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poor performance /6
hello all nice site,
i've got a 1985 dodge ram d100 pickup w/ the 225/6 engine & have a few questions on poor performance issues & possible upgrades. it was bought new in '85 by my dad & since then it has always given problems, mileage was always under or around 12hwy or so, & since it is a 4spd manual transmission, it should be @ least 20hwy right? anyway i removed most of the lean burn system as it has been disconnected by the dealer some 20yrs ago along w/ the a.c. system, the computer probably is fried as a mechanic told me that is why the mileage is so bad as the timing is not advancing. & around 50 when i shift into od, then the engine begins to lug & the truck slows considerably, and i can forget about passing anyone unless i have about 3 miles of clear road & they're going about 30. lol. also truck has always been hard to start hot or cold & stalls always when stopping or dies while deaccelerating. any ideas on the problem(s).
so what i guess i'm asking is, are there're any performance parts made for this engine, eg. intake, carb, dist., etc, & is it not too pricey to do? i'd like to be able tow a small boat or utility trailer(s) w/ relative ease & pass or get on the interstate, i'd also like to use the truck as a daily driver for now.
thanks for any help/suggestions & sorry for the long windedness.
jude fontenot
85slant6
i've got a 1985 dodge ram d100 pickup w/ the 225/6 engine & have a few questions on poor performance issues & possible upgrades. it was bought new in '85 by my dad & since then it has always given problems, mileage was always under or around 12hwy or so, & since it is a 4spd manual transmission, it should be @ least 20hwy right? anyway i removed most of the lean burn system as it has been disconnected by the dealer some 20yrs ago along w/ the a.c. system, the computer probably is fried as a mechanic told me that is why the mileage is so bad as the timing is not advancing. & around 50 when i shift into od, then the engine begins to lug & the truck slows considerably, and i can forget about passing anyone unless i have about 3 miles of clear road & they're going about 30. lol. also truck has always been hard to start hot or cold & stalls always when stopping or dies while deaccelerating. any ideas on the problem(s).
so what i guess i'm asking is, are there're any performance parts made for this engine, eg. intake, carb, dist., etc, & is it not too pricey to do? i'd like to be able tow a small boat or utility trailer(s) w/ relative ease & pass or get on the interstate, i'd also like to use the truck as a daily driver for now.
thanks for any help/suggestions & sorry for the long windedness.
jude fontenot
85slant6
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you can look for a two barrel in the junkyard or look up cliffordperfomance.net for a cam and four barrel intakes and headers if you want to go that route might also change the distributor to one with a vacuum advanced unit if you don't have one either salvage yards or summit i belive has that stuff also
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wow, that is awesome thanks to jdog & oldblue!!
the only things that worry me now is where or which junkyards to look, i guess any & all i can find, and all of the intake manifolds, 1bbl,2bbl,4bbl do have the fittings or capability for the vacuum brake booster? correct
thanks again
jude fontenot
85slant6
the only things that worry me now is where or which junkyards to look, i guess any & all i can find, and all of the intake manifolds, 1bbl,2bbl,4bbl do have the fittings or capability for the vacuum brake booster? correct
thanks again
jude fontenot
85slant6
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wow thanks again jdog & thanks 83dodgeswb4x4. 3 more questions, can the non-leanburn distributor & related hardware, 2bbl carter carb. & 2bbl intake/aircleaner be purchased new? or should i look in a junkyard for used? possibly super 6?
also, is the 2bbl carter, one of the "better" carbs out there, or are there some better, i don't wan't to spend huge amounts, just get the best bang for the buck, if you will.
i was reading over on slantsix.org about 6-in-1 headers, or "DUTRA DUALS" or these any good? i believe the later still allows for the choke control? correct? any recommendations on a good muffler? cut mine of, almost completely clogged w/ junk
sorry again for my long windedness.
85slant6
jude fontenot
also, is the 2bbl carter, one of the "better" carbs out there, or are there some better, i don't wan't to spend huge amounts, just get the best bang for the buck, if you will.
i was reading over on slantsix.org about 6-in-1 headers, or "DUTRA DUALS" or these any good? i believe the later still allows for the choke control? correct? any recommendations on a good muffler? cut mine of, almost completely clogged w/ junk
sorry again for my long windedness.
85slant6
jude fontenot
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I believe, and guys if I am wrong please jump in here, but the distributor is the same on the lean burn and nonlean burn models, atleast I mine seemed to look identical when I swapped it out whe my lean burn comp went out. I cheated and swapped in a point style distributor, it was a cheap fix at the time and I needed the truck. However I believe all you need to do to rid yourself of the lean burn system is possible look at converting to a G.M. HEI modual and I know if you look farther back in the threads it was fully explained how to accomplish this.