RE: Question on going faster

From: Jason Jennings (jason@spray-tech.com)
Date: Tue Mar 16 1999 - 17:42:05 EST


thanks

Jason
3/16/99 5:47 PM

        -----Original Message-----
        From: Patrick Delgado [SMTP:dadoctah@worldnet.att.net]
        Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 1999 1:08 PM
        To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
        Subject: Re: DML: Question on going faster

        Jason,
        Back issues can be obtained @(714)446-6288. Ask for Jan 98 issue
of truckin'.
        It's just a piece of thin sheet metal on the inside of the valve
cover. It's
        probably the easiest part of the procedure.
        Dr. Pat
        ----------
>From: Jason Jennings <jason@spray-tech.com>
>To: "'dakota-truck@buffnet.net'" <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>Subject: RE: DML: Question on going faster
>Date: Tue, Mar 16, 1999, 2:52 PM
>

> I dunno know about that.... Hammers, banging, flattening,
sounds a bit
> scary to me. Hmm, do you know where you can find back issues
of the
> magazine?
>
>
>
> Jason
> 3/16/99 9:58 AM
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patrick Delgado [SMTP:dadoctah@worldnet.att.net]
> Sent: Monday, March 15, 1999 5:29 PM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Question on going faster
>
> In the Jan 98 issue of truckin' they installed Crower 1.7's
(pn
> 73656K) in a
> 97 dak 5.2 with the original valve covers. I'll quote them
"Next
> you'll have
> to modify the oil baffles on the inside of the valve cover in
> order to clear
> the new roller rockers. Using a ball peen hammer, the crest
of
> the oil baffle
> is hammered down approximately 1/4 inch." In the picture, you
> can see a sheet
> metal baffle that runs the lenght of the cover. It used to be
> v-shaped and
> they sort of flattened it. This mod added 10.6 hp and 6.3
> lb.ft.of torque.
> It seems a simple enough thing to do.
> Dr. Pat



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