To a point...yes.
Simple answer to your question though:
The manufacturers build them for your average daily driver with liability
taken into consideration. The aftermarket companies take into consideration
that not all the drivers are your average daily driver so they build
"Performance Enhancing" items for them...whether it be cams, intakes,
exhaust, etc.
Every manufacturer of vehicles has some sort of aftermarket parts
availability. If they didn't we'd all be driving vehicles with the same
rims, engines, transmissions, etc. Now that would be very boring.
- Bernd
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of David A
Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2000 9:35 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: Re: Dakota Beaters...
Ok guys,answer this simple question.Why(if you know the Dakota is so good)do
you have to beat on your trucks to get more speed out of them??..then you
tear either the tranny up,or chew up the ass end of the truck...
I fail to see the purpose.Now i DONT beat on my 00'QC.I want it to last.I
keep my Dak clean as i can,and i dont beat on it.The only mods i have made
are the Intake & the exhaust(Gibson Cat-Back coming soon).
I have every intention of keeping my Dakota 15 years,200,000 miles...or
longer.All u guys beating on yours wont be joining me to 200,000...I bet ya
wont..
Bernd,am i right? ;)
>From: WMBARRET@aol.com
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: DML: Went to VMP today, Snapped the rear end!!!!!!!
>Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2000 20:50:22 EST
>
>Well, you knew it would happen, Something was gonna break when launching at
>3500 rpms with Hoosier, and pulling 1.88 60' times today!! Baawaaa haa
>ha!!
>On my 6th run of the day, pulled it up to the lights, rev'd it to 3200
>rpms,
>dumped the clutch, WHAAAAAAAAAAAM!!!! I didn't move an inch!!
>Instantaneous breakage, at first I'm thinking tranny, so I try another
>gear,
>nothing, no gears work. Now I'm thinking rear end, yep, I broke a 9 1/4
>rear
>end, OR did I???? My gut feel is I snapped an axle ??? Any clues
>guys????
>I jacked the rear up, and put it in gear, rotated both rear wheels by hand,
>and absolutely no driveshaft movement, so I know its either , Spider gears,
>ring/pinion, or an axle. If its an axle, shouldn't I be able to pull it
>out,
>Wheel and all, does anything else hold it in other than the C-clip????
>It broke so fast, and no forward movement at all, makes me think axle???
>Oh, well, the quest for 13's is put off until next year. Today I ran,
>14.32,
>14.42, 14.40, 14.31, and 14.37. I did run my fastest 1/8 mile ever 9.02 ,
>VMP is not a very fast track, I'm usually a tenth slower, or more.
>Off to the dealer tomorrow, I'll see what they have to say on Monday.
>
>Oh yea, Scott Miller, I know ;) YOU TOLD ME SO !!! hee heee!
>
>
>Matt Y2K-HEMI
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