On 16 Mar 1999, RCPL-VAN CNIWR wrote:
> Hey, Alan S. and Mike Catlin, you guys are definitely "in the groove"
> for making your R/Ts faster. Alan, did I miss something or did you do
> something new to take your truck from high 14s to 14.2? Damn, that's
> pretty good! And Mike, you give me hope for fast CC! 14.44, that's
> awesome. You shaved about 1 second of your 1/4 mile, and Alan took off
> like 2 seconds. That's incredible, especially for bolt-ons. I've seen
> less gains with blowers. Doesn't Dan with the vorteched purple 98 CC
> do mid-14s? That really stokes me that the R/T is that responsive to
> realatively easy mods. I tried the K&N 14x3 again, this time with the
> 3/4" spacer (and the already-installed Grand Cherokee upper rad hose).
> Fits great, no hokeyness required. I burped the 'puter and initial
> feedback looks positive. Hopefully, I'll have enough cash lying around
> for a B&F TB........I'm on my way! Way to go guys. Just expressing my
> enthusiasm for Daks that can pull a quarter as good as a LT1 Chebby.
Agreed. Good job, guys! :-)
> Chad Niwranski
> 99 R/T CC Black/agate
> Abbotsford, BC
>
> P.S. Jon, I shouldn't leave you out. Mid-14s for a CC 5.2 is wicked.
Me? Heck I ain't nothin'. :-) Bill and Gene have almost identical
trucks and both are faster'n me. Tom's low 13's 318 makes me seem
downright pokey. :-)
-Jon-
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