>
> 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
>
Congratulations on the mods Lance, hope you find time to enjoy the Dak...
Bruce
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