Over 300 passes (about 50% with slicks) and 64k miles on the truck. Damage
to date, 1 tranny at 11000 miles shrappnelled third gear which took out the
rest (covered by dealer with a warning that future failures were on me),
this is when I installed the Centerforce Dual friction. NO other broken
parts. I have rebuilt the rearend at 60K, gears were fine, but a bad pinion
bearing, and (1) carrier bearing, and rear U joint were causing a bad howl.
I changed out ALL bearings, seals, and U joints at that time.
TonyC
----- Original Message -----
From: Will Coughlin <willcoughlin@hotmail.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 1:39 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Got another Dakota. I'm stoked
> 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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