1999 Durango difference
From : joe
Q: i know youre using the old girl 331 just as an example and yes they did have a great hp to ci ratio but what would they rate that 331 at using the system they put in place in the early 70s ie gross vs net. jeff youre correct the old gross rating was the sae j-609 standard. the feds said the auto makers were misleading the public using this standard and forced them into a new net rating. among other things it mandated a higher ambient temperature 85 vs. the 65 previous higher humidity and all accessories installed and operating including a full exhaust system. about this same time auto makers started preparing engines for the coming low / unleaded fuels and lowered compression ratios making a direct comparison somewhat difficult. my take is that the new system took roughly 40 hp off the hp engines. compression ratios lose / gain about 4% per full ratio. the early hemi didnt hit the magic one hp per cubic inch rating until 1956 when the optional engine hit 355 hp from the 354 engine as opposed to the standard 354 / 340 hp. while the new hemi isnt a true hemi neither was the 426. there were discussions about that way back when too. regardless of what it is or isnt the new engines are very impressive. just twenty two years ago we were all stoked about fords new 302 ho engine 157 rompin stompin horsepower with a two barrel! yuck! a point of reference 1982 our own beloved 318 2 bbl in truck trim was rated 143 hp cars with their more elaborate emission control systems were down to 120 hp. .
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From : curmudgeon
99 ram 2500 4x4- customer needs lower seat cushion cover and fabric left inner door panel. @ dealers said they are backordered; and customer wants to locate good used please advise direct - partsmore@dtnspeed.net thank you .
From : mac davis
no business in the world of the group troll. jerry . 222 290013 ivb5d.10440$gg4.10079@read1..pas.earthlink.net tbone wrote good idea budd since you have yet to either mind your own business or even say anything of value. like you did..................... lolololololol jerry .
From : ld
put yer fat ass in the back of the truck if ya want a few inch drop! bfg roy id have to get you denny and mac back there to even come close!!!!!!!! bfg politics the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich. .
From : joe
on tue 28 sep 2004 035539 -0500 mike simmons mikesim@fidnet.com wrote see... it stops the trailer and itself... i want one! you can get one for your new truck. when are you expecting -- fmb only one b in fmb .
From : joe
wal shuckins paul whut yall spect frum a bunch uh rednecked truckin drivers huh vbg budd over a period of time there have been frequent misspellings of the word cummins cummings in posts and protests from the insulted. a few days ago i noticed a similar misspelling in the marketplace. i was in a tractor supply store looking for a can of spray paint. on the shelf there was a section for engine paints. right beside the chevrolet orange and ford blue was a section with cummings gray. paul johnson .
From : ramworker
@yahoo.com says... im considering ordering a 2005 dakota with the 6-speed getrag manual and i need to determine the optimal rear axle. imo the baseline 3.21 is acceptable only with the big v-8s 5.7l hemi or 360. with the 4.7l v-8 get the 3.55 and with the 3.7l v-6 insist on 3.92. .
From : joe
subsidiary does that mean ill be able to get a detroit 8v92 in my 2006 dodge ram not that id want to . . . im pretty sure the contract with cummins runs through 2007. .