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supaman
Dodge Dakota
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8/24/2008
23:44:29
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hi, i've just bought my first Dakota and was wondering what other owners would recomend i got now to improve mpg and power. its a stock 2000 4.7 quad cab. cheers
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onearmsteve
Dodge Dakota
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8/26/2008
21:10:31
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krc preformance cams ,70mm throttle body gutted third cat ,flowmaster muffler and gained 3 mpg in my 00 qc 4.7 4x4 and i love it wish i would have gone with a bigger cam.
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supaman
Dodge Dakota
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8/26/2008
21:41:13
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When you buy the cams do you get everything you need and is it worth getting cold air intake and a exhust system first.
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onearmsteve
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8/27/2008
18:29:38
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i would do cams first,they make the biggest diffrence marty at krc performance can help you.next exhaust i have gutted rear cat and flowmaster 40 series and single pipe. i put a BBK throttle body 70mm it helped but not worth the money $335.00. i wish i would have got the SCT programmer instead.Marty will tell you that cams and programmer will make the biggest diffrence and if your not worried about gas milage a set of 24lb ford motorsport fuel injectors.but a cold air intake is the last thing i would do!
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onearmsteve
Dodge Dakota
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8/27/2008
18:36:23
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sorry, all you need are the cams and valve cover gaskets, it is a involed project it well take a half day but is more than worth it.
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Kowalski
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8/28/2008
18:48:22
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The valve cover gaskets are reusable, no need to buy new. KRC offers several different performance cams - if you are talking about the ones that are the same as the HO ones, you can get them cheaper from a dealer - just order '00 jeep 4.7 HO cams. Did the swap years ago, still oil tight on the original gaskets.
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daddio
Dodge Dakota
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8/28/2008
20:14:35
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buyer beware!!!! KRC!!!
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Junket
Dodge Dakota
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8/28/2008
21:06:45
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Hey onearmsteve.
I'm sure you did the math before you spent the bucks, so...
How many miles do you have to drive, and how many years will it take, for that 3MPG increase to repay the cost of the "krc preformance cams ,70mm throttle body gutted third cat ,flowmaster muffler"?
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onearmsteve
Dodge Dakota
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8/28/2008
21:50:12
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sorry Kowalski,i did the 2o6 cams and wish i would have gone to the 212x.KRC dosent do HO cams any more but you can get them from jeep for three hundred and some change.And i didnt do the mods to save gas i wanted the performance.Gas savings was just a plus!
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Kowalski
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8/29/2008
07:09:51
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Thanks for the clarification. I did the cam swap for performance also, along with a custom PCM flash. My milage stayed the same, until a 4.10 gear swap brought it up slightly. A pleasant surprise, as I did that for performance as well.
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onearmsteve
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8/29/2008
16:42:50
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im curious is your truck 4x4 and what cams and PCM flash because i was getting 12 city 15 maybe 16 highway now i get 15 city and 18 highway.
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Kowalski
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8/30/2008
08:22:25
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4x4 with HO cams and Mike Leach flash. Has always got about 15 mpg in mixed driving without trying for good milage. Went up to almost 16 with the gear swap; then back down to 15 with a switch to knobbier tires. Also went with a ported 68mm TB instead of the '00 only 65mm. No change in milage with that or the 3" cat back exhaust. The cams and flash felt like similar performance gains, both better than the TB or exhaust.
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Lies and More
Dodge Dakota
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9/01/2008
14:45:34
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Listen to kowalski and all you hear is lies and more lies. In dreamland he may have those mods done, but in the real world he drives a pos Ford.
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