The reason why the 4.7's are so close to the R/T is that 1. they are running
manual versus autos, so less driveline losses and quicker starts and 2.
they're running 3.92 axle with much smaller diameter tires. Put a 5 speed
in an R/T alone with a 4.xx axle and see how well they stay up then.
Gilbert Vega '98 BL CC R/T
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Tom <tigers@bserv.com>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Saturday, January 08, 2000 8:44 AM
Subject: Re: DML: Re: 4.7 SLT outruns the R/T 5.9
>At 12:01 AM 1/8/00 EST, you wrote:
>>ok my 99 cc R/T did 15.01 stock it now does 14.58 with cat back,tb stage
I,
>>and ram air, and cal-tracs. and thats only the beginning if any 4.7 want
to
>>have some fun meet me at the nationals in ohio or detriot and i'll be at
>>carlisle too and you can see me run my ass off .i should be in the 12's by
>>then. anyone on here that knows me knows i'm talking the truth
>
>I met a fellow with a black '99 CC R/T at the Cayuga Ont. track towards
>the end of October. He had his Dak for 8 months and it was his first
>time to the track ... stock, not even K&N replacement filter. His
>first run was 15.4x and by the end of the day he was doing 15.0x. He was
>trying to break into the 14's when I left. So there are some R/Ts
>(and 318s) that are (for some reason) considerably faster than others.
>
>BTW, hope to see you at Carlisle and see and talk about your truck.
>How will I recognize you or your truck?
>
>Bob. Southern Ontario, Canada.
>'97 Dakota CC Sport, FR, 5.2L, 3.55 SG, auto.
>
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