Anyone really need a new truck?I would'nt pass Go and collect the $200.1997 was the first
one and 03 was the last but this baby is real nice looking,leather and chrome was
not available till 03 but if one really needs a pickup I would start here.360 small block
is virtually a 318 stroked a bit.Tranny is electric and its of course fuel injected but
a lot of guys go back to carb proper and Woosh is there aftermarket,even Mopar
performance heads and headers and all kinds of stuff.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2000-DODGE-DAKOTA-R-T-SPORT-CLUB-CAB-4X2-ONLY-21-000-MILES-99-NEW-MUST-SEE-/180745054342?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item2a153ea886
Why don't we just call this section the "Free Ebay Advertizing Section"?
I wouldn't touch a 360 with a 10 foot pole. They are pigs.
Mike
Quote from: Fins on October 27, 2011, 01:40:08 PM
Why don't we just call this section the "Free Ebay Advertizing Section"?
What about all the Craig's List posts?
Or the foreign sites?
Hell, every now and then a user posts something for sale too, or even a wanted add.
Quote from: guidematic on October 27, 2011, 02:29:03 PM
I wouldn't touch a 360 with a 10 foot pole. They are pigs.
Especially in a truck, they only get about 3MPG :yikes: and that's HWY :Muttley:
GJ
I never got anymore than 10 MPG with the '71 Sport Fury I had. No matter what I did withj it. And that reputaion never changed right up to the last year of the LA engine.
It was based on the taller deck 340, which made a lot of power, but was also notorious for being a pig. In a Duster you were lucky to get 12-14MPG.
The early 360's drank gas, yet made little power.
Mike
Quote from: guidematic on October 27, 2011, 03:50:04 PM
I never got anymore than 10 MPG with the '71 Sport Fury I had. No matter what I did withj it. And that reputaion never changed right up to the last year of the LA engine.
It was based on the taller deck 340, which made a lot of power, but was also notorious for being a pig. In a Duster you were lucky to get 12-14MPG.
The early 360's drank gas, yet made little power.
Mike
Like the Ford 400/460's. You needed a 50 gallon tank to go to the grocery store in them. And that's with the grocery store 3 blocks away. :Muttley:
The 351M/400's yes. No power, yet swilled gas. On top of that, they were never a poster child for durability. A bad engine no matter how you looked at it.
Mike
There is a lot more to Life than gas,Yes it does get as good a milage as my car. about 14
average.HOWEVER,It is a proven standard setup that was virtually the same since 1957 and
is user servicable and Road tests as good as a BMW 7 series.I can always make it to the gas
station.I cant however deal with thousand dollar repairs for stupid stuff like a water pump.
I only post stuff to try to help people as I have learned a lot over the years on what is disposable
and what is'nt.Stock is only listed at 255 horse,but with that posi and a cold air intake it
will snap a neck as good as anything for many,many years to come.They all were special
order and very limited production,Not as fast as a Lightning but those have turbos that of
course only last a short time.
I hate to tell you dude, but the Lightning did not have a turbo. It was supercharged. It had a Charge air cooler and two section individually fed intake.
http://www.qwksvt.com/LSpecs.html
What I'm driving now is the first turbo F-150 made. In 2010, Ford produced a variety of turbo cars. From the 1.6 litre up to the 3.5 litre V-6. Lincoln also incorporates these same engines in the MK line.
My mistake,never really paid attention,just knew they were fast for some reason.
Very fast for what it is.
I'm just riding you anyway.
Don't ever stop either,riding me that is. I posted this somewere before a while back
but don't know where. :banghead:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz0XkYkgkpA
Quote from: Fins on October 27, 2011, 01:40:08 PM
Why don't we just call this section the "Free Ebay Advertizing Section"?
All right then Captain Happy, maybe this'll cheer you up. :hi:
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=416995843
Quote from: Fins on October 27, 2011, 04:46:42 PM
It was supercharged.
So is your F150.
A turbocharger is a special case of supercharger, using an exhaust gas driven turbine to drive the compressor.
Aussie accent, Kiwi accent - Captain Happy Fins wouldn't notice the difference. :rotfl:
What we call the turbo was originally called the Turbo Supercharger. In reality it shares a lot with the centrifugal superchargers of Paxton and McCulloch fame. Any form of cramming more air into the intake to create a positive pressure is technically known as supercharging.
And sorry Keeper if I sent the topic the wrong way. The mention of a 360 still makes me cringe at the money I wasted when I could ill afford it to get to and from with that car. That Dakota is a nice peice, and I know they are pretty quick.
But that brings to mind something that I have been thinking about for awile. It seems horespower ratings have gone up and up, yet in some cases the performance has not greatly improved from stuff from in the 90's.
Also incidentally, 255 HP is only 10 more than the 360 was rated in 1973 when used in the Duster/Dart Sport.
Mike
Quote from: guidematic on October 27, 2011, 04:09:45 PM
The 351M/400's yes. No power, yet swilled gas. On top of that, they were never a poster child for durability. A bad engine no matter how you looked at it.
The 351M in my 77 Cougar was the only car I owned that the gas gauge moved faster
than the speedometer needle.
GJ
Captain Happy will gladly take her. As would any other normal male here. :yeah baby: