From:Tim Roller>magnum318@bewellnet.com
>>Hey David
>haven't heard you on the DML for awhile. I just went through your neck of
the woods 2 weeks ago. Thought about giving you a jingle but it was around
11:00pm. I took a trip to a family reunion in Arkansas, but stopped at my
parents in Missouri, and did some serious work on my '95. I replaced my
Invecta tires(actually got 37,000miles out of them and gave them to my Dad
for trailer tires,still had tread on them.) And massaged the TB for more
AIR. My Dad couldn't believe what I was doing until I finished and took him
for a ride, then he wanted me to massage his TB on his Bronco. While doing
the drive I decided to make an accessment with what works really
better--open air element or a cold ram air effect. I drove 600miles to my
parents house and TRIED to touch my engine--HOT,VERY HOT could not get near.
Then I changed out to a 180 degree t-stat and took away the front air intake
cover.I then checked the temperature. WHAT A DIFFERENCE. I could now touch
the engine and hold my hand on it
good luck with your air set-up,maybe we can get together when the truck-fest
comes to Denver this September
-----Original Message-----
From: David Thede <tnadoman@hotmail.com>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Monday, July 13, 1998 3:28 PM
Subject: DML: Ram Air on my '97!!
>Well, I just finished installing my custom Ram Air induction system this
>last weekend. I have a large thick aluminum box that is attached to the
>base of the throttle body. The K&N FIPK clone is enclosed inside. I have
>a 4 inch outlet on the left side of the engine. 4 inch diameter aluminum
>dryer vent hose is fed to the front of the truck (behind the grill) to a
>5 inch inlet. I ran it from Denver to Goodland KS last night without a
>problem. I opened the hood to see how hot the temps were on the box. I
>could hold my hand on the box indefinitely without getting it burned.
>
>Anyway, its a real nice looking setup. A little similar to the NASCAR
>trucks. I took some pictures and will post them as soon as I can. It
>took a day to cut, bend, and shape the aluminum. Its pop riveted
>together. It took a while to get the hose to fit around the temp sensor
>and ac piping.
>
>Total cost was $40 for the parts. I'll be at TruckFest at Bandimere
>Speedway in September and will run it to see how much if any
>improvement. I plan to paint it red with a black rams head on it. I've
>got the measurements at home and will update with them later.
>
>Dave Thede
>'97 Dakota Sport CC V8/5-spd 4x4
>RABT (Ram Air By Thede)
>K&N FIPK clone
>Gibson dual cat-back
>http://members.xoom.com/tnadoman
>
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