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cbsdakota
Dodge Dakota
7/14/2001
04:30:16
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How many people on here have a 3.9L V6? Of you, who has decided that money wise, they'll just keep their V6 and beef it up a bit? What kind of numbers are you showing at track and on dyno and what MPG? Please include type and weight if you know it?
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Wade
Dodge Dakota
7/14/2001
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Never tracked or dynoed it, but mileage is
about 19 highway. Just ordered flowmaster
delta 50 and QuickD intake. Put in 180
Robertshaw t-stat. T-body at Christmas.
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Tyler A
Dodge Dakota
7/15/2001
00:19:36
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Yup, Im just building the v6. So far just home-brew intake, dynomax catback exhaust, MSD ignition coil, taylor wires, TB spacer (ha!), 180 degree t-stat, traction bars, and finally a stage II Jet chip. Hope for headers and TB in the future.
Oh yea, almost forgot, ive got a '00 Regular Cab 5spd. Ive cut a full second off my 1/4.
Word to the wise, TB spacers do nothing for performance. Just put the money towards something else. $90 is just too much to spend on a part like that anyway.(Mine was free)
Gas mileage has never been better!
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Goodyear
Dodge Dakota
7/15/2001
00:48:44
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Youre just the guy ive been looking for Tyler. How do you like (or dislike i suppose) your dynomax catback system. Im pretty sure thats what ill be getting but it would be nice to get at least one opinion first. Thanks!
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Tyler A
Dodge Dakota
7/15/2001
00:59:11
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Its a great system. On a 1-10 scale(bassed on difficulty) it was like a 5. It performs well, and the sound is decent. I was set on dual exhaust before i came across this one, but now this system has worked well for me.
The only con is the tip hangs a little too low for my taste. Maybe a shop could correct the problem with another hanger or something....
Hope I helped a little!
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bernd
Gen III
7/15/2001
01:05:54
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1997 V6 SLT - 2WD (5-Speed)
Lifted (soon to be lowered), blown, ported, custom exhaust (tested Magnaflow, Flowmaster, Dynomax, Ravin...back to Flowmaster), use the spacer as a paperweight, been through a lot of different throttle bodies, have dyno sheets for most everything, currently running a 160 T'Stat and Flowkooler, 4.10's w/32" tires, etc.
1997 Dodge Dakota SLT - V6
Supercharged @ 10#
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Jeff
Dodge Dakota
7/15/2001
10:12:56
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I have 98 v6 Get between 18 and 20 in city not sure on highway yet...
Im going to keep mine and beef it up for 4wheeling. The only thing I really regret is having a regular cab. With two children now it kins of sucks. But they again I only paid 12g for it..
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jcr7079
Dodge Dakota
7/15/2001
11:26:07
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I have a 1999 dakota 3.9 just ordered all the parts to make her fly(most from bernd):JBA Headers, High flow cat, OBX Bomb muffler, 180 degree stat, jba power cables, Borg and warner cap and rotor, 3923's, mas blater 3, IAT adjuster. They all go on friday cant wait! Soon to be followed by a nitrous express 75 shot. I love this truck! bernd says with the kits i should be pushing 85-95 horse more than stock at the wheels. (15-20 from mods, 75 from the nitrous) i get about 16 mpg now, should improve slightly after mods, then agian I heard a heavy foot kit comes with these mods?:-)
Thanks Bernd!
Josh
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lattimer
Dodge Dakota
7/15/2001
18:28:40
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2000 SLT 4x4 CC, 3.9L Auto, Gibson swept side, JBA headers, Flometrics TB, Home brew cold air, Borg-Warner cap and rotor, Autolites, 3.92 rear, 31" Goodyears (still stock, going for BFG's in the fall), Nef bars, Push bar up front, and Custom 'Cuda stripes down the side. Getting 180 t-stat this week from Bernd, Soon to get IAT adjuster.
Love my truck. A v-8 will still spank me, but its just kinda cool being the underdog. Gas mileage sucks, my best ever was 17 on the hiway, but my truck's heavy and so's my foot.
I was sad for a while for not getting the v-8, but what the heck, its still a Dak!
