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IntenseDak39
GenIII
2/28/2002
23:20:47
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well guys....just got back from the track....did three mods this time; relocated IAT, relocated nitrous nozzle, and put in NOS offroad booster.
well, i ran a best of 9.6 (slower than last time)...found the problem......TRACTION!!
i was spinning my hoosiers into second gear. it was high school night and they didn't prep the track for slicks at all, just squirted some water for the burnout box. i will go again on saturday when the pros are there....the track is has a better bite when all the drag cars are there.
i guess i will have to get a LSD now;)
intensedak39
"How's my driving?........Race me and find out!"
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BlackDakRacer
Dodge Dakota
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2/28/2002
23:28:35
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did you kill any h.s. kids??
~~Eric
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BlackDakRacer
Dodge Dakota
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2/28/2002
23:32:09
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holy geez....2 hook-ups in one night:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1808709426&r=0&t=0
your LSD!
~~Eric
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IntenseDak39
GenIII
3/01/2002
08:48:43
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i beat a new Z-28! the only other cars i raced against were the roll cage bigblock type (SOB).
but my times were a lot better than a lot of little ricers......my favorite was the 11.9 hopped up Focus.....oh, oh....then there was the 13 second (1/8) four banger S-10.
thanx for the ebay item...but i have a 98 8 1/4.
that is a good price though.
intense
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93 DAK
Dodge Dakota
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3/01/2002
10:21:20
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WOW! U beat a new Z-28 either your truck runs high 13's (yea ok sure it does), or the guy didnt shift out of first gear. Dude my neighbor has a 2001 z-28 and would blow the doors off any v8 dak never mind some hoped up sixer!
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IntenseDak39
GenIII
3/01/2002
10:30:30
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i didn't beat every Z28....most of them had a lot of mods and were running high 8's, but this one looked bonestock and ran a 9.8.....did he give it everything the car has....i don't know....all i know is i was next to him the whole time and then my tires gripped and i took off and got ahead of him. my trap speed was 80 mph....pretty high for a 9.6 eight.
this Z could of had the 2.73 gears..... and that would justify my win.
intense
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BlackDakRacer
Dodge Dakota
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3/01/2002
11:55:18
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HA HA(more simpson kid humor), damn rainy days, not much traction in san antonio right now!!
~~Eric
WHERE IS THAT WRECKED RT WITH THE LSD AND 3.92'S AT???
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FazDak
GenII
3/01/2002
13:00:20
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I'll back you on that Intense, I seen Z28's run high 9 to 10's at our local 1/8ther.
The only ones I saw doing low 9's were modified.
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93dak
Dodge Dakota
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3/01/2002
13:43:05
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Dude stop messing around with this backcountry 1/8 mile stuff get to a 1/4 will u!
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IntenseDak39
GenIII
3/01/2002
16:16:24
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93dak.....if it's what you got, it's what ya have to use.
why all of the doubt?
intense
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no track
Dodge Dakota
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3/01/2002
16:25:53
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you guys are lucky to even have a track to race at. The nearest track where I live is in Houston, a 4 hour drive away.
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alex
Dodge Dakota
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3/01/2002
16:27:31
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I'm interested in hearing what tough guy 93Dak runs in the quarter.
Can HE beat a Z-28?
BTW, some of the most intense racing is done at "backwoods" 1/8th mile tracks, hot daddy.
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93 dak
Dodge Dakota
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3/01/2002
16:41:43
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more importantly alex what do u run! i run 14.8 in the quarter with a 93 dakota sport sb 5spd, with gibson cat back,jba headers, v8 tb, ported intake openings to matck the size of the tb, mopar performance pcm, 1:7 rockers, 14x3 open k&n, and a sure grip. tell u the truth it goes but i would think any z-28 would blow my doors off. Like intense said it is only a truck.
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alex
Dodge Dakota
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3/01/2002
16:56:07
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I run 15.18 @ 90. It's a Club Cab 4.7L Sport with 3.55 posi gears and a 5-spd. It weighs 4200 lbs with me in it. I have a 70 mm TB, a cool air tube, a Dynomax exhaust and some traction bars.
Once I buy some Mickey ET's it'll go 14.8's too.
That's a total of $600 in mods. $950 with the tires.
And it gets 23 mpg on the highway.
You're right though, it's just a truck.
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Lesley
GenIII
3/01/2002
17:01:27
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Intense, what are your 0-60 times?
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 17" Boyd Coddington Smoothies
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FazDak
GenII
3/01/2002
17:21:56
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93 dak, if you have such a problem whith whats posted on here why dont you stay on the V8 forum?
I do respect your honesty about what you think your truck can and cant do but it in no way enables you to down others.
Intense has been posting and helping ALOT of others on V6 forum for quite some time now and I think he speaks the truth.
Please go and find the track he races at and disprove him before you bash him on here.
Thanks for your support. lol
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IntenseDak39
GenIII
3/01/2002
17:24:47
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i dont know lesley....i have bad traction. i hope to get a lsd soon. i hit 80 mph in the 1/8 but i spun my slick (i have two but spin only one) into second gear.
93dak....i understand your frustration...but not every Z28 is like your neighbors and my sixer isn't anywhere near like any other sixer. my mom has a 400+ horsepower 2000 Z28 that can blast me down the highway but i can take it off the line because it has 2.73 highway gears. i have raced my friend who has a 99 Z28 with a Flowmaster and intake from a 20 mph start and i beat him until he stopped at 85 and i was going 90.....now if he raced me from a stop he would of smashed me because he had 3.42 gears and a six speed.
intense
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alex
Dodge Dakota
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3/01/2002
17:25:45
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Scott...
