Yes, when my truck grows up it wants to be a RT.
Miles
"Ronald Wong" <ron-wong@home.com> wrote in article
<NDBBIHDGKKJOIJDEOCBMIEANDKAA.ron-wong@home.com>...
> Miles,
>
> We need to get you another one of those 4-bangers to slip in beside the
one
> you got. That'll make you hum a little better. It'll also get you to
103 a
> tad faster! ;-P
>
> Ron
> 00 PB SLT QC 4X2 5.9 46RE 3.92 LSD
> For modifications see my DML Profile (URL follows)
> http://www.twistedbits.net/WWWProfile/dakota/Kw9pV1EkFeOYY
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET]On Behalf Of Miles Harris
> Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 2:09 PM
> To: dakota-truck-moderator@twisted.twistedbits.net
> Subject: DML: How Fast Will it Go
>
>
> Slow day in Bubblaville* so I get to flood the list with my thoughts and
> stories (aren't you all the lucky ones... read in sarcastic tone for full
> effect).
>
> Saturday evening, before today's rain, I was heading back into Simi from
> Montrose (a little town near Sunland where Ed lives). I was on the 118
(or
> Ronald Regan Freeway for those conservatives among you) heading through
> Simi when I decide to open up my little four-banger to see how fast she
> would go. It was just before 10:00 and the road was pretty empty. I
checked
> my mirrors and the on-ramps I passed to make sure there were no CHP
> cruisers lurking about. There was a straight stretch of freeway between
> on-ramps were, if it was clear, I would make my move. As luck would have
it
> a coupe (didn't pay attention to the make) sped past me doing around 85
> just before I planned to push my foot through the floorboard. I figured
if
> there were any law officers behind me, they would be on his ass. The
truck
> responded slowly (it is a 4 banger after-all and I didn't brother
> downshifting to fourth) but it didn't take to long for it to reach 90.
The
> ride up to the century mark wasn't throw your head back against headrest,
> but it was steady. I passed the coupe and another car just before I hit
the
> 100 mph mark. I was at the end of the straight section of roadway and
> coming to the next off-ramp so I backed off. The only thing I forgot to
> check was the tach when I reach the triple digit mark. I also didn't push
> it any farther to see if it would reach the published top speed of 103
mph.
> Oh-well, next time (but not while it is raining).
>
> --
> Miles Harris III
> Simi Valley, CA
> 01 Silver Dakota CC Sport, 2.5L, 5speed
> 01 Gold Saturn SC1 (3 door coupe) 1.9L SOC, 4speed auto
>
> *Bubbla, the on-demand packing material machine I'm in charge of
> manufacturing but for the last 9 months I've been R&D and correcting
> other's design flaws
>
>
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