RE: Was: New to List/Dakota rec. Now: Speed limiter

From: Stlaurent Mr Steven (STLAURENTS@mctssa.usmc.mil)
Date: Fri Mar 17 2000 - 17:30:07 EST


It maybe the engine size, gearing on the rear and tire diameter. My 02 cents

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-----Original Message-----
From: Andy Levy [mailto:andylevy@bigfoot.com]
Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 2:17 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: Was: New to List/Dakota rec. Now: Speed limiter

I've been to 105 and the truck was SOLID as a rock, which surprised the
hell out of me. I think people have run into the limiter around 115.

Tim J Koth wrote:
>
> I had my Dak up to about 102 recently with no sign of the speed limiter. (
I
> thought I was going maybe 85 till I looked down and about crapped..)
Anyway,
> there was a thread about 2 months ago about that and it was obvious tha
the
> speed limiter is not consistently applied across vehicles. I'd bet the
same is
> true of the Toyotas. Some probably cut out before others. For me, I
started
> worrying about those Goodyear Wranglers, they aren't speed rated at all
and
> the thought of one coming apart at 102 mph gives me acute sphincter
> pucker.......
>
> -------- previous post ----------
>
> Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 10:30:42 -0800
> From: Stlaurent Mr Steven <STLAURENTS@mctssa.usmc.mil>
> Subject: DML: RE: Re: New to List/Dakota rec.
>
> I agree with exception to the speed limiter that stopped me after 97MPH
> beating up the Tacoma V-6. I laughed because it took him sometime to
catch
> up then pass me.
>
> Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 11:43:04 -0800
> From: Stlaurent Mr Steven <STLAURENTS@mctssa.usmc.mil>
> Subject: DML: RE: RE: RE: RE: HP RATINGS NEED
>
> Let us try that again the CC 4.7 is much lighter than the R/T 5.9 CC. The
> numbers are upside down.

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