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Took The Rampage Out For A Putt
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09/22/13 02:45 PM
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I took the wife out for a putt in the Rampage today.. the last time she rode in it was 23 years ago... when she last drove it(it really is her car) but she likes it EXCEPT when getting in and out.. it does set real low and she has bad hips.... she wanted to make sure on how to drive it so I gave her the 5 minute demo on the shifter and all the other stuff she isnt use to... I gave it one short blast and that caught her attention .. LOL... was a fun putt with her.. I think in the future I will swap it over to a hyd roller to quiet it down on the valve train noise but other than that it runs real nice 
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Re: Took The Rampage Out For A Putt
[Re: 6pak2go]
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That's great! Glad to hear you're finally getting to enjoy it after all the work you put in to it. Plan on any long trips to race tracks for Drag Week practice? 
I am thinking about running it up to my other house
which is 200 miles door to door, so a run up and back
should give it a good shake down.... I still need to
get it out to a track for some work there... I think
over the winter I might raise it up 1" and change
the spring rates to soften up the ride... it does
sit real low so 1" isnt gonna hurt
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Re: Took The Rampage Out For A Putt
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Does it have the w2s on itand did they fix your oil problem?
Yes... I put the W-2s on it just before we left for
DW and yes that corrected the oil issue... I'm still
gonna see whats wrong with the W-5s and have it corrected
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Re: Took The Rampage Out For A Putt
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09/22/13 03:11 PM
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Does it have the w2s on itand did they fix your oil problem?
Yes... I put the W-2s on it just before we left for
DW and yes that corrected the oil issue... I'm still
gonna see whats wrong with the W-5s and have it corrected
Off topic but just wondering, is there a big power difference?
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Re: Took The Rampage Out For A Putt
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Does it have the w2s on itand did they fix your oil problem?
Yes... I put the W-2s on it just before we left for
DW and yes that corrected the oil issue... I'm still
gonna see whats wrong with the W-5s and have it corrected
Off topic but just wondering, is there a big power difference?
Not really... when I ported each set the W-5s had
like 7cfm more than the W-2s... but I just dont want
the added 40# on the front end.. also on the W-2s
I can run 3/8 push rods where on the W-5s I have to
run 5/16 so there is maybe less deflection on the
W-2 set up
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Re: Took The Rampage Out For A Putt
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09/22/13 03:32 PM
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Mike
When Chuck set up my W5 heads we ran 3/8 intake and 7/16 exhaust pushrods
69 Dart GTS A4 Silver All steel, flat factory hood, 3360race weight
418 BPE factory replacement headed stroker, 565 lift solid cam
Best so far, low 10.30’s 1/4
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Re: Took The Rampage Out For A Putt
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09/22/13 03:42 PM
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thats great news mike man that thing was siting since 1990 what year is the rampage 
Its a 83... the wife quit running it in 88 and I
drove it for a few years before I spit a half shaft
and sorta set it aside... we both had other cars/trucks
back then so it sat and when we moved into this house
I put it behind the pole barn(dont ever let any ride
set with weeds and stuff growing up under them)..
thats when the bottom rotted out
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Re: Took The Rampage Out For A Putt
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Mike
When Chuck set up my W5 heads we ran 3/8 intake and 7/16 exhaust pushrods
Don was that with off set lifters... with the centered
lifters I JUST clear the PR hole and I did clearance
them as far as I can go(I actually busted through
one port and had to seal it up)
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Re: Took The Rampage Out For A Putt
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Glad you're finally enjoying it Mike.
LOL.... so am I... that oil issue was driving me CRAZY
(and it still bugs me to what it is with those heads)
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Re: Took The Rampage Out For A Putt
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09/22/13 06:39 PM
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What T&D's do you use? Do you push rod oil? thx matt
I had PR oiling on the W-5s and I still have it on
the W-2s but with the standard oiling also
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Re: Took The Rampage Out For A Putt
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Mike, glad you finally got to enjoy all of your hard work. That is a sweet lil hotrod for sure!!!
Randy
Thanks guys... it is a fun ride
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Re: Took The Rampage Out For A Putt
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09/23/13 02:32 PM
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I just got back from the paint store and had my first
trans problem... ran fine going there then on the return
it didnt want to shift out of first/low gear.. figured
it might be low on fluid so I pulled over and checked
that... it was a touch low so I topped it off... still
wouldnt shift so I drove back home with it in low
gear till about a mile away from home.. then it shifted
into high OD... I checked the cable and that seems to
be fine(figured it might have melted) but I'll have
to look better.. it shifted into neutral and park fine..
I sure hope I dont have to pull the trans... it acted
like the cable was burt through and stuck in manual low...
sure did rev on the way home at 35 mph with 4.10 gears
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Re: Took The Rampage Out For A Putt
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09/23/13 02:52 PM
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Damn Mike, that thing`s fightin ya all the way which means it`s gonna run well.............  
It did run strong BUT this SOB is fighting me BIG TIME..
I'll look at it in a bit... letting it cool down
and I got to get it on the hoist
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I miss my little Scamp.. 
I`ve said it many times, street driving is WAY more fun than racing...............enjoy Mike cos after all, if you can`t drive em what`s the point of havin em.