My truck has a ton of power, and I love it! A couple of weeks ago I was
sitting at a red, and a guy pulls next to me in a piece of Chevy S-10, and
revs the motor. I tried to hold my laughter back, but looked at him and
started laughing. The light turned green, and I let him fly off the line,
because I knew my truck was weak off the line. I gave him a good head
start, and launched the Dak. Within seconds, I blew by him like he was
standing still, and continued on my way to work. A few miles down the road
I decided to stop at a Quick Mart for a cup of coffee, and this guy pulls
in right behind me. As I get out of the truck he was like, dude....what the
hell do you have under the hood!? I said...that's what happens when you put
a V8 in such a light truck. He was not convinced that I didn't have a chip,
or some major motor mods. I said..nope...it's a stock 5.2.
I am now imagining what my truck will be like if I do decided to soup it
up. ;-)
Brian S. Mingle
1998 Dodge Dakota Club Cab Sport 4X4
5.2 Magnum V8
3" Performance Accessories body lift. (still waiting for my 33X12/50 15's &
Eagle 589 rims)
Emerald Green Pearl
At 08:17 PM 6/26/02 -0700, you wrote:
>Guys,I need to do something with this truck. It has
>way too much take-off,midrange,and top-end power! A
>little bit ago,I was stopped at a light beside one of
>those "leading-brand" pickups,and he kinda revved it
>up a little,like he thought he was gonna get the,how
>you say,"smack-down" on me? But when the light turned
>green,I simply depressed the accelerator pedal
>modestly,and all of a sudden,there was no one around
>me anymore! It kinda freaked me out,and I started to
>wonder if he had ever really been there in the first
>place! So it`s obvious that these 4.7`s have too much
>horsepower from the factory,or something. I`m
>embarassed for these people! Is there something I
>could maybe dip the throttle body in to make it a
>little more restrictive,or some kind of box I could
>plug in to screw up my timing at the flip of a switch?
>(Truck`s too powerful). Thanks! P.S. I am SURE that
>others on the list here have many of the same
>concerns! Heh heh.
>
>Steve P.
>
>=====
>2001 Dodge Dakota 4X4 Sport RC,Flame Red/4.7L V8/45RFE auto/3.92
>limited-slip/16" aluminum wheels/Infinity CD-cassette system.
>
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