Re: RE: 4.7 headers

From: Terry Herrin (therrin@isaac.net)
Date: Mon Apr 03 2000 - 20:12:43 EDT


Y2KDakuda@aol.com wrote:
>even without headers the 4.7 is faster than the 5.9
>
>Chris Lambert
>00 CC Sport + 4.7 V-8 5 speed 3.55 No Headers
>1/4 mile 15.2@88.89 at the VA meet so it would be about 15.0 anywhere else

Ummm...no, I'm afraid not . Last weekend Daniel Beans ran a 14.9 in
his CC and Mike Hoover ran a 14.7 in his RC, both stock R/T's on stock
rubber. And since the R/T is an automatic, that means their 5.9 was
putting out that much more power to compensate for the extra driveline
loss.

Terry Herrin
99 FR CC R/T
14.769 @ 91.43
Wilmington, NC
http://users.isaac.net/therrin/dakota.html



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