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Ryan
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9/11/2002
19:09:25

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When i first heard of the dakotas having the magnum 360 in them i thought thats gotta be one bad son of a gun, but just later i found out they only put out 250hp. Anybody got an idea of what that would run, hell its a light enough truck. what things could i do to one to make it gain more ft. pds. and hp??? I figured chips, intake, headers, cam.... Anything else you guys would like to add. Thanks alot



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9/11/2002
20:55:24

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www.speedtweaks.net

www.krcperformance.com

read up, and search, this site and the 2 above
have plenty of info, just narrow down what you
want to find first, the search box on this site
would be a start. type in the keyword, and get
thousands of threads from the archives.

01 4.7 CC auto 3.92 LS
Dynomax 3" catback, dumped
HO cams, HO intake manifold
ported-polished 68mm TB
180 stat, no clutch fan
airaid intake, DJMdrop 3-6

Rob W.
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9/12/2002
23:46:17

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Ive seen the Mckormic Dak with the 360 woop the snot out of a 350 Chevy Comaro bothe were in the same class of draging the truck ran 9.76 in the 1/4 i dont remember what the chevy got though remember that that 360 is hightly modified and no nitros was used.



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9/13/2002
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I don't have nitrous, aftermarket cams or heads and the Z28s, Mustang GTs, etc are candy in my mouth. I have won some and lost some but never gotten blown away by any NA production car/truck on the track.

My best time so far is 14.4 in the quarter mile. I have lots of bolt ons and have probably spent a few grand but the truck is much faster then it's 15-16 second stock times.

01 Club Cab R/T



LI Blackdak
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9/13/2002
13:46:20

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too bad mustangs and camaros run high 13s with 5 speeds.

yo D man...ouch...get a roll pan or something..ewww



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9/13/2002
19:32:09

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hey r/truck...i have a 99 cc r/t i really dont think i can take z28's and gt's....wishful thinking, but what mods have you done to get that fast???



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9/13/2002
22:20:54

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rollpan is going on...handles are coming off ; )
imagine what it would have looked like if I
already had a rollpan on there...

01 4.7 CC auto 3.92 LS
Dynomax 3" catback, dumped
HO cams, HO intake manifold
ported-polished 68mm TB
180 stat, no clutch fan
airaid intake, DJMdrop 3-6

LI Blackdak
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9/14/2002
12:35:52

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yeah that would have sucked




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9/16/2002
13:24:42

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I go to the track often and I swear I have beaten some Mustang GTs and a Camaro Z28s, if it makes you feel any better they were probably automatics or bad drivers. Don't get me wrong I have lost to those kind of cars too, but beating a few of them is not impossible. Off the line is our strong point, so go to a 1/8 mile track and you might suprise yourself.

My modifications are: K&N FIPK, F&B 52 Throttle Body, M1 2bbl, 1.7RRs, Mopar Headers, Carsound Cat, Cutout, Magnaflow Muffler, B&G Flashed PCM, JBA 9mm wires, Autolite 3923, Borg Warner cap/rotor, Crane Fireball Ignition and Coil, 180 stat, and probably something else but I can't remember.

Raced at Houston Race Way Park all summer long with several other R/Ts, can't waite for the cold temps. Have not raced since I went from a 50 to 52TB, and with the 1.7RRs so my actual times may be even a little better right now.




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9/16/2002
13:31:09

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I forgot to mention, going to the track this wednesday, might have some more kills for ya.

LI Blackdak - I got beat by a girl one time in a 5-speed Firehawk, talk about shame. She took off on the first yellow light, and got a 14.1, it was a sight to see.



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9/16/2002
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I gotta admit, the Dakotas can do pretty good in the 1/8th mile. When I was up against a mustang cobra once I kept within a couple car lengths for half the track. Granted neither of us had good launches (they used a .4 pro instead of a sportsman tree). Too bad he wiped the track with me on the other half of the track.



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9/16/2002
15:05:03

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Ahh, so we do hold are own from stop light to stop light then :)



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9/16/2002
15:20:58

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Our 0-60 is very quick and we can hang with almost anything when it's a short distance. Even when your a good second slower then the other guy you will be side by side for the first 100 feet or so.



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9/16/2002
15:30:37

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I don't see that happening when I race with my Dakota vs. GT's and Z28's/TA's. But when I drive my GT's, I kill even moderately modified R/T's and SLT's. I just wish that I could race myself. Anyone want to volunteer to race my Dak vs. my '02 GT (stock)?



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9/16/2002
16:24:39

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I heard Houston is the best place to race. I have a couple of buddies that have raced there before and both had consistent 1/2 second faster time differences from the times they got up here in dallas.

~Mike~

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9/16/2002
16:35:51

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A guy came down from Oklahoma one time and got a 13.9 in his RC R/T, his previous best was around 14.2 or so.

Mike are you on the delphi board? There are a couple of Dallas guys on there.



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9/16/2002
16:58:26

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No, I've heard of that though...where do I go to sign up?

BTW...are you going to the Houston meet on Oct 5th & 6th?

Should be a long line of me and my R/T buddies coming down.

~Mike~

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9/16/2002
17:10:52

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I will be there for sure.

sign up here
http://www.delphiforums.com/

this is the link to the R/T forum
http://forums.delphiforums.com/dakotart/messages

Come on over and you will probably find a few more buddies on there that live close to you.



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9/17/2002
22:19:59

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You can do a lot mods with an R/T, but it gets addictive and where do you stop. You can check out my R/T at http://home.insightbb.com/~dakota.rt1/



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