My wifes 4 cyl 2.3 ohc grandam (before it died) would beat my 3.9 v6..
It's all in how they are geared.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "steve preston" <steves287dak@yahoo.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 10:26 PM
Subject: DML: Pure embarassment... (Long,but easy reading.)
>
> I almost had a Chevy Venture minivan get the
> smack-down on my wife and I today in the Dak. We were
> both side by side at a stoplight,in a 50 mph
> zone,facing a little bit of an incline,waiting for the
> green light. I didn`t expect any kind of competition
> from this van at all,and let my guard
> down,unfortunately. What I didn`t know was,she wanted
> in my (right)lane so she could exit about 500 feet
> ahead onto an Interstate. She apparently figured she
> needed to cut in front of us in case no one behind us
> would let her in,or maybe she just wanted to be the
> leader of every lane she found herself in (yes,you`ll
> notice there`s still some lingering resentment). :)
> Anyway,it turned green. I accelerated moderately,and
> catch her out of the corner of my eye pulling ahead of
> us. Realizing what she`s up to,I accelerate harder,and
> begin to close the gap. But then I get a little
> mad,because I had to pretty much floor it and kick it
> into passing gear to get ahead of her and keep her
> from getting around us! This is a 4.7 V8 4x4
> struggling against what,a 3.1 or 3.8 V6? I mean,I did
> have the defroster running,but why did I have such a
> hard time against her? She couldn`t have had more than
> 190 HP or so,right? I have 230,with 3.92 gears. What`s
> going on? Fortunately,justice prevailed in that I did
> manage to leave her behind me,and got onto the
> Interstate ahead of her. I dialed it up to around 95
> very quickly,and she could not keep up (although I
> could tell she tried). Then I fell back down to 70 and
> let her go by me,because I needed to take an exit. I
> could feel her beady little eyes on me as she passed
> by. Prolly have nightmares tonight about her,too. :(
>
> I think the problem is,I need more mid-range
> power,where my 4.7 seems a little deficient sometimes.
> Seems like in the 2500-3500 rpm range it`s not really
> that strong. The truck is bone stock except for a
> cat-back exhaust,BTW. Any idea what I need to do? I
> feel like I need to open a new chapter in my life. A
> chapter where V8 trucks do not struggle against V6
> soccermobiles!
>
> Steve P.
>
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