Re: Dakota Drag Limit-BLink

From: Aaron (acolona@i-55.com)
Date: Tue Mar 21 2000 - 12:52:30 EST


it depends on if your talking a stock one or not. I have reached over 128
and still pulling, but mine's not stock. as far as suspension though, it's
just lowered with blocks in the back.

----- Original Message -----
From: Stlaurent Mr Steven <STLAURENTS@mctssa.usmc.mil>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 9:17 AM
Subject: DML: Dakota Drag Limit-BLink

> Blink, I would suspect that the current 97 plus Dakota design as a drag
> limit of only 128MPH. As any DML surpassed this limit without any top or
> lowered vehicle?
>
> But then in Southern California, if you can find a road that is cleared to
> race to reach that type of speed, that would be a miracle.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blinkslowly@aol.com [mailto:Blinkslowly@aol.com]
> Sent: Monday, March 20, 2000 5:48 PM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: Re: DML: enough with the rice!!!!!!!!!
>
> In a message dated 03/19/2000 8:19:29 PM Central Standard Time,
> Ohm347@aol.com writes:
>
> << i don't have a honda rob. my roommate does. i've got dakota. we race
> all
> the time and he kicks my butt. his car has never had anything break on
it.
>
> they've put a new rearend and replaced all the ujoints and cv's in the
> front
> end of my 4x4. the only engine mod on my 318 is a k&n fipk and i got
that
> after the new rear end. his prelude stock does 144mph. how fast is your
> truck? i know mine won't even come close to 144mph. >>
> Well Ok I think enough has been said, But we can come up with repair
stories
> all day long, I've never had to replace a thing on my Dakota except a
> starter. Its been the most reliable vehical ever. But my friend bought a
95
> prelude 8 months ago with 35 thousand and has had nothing but problems,
from
> the tranny to the breaks etc. As far as my truck going 144, I don't know
my
> speedo goes to 110, I paced with a 99 trans am straight to 130 but that
> dosn't matter when I finish the quarter mile after 12.5 seconds I'm going
> 112
> MPH and thats All that counts.
> Rob
>



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