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superstock64
Dodge Dakota
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8/07/2007
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what are some of the best engine mods, intake-TB combo's, injectors, computers, and anything else for 02 5.9's. I have a stock 2002 cc r/t and i'm looking to get in to the mid to low 13's in the 1/4. any suggestions would be great!
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Team Ramrod
Dodge Dakota
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8/08/2007
09:54:15
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How do you want 13's. Are you going NA or are you gonna add a turbo/supercharger/Nitrous? Setups are different depending on which way you wanna go.
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.boB
Dodge Dakota
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8/08/2007
12:38:59
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Getting a 4200# brick into the 13's is going to take some effort. You're not going to do it with simple cheap bolt on mods.
Start with cam, head, intake, and headers. To get the most benifit from these parts, you'll need some dyno time with a custom computer chip.
Then start looking at the other things that make a race car fast and a truck slow: gearing, weight, and aerodynamics.
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Shoe
GenIII
8/08/2007
13:13:43
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I would suggest the lightning killer package from KRC. That with some good traction adders and it will happen.
Finally... a V8. '01 Dodge Dakota RC, 4.7, 5-speed, 3.92 LSD. = R/T Killer.
well at least a stock one
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superstock64
Dodge Dakota
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8/08/2007
15:11:24
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Well i already have headers and true duals, but I'm still up in the air if i should supercharge it. I know the block is good and should support some mods if i go NA. As far as superchargers go, I really like Kenne Bell's stuff and i am semi-familiar with it, but i don't know too much about centrifugals out there. What is the best computer chip and or PCM? Thanks guys!
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meeko
Dodge Dakota
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8/08/2007
23:07:47
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hey shoe.. id love 4 u to try 2 kill my r/t....lol
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Shoe
GenIII
8/09/2007
00:05:56
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If you notice... it says a stock R/T. I mean completely stock, because mine is stock. You can read up on Mopar magazine and stock for stock a 5-speed 4.7 with beat a R/T, not by much, but they do win.
Finally... a V8. '01 Dodge Dakota RC, 4.7, 5-speed, 3.92 LSD. = R/T Killer.
well at least a stock one
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meeko
Dodge Dakota
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8/09/2007
20:42:44
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im just messing with u shoe...take it easy lol....my r/t is not even close 2 stock
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Shoe
GenIII
8/10/2007
00:33:51
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I still race you. LOL. I love Dakotas. I was going to get a '99 CC R/T, but I found this baby and I could not pass it up. Well, not really, they would not finance that truck and I did not have all the dough, so I dealt with it. I love my truck. It is a blast to drive and so are R/Ts. God, I love Magnum V8 power.
Finally... a V8. '01 Dodge Dakota RC, 4.7, 5-speed, 3.92 LSD. = R/T Killer.
well at least a stock one
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meeko
Dodge Dakota
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8/11/2007
18:03:58
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yea i love mine... but i hardly ever drive it.... mayb 1000 miles a yr.... my wife thinks im dumb lol... i dont want 2 waste it lol... dodge rules
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simplyjesse
R/T
8/13/2007
06:06:04
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the exhaust profile is a good start,but ramrod is exactly right, you should have an idea of where you want to go (supercharger, turbo, nitrous, or n/a.) i think any one of these will work without any upgrades to the bottom end of your motor, it should hold up. I personally think heads, a cam, and an intake that match your selected induction type would be the next step, matched with a descent fuel management system, like a gen7 or haltech, ect. that way you could tune it to your new intake profile. then when you get your turbo, or whatever you choose, you could upgrade your fuel delivery system accordingly and retune your ecm. you can piece all this together as you go, but you will have problems without an ecm upgrade early on. this all depends on how deep you want to go, there are lots of ways to get to 13's, this is just what im going to do. (with a turbo, of course:) hope this helps
01 R/T x-cab
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superstock64
Dodge Dakota
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8/13/2007
19:41:00
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I'm going to go the route of n/a. So i'll do intake, heads, cam, tb,etc. The pcm is where i'm running into problems...i would like to find one where i can hook a laptop up to and datalog and tune...any suggestions?
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_Gear_
Dodge Dakota
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8/13/2007
22:04:38
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well hey...i wanna be high 13s or 14.0 1/4
what do i gotta do if i go the N/A route
i have a 03 RC RT with K&N Intake, Flowmaster exhaust, Functional twin hoodscoop, and a hypertech tuner that wont work lol
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Shoe
GenIII
8/14/2007
02:14:24
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superstock64, KRC sells the FAST computer system. If you want to fully tune your own vehicle this is the way to go. Check them out at krcperformance.com
Finally... a V8. '01 Dodge Dakota RC, 4.7, 5-speed, 3.92 LSD. = R/T Killer.
well at least a stock one
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