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Dakota Chick
Dodge Dakota
9/26/2001
16:33:50
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Can anyone tell me what would be a good throttle body upgrade for my 99 5.2L? I've heard people talking about Flometrics 50 mm.
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Dave
Dodge Dakota
9/26/2001
20:47:13
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D.C.
I just got a Holly TB.Great piece of work, all billet, this means you get to keep your original.Went on easy, makes lots of power! Check them out.Go to www.truckperformance.com
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Lesley
GenIII
9/26/2001
21:57:12
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I'm hoping to do the same... can you tell me what you mean by keeping the original? Is Holley pricier? Thanks.
97 3.9 V6 Sport Club Cab. Black
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Hot RT
Dodge Dakota
9/26/2001
23:17:08
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I have a F&B 50mm. Good power gain, truck runs great. Highly recommended. If you ever get rid of your truck, you can simply put your OE one back on, and sell the F&B to help get some of your money back.
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Dave
Dodge Dakota
9/28/2001
20:01:52
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By keeping the original, I mean that some TB makers want your stock unit in exchange for their re-worked unit.They will usually give you, like $100-$125 credit for your old unit.These are the guys that just bore out a stock, dodge TB. If you buy a billet model like a Holley or F&B, etc,these are made from scratch and there is no "core charge", you get to keep your stock unit up on a shelf for when you sell your truck.I got an attic full of stock parts.
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bernd
Gen III
9/30/2001
23:37:43
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Dave,
Do you have a picture of the Holley unit on your truck? I had spoken with one of the designers of it and i'm curious to see how yours looks.
$427 for the Holley unit...and the Flometrics is only $400, and the Fastman is only $250 (with core exchange). ;)
1997 Dodge Dakota SLT - V6
Supercharged @ 10#
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jim
Dodge Dakota
10/01/2001
21:33:06
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I have a 3.9 Liter dodge Dakota and i need a better high performance throttle body.
Any suggestions?
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Lesley
GenIII
10/01/2001
22:54:52
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Thanks, I never could understand the core charge before.
97 3.9 V6 Sport Club Cab. Black
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Dave
Dodge Dakota
10/02/2001
22:56:57
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Hey Bernd, Not too good with this computer thing,but I'll try to post a pic.The TB is a beautiful piece of work! all billet.and the throttle linkage is also beautiful! Not one speck of trouble at all with installation or idle speed,etc. Two thumbs up!
Dave.
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bernd
Gen III
10/04/2001
00:17:31
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Jim: If you're on a budget, grab yourself a factory V8 throttle body from the same year/make and the throttle cable to match and it's a direct bolt-on with noticeable performance gains.
If you want a custom TB, and budget depending, the Fastman or Flometrics are excellent units. 48mm for the V6 unless Supercharged...then a 50mm works excellent. (52mm will work, but not required for the V6 as it will never use 790+CFM unless seriously modified or Supercharged.)
1997 Dodge Dakota SLT - V6
Supercharged @ 10#
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Wayne
Dodge Dakota
10/04/2001
01:15:47
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Dakota Chick - Why didn't you just drive 3 miles down the road and look at mine. I have the Mr.Fastman. Check it out.
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Lesley
GenIII
10/04/2001
12:14:08
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Bernd, thanks for that info, I wondered if you could do that. Would the gains differ hugely from ordering a new one, say Flometrics or Fastman? Either way with a V6, I'm best to stay with a 50mm, right?
97 3.9 V6 Sport Club Cab. Black
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swingman
Dodge Dakota
10/04/2001
15:05:08
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Lesley,
For a mildly modded V6 stay with the 48mm. The Flometrics & Fastman do out perform a stock TB from a 5.9L, but for the differnence in price I went with the stock 5.9L.
Flometrics - 400.00USD
Fastman - 250.00USD + core
Stock TB - 250.00CAD from local dealership w/ discount
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Lesley
GenIII
10/04/2001
17:14:49
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Oh, right, didn't read it closely enough... so - a stock V8 is 48mm? Thanks for the tip.
97 3.9 V6 Sport Club Cab. Black
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Lesley
GenIII
10/04/2001
23:17:03
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Thanks guys. Done! For $70, is that a good deal?
97 3.9 V6 Sport Club Cab. Black
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swingman
Dodge Dakota
10/05/2001
11:31:11
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Hey Lesley,
Is that $70.00CAD for a new or used TB? Did that include the cable as well?
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Lesley
GenIII
10/05/2001
12:35:05
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No, american & it didn't include the cables, but did include shipping. It only had 15,000 miles, came from a 5.9.
97 3.9 V6 Sport Club Cab. Black
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Neil Ferido
Dodge Dakota
1/01/2002
22:57:39
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How much Horse Power will i gain if i switch a 68mm TB for a 72mm TB.
4.7L Borla Headers, Volant Cold-air Intake, JetII chip, Power aid spacer, Gibson exhaust, mag flow cat con.
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rez
Dodge Dakota
1/02/2002
12:44:00
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has anyone heard of / own a tb from hughes engines. i guess they rework a stock one. not sure what all they do to it.
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Dave
Dodge Dakota
1/05/2002
19:32:09
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Rez, Yeah, I had a Hughes TB and they are "reworked" stockers.The one I had was a piece of CRAP! The blades would stick wide open and stay there! I had it on for a total of 3 miles.Took it off and sent it back and they had the nerve to charge me $60 for a re-stocking charge for a defective unit! I'll never buy anything from them EVER! This guy is just building them out of his garage somewhere,a real rinky-dink operation,go with a Holley!!!
Dave.
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Dr Q
DakotaEnthusiast
1/05/2002
21:36:36
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Hey Bernd,
Seems like forever since Matt instaled the 72mm TB on his 4.7. any dyno info yet? According to him it really grabs him by the short and curlies? But, SHOW ME THE DATA! Well, I hope you cam get the runs posted soon, so I can have some to dream about til the snow melts.
Q
Dr.Q
'01 Patriot Blue SLT RC 4.7 5sp 3.92 pegleg
0-60 @ 6.20sec.
1/4mi @ 14.75@97.1
Home Brew Airbox
K&N Drop In
Lakewood Traction Bars
Dremel TB Port and Polish
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DaveR
Dodge Dakota
1/06/2002
00:29:47
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After doing all the machining work on my own TB and seeing problems with Holly's castings I would deffinatly go for a billet unit. I don't know if some of the more experienced people on this board have seen air pockets in the metal, but i sure saw them on mine. This leads me to wonder just how clean the vacume passages are.
Dave
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Dr Q
DakotaEnthusiast
1/06/2002
00:38:12
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When I was grinding out the TB, I noticed "ridges" I had to go back with a coarser stone to get the ridges out. It finally got everything smooth, But I am looking forward to a billet tb.
Dr.Q
'01 Patriot Blue SLT RC 4.7 5sp 3.92 pegleg
0-60 @ 6.20sec.
1/4mi @ 14.75@97.1
Home Brew Airbox
K&N Drop In
Lakewood Traction Bars
Dremel TB Port and Polish
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DaveR
Dodge Dakota
1/06/2002
00:45:25
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I actually have fairly large holes in places once I finnished milling it. Luckily none of those holes happen to be in bad places.
Dave
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