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Took The Rampage Out For A Putt #1505752
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

Re: Took The Rampage Out For A Putt [Re: MR_P_BODY] #1505753
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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?


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Re: Took The Rampage Out For A Putt [Re: MR_P_BODY] #1505754
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Does it have the w2s on itand did they fix your oil problem?

Re: Took The Rampage Out For A Putt [Re: 6pak2go] #1505755
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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

Re: Took The Rampage Out For A Putt [Re: Hot 340] #1505756
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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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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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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

Re: Took The Rampage Out For A Putt [Re: MR_P_BODY] #1505759
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My wife is afraid to ride in mine due to vertigo.
I got a sticker and drove it 24 miles last weekend. Now I'm ready to try making a few runs down the strip before putting it away for winter.

Re: Took The Rampage Out For A Putt [Re: MR_P_BODY] #1505760
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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
1.41 best 60 foot
6.56 at 104.17



Re: Took The Rampage Out For A Putt [Re: MPerry] #1505761
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thats great news mike man that thing was siting since 1990 what year is the rampage

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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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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)

Re: Took The Rampage Out For A Putt [Re: MR_P_BODY] #1505764
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Glad you're finally enjoying it Mike.


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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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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)






No just regular crane ultra pro's. Using the jesel rockers you provided that junk head to test mill my stands with


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
1.41 best 60 foot
6.56 at 104.17



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No just regular crane ultra pro's. Using the jesel rockers you provided that junk head to test mill my stands with




I guess I ported too much and when I went to clearance
for 3/8 PRs it didnt work out... so I went with .120
wall 5/16 sticks... I might go with off set lifters
if I get these heads to work... I'm using TD rockers
on all my stuff

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What T&D's do you use? Do you push rod oil? thx matt


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Mike, I know how you feel about the W5 heads. After fooling with mine for about 3 yrs I finally sold them. I like you had a set of W2s to replace them with but the performance really took a hit. My W5s flowed 325 and I don't know about the W2s. However the W2s were ported in David Vizards shop. I lost about 2 tenths in the 1/8th. I also ran 3/8 pushrods and also had to sleeve one hole. I wish I had a good set.

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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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Cool! Glad to see you finally went for a cruze in your new project.

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