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The pre obd2 ecus are difficult to retune, and finding the tools to do it or someone with the experience to do it is even more difficult. The obd2 trucks are now supported by hp tuners which makes them much more accessible but that only works on the 96+ trucks of course, mine is a 92. A stand-alone ecu is still more capable than the stock ecu though so for me a standalone was the best option but depending on the build a tuned factory ecu might be a better fit.

@@RustBeltGarage1I have a 2000 with the OBD-2 port

The lowers are pressed in, uppers are screwed in

Haha it’ll probably be in there forever, it doesn’t bother me. The shifter has to be in park for the ignition switch to roll over so I’m not sure if I can just remove it. It’s not worth swapping the column for me to get rid of it.

@@RustBeltGarage1 I did the same exact swap in my 2002 reg cab rt and I pulled out the shifter. I didn’t even have swap out the column

@@mattglover4163 oh I might have to get in there then

A lot of manufacturers use external regulators but most are mounted directly to the alternators like Volkswagen for example. In the 70s and 80s Chrysler had their voltage regulators mounted on the firewall and they are pretty reliable usually outliving multiple alternators. Where they made a mistake was their decision to move the voltage regulator inside the ecu in the 90s and making it non serviceable. If the regulator goes bad the ecu has to be replaced or an aftermarket regulator has to be wired in. The best part is the regulators in the aftermarket kits are exactly the same as the ones found on the earlier cars just with the addition of a wiring harness lol.

Yes

There's a HEAVY DUTY version? Is that the NV3550 with the removable bell? If you're looking for parts of your Savoy. I know a guy down in Northwest Mississippi that has a few.(just south of Memphis international Airport)​@RustBeltGarage1

@blownaway4371 yes but it's only uprated from 300 to 330 for torque and there's no hd specific rebuild parts, 90% sure it was only used in the dakotas and maybe the 1500 rams of the Era with 5.2/4.7, gm used the regular duty even on their 350 models

Did you just finish an engine rebuild? One day I’ll have to do this one but I’m gonna put it off as long as it’s still running and see how far it will go haha.

sorry to write so much but they are by far my most favorite truck to own, well that is in the regular cab configuration they did come with beefier front and rear sway bars along with a high flow muffler that gave it the 5-10 xtra horsepower also came with thicker progressive rate coil springs up front to give it that better handling for carving corners on the highway better.. I've towed with all of my dakotas and they really shine going up the mountains here in Arizona I can pass anyone no matter what I'm towing weight wise, I also install H.D. rear airbags on all my R/T's right when I get them that are rated for 5500lbs the bigger bags let u run lower psi so when empty they don't have a stiffer ride to them plus I add the 5 gallon air tank so the air goes back into the tank on harsh bumps instead of the air being stuck in the bags I can run my air tools like inpact to remove wheeels when i get a flat or just to air up trailer or truck tires when I need to via a quick connect I mount next to the rear liscense plate.. im getting ready to install a ZF 8spd transmission in my current truck here as soon as tranny shop finishes building me a built one for me which I can't wait for

Where are you finding those nitto tires at? When I looked last year I found them at a few places but they were out of stock. The 555 would be a great summer tire for this truck if I get another set of 17s or if I just get a full set of 16s with winter tires for snow season. I definitely benefited with the 235s driving through the snow this winter and surprisingly it still has decent traction from a stop on the narrower tires but mounting them on a 9” wide wheel was a nightmare lol.

@RustBeltGarage1 I get them locally from Tire Pro's it's like discount tire company but totally different owners I know tire rack sells several different styles of nitto's but in 255/50r17 or 260/60r17 but for winter nothing does as well as the nitto 420's do for me in the snow which beleive it or not we just got nailed with a foot of snow this past week ya, I know in Arizona what?? but ya where I live in lakeside we're at 8000ft in elevation even though Arizona is just known for our hot desert in the lower elevations we still have a wild winter but our snow is more a dry light weight fluffy snow which is nothing like your guys heavy wet stuff so it's easier for us to get around on xcept for the black ice thats still the same no matter where you are..lol.. but ya Nitto makes some if you can't find any the 255/50 or 255/60 isn't really much different

Thanks!

Chasing a number on the dyno usually results in destruction haha, that truck had me nervous as hell on the last pull

I will! I had a couple tunes done at the old shop too, those railroad tracks up the street were horrendous haha

@@RustBeltGarage1 I was just up there picking up a car the other night. I've been thinking about buying that Dyno. The owner of the shop is a friend of mine.

@@RustBeltGarage1 those tracks are still bad, if not worse.

Absolutely, I hated the fender dump actually but it was quick and easy. I got tired of the noise and fumes coming in the cabin pretty quickly. When I get back around to working on this thing I will be putting a full exhaust on with some sort of chambered muffler

We were doing the earlier pulls in 3rd gear to try and save the drivetrain from exploding so it was running through the rpm’s fast. The final pull we did was in 4th gear and that pull sounded much more normal

I want to get a second Dakota one day to put an LS in!

