yes in one of the mopar mags their is a kiwi colored fullsize ram in the mag
it has black stripes and many modifications i talked to the owner at a mopar
show in decator illinois last month since the magazine artical he has
installed a supercharger i think it is a powerdyn but i cant remember . oh
and it is a 3.9 six .so their should be no problem geting one.
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Strigle <strigle@home.com>
To: Dakota Mailing List <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Friday, July 09, 1999 1:03 AM
Subject: DML: And the next mod is? (long)
>I have a 99 dakota CC with the wimpy v6 and an auto. I just crossed the
>5000 mile mark today and I have to admit I really wish I would of ordered
>the V8 (and a stick.)The truck is basically stock, the only performance
>mods so far are a quick-D intake, which really did provide more power,
and
>gave a 3mpg increase. I also had a custom duel cat-back installed, which
>was also a noticable improvement and another 2-3mpg. My only mistake so
far
>was the dynomax muffler, I'm sure its fine on a bigger engine but it makes
>my truck sound like a beetle that needs a tuneup at city speeds, it could
>just be tips. I dunno, It's loud, and very annoying at city speeds, and
>also when I'm on the gas up over 70. It sounds great at startup and idle,
>but is really annoying otherwise. I prefer a much deeper more mellow tone
>while driving. I should have the 70 series flowmaster in the next week or
>so.
>
>I know I should of bought at least the 318 but its too late for that now,
>and I have several years of paying for this thing ahead of me before I can
>have another truck. I don't care about the warranty, the dealers here in
>Colorado suck anyway when it comes to service so I have no problem doing
>work which will scrap the pethetic 36000 warranty (1 year for me.)
>
>What can I do to get more out of the little V6. I'm getting about 21/27mpg
>so I can't complain about that part, but I also have a highly modified 98
>firebird that is in the 9sec range and the desire to take off alot faster
in
>the truck.
>
>My overall goal is to get more power to the pavement and to have it perform
>like my bird did before I started modifying it. Anyone have any thoughts
on
>what the next mod should be? (and an approximate $) I'm thinking along
the
>lines of a TB, MSD , intake manifold, computer, 4.10 gears, pullys, cam,
>heads, supercharger.. I need to do this in the most cost effective manner
>possible, I just supercharged my firebird and rigged it for nitrous so
I'm
>broke for awhile.
>
>It doesn't appear that vortech makes a charger for the 3.9, which really
>sucks. I read the threads on the e-ram, I tried one on the bird before
>ordering the Vortech and decided that its gains wern't worth the money. I
>ended up selling it to a ranger guy to play with. Does anyone make a good
>supercharger that will fit the 1999 3.9L? I saw a paxton in the good ole
>magnum performance catalog but it only seemed to go to '97 were there any
>engine changes between the 1997 engine to the 1999 which would prevent it
>from being easy to install and operate on the 1999 ?
>
>How about a computer or chip, one of the chebby performance shops out
here
>says there are no chips for the 99 yet, is the man smoking too much crack
>or are there some of these options available today? Seems awhile back
>people were talking about the Jet chips, are those for the 99's?
>
>Anyone with a v6 priced swapping to an 8? I assume it would probably need
a
>stronger transmission and maybe a driveshaft. But would it be cheaper than
>building the 6 up? While I'm asking dumb questions, anyone know the top
>end on a toyota tacoma? I had one pull even to me doing about 90.
>
>Sorry for this long message, I'll appreciate any help in getting some
>power.
>
>Please CC me directly with any thoughts, I read this stuff in digest mode
>and I'm abit behind. I guess I need more power in the rest of my life too.
>:)
>
>strigle@home.com
>Steve Strigle
>99 cc dak slt + all factory garbage except the sliding window..
>quick-d intake, custom cat back, pace-edwards bed cover, polished billet
>grille, carbon fiber stuff taped everywhere, and a zaino shine.
>
>
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