If the 5.7 HEMI goes into a DAK and the DAK remaines unchanged in looks then
I WANT ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OH HOW FAST IT WILL BE. :)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Levy" <andylevy@yahoo.com>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 5:59 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Latest Hemi Update
> Tom Slick North wrote:
> > The Buzz from Detroit is that the larger displacement HEMI is once again
> > on the production schedule. One of my Ace Buzz patrollers reports that
the
> > 6.1 will be showing up in Dodge truck and Jeep applications in 2005 or
> > 2006. Like the 5.7 it will feature a cast iron block and aluminum
cylinder
> > heads.
>
> Wow, 2005, 2006. Remember when partying like it's 1999 seemed to be an
> eternity away?
>
> > The new 5.7 liter HEMI that will be used in the Ram and other
applications
> > beginning next year will be rated at an impressive 320 horsepower.
That's
> > ten more ponies then the 8.0 liter Magnum V10! The Buzz is that the
final
> > rating for the 6.1 liter will be around 350 ponies and that it will put
> > out a whooping 450 lb. ft of torque. In addition to being used in the
Ram
> > truck expect to see the 6.1 show up in a special limited edition version
> > of the next generation Grand Cherokee (WK).
>
> The V10 was never meant to be a big HP beast in the trucks, it was there
to
> be a gas-powered TQ monster (at 450, same as this 6.1L V8) for those who
> didn't want the Cummins. Can't wait to see the TQ/HP curve on this bad
boy.
>
> A Jeep w/o a J in the codename? Anyone else think that new GC will be a
> more radical departure from Jeep tradition than the KJ (Liberty) is?
>
> > here's the link to the actual article...
> >
> > http://www.car-truck.com/chryed/buzz/b100901.htm
> >
> > Later,
> > Tom "Slick"
> > "Just think, a 6.1L Hemi in a Dakota...I'm starting to drool!"
>
> --
> -andy
> andylevy@yahoo.com
> Maintainer, DML FAQ - http://www.dakota-truck.net/faq/
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> '99 CC 4x4 318 auto
>
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