Shawn
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Kris239
Gen II
7/16/2001
00:55:59
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When I bought my first Dakota it was a 94 V6 Sport when I was a Junior in High School. I lost that to a drunk, and bought this
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94 SLT with 32,000 miles on it my senior year and it was stored every winter. I lost a lot of money in the accident due to the guy not having insurance so I couldn't afford or find a V8. I just graduated from school and the truck has 47,000 miles on it. When I get it up to 100,000 miles I throw it in storage and drop a 360 in it while I get a 4x4 4.7 as my daily driver. For mods, read my profile. You can see my old truck pictured next to this one in the photo album, it's the green one.
Kris Harnack
1994 Dodge Dakota SLT
3.9L V6 / RC / SB / Auto
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Kyle M.
Dodge Dakota
7/16/2001
15:15:52
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I have 1 1993 3.9L V-6 Automatic with about 166,000 miles on it. From what I know It is a all stock except the peice of plastic I took off of the front of the air inlet at the grill. But for some reason it will peel the tires into second gear pretty good any time I want it to. When I am going about 25 I floor it, it drops to first and peels the tires and the peels them into second gear. No joke. I have even actually burned the tires through Second gear from a 1500 rpm launch off the line. Crazy!! How the hell does this thing do this?
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Daniel_D
Dodge Dakota
7/16/2001
17:07:35
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I got a 95 x-cab v6 auto. should run the 1/4 at high 16's. Mods include a V8 TB, open K&N, 180 t'stat, IAT adjuster, ASP underdrive crank pulley, Elec Fan, MSD Blaster Coil, Accel 8mm wires, 3923 plugs gapped at .040, gutted cat, 2-chamber flowmaster with turndown, 2" rear drop, roll pan, soft bed cover. if ya wanna see it go to www.angelfire.com/la3/finedak
my best run to date is 17.070, but it was about 90 degrees that night, it ran very consistent thanks to Bernd's IAT adjuster even though the temp dropped at the end of the night. my next mods will include a billit grille, clear corners, and 3.90's. Gas milage is around 13 in the city.
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cbsdakota
Dodge Dakota
7/17/2001
11:59:14
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Kyle M: I had a '92 Ext Cab V6 Auto 170,000 miles that did the same thing! Strong as hell.
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Kurt
Dodge Dakota
7/17/2001
15:06:42
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I have a '01 2W/AT QC w/ just a flowmaster. I'll do a mild drop and 18s as soon as this economy mellows out. I have the Robert Shaw 180T, BW cap & rotor but haven't installed them yet. I'm waiting on K&N to see if they're going to support the '01 3.9s with an intake and I'll add a fastman TB at that time. Electric fan soon.
I'm averaging about 18 mpg
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Jeffster
Dodge Dakota
7/17/2001
21:13:00
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Get a 4.7 ,you can't beat mine.
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Zaurusman
Dodge Dakota
7/18/2001
01:26:20
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I have a '98 V6 RC 5-spd; ran it for the first time ever a few months ago with only K&N FIPK and got 17.27 best run with around 50K miles on it; hope to break 16.999 next time. Plan to run it Friday night, with Accel cap, rotor, coil, MSD Superconductor wires, & hopefully Autolite plugs (ordered), traction bars and a driveshaft loop in case the traction bars don't work and the wheelhop breaks a u-joint. And with the first cleaning of my IAT.
Getting around 17mpg in the winter, and around 15.5 in the summer with our crumby reformulated summer gas and the A/C running always here in Dallas.
Wish me luck!!! -tk
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MIKE 2
Dodge Dakota
7/18/2001
12:34:26
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I HAVE A 99 DAK V-6 LOWERED CUSTOM BODY KIT JBA HEADERS, PACE SETTER CAT BACK, #6 POWERDYNE SUPERCHARGER, MSD BTM, NO TO BAD GAS MILLAGE NEVER BEEN TO THE TRACK
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B
Dodge Dakota
7/18/2001
19:50:47
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'99sport 3.9 rc,sb,2wd, 5-spd, airraid, taylor wires, otherwise stock - 24mpg highway, 22 city. (41K miles) light-foot!!
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69Beeper
Dodge Dakota
7/18/2001
20:10:54
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'00 3.9/5spd 4wd CC...daily driver and parts chaser for my old Mopar. I wanted the V8 bad, but decided to put the extra $$$ into the RR.
