Re: Help! my dak is a dog! =( -Reply

From: Robert Trottmann (rotrottmann@davidson.edu)
Date: Tue Mar 09 1999 - 23:01:57 EST


Mike, in ANY sense of the word, you will NEVER spank me.
Are you going to be at the Rock on the 19th? Could you maybe put an S-10 badge on
your truck, so you don't embarass us other dakotas? (oooo...that was low)

Michael Z-Sykes wrote:

> ggrrrr... I'll let that one slide =)
> seriously, when I went to Cecil to race (Boog, Shane, and Scott Miller
> were all witness to my tire spinnin',no acceleratin' antics that day) I ran
> like crap, and have the timeslips to prove it =( but someday, before I get
> rid of the ol' 6er for a R/T, I WILL spank Trottmann =)
>
> -mike d.
>
> >>> Robert Trottmann <rotrottmann@davidson.edu> 03/08/99 10:58pm
> >>>
> ha.....ha.....(trying to hold in laughter)......HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA (I
> couldn't)
> 18@70... :-)
> Hey, don't worry though, you could take me on the highway 'cause my
> OD won't
> disingage. :-(
> Later
>
> msykes@su.edu wrote:
>
> >
> > Apparently-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> >
> > speakin' of spanks....that is something my truck can't seem to do
> > recently. =(. Here's the lowdown. When the pedal meets mr. floor, it
> > runs up to a high RPM (no tach...) and if it doesn't hit the rev limiter, it
> > shifts (almost reluctantly) and falls on it's face! Then around 35 mph, it
> > starts to pull hard till it reluctantly shifts again at close to 60, then runs
> in
> > 3rd to about 75-80 and hits OD hard..really hard... where are my daks
> > balls? Here is my mods:
> > 88 Dak 6er w/128k miles
> > -3.55 rear
> > -4spd Auto
> > -Flowmaster 3" in dual 2.25" out (3" is WAY too big for my 6er, but a
> > new muffler& cat is on the horizon)
> > -"high" flow cat (a measly 2" in & out)
> > -Edelbrock TES Headers
> > -K&N drop in (FABM on the horizon as well)
> >
> > Now, here's the deal, I've just recently replaced the EGR, PCV, Battery,
> > cleaned the K&N (and oiled it too). Got a tune up (new plugs and wires
> > and dist,) in August. Right now, I don't see a reason my truckshould be
> > as slow as it is.. how slow? 18.0 and 70mph slow (that was my best
> > run).... someone help!!!!!!!!! I almost got spanked by a 6popper stang
> > yesterday.. it was all I could do to stay ahead!!!!
> > =(
> > =(
> >
> > -mike d.



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