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02sxt
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10/21/2006
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hey every one. i love this site and i plan on joining in the next few day. to get to the point i am 16 years old and i bought my first truck this week w/ my OWN money. lol im not a spoild child. needless to say i worked my but off to buy a 2002 Dodge dakota SXT with the 3.9 automatic. while saving up i set extra money aside to mod up the truck. I want to increase my MPG mainly but i also would like some extra hp. I plan on making a home brew CAI with a u bend mandrel piping and i want a dual side exhaust. i want it to be as loud as possible with the dual do i am thinking of super 40 flowmaster with 2.25 piping and 3" tips. would i loose alot of back pressure with that set up. finally waht other modifications can i add to assist in mpg and hp.
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Dodge Dakota
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10/22/2006
00:07:30
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Hi, I just wanted to give you a tip. Don't join this site. The only thing you can do is have a profile(woop dee doo), see the member forums(which I never look at) and see the album pics enlarged. The for sale, and chat room link don't work, and the guy that manages this site is slack, thats why the links don't work. I'm a member(i regret) and everything I do on this site, you can do without joining. p.s once you join you can't get a refund.
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mitchell bade
Dodge Dakota
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10/22/2006
00:25:42
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ok thanks for the tip.
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mitchell bade
Dodge Dakota
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10/22/2006
00:30:46
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come on now someone help me out here.
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Mike Stager
Dodge Dakota
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10/22/2006
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Well, first I'd start by doing some reading at these very forums. That's what I've been doing, and what I do at any forum I enter. Read first, ask questions later.
There are plenty of posts with useful information on them on ways you can mod your truck for better performance and mileage, and what you can expect from different exhaust systems.
The first thing you can do to help your truck out though is find a good brand of oil that you trust and go with that. There are plenty here that will tell you Amsoil, and others that will suggest other types of synthetics. Synthetics are definetely the way to go on a new(er) truck. They don't specify synthetic oil for the Corvette for nothing. My place of business uses synth's for our fleet and we've had good luck using it as our trucks get abused.
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mitchell bade
Dodge Dakota
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10/22/2006
17:08:17
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iv'e been doin research on the dakotas for about a month now. i just wanted to make sure there was nothing i was missing out on and can you put a electric fan in place of the clutch fan. might be stupid question but i was just wondering?
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Mike Stager
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10/22/2006
17:21:20
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Certainly. I haven't seen anything that says you can't do to this truck what you can do to just about any other vehicle.
You can get different injectors, do the throttle body mod ( V8 throttle body for more airflow ), the crank sensor mod, the other intake sensor mod mentioned ( I forget the name at the moment ), headers, hi flow cat, have a shop tune the computer or do it yourself if you have the proper scan tool.
Of course there's also the 1.7 rockers, doing head work, modifying the intake, etc.
It all depends on either your skill level/availability of tools/time or the amount of $$ you have set aside to have the work done.
More important than any of that is to learn what things to avoid wasting your money on.
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mitchell bade
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10/22/2006
17:43:41
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what would some of those thing be?
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Peter
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10/22/2006
20:49:38
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I'm 16 years old to. I have a 2001 Dakota sport with a 3.9L and a couple of mods. I figured that i would give you some mod ideas. Heres a list of mine.
-dynomax super turbo cat-back
-accel coil
-K&N FIPK intake
-taylor thundervolt wires
-autolite XP plugs
-poweraid TBS
-jet stage2 performance chip
-rancho rsx shocks
-rhino linner
-trail fx fiberglass taunna cover
I'm waiting to get an f&b TB, hs rockers, and maby headers.
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billy bob
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10/23/2006
04:00:47
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you should search the site for that stuff, oh wait, you have to be a member for that. i guess there is a benefit of joining after all.
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Bob Lincoln
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10/23/2006
08:25:57
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Or go to allpar.com where flaming is not allowed and searching and advice are all free, much of it from techs and former MoPar employees. 8)
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Mike Stager
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10/23/2006
21:39:17
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"what would some of those thing be?"
If it sounds like a gimmick, it usually is. That's the best advice I can give you.
Find your power in the things you already know about. Head work, headers, reworking the intake, increase the flow in and out of your motor.
Buying garbage that "swirls" the intake charge for better atomization doesn't apply to multiport fuel injection, so why would you buy it.
I'm going to assume that you have some automotive knowledge if you plan on doing any work yourself to your Dak. IF that's the case, just use good judgement, and if you find something that you want to get for your truck, research it first, then buy it. It's better to wait and research a part, then buy it and be disappointed in the result.
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bludak
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10/23/2006
21:59:06
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Fastman 46mm TB and Harland Sharp 1.7 roller rockers. The best bang for your buck are these 2 mods. Oh, and relocate the IAT to the intake tube and do the crank sensor mod. I did have the superchips power programmer and it worked very well but you have to run premium fuel with it. Stay with the Dynomax super turbo or flowmaster and don't go too big on the exhaust, it will only hurt you unless you have a turbo or other power adder.
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JamesB
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10/24/2006
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I have an 02SXT also, my opinion is to start with the basic mods and work up. Synthetic oil, colder plugs, Autolite, E3 or Halo, 8 mm Taylor wires, brass cap & rotor, 180T-stat, Air intake, Airaid, K&N etc. larger TB, TB spacers are a waste of money, relocate IAT, flow through muffler, I recommend Magnaflow, headers the list goes on. Search the web and this and other forums there is alot of info out there. LOL
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J and J Auto
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10/25/2006
23:51:50
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IAT relocate 6" from TB
crank sensor 3 to 4 degree advance
fastman or F&B 46 or 48mm throttle body
cold air
1.7 harlands bolt in no adjusting and show a 1.71
ratio
now do the exhaust
headers high flow cat
cat bac system don't go any bigger than 2.5 single
2 1/4 dual
now the ignition
6a box 8207 coil MSD
The worst thing about the intake is the casting
at the gasket flange gasket match this
better plugs NGK Vpower
napa mo26 & mo 28 cap and rotor brass incerts
taylor 8mm or msd 8.5 wires
with this great performance and gas mileage only
limited by your right foot
20 to 25mpg
my 4x4 22 24mpg
computer the stage 2 chips mileage gains 1 to 3mpg
there 25hp gain is way off its more like 10 to 15
with some low end torque gains
super chips tunner 98 and up
reflash 96 and up
92 to 95 there is a mopar performance comp
that should keep you busy for a while do them in
that order doing exhaust first will cause low
end power loss you must improve the intake side
first
Larry
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DonGenII
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10/26/2006
00:24:18
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Larry which side of the thermostat housing is the IAT ?Wire color? Also where is a good place to get the 92-95 mopar performance comp?
Thanx
Don
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Mike Stager
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10/26/2006
19:59:12
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I should start a different thread for this, but what do you mean by a reflash on the 96 and up system? I know that I can't chip my 97, but what exactly is flashing. Is it something done by a dealer or mechanic with the high end scan tool or ???
Flashing to me is upgrading the BIOS on my computer by replacing the parameters my computer runs from with updated parameters that address certain issues my computer may have with some components...I assume the effect is the same with flashing in your scenario? Only difference is, I don't know where to put the floppy disk :D
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