Those ecotec are really cool, I would love to see one in a Dakota. There’s nothing quite like the feeling of a turbo v8 though haha

@@RustBeltGarage1yea that v8 just hits different lol

Yeah I was nervous as hell about them lol, I was praying for that 8.25

Yup, completely stock bottom end, cam, and heads. It is running ARP head bolts, Cometic head gaskets, and Harland sharp 1.7 ratio roller rockers.

I believe it was a customers replica project

@@RustBeltGarage1 ok as far as I can see he's on the right path with it the orange color the wheels and body kit looks close to Craig lieberman.s supra he's doing a good job on it

@@juwanhowardhll8019 it was a really cool car, I don’t know much more about it but it’s probably a lot further along now. This all was filmed a year ago.

@@RustBeltGarage1 cool

Sorta, it’s an NV3500 which was used by both GM and Dodge in their half ton trucks and Dodge did use it in some Dakotas. The transmission in my truck came out of an 03 Dakota.

@@RustBeltGarage1 oh gotcha! Definitely look for an nv4500 lol!!!!

@@tonkatank045 I don’t think an nv4500 would fit in my transmission tunnel haha, those things are absolute units

And...im a mpoar guy. That's very sad, id be so upset if i were you. Sweet Jesus what a dud.

To each their own, I like these trucks with these engines in them and I’m very happy with its performance. Not everyone is out trying to make as much power as possible, sometimes it’s more about just having a good time with a build and not worrying about numbers or what other platforms are doing

They are really fun!

@@RustBeltGarage1 yes they are!

Hopefully I never have to find that out myself lol

I am running mpfi and 60lb injectors, it’s running on e85. I’m still only running a walbro 255 pump so that’s probably why we ran out of fuel especially with it using e85. I’ve heard the same thing about the cranks too, if I ever want to make that kind of power I’ll probably have to find a forged crank or swap something else in.

@@RustBeltGarage1 dual pumps big supply line then go back for it.

@@CadorSeeliger I’ve also considered running a surge tank with a big submersible pump

they werent trying to blow the thing up thats why its in 3rd at first. the last pull he said was 1:1 4th gear above

This is good advice, we ran less load and a lower gear in the earlier pulls because I didn’t want to be sweeping up drivetrain parts or launch a driveshaft into the nice clean shop we were in. We did run the final pull with more load to double check everything and get the final correct power number, but I wasn’t chasing a number so I didn’t want to run everything pull in that gear and risk making a mess and having to push the truck off the dyno with an incomplete tune.

I actually did end up developing a bottom end knock a few months afterwards but I haven’t had a chance to take it apart and find out why. It could just be worn out rod bearings. Once I get my fuel system upgraded I’d like to get my hands on an m1 mpfi intake manifold and a cam/valve springs and go for more power. Unfortunately we hit 100% duty cycle on the fuel injectors but honestly the power level it’s at now will be plenty for a while as I gather parts and upgrade suspension. It’s a handful already

​@RustBeltGarage1 you may want to look at stroking it to 390. Put stronger bottom end and let it rip. Either way, cool truck

@@ufarkingicehole I would like to build an engine for it but it’s not in the budget right now. I am going to swap in another stock engine and try to run that for the summer if it holds up so I can get some seat time in it and dial in the suspension and a few other things a bit further

@RustBeltGarage1 If you are on a budget. 2 easy options. 1. Find a big block. 2nd option would be to stick a 318 crank in a 360 block. Bore it 30 over and and you basically have a 340. Can't remember which heads or rods to use but it works well. 3. If you keep a 318, you can save and buy a 390 stroker kit. Any of these options would work depending on your capabilities. If you go big block, I would try to find a 400. It has really beefy bottoms and can be bored / stroked to around 500ci and is Still cheap if you can find one. I had a 318 when I was 15 and spent as much as I could afford on it. I regretted it once I realized I could get far more power for less money by changing it up.

@@ufarkingicehole this truck will always have a 5.2 in it because it wouldn’t be the same to me with anything else in it, unless I put a 3.9 back in it, however I would like to get a second truck to experiment with other power plants with if I ever have the budget and space for it. I have a project truck thats way on the back burner that will use the 440 big block and 727 from my 68 Chrysler but I don’t have the time or space to start working on it yet.

Basically it’s because we were originally doing pulls in 3rd gear to prevent part numbers from scattering. We put it in 4th gear which is the 1:1 ratio gear for the last pull and the extra load on the engine is what produced the bigger number

​@RustBeltGarage1 Was wondering what the deal was with the pulls. Started thinking the tuner was just playing around and beating on your setup. Glad there was a plan lol.

I’m in the Columbus area

Thanks! Im going to do my best to keep pushing this platform!

Thanks! I need to get another project done so I can come pay you another visit!

I would definitely like to get something a little better transmission wise, the nv3500 is tough but shifts very much like a truck. The transmission tunnel is pretty tight on these earlier trucks so I’d have to see how big the 238 is. I’ve also considered an r154 swap but the Toyota guys have driven the prices way way up on them. The tried and true t56 is always on my mind too along with the cd009 but they would require more work and funds to do the conversion.

​@@RustBeltGarage1ar5 is another option, have one in my 67 belvedere and it shifts really nice.

@@RustBeltGarage1 From what I understand the R154 is just an ax15 with different ratios and a different length input shaft. Not sure the R154 is worth the trouble.