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IntenseDak39
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2/11/2002
16:06:39
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 Subject: mucho problemo!!!
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hey everyone,
today i was at a red light and decided to take off...i sat at the light and started to load up the torque convertor......held the gas at 1700 rpms with my foot on the brake....GREEN..boom.....
best d@mn start i ever had. took off like a bat out of h*ll!!!
now the problem, i was going home when i decided to run some juice.....and i was like "this didn't take off so well".....tried it again (yes, i am stupid)and it did the same thing but i smelt a very strong gas odor this time...i was like holy mother of @#%$ i am about to blow up...well i didn't! got home, popped the hood and looked under...
when i did that awesome start it knock my fipk off and stripped the hat screw out of the TB...son of a @#$&^!!!!!....i was sprayin' my juice all over my engine!!...good thing nothing really bad happened!
in otherwords i am in desperate need of a new TB. Wednesday i have a scheduled dyno appointment!
Bernd, is there anyway you can hook me up before Wednesday....i got money!!!
if not i will go junkin' tomorrow.
intense :(
98 RC V6 auto modifications: LOTS ! ! !
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LI Blackdak
Dodge Dakota
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2/11/2002
17:05:55
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note to self: don't buy nitrous
sorry about your luck intense :-(
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sicminds
Dodge Dakota
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2/11/2002
17:12:49
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I am lookin for a v8 tb.
Is $115 for a 5.2L tb a good
price?
helpin out.........
sic
sic
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Xphile1999
Dodge Dakota
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2/11/2002
18:30:08
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I paid $75 for a used 5.2L TB, 40K Miles, cleaned it up and it works great!
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IntenseDak39
GenIII
2/11/2002
19:18:08
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blackdak,
it wasn't the nitrous that did it....the engine torqued over and it popped the filter hat off...
intensedak39 :(
98 RC V6 auto modifications: LOTS ! ! !
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bernd
*GenIII*
2/11/2002
19:58:45
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Two words: Torque Strap
I can get a TB for ya...but not that quick. :(
(Give me a call - 512-507-8303...got an idea.)
1997 Dodge Dakota SLT - V6
Supercharged/Intercooled @ 10# w/Nitrous
14.55 @ 96.01mph
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BigHank
GenIII
2/11/2002
21:25:59
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Man that sucks! Hope you get it fixed in time for the dyno! Let us know what TB you go with(sounds like you might be able to fix yours??)!
MoPar to Ya!!!
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Lesley
GenIII
2/11/2002
21:59:34
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What is a torque strap?
My TB came off an R/T, 15,000 miles, I paid $75.
Is it just the screw that is stripped? Your TB is still functioning? Can't you just replace the screw or use an S-bolt? Or are the threads on the TB stripped, in which case wouldn't something like loctite hold it in for your dyno appt.until you get a better solution.
97 3.9 CC Sport. Black. Auto 3.55
Quick D Intake, JBA Stainless headers, Autolite 3923s, stainless Borla Turbo XL, V8 R/T TB,
FMS fuel injectors. Coming (ordere) 17" Boyd Coddington Smoooooooothies
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IntenseDak39
GenIII
2/11/2002
22:22:27
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bernd,
give ya a call in the morning....it's 9:30 and i have to go to work....see ya
98 RC V6 auto modifications: LOTS ! ! !
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IntenseDak39
GenIII
2/12/2002
06:10:56
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lesley,
the TB is stripped.....d@mn aluminum!!
it is still functioning and a torque strap is some sort of strap (usually a metal rod) that keeps the engine from moving when you hit the throttle....
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DakotaDan
GenIII
2/12/2002
07:17:30
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Intense
Did you break a motor mount?
Sounds like a lot of motor movement
01 CC SLT V6 Auto
K&N FIPK # 57-1517
DynoMax # 17748
Factory Flares
WeatherFlectors
Low Profile Tonneau
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Scott
Dodge Dakota
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2/12/2002
10:16:52
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Dakotadan might be right Intense.
If youve never messed anything up before when you launched then you may have a crapped out motor mount, you should check it before any more fun.
