Damn, I wish you were my grandpa. Got room for another grandson ;) I agree
with you about the Tb and intake. Makes a lot of difference. I check mileage
when I fueled up yesterday and had 1.5mpg better around 17.5. Keep in mind
this was with city driving with lots of WOT and no highway miles. I actually
drove it harder than before and got better mileage. I am trying to take it
easy to see the best MPG I can get but its hard. By the way, do you have any
pics of your truck?
Steven 2me
http://www.smokindakota.com
AOL IM = SmknDakTrk
ICQ = 42763370
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net]On Behalf Of
jsm@iglou.com
Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 1999 1:35 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: Quick D
Last week I received my Quick D TB and intake for my 97 CC V6 auto. Took
about 45 min. to make the swap. I already had a FABM on so changing the
intake was only a matter of a couple of minutes. My only difficulty with
the TB was removing the middle of the three cables. The instructions
stated that all three mounting points were attached using "C" clips. It
took a while but then I realized the middle one is, in fact, a snap on
and needed to be pried off. After that it was a breeze. Also, I
disconnected the battery prior to the removal of the TB. Just a habit I
have anytime I'm doing something involving electrical connections. Prior
to this upgrade I had done a "few" other mods: Lowered 2" and 4" Western
Chassis, MSD 6A, Magnecor wires, Champion plugs at .050, Accel Super
Coil, 180 degree stat, Rhino Performance muffler, and a Jet Stage II.
All that made a rather nice improvement. But with the new TB and intake
I noticed an even more increased throttle response and pickup. It has
become a little harder for this "old" man, grandpa for the fourth time
yesterday and I'm "only" 52, to keep the old foot out of it though. <g>
I've put about 300 miles on it since the swap and even with a few WOT
runs on some back roads mileage didn't suffer too much. I'll find out
about highway mileage this weekend when I go see my new granddaughter in
Detroit. All in all I'd say this was a good investment for what I
wanted. The workmanship on the TB was, IMHO, superb. I'd say Tony has
done one heck of a job with this... Thanks Tony.
Steve
jsm@iglou.com
Lou-a-vull, KY
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