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ABRAHAM
Dodge Dakota
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8/06/2006
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This is a great forum!! Now I need your help guys I have a 98 dakota club cab 6v 3.9 and I would like to invest on this beauty about $2500 the most it has sentimental value for me guys cuase I know some of you might be thinking this gus is crazy but thats how it is. I'll like to invest on performance not looks but performance, now what you all suggest what should I buy and what brands you all recomend I'' appreciate any help you can give me! thatnks You all!
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BigCityTexan
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8/07/2006
15:35:53
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Just scroll through the forums and you can find a boat load of mods these guys have done. Some seem pretty easy while others will take some know how.
I plan to add a larger throttle body and replace my clutch fan with an electric fan and the shroud mounted temp sensor in my 97CC3.9 4x4 to get a little extra horsepower.
Keep reading!
My 2 cents....if you have $2500 to put into it, I would sell the V6 and use that money to drop in a 318. But thats me...
Good Luck!
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Fed
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8/07/2006
20:57:28
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call www.hughesengines.com and completely rebuild your motor along with buying all the bolt ons like a throttle body, intake manifold, cold air intake if you dont have it yet, superchips tuner, etc...
or save up another grand and buy a supercharger kit from www.krcperformance.com
either one will add about the same amount of horsepower unless you do both!
that should do the trick for ya
'93 Dakota CC 3.9 auto
(4.10 gears, LSD, exhaust, FIPK, lowered, rear anti-sway bar)
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Gears
Dodge Dakota
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8/09/2006
20:10:11
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Hey FED,
how do you like them 4.10 gears?? I've been thinking about either 3.91's or 4.10's I can't decide.
..........Gears
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Gears
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8/09/2006
20:43:27
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2500$
If your doin most of the work yourself that'll get you a lot of goodies.
cold air intake (home made)
Fastman Tb or F&B tb
Harland-Sharp 1.7:1 roller rockers
Black magic electric fan
synthedic oil/trans fluid/differantal fliud
3.91 gears
Flowmaster 50 series delta-flow 2 1/2in-duel 2 out
hi-flow Cat
Gibson headers
180 degree t-stat
IAT relocated/ or adjuster
Stage 2 Jet chip
MSD 6A
five-o FMS injectors
Gasket match your intake manifold
look for posting from Larry from J and J Auto he's probably the Best there is around here.
That's what I'd do.( Am I missing anything guys?)
Ask 10 people and you'll get 10 answers. Now You won't have a race truck when your done, but you'll have a sweet running V6 Dakota. If you want a race truck look into a supercharger or turbo. and then you'll still need to do some/most of these things.
.............Gears
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Fed
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8/10/2006
04:40:21
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the 4.10 gears are awesome, i dont get too bad of gas mileage on the highway and great mileage on the streets..
you have an auto or manual?
'93 Dakota CC 3.9 auto
(4.10 gears, LSD, exhaust, FIPK, lowered, rear anti-sway bar)
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Fed
GenII
8/10/2006
04:42:05
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the only thing i dont like about the gears is that the speedometer is off by about 5 mph till 55...then after that its about 10 mph off
i dont know how to fix that, do any of you?
'93 Dakota CC 3.9 auto
(4.10 gears, LSD, exhaust, FIPK, lowered, rear anti-sway bar)
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daddio
Dodge Dakota
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8/10/2006
09:29:58
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Fed, you could try the following places:
http://www.carradio.com/speedometer_gears.html
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http://www.tciauto.com/components/speedometer_gears.htm
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http://www.transmissioncenter.net/speedometer_calibration_______va.htm
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Gears
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8/10/2006
14:55:22
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FED,
I've got an auto trans. I think with the superchips tuner you can adjust your speedo, I'm not sure though. Most of my driving is on the local streets, with about 25-50 miles of hi-way driving per week. I do one or two long trips per year, that's why I can't decide on 3.91's or 4.10's
.........GEARS
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Fed
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8/10/2006
18:31:00
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Gears, just to be safe, go with the 3.91's
thanks for the sites daddio
'93 Dakota CC 3.9 auto
(4.10 gears, LSD, exhaust, FIPK, lowered, rear anti-sway bar)
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J and J Auto
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8/12/2006
21:29:19
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the superchips will fix the speedo
KRC and the fastman among others sell a speedo
calibration kit around $150
also chrysler can change it on the obd2 to match
the gears the truck has around $100
In my opinion the 3.91 is the perfect ratio for
street high way with the V6 4.10 leaning more
towards racing the .69 o/d the rpm is only 200
higher at the same speed more off line and
towing power than the std 3.55
Larry
J&J Auto
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Fed
GenII
8/13/2006
16:10:16
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hey larry...
once im done with this motor how much tuning am i going to need to deal with if any?
i've already bought hughesengine's part #0814 cam, their rocker kit, springs, retainers, and harderned pushrods, and the shop thats building my engine is buying the keith black fat tops etc...
thanks
'93 Dakota CC 3.9 auto
(4.10 gears, LSD, exhaust, FIPK, lowered, rear anti-sway bar)
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Gears
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8/13/2006
17:02:55
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I'm definately going to go with the 3.91's. Thanks for the feed back.
.....Gears
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