At 02:19 PM 5/11/98 -0700, you wrote:
>Intakes & K&N
>The drop in did nothing as I said before. It would be great for grampa
>who just wants to be thrifty with his $$. It will last forever, but does
>nothing in the GO FAST dept. for ya'.
>The 360 FIPK I did put on my '97 later on (it was intended for a '96)
>killed some low-end power, and made the truck lean out.. This just
>served to piss me off most of time, but it sounded kinda cool sucking so
>much air.
>
>Updates....
>I just got back from a trip to the Colorado River with my Kota to shoot
>Spring Splash '98. On the way there, I lost the second driveshaft
>accordion boot/dust seal at about 90 mph. Sounded like the truck had
>J-brakes like a semi. This was the second one to let loose as I said.
>Has anyone else lost this piece? It explodes at 90 mph and upwards. I
>pulled the truck over at a rest stop and yanked the leftovers. Then I
>drove it at 100+ the rest of the way to the river with no problems. In
>the heat, the truck has to have a tank of premium 92 octane AND a can of
>104 Octane Boost or it's just not a happy camper under full boost. As
>far as performance goes, the truck is now putting out 275 horsepower
>(196.1 before the blower) and 397 ft./lbs. torque (253.4 before the
>blower). This means 350 horse at the flywheel. (R/T what?) These are
>rear wheel figures on an above-ground DynoJet dyno using a six-pound
>pulley. It is typical to lose as much as 10 hp on an above-ground dyno
>due to vibration and altitude variance. The truck was tested in Rancho
>Cucamonga, California. The stock intake bonnet is still being used and
>accounts for 15 horsepower in restriction. I've got to figure out a new
>way to go....
>The truck is slated to go under the knife again in a day or two for
>about 2 weeks to pro street the rear suspension. I'm not tubbing the
>rear end, I've already got 11 inches of rubber on each side at the rear.
>I'm just utilizing a four-link setup with a driveshaft loop and airbags
>all the way around. The rear shock mounts will be dual-purpose to allow
>the use of coil-over for drag strip fun. I'm not sure when I'm going to
>be able to run the truck again at the track, show season is here again.
>I'll be in Tennessee this coming weekend at the MiniTruck & Euro
>Nationals. The weekend following the next weekend will mean another show
>that's local but no time to run the truck. In September, it's FINALLY
>going to leave for Oklahoma to be painted by Charles "The Kid"
>Armstrong. And to think I get to drive my old beat-down bug the whole
>time the Kota is gone.. ~~~Yuck !!~~~
>
>
>And that's the way it is...
>Later,
>Lance L. Martz
>LanceM@mcmullenargus.com
>Managing Editor, MiniTruckin' Magazine
>
>All R/Ts must die!!
Tony
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