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Dodge MiCK
Dodge Dakota
10/28/2001
16:41:12
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I have a 2001 Dodge Dakota Sport, 3.9L Magnum V6. BONE stock. I haven't done SQUAT to it.
So I'm in Toronto today, up to see the brother-in-law. I just dropped off the Futon (sp?) and dumped daddy-in-law off, (mommy was behind in the Cherokee), and I'm heading down Jarvis St., minding my own business.
While making my way to the Gardiner ramp to go home, I stop at the Adelaide intersection. Damn Civic pulls up. Cosmetically, looks sound. Ground effects, accessories out the wazoo. Anyhoo, he's revs his little .5L engine (sounded small nonetheless) and I look over to see him leaning over the passenger seat and staring at me. I give him the "what a moron" head shake and don't give him a second look.
Now, I know I could have taken him, but seriously, WHY? That wasn't the time, nor the place, and this idiot wants to do something he can't handle.
POINT: WHAT IS THE DEAL W/ HONDA OWNERS???? Can someone give an intelligent, realistic exp,anation?
MiCK
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Lesley
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10/28/2001
17:51:23
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Dunno, but would you mind keeping them in Toronto? They seem to be migrating this way (Peterborough). We'll keep our white trash/north of #7 guys like the bright yellow & duct taped Regal with the stuffed Garfield stuck to the window that revved at me today.
97 3.9 V6 Sport Club Cab. Black.
Quick D Intake.
Awaiting Installation: JBA headers, V8 R/T TB,
Autolite 3923s with Borg Warner Wires
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Rob
Dodge Dakota
10/28/2001
18:29:49
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They think that they are real hot shots with their .5L engines hell I have even seen them racefull blown crew cab dually pick ups(that guy got his a$$ spanked so bad his great great great grandmother felt it), they are self centered egotistical idiots who thing that they are rulers of the road.
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Kyle M.
Dodge Dakota
10/28/2001
19:58:44
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They got small p@nis syndrome only for their cars and engines. They want to try to make up for something they don't have. I whoop Honda and import a$$ all over here in Nebraska. Dang Honda mobiles.
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Anthony
Dodge Dakota
10/28/2001
20:16:02
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Hey Dodge Mick, come take a drive to Woodbridge at Hwy 7#/Pinevalley. At the local hang out at the fast food strip. That's where all the local and Toronto .5 liter, 6" exhaust tip punks hang out.
In the summer time it's no joke about 300 ricers all there hanging out to see what cars show up. They even bring there lawn chairs too. Even at 5:00 am on weekends it's packed. I love driving threw the crowds with my done-up Dakota 4X4 V8, let them listening to the rumble of my exhaust and the heads would turn to see what the heck that was.
I don't see much Dakotas hanging around anyway in my area. I wouldn't mind to get together with acouple of Dakota owners and just shoot the crap.
Anthony
www.geocities.com/intense79/
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Dodge MiCK
Dodge Dakota
10/28/2001
20:18:06
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Would like to man, but mine's BONE stock, and don't have the $ to do it up much.
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Lesley
GenIII
10/28/2001
20:36:08
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Dodge Mick -An intake is a great way to start without busting your wallet. I just installed the Quick D, but I got looking at it and thought how simple it would be to make your own. The only real expense is the K&N filter, but I'm pretty sure you can get it for under $100. A hard rubber Fermco elbow from Home Depot for about $15, and about a 12" section of 3" polished steel exhaust - Crappy Tire or Wal Mart's auto section. (And if you can get that steel pipe with a bend in it, you don't need the elbow, just a coupler with clamps either end). Hook the elbow onto your TB hat (it has clamps either end - easy!), attach the pipe , then attach the filter to the other end of the pipe. For more access to cold air, remove the portion of the rubber beside your rad, directly in front of the filter. Easy, and save about $100. Mine's been on about a week now, great sound, and seems to give it just a little more balls.
97 3.9 V6 Sport Club Cab. Black.
Quick D Intake.
Awaiting Installation: JBA headers, V8 R/T TB,
Autolite 3923s with Borg Warner Wires
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Nirami
Dodge Dakota
10/28/2001
21:53:40
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We have that same problem here in my town. They want to hang out at this McDonnalds parking lot all night (its on the corner of two major streets here in town) along with the motorcyclers. I see these guys getting spanked constantly with stuff they know they will never win to. I dont see what in the world would be going through their minds. Heh.
