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l never made back to the track sadly I blew the rad out of the valiant. But that was about 2 weeks ago, I've just completed a retro fit rad out of a 92 dakato and I was able to take the TOAD down to a local car show that's about 50 miles round trip the temp never went above 180° and that was with multiple pulls under boost:blob:
The valiant got a ton of attention at the car show and it makes me proud to be not only the owner but also the builder. :burnout:

Today was also the first day I was able to test the launch control inputs on my ignition and I pulled a couple of nice hole shots at 3100 rpm and leaving off the line at 7psi and the car handled and ran flawless and I love the positive action the TCI Shifter deliveries. The car is final hitting the gears like it should. I can't wait to get the car back down to the track and see what the changes done and see how much more improved the car is.

Aaron

I have a 1993 Dakota 318/518 2-wheel drive. I pulled in to a Long John Silver's fish eatery last week to feed my face.

As I was walking away from the truck, I heard what sounded like steam escaping. I looked back at the truck just in time to see all my coolant splashed onto the ground in one fell swoop. It came from the engine compartment.... all at one time! Ten quarts!!!

Turned out, the radriator's top tank (plastic) an OEM piece, had literally exploded from the cooling system internal pressure. It completely blew the top radiator hos connector off the top tank. There was nothing left to put a hose on. There was also a crack that ran from the hose-connector toward the passenger side. More in next note...