Don't count on it being in a Dak of any flavor until the 2004 model year,
and more likely, not till after that. Ram gets it for 2003 I think and I
imagine supply will be tight for a while.
Also consider that the 5.9 is only available in the R/T and QC. We may see
a similar situation with the 5.7.
ArcticRoze@aol.com wrote:
> After reading about you getting your new Dakota. I called a friend of
> mine who works in the finance department of the Dodge dealership where I
> bought my quad cab to see what kind of deals they had going. I was
> interested in upgrading myself to a V8.
>
> He told me to hold off for another year or so because there was a new
> 5.7
> V8 coming out that was better than the even the current 4.7. He mentioned
> something about same design with more horsepower and torque than the 5.9.
> I was just curious if others had heard this.
>
> Sorry I don't have more detail of what he said. Mostly what I heard was
> blahh blahh blahhh MORE HORSEPOWER, blahh blahh blahh MORE TORQUE, blahh
> blah
> BETTER ENGINE. I think my translator wasn't working very well.
>
> Julie
> 00' SLT+ QC V6 3.9 4x2 Driftwood
> Gibson Exhaust, Quick D Intake & Throttle Body
> http://hometown.aol.com/arcticroze/myhomepage/auto.html
-- -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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