As someone who has owned everything for 60's Mopar Muscle to my 99 Neon
DOHC, I would rather have a smooth anew Hemi Magnum R/T than the brute
force and no stopping and handling of a 60's Mopar Muscle Car for every day
use. I wouldn't mind buying an old Muscle Car but I get more enjoyment out
of autocrossing my Neon than I ever did drag racing my old Charger. Heck my
Neon runs the 1/4 in 15.4, gets over 30 mpg and can run a turn at 1G with no
internal engine mods. Also stock Neon ACR's (no speed limiter on the PCM)
could do 134 mph top speed. My 2004 Jeep Willys has a good chance of being
traded this fall for an AWD Hemi Magnum R/T. I went to my dealer last night
for the coin. I loved the low cockpit feel of the Magnum. Then again I like
low vehicles better than high riding vehicles anyway.
Later Tom
www.mountainlaurelgraphics.com
----- Original Message -----
From: <jon@dakota-truck.net>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 6:24 PM
Subject: Re: DML: HEMI engine ?
>
> "Aaron Wyse" <awyse@sw.rr.com> wrote:
>
> : I was under the hood of the Magnum, and its engine bay looks a bit
smaller
> : than a Dakota's.. Optical Illusion??
>
>
> On that note, this was one part of the Magnum that I was somewhat
> impressed with. I figured the HEMI would be stuffed into that engine
> bay like Michael Moore in a cheap tuxedo. I was pleasantly surprised
> however, to see that all 8 cylinders are in front of the cowl! Pretty
> simple plug changes on this one, it looks like... Well, depending on
> how difficult it is to remove that silly plastic Mercedes-looking
> engine cover, that is... (Who was it that decided engines are ugly
> and need to look instead like Fisher Price toys?) When I pop the
> hood, I don't want to see acres of plastic, I want to see something like
> this: http://www.jonsteiger.com/www/barracuda/PROJECT_HP/PICS/245.jpg
>
> :-)
>
> --
> -Jon-
>
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> | 1970 Barracuda - 1990 Dakota 'vert - 1992 Ram 4x4 - 1996 Dakota |
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