Re: RE: New best 1/4 mile!

From: Steven T. Ekstrand (cyberlaw@earthlink.net)
Date: Mon Mar 27 2000 - 12:56:34 EST


Sam-

You forgot to mention the most important thing about your truck blazing the
1/4 in 14.65-
I got to rag on my buddy all weekend that his $43K BMW M Coupe (14.77@94)
got smoked by a Dodge Dakota!
Great going! Looking forward to next time.

Steve Ekstrand, Pasadena, CA Driver: '00 Dakota CC SLT+ 4.7L 3.92SG 255's
Stacey's Driver: '00 Inferno Red Intrepid ES-3.2L-24V Autostick w/Leather
Race Car: 69 1/2 Road Runner 440-6 (ex-NHRA SS/GA future B or C/SA???)
Project Car: 69 Barracuda Notchback (Orig. 318, now 360w/Edelbrock Heads)
Homepage: http://sites.netscape.net/professormopar/homepage

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sam Parthemer" <srp@home.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Monday, March 27, 2000 6:46 AM
Subject: DML: RE: New best 1/4 mile!

| Terry, I ran this weekend for the first time with the 1.7s...
|
| First pass 15.165 (previous best was 15.010)
| Not so good.. but then I read my mph--- 93 mph)
| I did spin quite a bit off the line (I removed
| my bumper for a roll pan, so weight is a little
| different). My previous best mph was 90.95 mph.
| And my run was with a 2.4 something 60' (oops!)
|
| Let air out until 18 psi...
| 2.146 60'.... 14.656 seconds, 93.23 mph...
| WOOHOO! A new best... Figure the 1.7s dropped
| my ET by .350 seconds or so...and increase mph
| by 2.5 mph on average.
|
| Sam '00 RT
|
| > -----Original Message-----
| > From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
| > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Terry Herrin
| > Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2000 10:20 PM
| > To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
| > Subject: DML: New best 1/4 mile!
| >
| >
| > Well, the slicks definitely helped my 60 ft. time, from 2.2 seconds to
| > 1.9 seconds, a .3 second difference. It's like launching off a
| > springboard. Now all I need is more power at the top end. Hopefully
| > the 1.7 roller rockers will help there. Here are the stats of my best
| > run yesterday at Coastal Plains Dragway in Jacksonville, NC:
| >
| > Reaction .616
| > 60 ft. 1.969
| > 330 ft 5.986
| > 1/8 ET 9.368
| > 1/8 MPH 72.34
| > 1/4 ET 14.769
| > 1/4 MPH 91.43
| >
| > You can read all about my mods, and see a scan of the above timeslip
| > on my web page, url is in the sig.
| >
| > Terry Herrin
| > 99 FR CC R/T
| > 14.769 @ 91.43
| > Wilmington, NC
| > http://users.isaac.net/therrin/dakota.html
|



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