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CaribbeanDako
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6/20/2001
22:15:24

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Ok kids I have had my 2001 QC 4x4 4.7L Auto for 2 months now..... what a major difference over my 97 Tacoma.....I want to make some mods but I am worried about voiding my factory warranty.....here is what I want to do 1 k&n genII filter kit, 2 gison dual catbacks, maybe a jet module, dont know if the TB spacer makes a difference.....later want to suspesion lift 3-5" and add 32 inch tires....what can I do to my truck without screwing the warranty?

Please reply to TeamSobaco@prtc.net



Hot R/T
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6/20/2001
23:03:00

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You can do just about anything you want and not void the warranty. I believe it is called the Magnason/Mann act. The warranty will cover everything but the part you put on unless it directly caused the damage.



Bernd
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6/20/2001
23:27:02

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That's Magnusson/Moss Act:

http://www.sema.org/warranty



1997 Dodge Dakota SLT - V6
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surferpug
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6/21/2001
16:20:59

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I think every part should be made for that particular application not to viod warranty. I pretty sure a custom home-made lift will void warranty.



bernd
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6/21/2001
16:38:37

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Home-made lift...yeah, that would void it.


1997 Dodge Dakota SLT - V6
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lil red dak
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6/21/2001
16:49:27

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The Mann Act is a federal law that forbides you to take an under-age female across state lines for immoral purposes, and the TB spacer is a complete and total waste of money and is designed for suckers.HAaa heehehhehehehehehe.



surferpug
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6/21/2001
18:30:55

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Gosh darn Mann Act, slowly killing the spirits of all men.



Hawkeye
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6/21/2001
20:39:26

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Red Dak, the spacers may not work on the 5.2 or 5.9 but the 4.7 is an entirely different story. I have one.

'00 QC 4x4
4.7 3.55 LSD
32x11.50 BFG AT's
Jet Power

Bernd
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6/22/2001
00:53:34

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I was just about to post that...ya beat me to it Hawkeye. ;)

Yes, the spacers DO work on the 4.7L...but I wouldn't recommend it with the Flometrics 69mm TB's...heheheh....t-minus 2 weeks and counting.

1997 Dodge Dakota SLT - V6
Supercharged @ 10#

lil red dak
Dodge Dakota


6/23/2001
00:40:04

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all the spacer does is slightly increase the sice of your plenum chamber.



Hawkeye
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6/23/2001
09:23:49

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The poweraid spacer that I have has helix grooves in it to help spin the air a little and equalize the air flow going into the manifold. It definitely does something cause I can here it whistling the air when getting on it sometimes. Like I have said before, not a huge gain in HP but seems to make a nice little torque gain.

'00 QC 4x4
4.7 3.55 LSD
32x11.50 BFG AT's
Jet Power

fFloyd Giacca
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8/18/2001
17:30:09

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I have a 2001 chevy 4x4.I lifted it 4 inches and put 305-70 size tires on it.I am having transmission problems now and im wondering if by lifting my truck up does this effect my factory warranty



sandman
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8/18/2001
19:03:17

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Magnusson/Moss Act in a nut shell say this: THe manufacture of a product can not require you to use a certain brand of product in order to maintain your warranty unless that brand of product is supplied free of charge from the manufature. So Dodge can require certain fluids or parts specifications but they can not require you to use a certain brand. ie they can require you to use a transmission fluid that meets or exceedes ATF+4 spec's. but they can not tell you that you have to use mopar transmission fluid.



rudy
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8/19/2001
10:58:16

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May I throw in my two cents?1st you go in to a dealership and start throwing that congressional crap around they probably tell you to go some where else. 2) You can use after market goodys on your vehicle, but if they make any other component fail, you SOL. 3) as if yet I dont think there is a lift for 2000-2001 Dakotas, last time I checked they were all recalled do to Dodge going to rack and pinion steering



gene overcash
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12/29/2001
13:08:33

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my engine in my 1996 dodge dakota quit while driving down the road .so a warranty i had on it is no good because the insurance adjuster found a gray area- loophole to get out of the warranty. the warranty company adjuster said it had a faulty spark plug in
it thus causing the engine to have a busted piston
sloppy broken timing chain and ruined engine-un fixable.this really stinks.





Demon-Xanth
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12/29/2001
14:51:02

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ouch, I think some things can easily be construed as warrentee voiding, ie: a 20# turbo setup can void a transmission's warrentee (the engine now puts out more power than the trans was designed for) where as others would be odviously okay, ie: blinker module stopped working.



CW
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12/29/2001
15:00:55

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Alot of exended warranty companies are way worse than the dealer when it comes to looking for a way out of paying.

2001 4.7 5sp 3.92 LSD sport plus
Ported throttle body, IAT adjuster, 3" flowmaster cat back, TPS @ .76v, 4" cold air, Roadmaster active suspention.

Mills
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12/29/2001
15:29:43

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are these throttle body spacers the Helix power tower thing??



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