Steven,I have "the fastest combination" you can buy and I would trade for an
R/T anyday! I personally like the LA motors better than the 4.7L,I was just
not able to buy a truck when they were still making the 318 dakotas.I think
that the R/T's are really something special,and should be regarded as such.I
am actually thinking about trading for an older(as in 98/99) 318/5-spd truck
of which I have found several,or for an R/T.If I thought I could find an R/T
that had been taken care of like I do mine,and not been raced or ragged on,I
would trade for that.I would go tomorrow and order a new R/T if 3 things
would come into play-#1 my dad wouldn't kill me for buying myself a truck
when he bought the '00 I currently drive #2-Dodge would paint me one deep
amethyst #3-I could get the old(pre-'01) interior.Speaking of this, Does
anybody have a deep amethyst reg.cab R/T(98-99) that hasn't ever been
raced,never ragged on,always over maintained,and is in perfect condition
that they want to trade for my '00 Reg.cab 4.7L/5-spd/9.25" 3.92 sure-grip?
I didn't think so.I am just going to drive what I have,until I get out of
school, at which point I will have to find one and restore it completely.I
wish I could've bought one, but being as how they had just been released
when I started driving, I wasn't exactly in the market for one.I have
already found the 318/5-spd dakota I will be restoring when I get the
time.It is a '99 deep amethyst reg.cab slt plus 2wd with all the right stuff
on it.It is in a garage in my hometown.I do get to drive it every once in a
while,but it usually stays put away.Oh well, I've turned this into a
book.TTYL,
Will Coughlin willcoughlin@hotmail.com
'00 reg.cab,2wd,4.7L/hd5-spd/3.92sg(9.25")
http://www.geocities.com/willcoughlin/index.html
----Original Message Follows----
From: "Steven T. Ekstrand" <cyberlaw@earthlink.net>
Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Subject: Re: DML: Mercedes-Benz 4.7l V8????
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 22:17:43 -0800
I firmly believe from all real world data I've seen that the quickest truck
you can buy stock from Dodge is a RC 5-Speed 2wd stipped down 4.7L with a
3.92 and Sure Grip (anti-spin).
I wouldn't, by this observation, claim the 4.7 is superior to a 5.9. The
4.7/5-Speed combo is just a quicker 1/4 mile package.
I can tell you that I've loaded the bed of my truck with all the heavy car
parts I could fit in it, then hitched a 2000lb trailer with a 3700lb 1969
440-6 Road Runner on it and proceeded to climb a pretty healthy grade
without much effort (I-5 Southbound Newhall Pass). I turned the overdrive
off on the multispeed, but I didn't even need the high second gear
downshift option.
-STE
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