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nathan
Dodge Dakota
7/23/2001
17:08:25
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'00 QC, 3.9L, Airaid intake, JBA headers, Dynomax 3" catback, MSD 6A w/ MSD 8.5mm wires, Mobil1 synthetic oil
I have not been to the track since last winter. At that time I only had the Dynomax exhaust plus I took the stock airbox off. 1/4 mile time: 17.4
I am still avg. 17mpg on the highway
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BigG
Gen III
7/24/2001
14:26:29
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Slaps my forehead, I think I should have had a V8 !
I've heard that the fuel economy on a 4.7 is about the same as a 3.9 but the H P is much better. But I still like my truck and am going to keep it. (At least until I see that 2003 Hemi RT Produced).
: ))
2001, 3.9, 2wd, Auto, Club Cab, SLT Plus, Sport Suspension
Autolite 3923's, Borg Warner Brass Cap & Rotor, Flowmaster Delta Flow 50 Cut In
Long Island, New York
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BigG
Gen III
7/24/2001
14:34:48
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Oh and I'm trying to get a good price on an Intence Quick Cold system for my truck, but Bernd won't answer me.
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2001, 3.9, 2wd, Auto, Club Cab, SLT Plus, Sport Suspension
Autolite 3923's, Borg Warner Brass Cap & Rotor, Flowmaster Delta Flow 50 Cut In
Long Island, New York
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Daniel D
Dodge Dakota
7/25/2001
16:12:42
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ok update on mine, my best run in 1/4 is now a 16.78 at 80.27 mph, and it chirped the tires going into 2nd. I LOVE THIS THING.
Daniel
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JEAN E DEMING
Dodge Dakota
7/31/2001
20:54:27
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HAVE A 01 V6 5SP CC SPORT PKG. HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE RPM NOT RETURNING TO IDLE WHEN SHIFTING. SOMETIMES THE RPMS INCREASE WHEN THE CLUCH IS ENGAGED. ALSO NO POWER. ANYONE HAVE A SIMILAR PROBLEM.
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Margot
Dodge Dakota
7/31/2001
21:58:24
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I've got a '99 Club cab, basically stock. Mileage is ~15-17mph, but I don't get many highway miles.
I would like to do some mods, but don't want to get into anything I can't finish. Any suggestions? Anything easy enough that would help the mileage? And the awful pinging I get between 3rd-4th, sometimes going uphill?
Thanks--
mchiuten@twcny.rr.com
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Zaurusman
Dodge Dakota
7/31/2001
22:45:43
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Hey Margot, I got 1.5 mpg better when I switched the plug wires to MSD Superconductors. Had 50K miles on it so they may have needed replacing anyway, but for $65 you can't go wrong, and undoing those plug wires clips is the hardest part. Still working on the pinging; just installed colder plugs a few days ago and am filling up with regular tomorrow.
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Zaurusman
'98 RC V6 5spd
http://www.tiborsrealm.com/Dakota/ModsList.htm
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Margot
Dodge Dakota
7/31/2001
22:53:38
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Thanks Zaurusman, I think I can handle this one!
I can handle technical things, as long as the instructions are _clear_.
Any other tips?
TIA,
Margot
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Zaurusman
Dodge Dakota
7/31/2001
23:28:47
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Not yet. Those new Autolights seem to be showing another half, but my route's been easier and I think that's why. Coil and cap and rotor didn't do anything for my mileage. And if my K&N intake did, my foot never gave it a chance to show up!
Hope the plug wires work as well for you as for me; I'll be bummed if I just needed new plug wires!
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Zaurusman
'98 RC V6 5spd
http://www.tiborsrealm.com/Dakota/ModsList.htm
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Nathan
Dodge Dakota
8/01/2001
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I don't know what gas your are using Zaurusman but I found that after installing all of my goodies on my truck that I needed to go up in octane. If I use regular my engine pings when I step on the throttle but now that I use mid-grade I have not had any problems.
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HardCharger
Dodge Dakota
8/01/2001
10:05:39
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I've got a 96' V6 RC/2WD 5 Speed with 3.55 rear.
It's bone stock at the moment. Am looking into getting a K+N intake but you can't get a GenII for 96 and older models. I will probably get the open element round filter to sit on top. Good news is it's half the price of the GENII but I don't know if it will work as well.
Currently get 21 mpg no matter where I drive it. I did dust a brand new Explorer Sport Trac. The main reason is he fell asleep at the line but that was enough to barely stay in front.
