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BlackDak
Dodge Dakota
7/08/2001
09:44:33
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 Subject: Bernd and Others I need real answers
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4x4 2001 4.7L QC want to do some upgrades...also how do extract error codes...dml list for 97's what about 2001? i asume resetting is the same.. T stat whom makes the best 180?...I want the best cat back system for the 4.7 Dual split rear? or single side out? I want SS because on windy days the sand from the beach collects on my driveway...yes I am that close....and yes lots of people have SS in these parts...plus DC installed SS factory....I also want to install K&N kit when it comes out is there another system that is equal in performance........Bernd.... TB 69mm that is coming out what about MPG will it decrease or is that dirrectly related to the heaviness of my foot?....in other words I want the best mods for the average guy with the average budget....sorry Bernd wont be dropping a SC in anytime soon...Just would like to leave those fords and other wise guys in total amazment as I blow them away at a nieghborly game of "chase" will the 3923 AL's work in the 4.7
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Bernd
Gen III
7/08/2001
10:11:25
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Error Codes: I use a scanner - Key-ON/OFF method doesn't seem to work on the 98+ models that well.
Thermostat: RobertShaw - Hands down.
Exhaust: Flowmaster, Gibson, Borla, Dynomax, etc. They all work well but it's mainly the sound that you'll need to decide on. If you want Stainless, Gibson or Borla.
Intake System: Intense Performance (K&N doesn't have an official release date yet...let alone pricing.)
Throttle Body: 69mm or 70mm will work just fine but have no data on the MPG at this time.
Spark Plugs: Autolite 3924 (Copper...no platinums!)
Best Mods: See the above list. ;)
1997 Dodge Dakota SLT - V6
Supercharged @ 10#
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rEID tARDO
Dodge Dakota
7/08/2001
10:19:06
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Hmmmmm...Im no Bernd but I can regurgitate things that I have already learned in this great forum.(If I get it wrong somebody feel free to correct me) To pull the codes you turn your ignition on - off - on - off - on and leave it, then watch your check engine light. After a second the light will go off then it will flash your code (example - 3 flashes, a pause then 4 flashes would be a code 34). You can get a Chiltons or Haynes manual that will tell you what the codes mean. As for the thermostat everyone in here seems to like the Robert Shaw 180 degree TS. I could not find one locally myself and just put a reg 180 ts in. As for the best cat back sys. It all seems to be a matter of preference. Alot of people seem to go with the flowmaster 40 or 50 series or the gibson system, I went with the Mopar 3 in SS catback sys (gonna do a high flow cat when It finally comes to). For your AIT system... I used the K&N Gen 2 FIPK cause I think its the only sys that replaces the factory airhat(I could be wrong), but the Airraid and the Z-Tube are also popular(alot of people are going home made too). I think that the TB will actually increase your gas milage, without the heavy foot that is. And finally seems like the AL 3923 is the universal plug for our magnum engines and is highly recomended. WHEW did I get it right???
Again Im not claiming to be an expert, these are all things I have learned listening to Bernd and the other knowledgeable people in here.
Good Luck...........
97 CC SLT 4x4 5.2
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Doug
Dodge Dakota
7/15/2001
23:55:49
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For what it is worth,after seeing many of the fault code retrival mehtods that have been talked about.I have found in the 1999 Dodge shop manual,page 8E-6 the following self diagnostic test that checks the instrument cluster and CCD data bus message-controlled indicator lamps, and for the other codes a DRB scan tool is required. 1. ignition off, 2. press and hold the trip reset knob, 3. turn the ignition switch to on but do not start, 4. hold the reset knob for approx 10 seconds or until the word CHEC appears in the display then release. If no fault codes appear (110,920,921,940,950,or 999)the instrument cluster will begine a walking segment and gauge test,to long to go into it all but the needles move.
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surferpug
Dodge Dakota
7/16/2001
03:58:34
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Try airmax intake, it will swirl the air before the TB and also TB spacer by speed perf. is Helix to do the same thing. both parts are installed on mine and they work great! You could use a jet chip, but it doesn't remove rev and speed limiter so wait for KRC to have a flash. Ever think about Dual side exhaust? Magnaflo also have a great stainless steel muffler, plus it is built thicker than Borla and the ends are also sealed better. The Magnaflo come with lifetime warranty to any fault.
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