Re: RE: DML Digest V5 #2488

From: Tom Houlton (thoulton@lanl.gov)
Date: Thu Oct 20 2005 - 11:17:17 EDT


         I have an '01 quad cab 4X4 with cat-back exhaust,a cold air intake
and live at 7000ft above sea level - I've touched the 115 mph mark a few
times - and yeah it takes a while to get there.

At 09:03 AM 10/20/2005, you wrote:

>I think you are underestimating aero on these trucks. I remember reading
>once that a light bar on a police car could take 3-5 mph off a top speed
>in one of those cars. You're 20HP short of a 90s vette/F-body and off by
>more aero than you can imagine. I can remember in my V6 CC that it pulls
>really well up to about 75-90 and then the acceleration gets really
>slow. It may pull to 115 really easy, but I bet it'll hit a wall not too
>far above that.
>I bet you could get 140 out of a "stock" powered Dakota, but it would have
>to be dropped, stripped, shaved and anything with drag taken off,
>including rear bumper, antenna, door handles, mirrors anything to get the
>weight and drag down. Those 5.7s were also designed for speed, the 5.2 is
>designed to haul/tow.
>
>Zach Burcham
>92 CC 3.9L 2WD
>92DakotaHD
>
>
>>In article <MABBLJJNLFOLFKFHHCJPCECPDGAA.Joeman@gbonline.com>,
>>Joeman@gbonline.com ("Joseph A. Orsini") writes:
>> >
>> >
>> > Granted those were more aerodynamic but my Dak claims 230 horse on the 318
>> > only 20 HP shy of those cars. This has me tempted to try this some
>> summer,
>> > a little vacation to the flats. Currently the Dodge really does not
>> fill a
>> > niche in my line up and top speed mule could be it. The handful of
>> times I
>> > have run it up to 115 the engine did feel like it had pull left so I know
>> > there is some more to go. With a cover or cab on the back and a small (IE
>> > not spindles) drop kit she should be little more aero friendly. Just
>> > because I would really like to know! Are there drag coefficient umbers on
>> > these trucks out there anywhere?
>> >
>> > -Joe
>> >
>> >
>> > . Corvettes, Camaros and Firebirds of the
>> > > late 80's with
>> > > 250HP 5.7's had top speeds in the 140's.
>> > >
>> > > Dave Clement
>> > > 99 SLT+ CC 4x4
>

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