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dakownr
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5/27/2007
18:40:51
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send this web adress to someone you know who says that imports are superior to domestics...they will be livid with anger :)
http://seductiveautosports.tripod.com/honda%20haters.htm
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N56629
Dodge Dakota
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5/27/2007
19:21:09
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People like to put R/T emblems on their dakotas but so what.
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bil
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5/28/2007
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ok i think someone has a grudge?
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dakownr
Dodge Dakota
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5/29/2007
22:33:35
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Grudge?....Hmmm, I don't know that you could call it that. I just happened to be trying to research power ratings for misc. vehicles on google and this website was one of the ones listed. I must admit that I do not like (most) imported vehicles, and I work with a guy who thinks that ricers are the end-all be-all as far as performance vehicles go, and that any american vehicle is far inferior in quality. I, however am biased towards pure american-built vehicles (which I do realize don't really exist anymore). And no, that hain't no sunburn on muh neck, it's naturally red :)
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Rnaz
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6/03/2007
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Hey, Dakownr, that's some pretty good ammunition for the smack talking rice lovers! I like it!!
M1, CAI, Flowmaster 40 true duals, no cats
KRC 210x cam, headers, Mopar PCM, R/T heads, MSaine 2800 stall converter
1.6 Harland Sharp roller rockers
MSD, 55mm Hughes TB
N2O coming soon!!!
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GraphiteDak
GenIII
6/03/2007
17:42:19
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The website owner clearly hated Honda's LOL!
But there was some interesting information on there.
I've had almost all makes at one time or another. One thing I will say and it still holds true, is that many Japanese auto makers don't have a grip on simplicity on their engine's wiring harness and vacuum for emissions, etc.
Go open any Honda or Nissan car or truck and try to count all of the wires, sensors, and vacuum hoses and try to eyeball where it is all going. It's a rats nest! Then open the hood on something like my 4.7 V8 Dakota. Yeah. There aint jack sh*t of that crap running all over my engine compartment!
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Rnaz
GenIII
6/03/2007
18:48:23
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I couldn't agree more, Graphite! The first time I opened the hood on my 97 to take a look at the 318, I was surprised at the lack of CRAP covering the engine! I could actually get a good look at what's there. I also have an '06 Hemi Ram as a daily driver, and it's the same way, very simple and uncluttered.
M1, CAI, Flowmaster 40 true duals, no cats
KRC 210x cam, headers, Mopar PCM, R/T heads, MSaine 2800 stall converter
1.6 Harland Sharp roller rockers
MSD, 55mm Hughes TB
N2O coming soon!!!
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GraphiteDak
GenIII
6/04/2007
00:09:30
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Yeah we had a Nissan Altima for a family Sedan not too long ago.
I never touched anything on that although tempted. You can't even install a CAI unless you adapt places to put 3 or so sensors into the CAI!
If you look at a "FrameBoost" CAI for a Titan same BULLSHEET! You have to splice in the factory sensors into the new CAI. And there is wires and vacuum hoses everywhere.
Anyone else ever own a 1985-ish Honda? I did. It had at LEAST 50 vacuum hoses and 20 selenoid/relay cluster fukks. And I thought GM was bad in the mid 80's when emission rules kicked everyone's a$$es!
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ewraven
Dodge Dakota
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6/04/2007
21:52:15
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I had a 1982 Honda Accord. Those vaccuum lines were crazy!
Like you state, there were like fifty of them and they all went into this plastic black box on the firewall. I don't know what was in there and was afraid to find out. lol
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GraphiteDak
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6/04/2007
22:58:49
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The boxes had selenoid valves to change the path of the vacuum lines, some valves that changed paths when it warmed up, and some were switches activated BY the vacuum lines.
The carb's were 3 barrel with electical selenoids in them too!
Yeah. Those were the WORST DESIGN EVER!
Since I lived in a NON EMISSION area and it was a cheap car to drive while I fixed my Stang at the time, I gutted them hoses and re routed them to the very basic. Vacuum advance to the distributor, and other BASIC things. I had a big pule of spare parts and the car never ran better!
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Rnaz
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6/05/2007
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Yeah, it's funny how that works when you just get back to basics. I've noticed that a lot of the manufacturers are really good at over complicating things.
I was kind of pissed about fuel injection for a while, because they took away the ability to make adjustments. I got over being mad when I tore down my 318 a couple of years ago and found virtually NO wear on the engine after 150,000 miles. The cylinder walls still had the factory cross hatch on them, and the pistons had almost NO carbon on them at all. That speaks volumes for regular maintainence and the effectiveness of a computer controlled MPI engine!!
M1, CAI, Flowmaster 40 true duals, no cats
KRC 210x cam, headers, Mopar PCM, R/T heads, MSaine 2800 stall converter
1.6 Harland Sharp roller rockers
MSD, 55mm Hughes TB
N2O coming soon!!!
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GraphiteDak
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6/05/2007
22:12:05
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Well when it came time to decide on what 4 door truck to buy I thought of trading in the Altima for a Titan, but the Nissan was kind of a rats nest under their hood as always. I LIKE to work on my own sh*t.
The Ford F150 was my other option but I didn't like how the engine sat back under the firewall making it dificult to get to some things like the valve covers.
The Dakota was just short enough to fit in my garage, and much to my amazement the 4.7 OHC engine got MORE SIMPLE than the other Magnum engines (depending on how you look at it) and it's right out in the open. It's NOT quite so in the new Ram's however!
I've changed my cams, intake manifold, etc and I have been very happy at how damn simple the engine layout it. The wiring is simple and organized. I've pulled my intake without removing any coolant (cuz there is none there) or even pulling my fuel rails. There's no distributor in the way either :)
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Rnaz
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6/06/2007
09:16:56
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I took a pretty good look at my '06 Ram QC 4x4, and it's not exatcly simple to work on, but it's also not TOO terrible if I have to do something.
When I pull my intake off of my 318, I don't remove the fuel rails, I just disconnect the fuel supply line, and take the whole thing off, throttle body and all. That's the easiest way that I could find to do it. Just disconnect the fuel injector harness, and the throttle cable assembly,(and the accessory cradle), and you're there.
M1, CAI, Flowmaster 40 true duals, no cats
KRC 210x cam, headers, Mopar PCM, R/T heads, MSaine 2800 stall converter
1.6 Harland Sharp roller rockers
MSD, 55mm Hughes TB
N2O coming soon!!!
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Rnaz
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6/06/2007
09:18:23
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Oh, BTW, you have 4.56 gears don't you? I'm thinking of changing to 4.56 later this year. How do you like the gears?
M1, CAI, Flowmaster 40 true duals, no cats
KRC 210x cam, headers, Mopar PCM, R/T heads, MSaine 2800 stall converter
1.6 Harland Sharp roller rockers
MSD, 55mm Hughes TB
N2O coming soon!!!
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