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xplikt
GenIII
9/12/2002
11:29:47
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 Subject: Hughes Engines 4.7L News
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I seem to have struck a nerve in an email I sent to Hughes Engines yesterday. Mike pressed one to many buttons. Here are some comments I recieved:
"if we didn't think it was worthwhile we wouldn't be spending so much time on ported heads, modified intakes and camshafts"
"We aren't working on the 5.7 stuff yet"
"we do not have any idea what the specs on our own 4.7 cam as of yet."
"Our cam probably won't be ready until late this year or early next year.:
"We are working on all of the 4.7 parts as quickly as we can."
"We realize that there is some demand for these parts but the engine is going to have a short lived production run at Dodge."
"Figuring out the specs to grind the cams at is what takes so long."
Heh, I think I'm just going to leave them alone now.
2002 2WD RC SLT 4.7L 5spd 3.92 LSD
MBRP Single in/out, straight piped 3rd cat, turndown tip
Hotchkis swaybars and springs
Bilstein custom tuned shocks
Roadmaster Active Suspension
Shaved emblems and antennae
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Chipster
Dodge Dakota
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9/12/2002
11:50:20
| RE: Hughes Engines 4.7L News
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I talked to Dave in March about 4.7 parts. He
did not think it was worth it to develop parts for
them. He is an old school guy. I just wish they
would take that 4.7 stuff off their web site. It
gives everybody false hopes. He told me if he
wanted to he could have heads and cams in
30days, but he does not want to spend any
time on it. HUGHES TAKE YOUR 4.7 INFO.
OFF YOUR WEB SITE.
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Canucker
Dodge Dakota
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9/12/2002
11:52:41
| RE: Hughes Engines 4.7L News
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whoa ... good work .. I think ...
At least they're admitting there's demand out here now.
I don't know about their short lived production of the 4.7L .. it'll be short lived like the 318 was short lived, if I was to guess. I mean that's what its replacing isn't it?
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Duner
Dodge Dakota
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9/12/2002
11:56:32
| RE: Hughes Engines 4.7L News
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How typical.
Why would he want to hurry up and develop parts and generate sales/revenue when he could just put it off for a few years? Who knows, by then DC might not make these engines anymore and he would have been right. Of course - he ALSO wouldn't be generating sales and revenue for his company. He doesn't make any money off this engine this way.... but I'm sure it's way easier to just answer emails than it is to deposit checks!
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xplikt
GenIII
9/12/2002
12:05:16
| RE: Hughes Engines 4.7L News
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Demand, no competition, people able and willing to buy.
I think someone failed economics.
2002 2WD RC SLT 4.7L 5spd 3.92 LSD
MBRP Single in/out, straight piped 3rd cat, turndown tip
Hotchkis swaybars and springs
Bilstein custom tuned shocks
Roadmaster Active Suspension
Shaved emblems and antennae
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rtdkota
R/T
9/12/2002
12:43:35
| RE: Hughes Engines 4.7L News
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Hughes is just waiting for someone else to develope it, so they can then copy it and offer it as their own.
Contact Jonas at Premier Automotive about any 4.7L product... Cams coming soon from Premier!
Sam
www.socaldakota.com
RTDKOTA
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Super Bee
Dodge Dakota
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9/12/2002
13:26:12
| RE: Hughes Engines 4.7L News
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yes, the 318 had a very short life, wait, are you talking any 318 or the 318 mag?
318 in general
lol, TOO long
they should have replaced the 318 in the 80s
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