RE: RE: 4.7 headers

From: Steve St.Laurent (saint1958@home.com)
Date: Mon Apr 03 2000 - 20:33:32 EDT


Dumb question Terry, what is your vehicle weight?

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Steve St.Laurent
2000 DC Dakota 4.7, CC, 4x2 (soon 330HP)
2000 Roush Mustang Stage II (awaiting the new SC)
"Those that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -Ben Franklin
http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Cabin/4382/index.html

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Terry Herrin
Sent: Monday, April 03, 2000 5:13 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: RE: 4.7 headers

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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