Holy crap, you said what most of us already knew! I know my life's
changed.
BTW, go check out any GenII and said beer barrel which you apparently
despise with a passion is right there. Or is it "ok" because it's in a
GenII?
Aaron Gasparich wrote:
> MY point is that the r/t isnt all that fast, its biggest downfall is that
> beer keg, and i dont drive or like ferd pussystroke engines. Looks like
> what i was aimin for i achieved in gettin people riled up over nothin, the
> r/t's a great looking truck, just needs some TLC in the driveline
> department. I'm lookin forward to seein them at Cecil next saturday,
> hopefully my snail of a 92 v6 sport will be done at the body shop and be
> able to make an apearance. I'm currently building a 318 to be fast. It all
> depends on what your looking for, i was just making a random comment. oh,
> and the cummins i got to drive ran a 14.2, but it want to fair considering
> all its mods -Aaron
> ""Jon Smith"" <jon@fast4x4.net> wrote in message
> news:03ea01c16b16$574867a0$0600a8c0@nc.rr.com...
>> What makes it slow? Because you attempt to compare it to a (obviously)
>> modified diesel powered truck? Let's assume for a minute that the diesel
> in
>> question is a stock Ferd Powerslut. WELL over 500ft/lbs of torque, given
> a
>> smaller body style (i.e. not crew cab, etc) it will probably give an R/T
> (or
>> almost any other truck) a run for it's money off the line.
>>
>> It's a pretty well proven fact that some R/T's are comparative slugs to
>> other R/T's, they're still faster than any other comparable Dakota made.
>> This is simply due to the fact of the 360 motor. What does make the 360
>> slow? Many things do, and they are done (IMHO) mostly to appease the EPA
>> and insurance companies.
>>
>> I agree, Chrysler (Dodge) should have made a Gen 2 R/T. They also should
>> have made a RWD sports car, they should also have produced a Gen III R/T
>> mated to a 5sp or 6sp tranny.
>>
>> It sounds to me that you're attempting to start on a subject of which you
>> give little to no though of. Making comparative analogies between two or
>> more VERY dissimilar vehicles is rediculous circle. Yes, a diesel can be
>> modded to be faster than an R/T. Yes, I can mod a 318 powered 4x4 with
> over
>> 100k miles walk the dog on an R/T, yes there are R/Ts that can walk the
> dog
>> on me. Yes, I've got a turbo 4cyl Laser that'll most likely outrun
> anything
>> you've got, yet it's still a LOT slower than other cars on the road.
>>
>> Please forgive me, for in my rant I have fogotten your point. What's
>> your point?
>> __________________
>> Jon Smith
>> Raleigh, NC
>> '95 CC 318 4x4 auto
>> 344rwhp/424tq
>>
>> Like i have always said, the only thing the r/t is good at is looking, i
>> dont know what makes that 360 so slow, I've driven deisels that are just
>> as fast. I think its cause theyre of the slower gen 3 variety. chrysler
>> shoulda made a gen2 r/t, maybe it woulda been fast
>>
>> -Aaron
>>
>>
-- -andy andylevy@yahoo.com Maintainer, DML FAQ - http://www.dakota-truck.net/faq/ http://home.twcny.rr.com/andylevy/dakota/ '99 CC 4x4 318 auto
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