Tack it to the strip and weigh it. I weigh 230#, 1/8 tank of gas
weighs 18# (approximately), 80# for my bedliner (I had mine sprayed
on extra thick - the place that did it guessed at what it weighed - I
asked) - - - and the scales said 4030#. These are the scales at the
Texas Motorplex - home to two NHRA Championship Events - I'll bet
they're accurate.
4030
-230
-18
-80
= 3702#
3800# is a good estimate for a rc 97 5.2
Tate
-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Bridges [SMTP:bbridges@alarismed.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 1998 5:03 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: engine swap/supercharger
eric,
The sticker says 3800, but Ive "heard" 4400 is closer, although Id
prefer
3800. I weigh around 200 so I guess Ill call it 4100 with me and my
wife
installed... It is a CC R/T with a fibergalss tonneau (hevy glass...
but it
looks cool).
The 340 in the Cuda has the "761" cam with around .455 lift @ .050,
although
with roller tappets you can steepen up the slope of the cam and use a
more
radicle grind without the excess "blowdown" of a flat tappet cam. Id
say a
.480 roller would be equivalent to the .455 flat (not a scientific
excercise, anyone out there done the math??) The idle of the cuda is
sweet!
A buddy of mine recorded it and uses it as startup sounds on his
workstation... It has the hooker super comp headers exiting through a
factory bigblock exhaust with a cross over (non factory believe it or
not..). I put in a "2800 rpm stall" Hughes converter and a low first
in
the built 904. It smokes em (one of em at least) off the line way too
much
with the open 8.75 and 3.23:1 gears. The lag into second is
manageable if
you keep the Rs up. I use a 750 cfm edelbrock carb. It may be a
little big
but it seems to work well. I think the crate would be real similar
and Id
be able to tell you that exactly except I started my cuda project
before the
CA smog laws changed and had to keep a stock type motor in the car to
pass
visual. Yeah, I even planned to use the egr for the test. All trash
now
thank God, but no crate under the hood. Anyhow, I still think a
crate 360
(alright go with the 300 HP if you must) would do a Dak right if you
can
get it registered. As for Ferd, You gotta make the call. I own a
couple 67
cortina, 90 thunderturd, and they have their good points. I like
Mopars.
BKB
At 05:08 PM 7/7/98 EDT, you wrote:
>In a message dated 98-07-07 10:36:17 EDT, you write:
>
><< ve got a 340 with about the
> same build on it (no roller cam damn) and its a little peaky (makes
for one
> hell of a fun ride without traffic) and it heats and loads a little
in
> bumper to bumper (my daily 45 min commute) >>
>
>Thats cool Bruce, 10-15 Miles Per huh! Thats about what Im getting
right now
>with the 5.9!! Im afraid that Crate would be a little worse though!!
What do
>ya think?
> Your truck weighs 4400? Yikes, I dont think mine does!! Is yours a
CC?
>Eric.
>Should I go work for Ferd??
>
>
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