Currently My 1995 Dakota has
a 1993 360 Magnum engine with a Hughes Engines 220/225 @ .050 cam with
.494 lift. The heads were ported by Koffels Place and feature stainless
valves and Crane 1.5 ratio roller rockers. Also on the engine is an M-1
intake topped with a ported dual 52mm throttle body and 24# injectors. all
of this flows through a set of Mopar Performance 1 5/8" Headers and a
custom 3" exhaust w/No Cat and a Flowtech muffler.
The best 1/4 mile E.T.'s I
was able to get this fall was a 13.79 @ 102.45 mph. Currently I have
severe traction problems up to and past the 1/8 mile mark. I often had
to abort a run because things get a little too hairy and I start to get
sideways. My 1/8 mile times are currently 8.9 @ 80.3 mph. I do run
275/60's in the back, but they are not enough. Unfortunately, every time
I bolted on Drag Radials, I broke something, axles, trans, etc... The truck was painted last
year with Dupont Black basecoat and three coats of clear. At the time of
the bodywork, I had the stake pockets filled in and added an R/T
challenger style hood. On the interior, I have a set of real Viper gray
leather buckets.
Last year I did the engine
and paint, along with a few body mods. This year will be dedicated to
completely redoing the rear suspension. I already have an 8 3/4 rear
done by Reider Racing, I will be either adding dropped leaf mounts or
possibly even a 4-bar setup with coilovers. I also plan to tub the rear
with BIG 13" wide tires. I should be able to get low 13's with 104
mph numbers.
In the future, I plan to add a Holley 950 Digital Fuel Injection system,
a 1200cfm T-body, stroke the engine out to 406ci, and add some
free-breathing
aluminum heads.
Mark Kuzia
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