Frank,
How can a Vortech not produce any appreciable gains in HP or torque on a
post 96 engine? What has really changed on these engines since 1992-93? I
will contact Vortech soon to discover the answers. If they have any that
is. Thanks Frank.
Dan
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> From: Holloway,Frank T <Frank.T.Holloway@KP.ORG>
> To: 'dakota-truck@buffnet.net'
> Subject: DML: RE: Vortech R/T support Attn Dan
> Date: Monday, November 16, 1998 7:29 PM
>
> Dan,
> I have a Vortech on my 95 and a spare sitting on the shelf. I talked with
> Vortech and toyed with the idea of putting it on my 98 (expensive unit to
be
> setting on the shelf). One of the techs at Vortech told me that they had
> actually installed one on a 97 and got no appreciable gains in HP or
torque.
> They also told me that they
> would be working on the late model Dodges in the not too distant future.
The
> best thing to do is to keep in touch with Vortech and hopefully they will
be
> able to
> help you out....
>
> Frank
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Daniel Colucci [SMTP:djcolucci@worldnet.att.net]
> > Sent: Monday, November 16, 1998 3:27 PM
> > To: Dakota mailing list
> > Subject: DML: Vortech R/T support
> >
> > Thanks to everyone that has given the great advice on the slow 1/4
times
> > on
> > my Vorteched R/T. I am running the S-Trim with the Vortech inline fuel
> > pump and FMU that I had removed from my 94 Dak Sport earlier this year.
> > Vortech claimed that the SC wouldn't work with the R/T due to the fact
> > that
> > the computer would have to be recalibrated. When I installed the SC,
to
> > my
> > surprise...No Check Engine light. I was like COOL! Maybe it still
needs
> > to be recalibrated anyway. But the truck isn't running the times that
it
> > should. I recently, last week installed JBA's and had a local shop
> > fabricate a 2 1/2 inch head pipe into a 3 inch cat into a 3 inch Pro
Flow
> > muffler. This should have allowed the SC to flow more air I thought.
> > This
> > lead to a reduction in et of .26 sec and 1.3 mph. I am still expecting
> > more out of this combination. BTW I am running a CC R/T and it weighed
in
> > at 4300 lbs on the money with a 1/4 tank of gas and me inside. With
this
> > information I calculated a minimum HP to achieve 95.3 mph at 287.7 at
the
> > rear wheels. I don't kow where to go from here. People were saying
that
> > I
> > need to tune in the Vortech. Well, how does one do this?
> >
> > Any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated. Is my next move
a
> > TB
> > stage II? Computer? Or Injectors? Or something else?
> >
> > Dan
> > Vortech S-Trim, Magnecor 8.5, JBA, 2 1/2 headpipes, 3 "cat, and 3 " Pro
> > Flow
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