RE: Re: Fw: MML-Help withthe Dak at the Track

From: Steve St.Laurent (saint1958@home.com)
Date: Tue Apr 11 2000 - 10:33:49 EDT


What was the previous V6 stock HP/TQ rating?

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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)
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safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -Ben Franklin
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 -----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net] On Behalf Of Bernd D. Ratsch
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 6:39 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Cc: enolagay@execulink.com
Subject: DML: Re: Fw: MML-Help withthe Dak at the Track

Practice "Feathering" the clutch on launch. I've launched my truck (with
Nitrous) from the light and feather the clutch to prevent wheel spin. It
may be a V6, but the Dyno (with Nitrous) shows 230+HP and 380+ TQ from the
rear wheels. It can be done...it just takes practice.

- Bernd
http://www.toycrusher.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard A Pyburn" <rap777@juno.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 7:59 AM
Subject: DML: Fw: MML-Help withthe Dak at the Track

> ANyone care to give this "bloke" a hand?
> Thanks!
>
> Richard in San Antonio
>
> Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 00:45:50 -0500
> From: 340 EH BODY <enolagay@execulink.com>
> Subject: Help w the Dak at the track
>
> So last weekend I had the Dak at opening day at Cayauga (sp?) I have
> only
> been driving a Stick shift for about a month and a half I figured I'd
> have
> a little trouble with my launch. Well that may have been an
> understatement. Here are the details of my 6 passes with a little
> critique
> from memory any advice or tricks for better launch would be great.
>
> Truck = Stock regular cab short bed Dakota (RCSB) with 318, HD5sp, HD
> rear(9.25" I think) w 3.92 gears
>
> 1st : lame ass burnout/Dumped the clutch mashed the pedal/spun through
> 1st
> & 2nd/hooked way late 2nd missed 3rd (redfaced)
>
> R/T .873
> 60' 2.688
> 1/4 19.367
> Mph 77.35
>
> 2nd : decent burnout + tried launching in 2nd/dump clutch,mash pedal/no
> spin, mild bog. dammit!
>
> R/T 1.035
> 60' 2.570
> 1/4 16.727
> Mph 85.13
>
> 3rd : okay b-out/dump & little less mash/still lots of spin in 1st/hooked
> a
> little end of 1st/spun again in 2nd/ best time.
>
> R/T .737
> 60' 2.416
> 1/4 16.690
> Mph 84.79
>
> 4th : no burnout/dump&mash in 1st/not much hook through 1st/hooked 2nd
>
> R/T .838
> 60' 2.338
> 1/4 17.786
> Mph 83.43
>
> 5th : figured I'd try launching in 2nd again so naturally I had a great
> burnout and bogged it on the launch again! dam dam dam!/so frusterated by
> bogging almost missed 3rd to boot.
>
> R/T .805
> 60' 2.882
> 1/4 17.242
> Mph 84.12
>
> 6th : (against Dragon Don's Baby Viper) okay b-out/feathered the launch
> hooked ! in 1st even!/fortunately Don's alarm hadn't woken him yet 8-)
> (Don's R/T 1.597) felt like the fastest run of the day/numbers were a
> little disappointing.
>
> R/T .849
> 60' 2.493
> 1/4 16.795
> Mph 84.30
>
> all runs shifted at around 4500,
>
> Man it was fun! but I kinda figured with the 3.92 rear I'd be under 16 s.
> maybee I shoud look at a 3.55? thoughts comments?
>
> puts the Dart into perspective though!
>
> TIA
> Richard Middleton
> 1970 Dart Swinger 340, 727, 2:94 SG ( 15.2@90 mph)
> 1998 Dakota RCSB 318, 5sp, 3:92 SG ( 16.6@85 mph )
> London, ON
>
>
>
>
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