Plan to mod some more as paycheck allows.
DC
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Brandon
Dodge Dakota
9/25/2001
05:28:56
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Got a 00 3.9 v6. Got a Gibson single side exit 3''. K&N air filter 31 by 10.5 swampers.putting headers and intake . wanna lift it 4'' put 31 12.5 when Iget 1300 for the kit. got to have good mpg over here in hawaii. Gas is $2.15 for regular .
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Scotty
Dodge Dakota
9/25/2001
08:09:16
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dude,
this is my mods:
R/T full suspension
Mopar Cold Air Intake
B & N Trans Cooler
180 degree thermo
Jet Performance Chip Stage 2
Flowmaster muffler Delta 20 Series
Quick D throttle body
Autolite 3923s sparkplugs
MSD ignition
Royal Purple synthetics fluids all over
coming:
IAT adjuster
Kat Box w/straight pipe
JBA headers
3.92 gearing
mahalo,
Scotty
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98SPRTV6
Dodge Dakota
9/25/2001
09:52:15
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I have a '98 V6 Sport w/5-speed! I am planning on building up as much Naturally Aspirated HP as I can! I am going to rebuild the motor as soon as it is payed off, which is in a little over a year. It is going to be a show truck any way, I don't need a show truck to be a V8!!! Estimated projected completion date: End of 2004 - Early 2005!
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Raven95TSi
Dodge Dakota
9/25/2001
11:10:03
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Just picked up a 2001 Dak 5sp V6! I love the truck a lot. However, I still do love my Indy Ram, though ;). I figure the most I'll do to this truck is Headers, intake, and exhaust (Flowmaster custom side pipes).
Jamie
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98SPRTV6
Dodge Dakota
9/25/2001
12:14:45
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Oh by the way my mods consist of:
ASP Crankshaft Pulley
Lakewood Traction bars (Awesome mod)
3.55 LSD (Stock)
Homebrew Cold Air Kit
Bosch Platinum 4 Plugs
Soon to have:
High Flow Cat (Speedtweaks.net)
Hurst Short Throw Shifter
Custom Console (In progress)
17X9 R/T Wheels
3/4 Drop Kit
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Lesley
GenIII
9/25/2001
14:52:51
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Hi Guys
I have a 97 V6 Sport CC, just ordered a Quick D intake. Would like to do the Autolite plugs soon, next spring a custom stainless cat-back, and if funds permit, a TB from Speedtweaks. So far the only after-market parts I have are the ball joints :). I found a great mechanic who has a couple of old daks, races and is honest to boot, what a lucky break as he has given me some good suggestions.
97 3.9 V6 Sport Club Cab. Black
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BlkDak
Dodge Dakota
9/25/2001
15:44:45
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I have a 00 3.9 V6 the only thing i have put into it is a drop in K&N ... Which i want to change to an intake soon, along with headers and exhaust.
I can get approx. 600 /km a tank highway driving
*you can covert that into Mpg if ya want* :-)
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Nirami
Dodge Dakota
9/25/2001
15:57:23
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Ive got myself a two tone red and grey 99 Dakota 3.9L CC SLT. No mods yet, but it has some slight damage to the grille, and the facebar on the bumper from a hydroplane accident I had last August. So guess where Im starting when I get the money. You guessed it. Heh.
- Mikel
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Joe
Dodge Dakota
9/25/2001
17:13:35
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Yeah I have a 1990 3.9L V6. My truck is a good little peice of machinery. I love the thing to death. Trying to get the home brewed intake system up. Got the dual Flowmaster exhaust. Only had the truck for a year now, put most of money on lifts and tires, oh and sound system! Any one else out there with a 1990, give me a yell!
Joe E.
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DAK2
Gen III
9/25/2001
18:14:48
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I got one of "em" it is also my second one
Y2K DAK 3.9L 5 Spd OS/2 Keeps going&going&going
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Mike
Dodge Dakota
9/26/2001
14:46:13
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2000 v-6, 5 speed here. 29000 miles so far. have had the PCM flashed twice, still pings despite colder plugs/thermostat...and still more to be done. i'm not liking this clutch either. the transmission has a LOT of clunking noises in it, and the clutch is a rough shifter, no matter what i do....i want a v8 auto!!!!!
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