RE: Quick Diet = Lower ET

From: Bernd D. Ratsch (bernd@texas.net)
Date: Sun Jun 04 2000 - 19:09:41 EDT


Hey Bob...Ya matched my HP but i've still got 41FtLbs. more TQ than ya. ;)
(Teasin' of course.)

Sounds like the Dak is runing pretty strong!

- Bernd

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: Quick Diet = Lower ET

Hi, all

I put the HOT DAK on a quick diet the past couple of days
taking off the Grille Guard and its brackets, and the molded
running boards resulting in a weight loss of about 85 lbs.

With a running weight of 4,265 lbs, I got a PB ET of
14.737 sec. @ 91.75 mph into a slight headwind (~10 mph),
84F and 29% humidity. I spun the tires a bit off the line
running ~ 5/100's off my best 60' but nailed a pb 1/8-mi.
of 9.364 @ 72.95 with 5000 rpm shifts (one of the few runs
with no shift problems).

HOT DAK looks different from the front and gives me the
illusion of getting into a 4x4 but, when you can drop
1.2 tenths, I can live with it.

Bob. Ont, Canada. '97 Dakota CC, 5.2L, 4x2, 3.92 SG, auto., 4265 lb.
RWHP: 226.2 (corrected) 231.2 (measured)
RWTQ: 332.5 (corrected) 340.0 (measured)
PB: 14.737 @ 91.75



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