My actual truck weight (with me in it) is 4090lbs. Wheel slip has always
been a problem as I race it at the track in the same configuration as on the
street (no removing parts or belts).
My calculations came out close to a 14.0 as well...being that the speed was
97mph, that's definitely in the high 13's/low 14's.
On the fuel economy, the Gen-II's definitely have the advantage. I see a
lot of V8 Dak's (at the dealership) with overhead MPG figures ranging from
11-15mpg. Even giving the software calculation the benefit of
doubt...14-15mpg in a Gen-III V8 is pretty sad as compared to the Gen-II's.
- Bernd
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Subject: Re: DML: RE: Re: Power vs quarter mile
"Bernd D. Ratsch" <fasstdak@hotmail.com> wrote:
: And I've always had a problem with wheel slip right out of the hole. Best
: time ever was a 14.6x @ 97 but have not been back to the track lately with
: the new (upgraded) motor.
I wondered if traction might have been a problem. My best 60' has been
2.08, according to your DragTruk entry, yours is 2.21, so that accounts for
somewhere in the neighborhood of 1-2 tenths, which would put you at
14.24-14.34, assuming you hooked up the same as my Dak. Even
14.24 seems higher than what should be possible. Probably you are heavier
than me, so that might knock another tenth or two off, putting you at 14.0s
all else being equal. It just seems like there should have been something
more in there though. HEat/humidity may have played a role.
According to the 1/4mi calculations I have always used which have been quite
accurate in the past, even figuring a race weight as high as 4400lbs, which
is being very generous, it is telling me the time would come in just
under 13.8s (this is assuming around 330hp at the motor). Who knows,
maybe just one of those things where a bunch of little factors conspire
together to create a big difference - just kinda struck me as odd and
thought I'd ask.
: Granted...it's still a V6, but with V8 times and V8 power (while still
: getting 17-19mpg)...that ain't bad. ;)
True enough. Can't complain myself; even with the V8 which naturally
comes with the V8 times and power :-) I manage to pull down 18-21mpg.
(Usually I only see 21 on longer highway trips.)
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-Jon-
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