Guest Anonymous Posted December 21, 2001 Share Posted December 21, 2001 So, I was talking to my friend tonight about his dakota... A couple days ago he saw a short block on ebay, and was all, man, I should buy that and build it in the garage, then drop it in later.... Well, tonight I got him going, and I told him that we should get the r/t 5.9L, 360cid motor, and custom build it for twin turbos, he liked the idea needless to say At first he thought he should do a supercharger, as he has wanted the kit for his stock motor for a while, and he was thinking that you could get more power from a supercharger. I started explaining the ups and downs of both (though I don't even know that much, I am just learning, and don't have a turbo car) I first had to explain the way a turbo worked to him, he sort-of knew how they worked, but wanted more explination..... read that as, he was clueless, though I was surprised, I thought he would have known that much, but he's getting there. Well, I told him that we could get a block from a J/Y, get some forged rods, and low CR forged pistons. There is supposed to be a new set of heads coming out for it that are supposed to be the best aftermarket heads yet, don't know much about them though. Get a good intake, a cam, and build that puppy in the garage. The only thing he didn't like is that he would have to find something else to drive for a month or so, while we did all of the piping and welding. He really liked the idea... and so did I I mean, the thing already beats most any nipper out there, even a lot of the quicker cars, like these ultra super fast super built maro's (Right! )! Anyway, we would want this still streetable, and off road able, as it IS a 4x4! I think it could be done, in a few years maybe we'll do it He absolutely loved the idea of doing burnouts from a stop in 4 wheel drive.... though I told him that I didn't think his transfer case would love it too much Anyway, just wanted your guys' thoughts on it. Nothing serious, just some idea for the fastest "4 by" in town... Kris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted December 24, 2001 Share Posted December 24, 2001 heh i might have to correspond with this friend of yours since the motor i am working on is a 360 as well . the only thing is mine is a pre magnum motor so the cam and heads selection would differ between us. i plan on going for a set of edelbrock heads that are made for a 340. the 340 edelbock heads have a bigger cc combustion chamber on them to lower a 340 compression down to a livable level with pump gas. then i have already bought a set of forged 8-1 pistons. and will soon (hopefully within next 5 months ) be buying a forged crank and rods. i am stil thinking of maybe a W5 head setup but they are extremely pricey. then throw in a electromotive tecII system, single plane intake, BIG BEEFY cooling setup, and a fuel system up to the task of handling hopefully 20+ psi of boost on a v8 should be a formula for a basket of fun if i can manage to grab traction. maybe your friend should look into buying a keisler 5 speed as well..although i'm not to sure if it would work with the transfer case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest super280z Posted December 24, 2001 Share Posted December 24, 2001 ZGimp, it seems like you and i have alot of common interests i have a dakota that im building a turbo motor for and, an LT1 powered z. (who knew..) i think twins could be a little painful but it all depends on what he really wants to do with the truck. as in, what kind of FI setup is he going to use? the stock Dakota electrionics are not the best to work with but im sure that this could be done. i'd suggest finding a 4 barrel setup and changing that manifold for sure. the barrel manifold from dodge is a torque monster but thats about it. as far as heads go, you really cant beat a set of w-2's for the money. (yeah they do bolt up.) with these things out of the way that truck will rock. however that sounds totally awesome and i'd hope to hear more about it. there's a guy on the dodge dakota's .com board called Duner with a t04'd 4/7L thats pretty stout. just do a search for turbo dak and you'll find it, if you havent allready. sounds like a rad idea to me. V8 zfreak, have you considered the t56? for the kind of money you're looking at dropping on the keisler 5 speed you could be sporting a 6 speed and a lot of change. it's just a thought. also, what kinda huffer are you looking at using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted December 25, 2001 Share Posted December 25, 2001 i was originally thinking about using a t56 but as far as i know there isn't a bellhousing for it. i think the bellhousing off of a viper might work but that is a vey iffy one. plus the keisler comes with a CNC'ed bellhousing, chomemoly driveshaft, and i think it comes with a perf. clutch as well (might be a brain fart on that one though). also, have you seen the rating on that tranny? it can hadnle over 500ft/lb's of torque in 5'th gear! in first gear it is like over 800 ft/lbs in its rating. can you say bulletproof. as to the "hairdryers" that i want to run i will honestly say that i haven't picked any thing out yet. right now i am focusing on getting the bottom end buttoned up. then i will get my heads and intake setup, after that it is going to be on to the fuel and engine managment system, and then it is on toothe exhaust and turbos. i figure if i break it up into individual steps it will make the time pass by faster as well as allow me to focus on each thing without getting mired down in the "big picture" of it. right now i'm figurin a set of td04s or maybe a set of super 60s but like i said it isn't set in stone as of yet. i plan on calling garret or airresearch and getting ther opinion on what will suit my needs sometime in the nearby future. i will post and let you guys know as soon as i find out though, you can count on that. i will have to find out more about that 4.7L dakota though. what is the name of the board? way back when i first started this project i had wanted to drop in a 4.7L motor but dropped the idea due to high cost, lack of go fast parts, and lack of availability. but i would be very interested in seeing a project like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted December 25, 2001 Share Posted December 25, 2001 Thanks guys, I don't think this is going to materialize at all for AT LEAST a year.... he has no other transportation, and it will take some convincing..... But I will definitely look into that guy on the dakota boards. I'll be sure to come back and give info, and ask some questions when and IF this goes through... Super, I would love some more info on your dakota project as it moves along... if you don't mind. Thanks guys, just throwing thoughts around... Kris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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