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yournamehere
Dodge Dakota
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8/19/2004
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FRAM hi-performance air filter over k&n's cold air intake?
q: which to get when you got a (un-modded)2001dak/spt clubcab w/over 74k miles? looking to improve engine performance and possibly the mileage 13mpg in city and 14/15mpg on the hwy. any other suggestions would be appreciated, not looking to break the bank, but am willing to sacrifice some to improve my trucks' performance. thanks in advance.
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92dak
Dodge Dakota
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8/20/2004
01:09:31
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Clean your throttlebody out!!!! I get 18-20 mpg avg city/hwy in my 92 3.9 dakota 160k miles, it makes a huge difference,I have no modifications done to my motor. rearend fluid also will make an impact
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spt
Dodge Dakota
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8/24/2004
17:10:36
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I agree with 92dak. I thought I was getting not bad mileage, then one day I was looking in my throttlebody and it was yellow in color. So I cleaned it and what a difference. I went from 14-15 mpg city/highway to 17-19 city/highway. I did not notice and performance difference, it did however idle smoother. I have allways used the fram air filters. I think the k&n are to expensive.
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mhall02
Dodge Dakota
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8/24/2004
17:31:28
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Throttle body cleaning: Did you acutally pull the throttle body off or did you leave it on and spray and clean w/o removing it? What works best, my '91 is a little dirty, get about 14-16 city and 20 highway, once 21 highway. Not super great.
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spt
Dodge Dakota
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8/24/2004
18:07:04
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I was lazy and left the throttlebody on and sprayed it until it was clean, took about 3/4 of the can. I talked to a mechanic I know and he told me as long as you go for a long drive after you clean the tb this method will not hurt anything and it also has the added benefit of cleaning th O2 sensor.
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Wadak
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8/24/2004
18:43:00
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When I fist got my v6 Dak, I was getting around 14 mpg, after many mods moch more power and getting between 17 and 18 mpg in town, the lastime I checked it out of town I was at 21 mpg, but that was before many of mods that are on the truck now.
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93redDakota
Dodge Dakota
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8/25/2004
10:38:54
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I have a 93 3.9 2wd and only get 15 to 16 in town with a stick. What do u use for cleaning the tb? I think that could help me cuz i have 199,000 miles on it and has probley never been done to it. Thanks
Eric
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GB2000
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8/25/2004
10:50:44
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I wouldn't trust cleaning one of them suckers with the tb still on... the belly pan gaskets on Dakotas are already pretty weak. I wouldn't wanna chance breaking it down and having to replace it. Just my opinion...
93redDakota...if you remove the throttle body, just get a big ole can of carb cleaner and spray it off. Make sure you let it dry completely before you reinstall it. If you leave it on, you'll wanna use a can of throttle body cleaner. Also don't reuse your old tb gasket...sometimes you can get away with it, but at less than 2 bucks for a new one, why risk it?
Josh
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Dodge Dakota
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8/25/2004
11:10:35
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You do need to try to get cooler air in to intake.
If stock setup is not drawing cool ( outside of
engine compartment ) air , then you can use
some 4 inch pvc pipe to extend the ' snout ' to where it can get that cool air.
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