Cocngrats Tony! The intense blue reg. cab R/T has to be one of,if not the
best looking Dak's out there. Dod you have any pics we could check out? If
not posted anywhere, would you be willing to e-mail individuals? I am glad
to hear that you found it, and in good shape sounds like! Wow, 4200 rpm
drops with a centerforce clutch! Can you count on just your fingers how many
trannys and rearends you have gone through? Or did you have them beefed up
or what? My tranny is a piece of junk in my opinion, and I've never abused
it! Never even chirped a 3rd or nothing and it's falling apart! Oh well, is
your R/T lowered 3/5 from R/T height or does it just have a dakota 3/5 kit
on it or what? Please get back soon about the pictures and some more
info.Thanks-
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: "TonyC" <acellan1@tampabay.rr.com>
Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Subject: DML: Got another Dakota. I'm stoked
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 10:59:41 -0500
Hey All,
After my head gasket fiasco with my local shop on my 98 RC 5.2 5spd sport,
I'd been fighting gremlins of all sorts. Well I ended up with water in the
oil again. So I started making plans to build/buy a 360 to place under the
Vortech. I started realizing the delay in building up an engine would be
sizable, so I went looking for another Dak.
I ended up locating a 2000 RC R/T in Intense Blue with a 3/5 drop, optioned
out to the hilt. It had no performance mods, and only 6700 miles. Since
last Thursday when I got it, I have added a MP computer, K&N filter,
rerouted the airbox for fresh air next to the radiator, and vent shades (too
hot in FL to leave the windows rolled all the way up). As always the speed
bug is around me, and I had to find out how quick it was, so off to the
local 1/8 mile on Wed evening I went.
Here are the numbers:
The weather was humid with air temp starting out at 71 and dropping to 67
degrees
2000 R/T 1/17/2001
60 330 660 MPH Cmmts
2.568 6.943 10.402 71.24 Stock tires - pwr brk to 1200 mash the
gas, spun out passed the 60
2.385 6.520 9.923 72.04 Stock tires - pwr brk to 1200 ease
into the gas, still spun but better bite
Okay things get interesting
2.065 6.109 9.484 72.59 Slicks@11psi, O/D off - pwr brk to
1200, mash the peddle ( Mickey Thompson 28x9 on a sport 15" rim, from my 98
Sport)
2.062 6.097 9.469 72.59 Same as above
2.099 6.153 9.533 72.47 Same as above - tire spin didn't heat
the slicks enough
2.065 6.099 9.470 72.67 Same as above
2.066 6.132 9.536 71.87 Same as above my nephew in the
passenger seat
1998 RC 5.2 5spd 10/11/2000
1.921 5.878 9.245 72.75 Slicks 4200+ Launch
1.928 5.898 9.268 72.75 Same
I was extremely impressed with the trucks performance. It runs 2 tenths
slower than the 5.2 5spd where I was launcing at 4200 with a quick release
of the Centerforce, and MPHs only .2 slower. The 5.2 has Hooker headers, an
exhaust dump in front of the cat, cold thermostat, fresh air, CalTracs.
TonyC
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