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synacism -> damn ricers (3/1/2008 1:42:36 PM)

Hey guys, still looking for help.  I have a 2003 dakota R/T 5.9.  aem cold air, gibson headers and catback, chipped and thats about it i think.  Anyway my nieghborhood is full of ricers, including my boys honda SI.  I can beat it now, but he is on a mission.  I am puttting my baby on a diet this weekend, but i need more help.  Remember i am a novice so explain s-l-o-w.  Were taking them up to the dragway on the 15th so i will let you know what happens.

  
pitkanen44flyers -> RE: damn ricers (3/2/2008 8:14:11 PM)

awesome take him down...i hate rice!

synacism -> RE: damn ricers (3/3/2008 1:43:03 PM)

I am going to try.  Any advice will help.  I'm going to get the best gas i can, but does any of the booster crap really work?

pitkanen44flyers -> RE: damn ricers (3/3/2008 3:33:36 PM)

dont really know if they work for real but i used this stuff in a sky blue bottle in my jeep once and swore it gave me a little stronger throttle not really sure though. my suggestions are to just dump everything you dont need spare tire ect. dont have a lot of gas in it less then half a tank id say.

Twiztid -> RE: damn ricers (3/3/2008 4:52:32 PM)

Things that can be done by then with ease.....and money.....nothing too huge, but would put an extra edge out there

1. 1.7 roller rockers
2. Hi-flow cat/no cat
3. 180 thermo
4. new ignition....msd....accel
5. a wider tire to hook up better
6. larger TB

only things I can think of to do in 12 days


herkguy -> RE: damn ricers (3/3/2008 8:10:13 PM)

loose some weight in the tires and wheels, unsprung weight kills ETs and if I remember the factory wheels are like lead balloons

Nicegy525 -> RE: damn ricers (3/4/2008 4:01:56 PM)

+1 on losing as much weight as you can!

synacism -> RE: damn ricers (3/4/2008 5:50:50 PM)

Thanks for the advice guys.  I removed the spare, jack, backseat(ext cab), electric seat moters, and as long as its nice out i am going to dump my windshield fluid.  I am only going to fill up half way, and going to try some octane booster (i guess it cant hurt).  I called the speed shop (tillmans speed shop is great if you want to give them a try), and priced NOZ.  Actually ZEX, $685 for the kit and $350 for instalation.  I think your right about the wheels though.  I got the stock 17s with some low profile street tires right now.  Wahts a good tire for a truck with no wieght in the ass?

synacism -> RE: damn ricers (3/4/2008 5:51:41 PM)

And thanks for the list twiztid

wink2873 -> RE: damn ricers (3/5/2008 11:06:12 PM)

dont screw around with nitrous, cam the 5.9 and be done with it.  With an aggressive cam you'll blow away pretty much any ricer out there.

synacism -> RE: damn ricers (3/6/2008 4:01:45 PM)

Alright here is where i sound like an ass.  What do you meen by "cam the 5.9 and be done with it".  I'm not being sarcastic, just don't know what you talking about.  Is there one that would be better for my truck then another?

wink2873 -> RE: damn ricers (3/11/2008 5:21:08 PM)

http://store.summitracing.com/egnsearch.asp?SearchType=Engine&N=700+4294908110+4294840106+4294888794+115+4294887637

www.hughesengines.com

http://www.socaldakota.com/performance_mopar_dakotadurangoram_engine_camshafts.html

the above are links to places that have camshafts for the 5.9.  i'm saying if you replace the stock cam with a more aggressive cam, along with an air intake and exhaust to allow better breathing, you will gain a substantial amount of power and probably the biggest bang for the buck.

moe7404 -> RE: damn ricers (3/12/2008 3:45:09 PM)

 
  moe in wichita ks
   racing my truck aganest your car proves very little.   when you talk to people about fast cars, just ask them how many of there cars/engines have won NHRAs top fuel,  SS/AH class.  these class are the heavy hitters of drag racing. the SS/AH is the FASTEST stock class. oh incase you dont know  the mopar 426 hemi donanates both class,  and have from the time these class were formed.  i was in tulsa in 1968 when Ronnie Sox raced the Hemi Cuda for the first time.  but thats an other story.

synacism -> RE: damn ricers (3/13/2008 5:01:57 PM)

What?

wink2873 -> RE: damn ricers (3/13/2008 10:17:27 PM)

thats what i said

  

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