I actually witnessed a rice boy pull up next to a Dodge Charger with a blown 900 under the hood and tried to race it. It was one pathetic race too, I might add. The Prelude had nothing against him.
On a lighter note I witnessed a Dodge Neon beat a Viper GTS the other day at the track. I thought that was something to laugh over. And I know what you guys are thinking. NO, it wasnt driver error on the Vipers part.
- Mikel
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CW
Dodge Dakota
10/28/2001
22:16:50
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I have seen neons with turbos on them. There is one neon that runs 10.55 at 139
http://www.turbosystem.com/auto/neon/neon.htm
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Dodge MiCK
Dodge Dakota
10/28/2001
22:20:22
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I wondered about that, but under certain circumstances, I'm skeptical. I'm thinking that I don't want to void the warranty. It goes like this.
I married into a Dodge Family. The wife's great uncle owns Patterson Chrysler in Fort Erie. I fell in love w/ the Dakota.
2 years later, I finally got it.
Thing is, he's a bit of a stick. I've asked before about minor mods, and the parts guy said it would void the warranty and he won't back me up against head office.
There you have it. The only think I'm going to do is get a flowmaster series, and that's it. That's the only thing not covered, so I'm free to do so.
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Lesley
GenIII
10/28/2001
22:35:15
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Would an air intake mess with your warranty? That's a drag, but heck, mine's a 97 and I've just started to have fun with it. Even bone-stock they rock!
97 3.9 V6 Sport Club Cab. Black.
Quick D Intake.
Awaiting Installation: JBA headers, V8 R/T TB,
Autolite 3923s with Borg Warner Wires
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Dodge MiCK
Dodge Dakota
10/28/2001
22:37:22
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It would. Unfortunately. So what's with the Autolite 3923's???
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Lesley
GenIII
10/28/2001
22:46:24
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Hey, now they won't mess with your warranty! For $20 you can get a set of those, I got the Borg Warner wires off ebay for about the same. They are a colder, better plug, no pinging. Check speedtweaks.net for more info. I'm hoping to see a big difference, just waiting for my throttle cable & headers to arrive and everything will get installed.
97 3.9 V6 Sport Club Cab. Black.
Quick D Intake.
Awaiting Installation: JBA headers, V8 R/T TB,
Autolite 3923s with Borg Warner Wires
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bernd
*GenIII*
10/28/2001
22:47:41
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Before you jump at the "It will void your warranty" stuff...NO IT WON'T.
http://www.sema.org/warranty (Federal Law as well)
1997 Dodge Dakota SLT - V6
Supercharged @ 10# w/Nitrous
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Dodge MiCK
Dodge Dakota
10/28/2001
22:51:27
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Very well then, my fear is now this: What if the Air Intake messes something up? THAT voids the warranty, if I read that correctly.
And what do the Autolites and Borg Warners do for the truck EXACTLY?
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FIJIGabe
Dodge Dakota
10/28/2001
22:52:15
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uhh... no!!!
you drive an AMERICAN TRUCK, not a German Car. Unlike BMW (where changing your rims will invalidate your warranty) if you change the intake on your truck the only warranty that is invalidated is the warranty on the intake. same goes for the other parts. change the exhaust? the exhaust is the only thing that goes. whoever told you that the mods on your truck invalidate the warranty is smoking some bad sh!t.
Gabe
http://frontpage.tripod.com/fijigabe0
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Dodge MiCK
Dodge Dakota
10/28/2001
22:53:19
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Bear w/ me guys, please, I'm new at this. lol
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Lesley
GenIII
10/28/2001
22:59:51
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Just about anything you want or need to know about your truck can be found on this site if you use the search feature. That's what I did. There are some really knowledgeable people on this site, it doesn't get any better.
97 3.9 V6 Sport Club Cab. Black.
Quick D Intake.
Awaiting Installation: JBA headers, V8 R/T TB,
Autolite 3923s with Borg Warner Wires
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Dodge MiCK
Dodge Dakota
10/28/2001
23:01:22
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Can't, not a member... DOES ANYONE HAVE ICQ??
38569467 is my #
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Dave
Dodge Dakota
10/28/2001
23:19:31
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I've never been one into cars...I owned a 89 Toyota 4x4, a 93 Ranger 4x4, and now my 01 Dakota 4x4. If I were into cars, I'd definately give hondas a look at. They're inexpensive to build up -- parts are everywhere, and when it's all said and done, they're fast little cars when all the mods are done right.
