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94RCV8STK
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9/17/2002
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Well just bought 94 dakota black V-8, manual, 93k, no options, excellant shape, and after market CD player. Bone stock!!!! The truck runs excellant.
Couple of questions:
1. How do I find out what the rear end gear
2. What did they run bone stock in the 1/4?
3. I'm trying to improve fuel economy, ideas?
4. What brand of shorty headers?
5. What brand of dual exhaust? or is single better
6. What kind of CAI or K&N cone filter?
7. What kind of octane fuel, 87, 89, 93?
8. Basic tuneup ideas, what o2 and plugs?
I have ready the site already, mostly the newer gen 97-up, any known faults with the 94 dakota?
Great site
Thanks
Travis
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DaveR
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9/17/2002
21:21:09
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There are a few of us with old daks running around here. I have the same year, same motor. Let me try and answer as many questions as I can.
Your rear end should have several metal tags on the rear end. I believe the tag at the 11:00 position (at least that's where mine was) should be the tag that denotes the rearend gear.
As far as economy. I had good luck with an MSD 6AL box. I gained 1 or 2 miles/ gallon. Also changine the air filter to a free flowing peice will help.
I run JBA shorty headers. I have heard that these and the Mopar headers are the best for the magnum motors.
Exaust is a big can of worms. Everyone has their opinion of what's best. Pesronaly I use a Flowmaster catback setup modified from a 97-99 dak. It is a single 3" out. I really like the sound. I think it's about comperable to one of their 60 series mufflers, not too loud and overbearing. Just a nice deep note. With dual exaust, at least true duals, you can have probloms not making enough back presure. But there are some that have done it.
I'm sure everyone is tired of seeing me post this, but I really like my cold air setup from www.ramairbox.com You can also go with one of the K&N FIPK setups, but it is slower than using a true cold air. It's also noisy.
If you don't have the proformance computer you can get away with mid grade fuel. Just listen for spark knock.
I use a bosch o2 sensor and Denso plugs. That's just what I happen to have at the moment. I would change the cap and rotor too, as well as spark plug wires.
The only known fault I know of is the fuel gauge went bad in many daks from this year. It was a problom with the sending unit if i'm not mistaken. You can tell when there is a problom because the gauge goes back and forth fairly quickly. I also have the transmission kick the over drive off every so often and I have to press the OB button. The yellow light on the OD switch means that the OD is off. Hope this helps.
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94RCV8STK
Dodge Dakota
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9/17/2002
23:33:18
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thanks for the info....
the truck is very quick, I hope to take the truck to the track next week, to get a base line
Travis
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94RCV8STK
Dodge Dakota
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9/19/2002
01:50:30
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anybody else have 94-96 v8 RC stick????????
When I test drove, the truck it felt very fast.
Just for the record I own a 87 grand national (modifiede) so I know speed.
Travis
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jeremy
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9/19/2002
16:56:21
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i have a 94 5.2 cc auto and its blistering fast....although it was pretty pathetic stock...partially cause it needed tuning up. Now where can I find a good cheap LSD?
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DaveR
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9/19/2002
18:14:24
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I run a Powertrax in mine for LSD. I haven't had any probloms in the 6 months that i've had it. It does hook up well now, especially if I have the traction bars dialed in right.
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94RCV8STK
Dodge Dakota
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9/20/2002
11:21:42
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Anybody else, just found out the factory fuel filter is in a fuel tank??????
Just trying to tune it up???
Travis
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