I loaned my 98 4x4 318 V8 CC sport to my father this past weekend for a
1,000 mile round trip from chicago to north central wisconsin to put our 3
ton boat into storage. Whatever he did while he had the truck made it run a
whole hell of alot smoother and faster. It used to prematurely downshift
before and be sluggish out of the hole. Well not anymore. I was meeting a few
friends at a bar in Lincoln Park which is about 30 miles from my house. The
time was 11:00 when I left my house, a trip that normally takes me 30 minutes
turned into 15 at 105 mph. That truck was acting like a top fuel dragster.
It wound up so high before shifting i thought something was wrong. I raced
and beat a off road edition Turd F-150 with no problem. In fact I beat him by
so much I thought he accidentally put his truck in reverse. Heres the ticker.
We ended up 45 miles from my house at loyola university. My friend who was
also there has a 99 CC V6 4x4 dakota and we decided to road race on the way
home. He made the first light which happened to be at a 6 way intersection
before. The light for me took 5 minutes. So, he was five minutes ahead of me.
To make a long story short this trip from loyola to my house normally takes
45 minutes driving around 65 mph on lakeshore drive and through downtown
chicago. Halfway home, he jumped on the expressway and I missed the turn. So
i decided since its 3am Id try my damndest to beat him home. I ran like 3 red
lights and 4 stop signs by taking the long way home and still i pulled up to
his house 2 doors away from mine right behind him. The highest recorded speed
my passenger recorder was 108 mph in a 35 mph zone and an official time of
about 20 minutes. I LOVE ROAD RACES. Some may think this was dangerous and
immature but the whole way home all I hear was the rumble of the single
chamber dual outlet flowmaster growling with satisfaction. At this time you
may be asking why I chose to write this and ill tell you why, because
yesterday my dakota ran like the day i took it off the showroom floor. That
mean ass 318, I wouldnt trade it for the world. 36,000 miles and all !!!!!
I still have an adrenalin rush.
Mike Gresk
98 CC Sport 318 V8 4x4
(It aint for sale, dont ask, Im never selling it, im gonna die in it, if you
cant ram it at least dodge it, flowmaster all the way) Touch my truck and ill
jam a toothpick in your eyesocket !!!!!
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