D=0Acheckout=
=0D=0A>www.shadowcruiser.com.=20=20Mine=20is=20a=20'91,=20so=20it=20isn=
't=20listed.=20=0D=0A=20But=20check=20out=0D=0A>how=20aerodynamic=20the=
se=20trailers=20are.=20=20It=20should=20be=20a=20good=20=0D=0Amatch=20f=
or=20my=0D=0A>Dakota.=20=20I=20don't=20work=20for=20Shadow=20Cruiser.=20=
=20I'm=20retired=20=0D=0Afrom=20federal=0D=0A>service.)=20=20=20=09=0D=0A=
>----------=0D=0A>=0D=0A=0D=0ADoug=20thorley=20headers=20will=20increas=
e=20low=20end=20torque.Keep=20=0D=0Athe=202.5"=20cat=20run=20a=20cat=20=
back=20exhaust=20with=202.5"=20exhaust=0D=0Ainstead=20of=203.".That=20w=
ill=20increase=20your=20bottom=20end=20and=20=0D=0Amidrange=20torque.=0D=
=0A=20=0D=0A=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=2092=20CC=204=
X2=205.2L=204/5RT(stock=20cam)=0D=0A=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=
=20=20=20=20=20=20=201.7Crower,=20Electric=20Fans=0D=0A=20=20=20=20=20=20=
=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20DTs,Jacobs=20Omnipac=0D=0A=
=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20B&M=20Sh=
ifter=204200lbs=0D=0A=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=
=20=20=20=20=20=2015.054@90.124=20=20=0D=0A=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=
=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20kmoltzan@mymail.net=0D=0A



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