[geeks] Off-road trucks (was F*n sweet car..)

[Brian Hechinger]

On Fri, May 10, 2002 at 09:40:23PM -0400, Kurt Huhn wrote:
> 
> Mine had a straight exhaust (no cat, my father-in-law had a inspection
> shop at the time).  It was only a 350 so I had to go with some monster
> gears in the diffs - the side effect was a shitpile of effective torque
> at the road.  My God it was fun.

oh yeah baby!  cat?  what's that?  ;)

so far, i love my Xterra, but it just doesn't have that ram V8 GMC power.

*sigh*

> I sold it 'cause I couldn't afford to ship it to CA :(

as much fun as it was, you would have had a hell of a time enjoying it in CA.
there is no way it would have passed emissions out there. ;)

> Oooooohhhh baaabbbbyyy.......

yeah, sweetest thing ever.  he pulled the engine out of it (a Rodex is something
you use over and over again) and put it in a Gremlin.  don't ask me how.  i do
know it involved a LOT of welding.  really, seriously, silly car.  ;)

> I'd like to find a Li'l Red Truck, slap a 440 in it, blow it, and stick
> some stacks on it.  All show, probably wouldn't handle too well -
> super-short wheelbase.

those things aren't for cornering.  they are show/drag vehicle.  but quite fun.

> I know a guy up in Canada that's putting a set of 4" stacks on his
> Cummins Ram.  I'm getting jealous already, and it isn't even finished. 
> Mmmmm...

pictures.  i'd love to see that.  slap an extra axle on it, and look out!

> I'm debating putting a set of 4.56 gears in my Ram, but to do so I need
> a new diff carrier.  4.10s might be better, and they fit the stock diffs
> (Chrysler 9.25 rear, Dana 40 front).  But, with a 318, I'm really gonna
> need a supercharger to turn 42" tires - even with low diff gears.  

yeah, the main problem with that big rubber is getting it to go around.  does
the 318 have all sorts of goofy electronic shit on it, or is it nice and simple?
it's easy to put a supercharger on an older simple engine.  these new fangled
things suck ass.  that's a tough choice though as to what gears to choose.

> I just went through Dodge's website and did the "build your Ram"
> configurator - I built a really nice 2500. 
> Must...find...work....getting...itchy......

turbo-diesel is your friend.  if i ever blow the engine in the X (i hope i
don't) i'd like to replace it with a TD. ;)

-brian
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