Souping it up

From: Douglas Bowerman (bowermdw@mailhost.ind.ameritech.net)
Date: Wed Jun 24 1998 - 21:23:54 EDT


Hello all,
I have sifted through the mail from this mailing list for a day now. I
just got my Dakota on Saturday. Although it only has 430 miles on it, I
would like to ask some questions about its performance.
I have an SLT 5.2L. After reading numerous articles about the speed of
these trucks, I also wonder about souping my Dakota up.
I do not really know a whole lot about the inner workings of these new
vehicles. What kind of mods, and the brand names of the parts, can be
swapped out, replacing the stock parts?
I have read about replacing the air cleaner, and replacing the stock
cat-back exhaust with aftermarket, and also replacing the factory
computer with an aftermaket one.
What are some of the best mods that I could perform to give me more
power in say first and third gear? It seems to lug a little in first
and it kicks it in second and trails off in third. I don't know much.
It seems you all are pretty knowledgable when it comes to this stuff.
Also, I would like to replace the rear speakers, which sound terrible.
The front speakers seem to do OK. For those that have replaced them,
what size are the rear speakers?
Thanks a bunch,
Douglas Bowerman



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