Yosemite!? Damn, I'm jealous! I do hope to get there someday. Was it as
great as people say?
Am I one of those "last TBs that you have had trouble with?" I look
forward to your posts on the DML; you've been gone too long!
On Tue, 7 Sep 1999 16:01:56 EDT Blbridges@aol.com writes:
>In a message dated 8/26/1999 3:04:52 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
>erics5.9@home.com writes:
>
><< Don't you know sarcasim when you hear it! =) AND of course
> > you don't remember a certain DML'er porting with the intake
> > on....I'm not namin' any names......BRUCEB. Hahaha, Whatta
> > guy. You new DML'ers don't try this at home, only Mr.B could
> > do this and get away with it. >>
>Hey Guys...
>Just got back from a 4 day trip to Yosemite and Im now at my new
>job... I am
>a free man... No funds, but a free man!.... My truck did survive the
>on-truck
>manifold port matching (TB only, wouldnt try the ports to head config
>like
>that, he he he... ) Didnt hurt it a bit... Not for the squeamish
>though...But
>the manifold is now coming off anyhow! I have noticed that of all the
>TBs I
>have seen, mine ( the ones off of my R/T) are always the dirtiest!
>Guess
>what! Manifold cover plate leakage! Doesnt pass the PCV
>test...Always
>thought my truck had more in it than it was giving! Its minor, but a
>great
>oportunity to pop in a modified manifold ala Mopar Muscle/ Flometrics
>
>reccomendations... As a side note, on my trip to Yosemite I got a
>whopping
>16.2 MPG on one tank and a 15.77 on another! (R/T CC with an overly
>full bed
>of camping gear covered by a tonneau and 500lbs of passengers (3))
>Best
>mileage yet! And we werent driving real gentle like either! It might
>be the
>TB,but it wasnt a fair comparison. Gotta do a real study to figure
>this one
>out! Also, the 52mm TB posts are interesting. Ive seen Martins and I
>like
>the welded screws! Gives it an aerospace look! But the HP #s are
>very
>similar to what Franks seen on the Dyno, so I guess I cant offer any
>counter
>point. After my first track test way back in Dec98 we were leary of
>the big
>TB/ stock motor combo! I think they can be made to work well though!
> But
>your gas mileage will suffer! It must. Squeaking those extra ponies
>out of
>the magnum is definitly an art. The $/HP ration must be considered
>for your
>combo! If speed is all you crave, Get a pre '72 a body and slap a
>junkyard
>440 into it... You will go fast. Im looking for the perfect match of
>
>driveability and power (and hauling, dang those Chryco dudes). Im
>hoping the
>manifold mods (beyond just fixing my leak) fit that bill. Anyhow, Im
>hoping
>to be posting again (once in a while) and finally filling the last few
>TB
>orders that I have had troubles with...I should have a website (rude
>and
>crude) up by next week somewhere..
>Bruce ("lost on the freeway again") Bridges
Richard in San Antonio
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