Jack,
Im still whining at JBA but basically they dont have mandrels to bend 2" dia
stainless steel tubing (different guage than the mild steel) and it would be
big $$ to buy them (15K or so quoted...)
Chrome or ceramic will look good, but I wanted stainless %^( Anyhow, the
price isnt bad IMO...
BKB
-----Original Message-----
From: Jack Hilton III [mailto:HEMI@charter.net]
Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 1:49 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: RE: Attention R/T owners!!! Headpipes!
I'm in , dude......Ceramic please....
Was it the cost that made them not offer the SS ?
At 01:04 PM 10/28/1998 PST, you wrote:
>
>Bruce, put me down for a set for my wife's RT, ceramic please.
>
>Sam '95 SLT (Doug Thorley)
>Sonya '99 RT (JBA Y-pipe?)
>
>
>
>>DML,
>>The JBA R/T headpipes are designed.
>>The Good news:
>>1.The cost will be 150.00 chrome plated, 200.00 ceramic coated.
>>2. They will be available in December.
>>3. They will be mandrel bent
>>4. They will go as far back towards the cat as possible, to install it
>>appears you will cut off the 1 foot of 1 7/8 dia inlet pipe on the cat
>>(Yaaay)
>>
>>The bad news is as follows:
>>1. The diameter is 2".
>>2. They will not be available in SS. Chrome plated or ceramic coated
>14
>>gauge mild steel only!
>>3. JBA needs at least 20-25 orders before they will move forward with
>making
>>these due to the new tooling/materials required and their R&D payback.
>>
>>Im going to go for it, that makes 1
>>I need 20 more volunteers!! I know Jack H, Mike C, Chris S, Martin and
>Alan
>>were all interested prior to the actuality. Still interested?
>>Jeff will be posting a blurb about these pipes, and some may differ
>from my
>>blurb, so his is the final say!
>>Ill post to the registry as well (Tim, are you out there??)
>>I think it'll be an improvement, and probably a good one, and IMO the
>price
>>is reasonable!
>>BKB
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Bridges, Bruce [mailto:bbridges@alarismed.com]
>>Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 1998 12:13 PM
>>To: 'dakota-truck@buffnet.net'
>>Subject: DML: RE: JBA R/T headpipes. was:Re: DML Digest V3 #1250
>>
>>
>>DML,
>>Update on R/T headpipes.
>>1. Ive lagged for a couple of weeks on most everything but work
>>2. Talked to Jeff this a.m regarding headpipes for the R/T. He will be
>>gettingback to me soon with a date for the "fitting" as it were. They
>are
>>still looking to show a set at the LasVegas show in November.
>>3. I will try (as hard as I can) to get the downpipes in 2.25 dia
>stainless
>>w/coating, necked gradually to the 2" inlet of the cat (boy those cat
>inlets
>>are looong...)
>>4. I will update the list as soon as I get more info.
>>5. For the time being, could anyone interested in picking up a set of
>these
>>(not sure of the cost, maybe 2-300.00 for the stailess units) post your
>>desires so I can get a rude approx count of howmany sets they may need
>to
>>build.
>>6. I will be paying for mine (even though its a prototype) since the
>R/T is
>>of such limited production and they do not plan on making these a
>regular
>>production item so at least for the R/T Now is the time to get these or
>>?????
>>7. They are already working on a Y for the 98 Durango (can you say 4wd
>y
>>pipe for the DAK) so hopefully all you non R/T guys can get yours from
>JBA
>>soon too!
>>for now,
>>later
>>BKB
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: RAS*002@worldnet.att.net [mailto:RAS*002@worldnet.att.net]
>>Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 1998 4:17 AM
>>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>>Cc: martindt@pacbell.net
>>Subject: DML: Re: DML Digest V3 #1250
>>
>>
>>On Mon, 7 Sep 1998 00:00:40 -0400 (EDT), you wrote:
>>
>>>Date: Mon, 07 Sep 1998 08:08:18 -0700
>>>From: "Martin D. Tolentino Jr." <martindt@pacbell.net>
>>>Subject: DML: 99 R/T Exhuast
>>>
>>>Yes, I did notice that they are small. Hopefully JBA can make a bigger
>>>set of down tubes.
>>>
>>>Martin Tolentino
>>
>> Hello DAKsters,
>>
>> I talked to JBA last week concerning their "soon to be released"
>>down-pipes. They do not (yet) know what size pipe they will use. They
>>are leaning toward 2" (too small in my opinion). They left me with a
>>lot of unanswered questions concerning these pipes - yet they are
>>scheduled for release in November (at the SEMA show). They did tell me
>>that due to the differences between the R/T and the regular (Dak, Ram)
>>pipes, the R/T flavor will be a limited, one-off run just for us list
>>members.
>>
>> Later,
>>
>> Russ Selkirk
>>
>>--
>>'96 Black Impala SS
>>'85 Silver Monte SS
>>'98 Amethyst Dakota RC R/T
>> - Port Neches,Texas
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Black 1998 Dodge Dakota R/T Club Cab
Charter Pipeline......the Next Wave.....
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