Sure, 90% of the hondas out there, we could smoke in our v6's, and 98% could be smoked by the R/T, but I never get mad that I bought a truck over a car, I just laugh in the winter...
I was actually wishing I got an R/T for a while there but I'm happy with my 3.9. I mean, if I wanted something fast, I would have gotten a Corvette.
- Dave
- 01 Dakota SLT
- 3.9 v6 4x4
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SuperDak
Dodge Dakota
10/28/2001
23:51:33
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anyone heard of a car company called Geo? Where are those made?
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Dodge MiCK
Dodge Dakota
10/29/2001
00:03:57
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Chevy??
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Zaurusman
Dodge Dakota
10/29/2001
00:53:51
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Geo was an odd little subsidiary of GM. The Tracker is from Suzuki, the Prism (no longer made to my knowledge) was a joint venture with Toyota as a dead ringer for the Corolla in the '80's. The Storm was a decent little econo-sportscar (based on an Isuzu if I recall), but it's gone too. The whole idea has been ditched and now they're Chevys if they exist at all. The Metro sure got awesome mileage though they looked like eggs on wheels; think they were based on the even older Sprint though I'm not sure. Every Geo was based on a design from or made in Japan.
Hondas: On paper, the idea of a souped up front-wheel-drive compact car is great; in reality not so much. In Ohio in my youth there were numerous circular on-ramps, and I vividly recall drifting onto my share of highways. In my experience, this drivetrain layout is a blast to run hard until you reach the limit and cannot control it any longer. Like Toyota Tacomas and S-10's, they're usually the domain of teenagers (souped up FWD's, not FWD's in general), and I owned FWD compacts when I was one. Managed to jump one of them until I finally landed pretty hard and took out both my fog lights. Never had one of those annoying mufflers, though, and my pants always fit...
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Zaurusman
'98 RC Red Sport V6 5spd 3.21 15x8's
http://www.tiborsrealm.com/Dakota/Index.htm
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Todd W
Dodge Dakota
10/29/2001
02:24:15
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Bolt-ons won't void the warrenty...
Of course, if you keep the old parts, you can always put them back on before taking it into the garage to be fixed... let them prove you had an air intake on there! Ha!
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Spyder343
Dodge Dakota
10/29/2001
02:59:53
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Hey, you guys gotta check out this site:
www.riceboys.com
I know I have posted the link before, but I think it is really worth another post!
Hey Bernd, does that warranty thing apply in Canada? I know it does in the US. Just wonderin' cause Dodge MiCK and Lesley are in Canada.
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Nirami
Dodge Dakota
10/29/2001
09:02:57
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Just helping Spyder along. It's www.riceboypage.com now www.riceboy.com...
- Mikel
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bernd
*GenIII*
10/29/2001
09:49:43
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Spyder: I don't believe so as Canada has different laws/regulations. (Unless they've decided to adopt our, somtimes rather silly, federal laws.) ;)
1997 Dodge Dakota SLT - V6
Supercharged @ 10# w/Nitrous
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Lesley
GenIII
10/29/2001
12:16:28
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I don't think so, although my warranty is over so I can't be sure. We have recently adopted the emissions laws that you southerners have, pain in the butsky, but good for the environment.
Nice pic Bernd.
I saw a riced up turquoise Geo at a stoplight this summer, it was hard not to laugh. They make them at GM, which is about an hour from here.
97 3.9 V6 Sport Club Cab. Black.
Quick D Intake.
Awaiting Installation: JBA headers, V8 R/T TB,
Autolite 3923s with Borg Warner Wires
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Spyder343
Dodge Dakota
10/29/2001
15:41:28
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Sorry about the address foul-up. I've been to the page so many times, you'd think I'd know it by now! Thanks for the info, Bernd!
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bernd
*GenIII*
10/29/2001
19:28:50
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Hey Lesley...check out this one:
http://www.speedtweaks.net/images/New_Look/Before_After.jpg
Heheheh...been lifted and lowered. (No..I don't go "both ways" for those who were thinking that...ehehehehe.) ;)
1997 Dodge Dakota SLT - V6
Supercharged @ 10# w/Nitrous
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Lesley
GenIII
10/29/2001
22:07:02
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Yup, no doubt about it... your truck is a hottie!
97 3.9 V6 Sport Club Cab. Black.
Quick D Intake.
Awaiting Installation: JBA headers, V8 R/T TB,
Autolite 3923s with Borg Warner Wires
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