In 95 we bought a new Dak RC 318. Auto, 3.90 SG. After a little street
race with a 94 SS454, the guy followed us home and wanted to by the Dak
because it just beat his GM truck. We had our eyes on a new RC 360 Ram,
Auto, 3.90 SG, so we sold the Dak. The 360 ran real strong --- unreal
15.3s stock with no muffler. I know there are some non believers out
there but it ran almost a second quicker than the 3 Indy Trucks that
were at Chrysler Day 96 at Cayuga. Our 3 month old Dak was there too
running a best of only 15.5s. Dave & Lynn
94 Dakota V8 14.9 69 Super B 12.8 78 Arrow 360 V8 11.7
"mike d." wrote:
>
> I'm gona' side with Clay on this one...
> I've seen SS/T's run off and leave 318 Daks. Also, one of the trucks on
> Dragtruck is Ram and runs 13's I beleive. 13 sec daks are just as rare...
> A Ram may be bigger, but I wouldn't consider one a pig by any means..
>
> -mike d.
>
> ---> Yorktown, Va.
> 88 Dakota LE: slammed, painted, and PARKED =(
>
> miggitymike@juno.com
> http://members.xoom.com/dakotaperf/index.html
>
> On Wed, 9 Feb 2000 17:18:42 -0500 (EST) Clay Cooke <cooke@ecn.purdue.edu>
> writes:
> >
> > I know I said I was going to keep quite... but here are some points
> > of
> > interest:
> >
> > (1) a dak CC only weights like 400 lbs less then a standard cab,
> > short bed
> > ram
> >
> > (2) stock ram v8 vs. stock dak v8 would probably be a dak win, not
> > buy
> > much, but a win
> >
> > (3) stock ram 360 vs stock dak 318... I pick the ram...
> >
> > modify a ram.... and it can beat a dak.... true enough... you can do
> > the
> > same to a dak... I like having more room, Hey IM a big guy!!!
> >
> > :)
> >
> > Clay
> >
> > 84 Dodge Ram, scrappin pavement w/ 440 8bbl
> > 96 Indy Ram, scrappin EVERYTHING w/ 360 Magnum!' -(www.indyram.org)
> > 69 Road Runner 440 6bbl, project car
> >
> > http://expert.cc.purdue.edu/~cooke
> >
> > On Wed, 9 Feb 2000, Stlaurent Mr Steven wrote:
> >
> > > RAM V-8 versus the DAKOTA V-8. Waste of fuel since now it has
> > been the
> > > fourth time. The RAM V-8 is a heavier truck versus the DAK, using
> > the same
> > > V-8 motor.
> > >
> > > -----------------------------------------------------------------
> > > Steven St.Laurent
> > > Test Engineer
> > > Test Branch, GSD,MCTSSA
> > > MARCORSYSCOM, US Marine Corps
> > > mailto:stlaurents@mctssa.usmc.mil (work)
> > > mailto:Saint1958@home.com (home)
> > > Office: (760) 725-2296
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Lynn Pedersen [mailto:davewaco@sympatico.ca]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 11:46 AM
> > > To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > > Subject: Re: DML: RE: Vipertruck VS. Chebby SS10 (kinda long)
> > >
> > > Steve Hi! I think you have a lot of people confused!!!
> > > Who's whopping what with what???
> > > Dak VS Chev VS Ram --- Please explain!
> > > We are both confused --- Dave & Lynn
> > > P.S a good drag race is never a waist of time &
> > fuel!!!
> > >
> > > Stlaurent Mr Steven wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I getting tired on whopping on V-8 Ram truck. What a waste of
> > fuel and
> > > > time.
> > > >
> > > >
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------
> > > > Steven St.Laurent
> > > > Test Engineer
> > > > Test Branch, GSD,MCTSSA
> > > > MARCORSYSCOM, US Marine Corps
> > > > mailto:stlaurents@mctssa.usmc.mil (work)
> > > > mailto:Saint1958@home.com (home)
> > > > Office: (760) 725-2296
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: DICEMAN469@aol.com [mailto:DICEMAN469@aol.com]
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 4:19 AM
> > > > To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > > > Subject: DML: Vipertruck VS. Chebby SS10 (kinda long)
> > > >
> > > > So I'm coming to work minding my own business, listening to my
> > radio and
> > > > thanking God I replaced that heater core when I did..and this
> > Chebby SS10
> > > > with cheesy factory vinyl stripes wails past me. We're on a two
> > lane
> > > offramp
> > > > with sand everywhere so I'm not going to repeat his foolish
> > manuever.
> > > > Instead
> > > > I figure I'll wait until I get on the main highway to teach him
> > a lesson.
> > > He
> > > > gets in front of me (no signal of course) and proceeds to play
> > with me,
> > > > slowing down and speeding up (the standard "just out of high
> > school and my
> > > > parents bought me a truck" behavior) so patiently I wait for the
> > road to
> > > > straighten. When I get this punk on the highway, he moves over
> > and
> > > promptly
> > > > guns it, of course not waiting for me to pull even with him
> > first. That's
> > > OK
> > > > though, because all I did was downshift and nail it, and that's
> > the last
> > > we
> > > > saw of our Chebby in this story :-). Sure, I saw him in my rear
> > mirror
> > > > growing smaller, and sure I imagine he was screaming in his head
> > wondering
> > > > how he just got his "Super Sport S10 with the ZQ8 suspension"
> > wailed on,
> > > but
> > > > that's ok, because I pulled off the offramp before I could even
> > see him in
> > > > my
> > > > sideview. I love spanking people who deserve it!! I know he's at
> > work
> > > right
> > > > now talking about how I juiced him or got some kind of V8 swap,
> > dummy not
> > > > realizing that Daks (Read: REAL TRUCKS) have V8's, or in this
> > case, a
> > > Huffed
> > > > V6 :-).
> > > > Did the same thing to an S10 last week too, but that was so
> > sorry it's
> > > > not even worth mentioning :-)
> > > >
> > > > -Austin
> > > > Vipertruck "The Purple Chebby Eater"
> > >
> >
>
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