How'd the 8 3/4" install go?
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IntenseDak39
GenIII
3/01/2002
17:28:01
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thankyou FazDak!
"How's my driving?........Race me and find out!"
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IntenseDak39
GenIII
3/01/2002
17:50:46
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93dak...because i am bored here are my mods:
kn filter
mopar cold air induction
magnum performance TB custom built for bernd
MSD 6a ignition
MSD blaster 2 coil
MSD 8.5 wires
jet stage II module
1.7 crower roller rockers
relocated IAT sensor
autolite 3923
napa brass rotor and cap
180 thermostat
jba headers
flowmaster 40 series
electric fan (not on this moment)
no tailpipe
nitrous express 75 shot
nitrous express purge kit
cowl hood (reduced engine temp)
removed rubber crap in front of filter
hoosier 27-11.5-15 quicktime pros
chassis tech ladder bars
chassis tech panhard bar
comp. engineering coilover kit
comp. engineering 150# springs
comp. enginerring adjustable drag shocks
custom rear notch with shock cross member
1.5 X 3.5 hole in bed (shocks) weight reduction
roll pan (temporarily off)
removed spare tire and assembly
removed extra heat sheilds and anythin else i didn't like.
...and i always use 93 octane gas and add NOS ocatane booster (off road 7+octane)
and i think i am still missing a couple of things!
intensedak
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dodgeboy
Dodge Dakota
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3/01/2002
18:57:11
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no traction?..dang man, you have slicks and a latter bar set up with an open rear? Kinda went backwars with the traction mods...you NEED that posi unit
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IntenseDak39
GenIII
3/01/2002
20:22:46
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yeah....i know. i have been needing that lsd long before the ladder bars or slicks.
intense
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FazDak
GenII
3/01/2002
20:28:11
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Alex, the little green Dak is still in my garage gettin massaged, I am still welding up all the parts on the 8 3/4 to make it work in my Dak.
Satellite systems selling like mad so I havent had alot of time to give to my Dak.
No problem Intense, I find people who make INSTANT judgments on others need a reality check, especially if there judging based on there "neighbors" car, lol.
I have to admit (as dodgeboy stated), that was alot of work to do to an open rear. L/S is the ticket for you!! cant wait, that oughta drop a half second off your times!!
Good luck, keep us posted as I will you.
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Lesley
GenIII
3/01/2002
21:48:49
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Hey dodgeboy, sorry for drawing attention to your avatar "over there." I sure liked the wrestler dude better than the one you have now :)
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 17" Boyd Coddington Smoothies
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IntenseDak39
GenIII
3/01/2002
22:17:14
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yeah.....i know!..... i just haven't found a good deal on one. the only one that interests me is the powertrax no slip. but for $404 i don't know. i have installed everything on my truck and would like to keep it that way so i am limited to what i can install.
intensedak39
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scot
Dodge Dakota
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3/02/2002
20:06:28
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nice mods but all the hp in the world ain't nothing if it won't hook up. Bad problem w/ pickups. Bad weight transfer on the launch all the weight is on the front you have to find a way to balance the weight and get it to both tires when you go to 4:10's it will get worse! I love the fourlink but that is alot of work and cutting on a good looking truk. the best racing is in the backwoods on the 1/8th!! head to head!!
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FazDak
GenII
3/02/2002
20:53:40
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Dont be afraid of putting an 8 3/4 in your truck, its simple welding and geometry.
The nice thing about em is you can buy a couple of members, have em set up with different ratios and swap em out in a hour or less by your self!!
I have changing 3rd members down to a science, I can do it by my self on my back in almost a half an hour. I have one with 2.76 open for those long trips, I have another with 3.55 (there in the Challenger now) and lastly one with 4.10 L/S in em, and I think you know where that is.
Good call on the 1/8th scot.
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IntenseDak39
GenIII
3/02/2002
21:24:08
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i am thinking of moving my battery to the rear with my bottle....build some type of box to keep em there. there is a lot i can do for the weight so i should get started on it.
intensedak39
"How's my driving?........Race me and find out!"
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FazDak
GenII
3/03/2002
02:31:13
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I bought aluminum L channel at Home Depot, cut it to length, made a box shaped bracket the size of a battery and mounted it under the truck back where the spare tire used to be.
Was an easy mod to transfer weight.
Oh and 2 gauge wire, remote battery terminals and copper lugs to terminate it all.
Have you taken out your inner fenders yet? those and the rubber parts weigh quite alot, dont know if its a good idea to take em out if your Dak is a daily driver.
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IntenseDak39
GenIII
3/03/2002
07:30:10
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genIIIs really don't have that much of an inner fender that you can take out...just a lot of water sheilds. My truck is a daily driver so that also wouldn't be a good idea. Since i really never use it and my girlfriend and i use her car for trips i am thinking of yanking all of the a/c stuff out... condensor, evaporator, plumbing, core, compressor and switching to a non a/c bracket. That would be about 50 pound loss and less crank power loss. What ya gotta remember is losing a 100 pounds is like gaining 10 horsepower. in the future i might also move my gas tank in the bed above where the spare use to be.
here's a good idea (simpsons)....drill speed holes!;)
intense
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FazDak
GenII
3/03/2002
12:34:14
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Yeah, AC robs alot of power, impressive that you run that good with it though.
Yes my inner fenders were basically "water sheilds", so much so that I had to make a shield to go under the computer. All the water sheding off the tire sprayed right on it!!
Dont watch the simpsons, but it sounds funny.
I'll have time to send the picts to you on monday, do you have WinZip?
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