Sam,
I can hardly wait for the added humiliation, especially since Im probably
gonna help you do the swap :^)... <drool) I was pretty freaked out when I
saw them shuttling that civic into the contingency racers lane. Then I saw
it run... Low buck rice "bucket" that truley was ALL MOTOR. The owner was a
nice guy too! He seemed like he was kinda hot waiting in line with his
plexiglass windows all taped up though...
Im Going to try out my cruise control tonight! Should be interesting!
Bruce
-----Original Message-----
From: Sam Parthemer [mailto:maverick_nr552@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 1998 12:59 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: RE: R/T not bad, controller bad!
*snip*
Its a big challenge (hats off to the magnum
>"pioneer"!! jamn away) and the 98-99s are the biggest yet in my book
(right
>Dan?) Getting beat by Sam's 95 kinda pointed that out somewhat
painfully!
Hey! Don't knock it! My poor truck is a mere 27 miles from the big
100,000 mile mark... LOL... Just wait till I get a 5.9L, and a large
pair of vise grips (to pinch down my exhaust!).. Then I'll hopefully be
in the 14's.... I am already getting my motorcycle cleaned up for a
quick sale.... So then I can get my 5.9L, new clutch, a certain
someone's 3.55 SG 9 1/4" rear diff, and a single piece driveshaft...
What's a good source for a parachute?? :O
--Side note-- At Carlsbad they had a real ugly '90 something Civic...
plexiglass windows, one seat, no roll bar, slicks up front, and 16"
space saver spare tires on the rear (all jacked up)... Ran against a
BB Cheby... Chevy had him until 1/8th mile... Then the Civic BEAT the
Cheby by 1 second.... Can you say 11.2 second 1/4 mi @ 131 mph??? Talk
about scary....
---TB Update #3:
Mileage on first tank-o-gas was terrible (LEAD FOOT), so I won't even post the figures... On my second tank of gas I am running probably better than before (16-17 mpg city/hwy vs. 15.5 city/hwy)...
Only issue that I have now discovered is the TB sensitivity to small throttle inputs causes some chaos when using the cruise control... I.E.- Truck is cruising at 65 mph on flat level road, no problem.. Small incline, truck slows, Cruise Control moves throttle to compenstate, moves a hair too far, truck accels. too much, CC backs off, truck slows too much, ---off-on-off-on.... With a 5 speed you really feel the power come off and on, more so than a auto... Once the thing settles down, it is ok... Feels like driving on a windy day... :O
Sam '95 SLT
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