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Brian Maier
Dodge Dakota
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9/25/2002
21:45:19
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I just got back from Bandimere Speedway in Colorado. This was my first time to a a race track and was wondering how much the elavation affects your 1/4 times. I got in 5 runs with these being my times in order: 18.897, 18.821, 18.772, 18.762, and when i turned the OD off and lowered my tail gate i got a 18.937:( The temperature ranged from 55 to 49 degrees. Im guessing that the elavation was a little over a mile high but do these times seem consistant with my mods and elavaiton?
Thanks
Brian
1994 3.9l 2WD Ext Cab Dodge Dakota
JBA headers, JBA 8mm wires, Borg Warner Select Cap & Rotor, Autolite 3923, MSD 6A, Accel Super Coil, K&N FIPK, Hi-Flow Catalytic Converter, Flomaster Muffler, Robertshaw 180 T-Stat
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Bob W
GenIII
9/25/2002
22:08:57
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I don't know how the altitude would affect it. what were the other cars and trucks running that would be a good gage.
My 4.7 quad cab runs about 16.5.
Gibson headers, Gibson Cat-back, Edelbrock IAS shocks, K & N drop in, 180 stat, Jet stage II chip, ARE Lid
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Lonnie
Dodge Dakota
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9/26/2002
11:10:57
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Your getting robbed somewhere cause my 96' with the 3.9 ran 16.04 in Orlando 79F and 60 % humidity Only mods are underdrive pulleys, Headers, Throttlebody spacer, cold-air intake. centerforce II clutch.
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Waltherone
Dodge Dakota
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9/26/2002
16:29:07
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The air is a lot thinner at 5000 ft altitude than it is at say, damn near sea level, in orlando..
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BDraeger
GenI
9/26/2002
16:44:42
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I was at Bandimere last night with my 2001 Quad Cab 4X4 5.9L. I ran a best of 17.45 at 77.5 mph. This is .5 second faster than the last time out! I had the PCM replaced under warranty to fix a cruise control problem. The PCM was on back order for a week. I thought I might get lucky and get a newer software version (not the death flash I already had). Man, what a difference! My only mods are 3923s and a K&N fipk. Here's a link to a turbo Regal website with an altitude conversion chart.
http://www.gnttype.org/techarea/misc/altitude.html
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FlameRed01
Dodge Dakota
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9/26/2002
16:45:39
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aww man thats awfull. i guess the altitude really f'ed ya. you dont even have a larger tb though. i felt that mod gave me alot more power over other ones.
what were other cars and trucks running?
http://flame-red-dakota.2itb.com
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Rockn blk dak
Dodge Dakota
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9/26/2002
16:54:37
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something was screwing u over bad because i live nj, i had a r/c auto with 3.55 and a 3.9, i had a air intake and a catback exhaust done and ran a 17.1 80mph, so something is difinately wrong wheter it be altitude,weather or the force of god.
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Brian Maier
Dodge Dakota
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9/26/2002
18:04:30
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BDraeger do you have a ram or a dakota. I only saw one other dakota that i recall and it was a rt, but there were a few nice rams there. I may have some video of you making a run.
Brian
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Chris2B
Dodge Dakota
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9/27/2002
01:24:18
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I ran my RC 4.7 4x4 at bandimere and it ran a 17.1. I had a homade intake and a flowmaster muffler, w3.55 gears. It was also over 90 degrees that day. With my new mods my truck should run mid 16's. The Colorado altitude realy slows down our trucks.
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Chris2B
Dodge Dakota
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9/27/2002
01:24:28
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I ran my RC 4.7 4x4 at bandimere and it ran a 17.1. I had a homade intake and a flowmaster muffler, w3.55 gears. It was also over 90 degrees that day. With my new mods my truck should run mid 16's. The Colorado altitude realy slows down our trucks.
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Lesley
GenIII
9/27/2002
14:42:04
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My 97 CC 3.9 litre ran 17.5 last time out. I was expecting it to go much better because the tranny had been fixed since the time before when I ran a 17.3. I'm thinking the cat is causing a lot of restriction. I'm going out next weekend and my goal is to break into the 16s. I plan to take off the tailgate, put my stock wheels back on, take out the passenger seat, bedliner, spare tire. Some suggestions I have had include: using a short belt that bypasses the air, running without power steering, getting lighter rims (no way), running with a light gas tank, letting air out of the tires, putting air in the tires :)....
My solution was to buy a 360, I just need to get it installed.
97 3.9 CC Sport. JBA stainless headers, Borla Turbo XL stainless muffler & tip, 17 x10 Boyd Coddington Smoothies
FMS injectors, V8 TB, Quick D stainless air intake,
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sicminds
GenIII
9/28/2002
08:02:15
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Jeezz..........
I duno what you guys are doing wrong!
I've got a 98 rc auto with 3.55's and
71K miles on it. And i run 16.8
with just intake,tb,iat adjuster,exaust,msd amp,blaster3,8.5mm and some other little goodies
now you know thats..................
sic
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sicminds
GenIII
9/28/2002
08:02:37
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Jeezz..........
I duno what you guys are doing wrong!
I've got a 98 rc auto with 3.55's and
71K miles on it. And i run 16.8
with just intake,tb,iat adjuster,exaust,msd amp,blaster3,8.5mm and some other little goodies
now you know thats..................
sic
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Bernd
*GenIII*
9/28/2002
08:58:55
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Nah...nothing wrong with the V6's. Just put a blower and nitrous on it. ;)
1997 Dodge Dakota SLT - V6
Supercharged/Intercooled @ 10# w/Nitrous
14.55 @ 96.01mph
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Lesley
GenIII
9/28/2002
10:05:22
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Sic, I've discovered that the diff between reg cab and club cab is huge! My friend Zman and I have a friendly rivalry going on - I have more mods but he has a reg cab. So far he has whupped my butt every time.
97 3.9 CC Sport. JBA stainless headers, Borla Turbo XL stainless muffler & tip, 17 x10 Boyd Coddington Smoothies
FMS injectors, V8 TB, Quick D stainless air intake,
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bdraeger
GenIII
10/01/2002
12:58:07
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Brian,
I have a flame red Dakota. I don't think the weather will cooperate this Wednesday, rain/snow predicted. Only 2 test 'n tunes left for the season. Guess I'll have to buy the new G-Tech Competition.
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92dakotahd
GenII
10/01/2002
19:01:39
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I would say that it's all altitude. I know when I go on vacation that when I hit the Appalachain Mts. that the truck downshifts way more often just because it can't get the air in to mix with the fuel well enough. So if you came down to closer to sea level you would see a lot of improvement.
K&N, '01 wheels, Window Tint, Harley-Davidson badging, red underbody kit, ext.
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head/taillight covers, ventshades side and rear, ram air on the way. Autolite 3923s, 180 T-Stat
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