BTW, you're R/T was a LOADED CC and was a 98 model, NOT a 99. It was in the
May 98 Motor Trend. They also ran a loaded CC 6.9 to 60 in April 98. Since
you like your Mags, check out the June 2000 (I believe) Truck Trends and see
a RC R/T (yellow) run 15.0 @ 91MPH and 6.5 0-60. Then check out a HPM (Sept.
00 I think?) where a RC runs 14.9 in the 1/4. Now, neither of the RCs were
"based out" but they weren't loaded either. So where's you Mag numbers at to
back up that subtracting that weight and adding a 5 speed will make almost a
second in the 1/4 and 0-60???
-Ryan
99 DA RC R/T
Bring on your Stang if you really think it has a chance bro.....
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Steven T. Ekstrand
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 10:32 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: Re: Re: SS S-10 Ssspank!!!.....AND 4.7 RC vs 5.9 R/T
2000 Dodge Dakota Quad Cab 4.7 L V-8 4 Speed Automatic 235 bhp @ 4800 rpm
295 lb/ft @ 3200 rpm 7.4 sec. 15.8 sec. @ 86.0
1999 Dodge Viper GT2 8.0 L V-10 3600 lbs 460 bhp @ 5200 rpm 500 lb/ft @
3700 rpm 4.0 sec. 12.1 sec. @ 120.5
1999 Dodge Dakota 5.9 R/T 5.9 L V-8 4 Speed Automatic 250 bhp @ 4400 rpm
345 lb/ft @ 3200 rpm 7.0 sec. 15.4 sec. @ 89.0
Some independent performance specs (had to through the Vip in...)
Notice---
The 4.7 Dak is an automatic Quad cab.
The R/T bodytype is not listed, it could be an RC or a CC.
The difference is 4 tenths
Turn that into a Reg Cab 4.7 with a 5 speed and it's pretty easy to see
more than a 4 tenths savings.
Not fair, but that's not what this was every about. NOBODY here is trying
to claim a 4.7 has more power than a 5.9. It's just, you can't get an R/T
manual. Not even sure how stripped you can get an R/T.
Sorry, I just don't trust a bunch of children j*rking off to imaginary time
slips. Before long somebodies going to tell me about the Lightning that
ran high 11's bone stock at Bandimere.... Hey, guys? I've spent some time
at a drag strip okay?
And you're not going to get your dream match up. The legendary 4.7 manual
RC is about as rare as they come. Matt's got one and it's modded with
simple bolt on's but we all folllwed his progression one change at a time
and it was damn impressive.
More than that, if they are equal or nearly equal and you want a handling
vehicle you'd put Hotchkis on it and Bilsteins. Which truck is going to
win? The 4.7 has 150lbs taken off the nose of the vehicle. Don't discount
how important that is. The 4.7 basically weighs and has the balance of a
3.9. And I've seen Gary Pinkley's 3.9 RC run circles around vettes at an
autox (gee, I wonder if driver had anything to do with that???--oh well...)
I have one last thing to say....
HITLER!!!!!
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