A good way to check it is with your hood open foot hard on the brake in gear and give it about 1/4 throttle, if the engine raises up alot than you need a motor mount, keep in mind it will raise a little but you will be able to guess about how high before it hits your hood. Also check the inside of your hood for damage, right over the TB.
I had a 440 Cuda that broke a motor mount in a race and it F'ed my hood all up!!
Two more words: Heli Coil [spellins wrong but you get the idea]
94 RC SB 3.9, home ported V8 TB,
home modified intake, home made
ram air and Flowmaster 3" in
to 2-2.5" outs to 70 Cuda tips
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dodgeboy
Dodge Dakota
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2/12/2002
10:43:48
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there is a safety L bracket on the motor
mounts, when the rubber part breaks and the
engine tries to tourque over it catches
it....shouldnt be able to go far enough to hit the
hood.
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alex
Dodge Dakota
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2/12/2002
11:25:31
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True, but when i trashed my V-6 motor mount (driver side), the motor had plenty of free swing before it hit that limiter tab built into the motor mount. When I launched hard, the gear shift (mine was a 5-spd) would rock all the way over to the right where the tranny was rotating with the engine. When the motor mount safety tabs hit, there was a huge clunk. So, basically it went like this....
Clutch release, shifter comes out of hand, then CLUNK! Ouch. New motor mounts only cost like $120 at the dealer installed.
Lesley, typically a torque strap is a chain, a metal bar, a turnbuckle, any kind of solid link that typically runs from the driver's side cylinder head to the frame rail. When you launch hard, the torsional motion that would typically rotate the engine up against the motor mount will now try to "lift" the frame. No can do, right? So, now all that torsion (torque) is transferred thru the drivetrain and translates into a harder launch. Usually that's pretty common technology in drag racing circles, but has a limited effect on a street vehicle.
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Lesley
GenIII
2/12/2002
11:35:59
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Okay, so all that wasted motion is transferred into used motion? Makes sense. Thanks.
97 3.9 CC Sport. Black. Auto 3.55
Quick D Intake, JBA Stainless headers, Autolite 3923s, stainless Borla Turbo XL, V8 R/T TB,
19 lb.FMS fuel injectors. Coming (ordered) 17
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Scott
Dodge Dakota
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2/12/2002
12:06:10
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Lesley, where did you buy those injectors and how much were they? I need to get some myself.
Thanks.
94 RC SB 3.9, home ported V8 TB,
home modified intake, home made
ram air and Flowmaster 3" in
to 2-2.5" outs to 70 Cuda tips
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IntenseDak39
GenIII
2/12/2002
12:37:56
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no, motor mount is find....but there is always motion in the engine. the problem is that the fipk mounts to the TB and then to the fender well with the heat sheild. there is room for movement for that but not much.....i think the slicks might have had something to do with it....
intense
98 RC V6 auto modifications: LOTS ! ! !
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Lesley
GenIII
2/12/2002
13:03:59
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I got them from www.fiveomotorsport.com. They were around $100. Other places sell them too, but for more than twice that price.
97 3.9 CC Sport. Black. Auto 3.55
Quick D Intake, JBA Stainless headers, Autolite 3923s, stainless Borla Turbo XL, V8 R/T TB,
19 lb.FMS fuel injectors. Coming (ordered) 17
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IntenseDak39
GenIII
2/12/2002
14:45:59
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bernd is the man!!!
with his help i will make the dyno pull!!!!!
thanx bernd!!!!
a very grateful IntenseDak39
98 RC V6 auto modifications: LOTS ! ! !
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bernd
*GenIII*
2/12/2002
17:42:12
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TB is on its way to ya. :)
1997 Dodge Dakota SLT - V6
Supercharged/Intercooled @ 10# w/Nitrous
14.55 @ 96.01mph
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Scott
Dodge Dakota
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2/13/2002
09:53:18
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Thanks Lesley.
When I made my ram air I fashioned me up a bracket to hold the down tube and it mounts to the valve cover bracket so it moves with the engine.
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