1942-47 Original, hand drawn, copyrighted Carter Carburetors

From : cjennifer81

Q: absolutely no problem. the truck drives better because the engine produces 40 ft lbs more torque right off idle speeds over the 5.2. so less throttle is used to get the truck to move and maneuver in traffic. thats where the mileage increase has come from. the difference in drivability is really phenomenal. dodge really missed the mark when they only offered the combination in the 2500 & 3500. there has been more than 50k miles since this conversion was done. steve how well is that transmission holding up to the new engine -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving broke the crank at first main on my 5.2. droped in a 5.9 from a 2001. wacked off a chunk of the flywheel opposite the bob weight on the original flexplate with my end mill. the 5.9 is externally balanced and the 5.2 is internally balanced. used the 5.2 standard ecm and used the original injectors from the 5.9 by modifying the wiring harness. worked perfectly and increased fuel economy by almost 2 mpg. as a side benefit the truck really woke up. goes like hell. steve how did you get a 360 and a 5 speed -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving i got 16-17 mpg with my 96 360. it had a 5 speed and a 3.55 axle. steve thanksfor you input everyone seems the seals just dired up the freon is holding after several weeks so if it is a leak its a small one. i try to cycle the ac for a while each time i drive now to kep the seals lubbed. thanks on mar 12 806 pm 0serv...@comcast.net wrote just purchased a 2000 dodge 2500 with a 360 v8 265x75x16 tires quad cab 8 bed i was thinking about the diesel but since it would be used just one in a while i went the gas engine route. i expected around 16mpg highway with the 4.10 rear doing about 55 but the trucks computer is saying im getting 8.4 mpg with an unloaded bed i went out on the highway and cruised about 55 for 10 miles and still reading a tenth better at 8.5 mpg. when i fill up i will hand calculate... but how accurate is it to read the mileage from the on board computer is there any sensor or other issue that could justify such a bad gas mileage if i find out that it really is that bad thanks in advance. .

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From : peterd

im certain. thanks. ive ordered one from rvwholesalers.com $129 and expect it this week. the prodigy worked great i can only imagine this will be even better with the notifications/display/etc. nathan in montana http//concealedcarryforum.com .

From : peterd

writes thats about the same as its been for the past several years. i bought my 2004 hemi durango for 13k under msrp. bought my 2001 1500 for 10k under bought my 2007 ctd 4x4 for 9k under probably could have done better. last year when we were just toying with the idea of buying a big 5th wheel & hitting the road i was looking at getting an 06 end of model year 1-ton ctd dually. the truck stickered at $50k and the dealer was ready to let me have it for $36k drive-out. fortunately we came to our senses and didnt buy anything; no 5th wheel no truck nothing and renewed the cds we were thinking about cashing-in. today that money sure looks a lot better still in savings than it would parked in the driveway w/diesel $4.28 a gallon. maybe someday... --- theres a red carnation on the can cause its the best milk in the land. no tits to twitch no chips to pitch just punch two holes in the sonuvabitch. ----== posted via pro.com - unlimited-unrestricted-secure usenet ==---- http//www.pro.com the #1 group service in the world! 100000 groups ---= - total privacy via encryption =--- .