My 96dakota is pure 3.9 liters of stock, i got just enough money to be consideredpoor (for everyone who was gonna say mopar)what can i do to add some horsepower and give it the ***** and the sound to match ?

 

Not much made for the 3.9s. You could run a better muffler for some better flow and a little bit of gains. I would avoid any kind of chips for it. Run better gearing in it. 3.90s


A V6 in these heavy trucks really won't run well due to the weight. You could always super/turbo charge it.

 

i would get a K&N air filter, 180 degree thermostat(the 160 if you dont care about gas milage, but i still get around 16-18 in the city), and exahust upgrade like onebadkota said. but it still will be no power house, that is why i am doing the v8 swap!!!

 

Wow you think the 3.9 is underpowered for the dakota's[sm=smiley13.gif]. I've a 3.9 in mine I have the 3.90 rearend with manual trannie I can drag around just about anything. My gas mileage is good I can average 24mpg on the highway at 70 mph I usally get about 17mpg in the city. I hate to see what you have to say about the I4[sm=smiley24.gif]

One thing you can if you have alot miles on it you should get the injectors cleaned and serviced this will restore some power. definetely get a K&N filter another one is get a set of Bosh plus 4 sparkplugs. Get a good flow thru muffler. these will give a little more power you'll notice but nothing spectacular.

Soar Dude

 

the v6 was fun for me, i would imagine a 5 speed and 3.90s would be pretty fun! but power is addicting and i had reached the limit of the 3.9.

 

Yeah, it lacks power. Towing is torque. The gas mileage is good, and so it the towing, but to straight out run someone, it lacks. Depending on the year, 175HP was the max on a Gen II.

 

where did you get your 3.90 gears from?

 

some came stock with them i think, there are a few sets on ebay and other places you can buy gears from.

 

Mines and SE with the tow package. Its weird too it came with the upgraded radio system with the built in EQ and the little joy stick for fade and balance and cruise. and thats it for options No power anything.

Soar Dude

 

my 89 is a slug, worst horsepower of the bunch. if it were me, i would get a better stereo. i love my 89, but you just have to accept it for what it is.