ok you got me on that one. i'm not to big on gearing.
i guess that i learned something there. lol
--- Andy Levy <andylevy@bigfoot.com> wrote:
> Those load-pulling gears help you get moving faster
> (look at all the
> folks slapping 4.10s into their trucks for racing).
> All other things
> being equal, a 3.92 rearend will beat my 3.55 off
> the line, but given
> enough room, I'll leg that other truck out because
> I've got (in theory)
> a higher top speed due to the gearing.
>
> The Dak had AT LEAST a 1000 pound advantage. The
> gearing plus the
> massive torque advantage of the V10 (close to
> 50Successore than the 360 at
> the flywheel, correct?) would have given the Ram one
> helluva spank if it
> were lighter.
>
> dakotaviper wrote:
> >
> > V-10 Rams are geared for pulling loads; not
> > necessarily for speed. Plus I think that you are
> a
> > half-ton lighter.
> >
> > --- Chad Evans <hemidak@Msn.com> wrote:
> > > your a canniball. lol
> > >
> > > 99 rc 318 flame red
> > > HemiDak@msn.com
> > >
> > > >From: "John Bell" <jbell@vignette.com>
> > > >Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > > >To:
> dakota-truck-moderator@twisted.twistedbits.net
> > > >Subject: DML: "All in the family" spank (Ram
> vs.
> > > Dak QC)
> > > >Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2000 15:17:14 -0600
> > > >
> > > >Hey all, thought I'd share this one with you...
> > > >
> > > >Coming into work today, I'm zipping along
> pretty
> > > fast (around 80 or so)
> > > >since
> > > >I'm late for work (when the baby is teething,
> you
> > > tend to stay up late at
> > > >night
> > > >zzzzzzzzzz). Anyway, I'm passing people left
> and
> > > right, then this 4x4 Ram
> > > >2500 with the V10 badge and catback dual
> exhaust
> > > decides he's gonna catch
> > > >up and pass me. That's fine... we get to an
> uphill,
> > > and he starts to edge
> > > >ahead by about a front fender or so heading up
> > > (hence how I know it
> > > >was a V10, the badge was right in my face).
> "Oh, a
> > > challenge" I think, so
> > > >down goes my size 13 oaf foot into the Big
> Pedal -
> > > let's see how this
> > > >turns out, I'm thinking.
> > > >
> > > >The mighty QC 360 downshifts, lets out a
> throaty
> > > growl, and at first I'm
> > > >just
> > > >staying with him. Then I creep up a little,
> then a
> > > little more, then his
> > > >fender
> > > >lead is gone and he is starting to get a little
> > > concerned ;-). I just keep
> > > >it down,
> > > >beat him to the top of the hill, and pull away.
> By
> > > then I'm coming up on
> > > >the
> > > >lovely combo of slow traffic and a notorious
> speed
> > > trap (over the hill
> > > >traps
> > > >in Austin, gotta love 'em), so I slow down. Ram
> Man
> > > cuts behind me and
> > > >plows on by in the left lane, giving me the
> "you're
> > > number one" salute as
> > > >he goes by, natch. Whatever :-).
> > > >
> > > >Anyway, those Rams with the V10 are damn quick,
> 4x4
> > > or otherwise. I had
> > > >to work hard for that one. I thought he'd
> > > out-torque me on the hill, but
> > > >the
> > > >QC
> > > >seemed to not have trouble with that (3.92
> gears
> > > probably helped there). Oh
> > > >well,
> > > >like the subject says, it's all in the family
> :-D.
> > > >
> > > >Have fun,
> > > >--
> > > >John Bell - '00 D2K QC 5.9 4x4 NV242 3.92LSD
> SLT+
> > > *my baby*
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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