Dear Corey:
You inquire as to old Daks getting more umph!
I own
a 1989 Dakota with a 3.9L engine and however reliable my Baby is
I am just not happy with the acceleration or overall power for that
matter.
Is there any performance parts out there for this truck like "power
chips"
or cams or anything??? If so WHERE?????
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Subject:
power up
Date:
Sun, 21 Dec 97 22:32:35 +0000
From:
William Hatch <wkhesq@worldnet.att.net>
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Bill, Sr.
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Dear Corey:
I purchased headers from Clifford and gained big time. Here is copy of a
letter I sent to another one of us old timer Dak owners.
I bought a set of Clifford Headers for my 3.9L, P.O. BOX 2620, Corona,
CA 91720. Tel: 909-734-3310.
I gave this gentleman my Visa number and late the next day the ehaders
arrived via air freight right to my door.
They fit like a glove. Hint use new studs, but do not install
drivers/left side ones until the header is close to being in place.
Reason: studs are long enough such that header studs and steering shaft
get in each other's way. Another tip, if I may. I drilled a 11/16" hole
in the left collector pointing almost straight up when installed. i then
took the 18mm thread chaser that I had bought from NAPA (NO AUTOMOTIVE
PARTS AVAILABLE) and welded it into the hole. Then with a deburring tool
I ground most of the inside part away. I then threaded in a new O2
sniffer. I had to splice in a piece of wire because the O2 was much
father away, but that was the easy part. I went back to NAPA and bought
a second cat for $78.00 and I run straight pipes from there back. It was
rather difficult with my limited pileof shop tools to make the cross
over from the left side to the right side with 2" i.d. pipe. I made up
some hangers of my own from 10GA bandstrap, bundled the two cats
together, silver soldered the 5/8" o.d.tubing to the smog pump plumbing
(all new) andran coppertubing forward to tie in. Gotta have it and it
extends the life of the cat to have fresh air pumped to it and it keeps
a killer out of the cab. Worth it, I'd say.
The header price was unbelieveably inexpensive ($199.00). Now if I just
could find a four barrell manifold and intake. You are lucky one -
right? You got fuel injection.
Oh!, by the way there are now 3 of us olde but goodie Dak owners on the
buffnet. Now 4.
Drop me a e-mail if you need some help or have further questions.
P.S. APPARENTLY YOU LISTED AN INCORRECT ADDRESS, COREY. AND TODAY, WELL,
this old Dak was pulling 18" diameter logs 20-30 feet long up a bank
covered with snow. I ain't shiny no more but I'm still tough.
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