That's correct for iron block 488 V10, un modified, However a Viper V10
truck is stock 500HP :-)
Hey Rascal pick your colour! Red or Black!
Retired Now, Moving Mopars for Manheim Auto Auctions
Jimmy Knox, 91 Dak
Toronto, Canada
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Barnes" <rascal@scrtc.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 20, 2005 12:20 AM
Subject: RE: DML: RE: winter beaters
>
> Hey Jimmy!
> I keep looking for SRT-10 Rams on the Carmax website and when I find them,
> they are listed as 305 hp, is this right? Wtf? What do you think?
>
> Rascal
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of JAMES KNOX
> Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 2:13 PM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: Re: DML: RE: winter beaters
>
>
> I get my vehicles totally sprayed with Krown Rust Check, prevents or slows
> down corrosion. Yearly routine.
>
> Jim knox, 91 Dak
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rick Barnes" <rascal@scrtc.com>
> To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
> Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 9:02 AM
> Subject: RE: DML: RE: winter beaters
>
>
>>
>> Oh my gosh, amazing pic jon....whoa...does that eat up your car?
>>
>> Rascal
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
>> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of
>> jon@dakota-truck.net
>> Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 1:05 AM
>> To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
>> Subject: Re: DML: RE: winter beaters
>>
>>
>> Terrible Tom <SilverEightynine@aol.com> wrote:
>> : sean bruckman wrote:
>> :> I would check with the DOT in your area to see what
>> :> kind of salt they use. In my limited understanding,
>> :> what you see on the road can tell part of the story.
>> :> Clearly if there are white stains on the road surface
>> :> along with big white crystals, you have salt.
>>
>> : Heh - yeah - we use pure salt. Two days after a snow storm, you can go
>> : out to the road and chisle some of the ground up and put it in your
>> : dinner table salt shakers.
>>
>> : Hell with just the little bit of snow we got here now, maybe two -
>> three
>> : inches at absolute most... the Ram looked like it had been dunked in
>> : powedered sugar, it was so white from salt.
>>
>>
>> You mean like this? :-)
>>
>> http://www.dakota-truck.net/meet/TORONTO02/jn20.jpg
>>
>> (For those of you who don't know - my Dakota is black... usually.)
>>
>> Heck, we can't even plant evergreens beside the road because
>> the snow plows throw salt on 'em and burn them. If you drive
>> through this area, you'll see all sorts of arborvitae and shrubs
>> near the road where a good portion of one side is brown, but only
>> on the road side. Got salt? ;-)
>>
>> What would be neat is if there were some sort of goo you could
>> spray on the vehicle and it would sort've harden up a bit and
>> create a protective barrier between the car and the salt. It would
>> have to be impervious to water of course, except for when springtime
>> comes when you spray some sort of release agent on it and then
>> rinse it off. All without harming the clear coat, oh and it should
>> also leave a shiny coat of wax behind, and you can collect the
>> runoff and burn it as fuel in your gas tank. Is that really asking
>> so much? C'mon, throw me a frickin' bone here, people!
>>
>>
>>
>> : Someone mentioned that they wash their truck in the winter... good
>> : idea.. but I think the money I would save on so many frequent no-touch
>> : car washes at the local gas station... would pay for a beater.
>>
>>
>> Agreed. In order for that to do any good, you would literally
>> have to wash down the truck every single day. (Well, every day
>> that you drove it that is.)
>>
>>
>> : Guy at
>> : work just bought an older Toyota Celica, stick shift, black, high miles
>> : - but in wonderful shape otherwise.. for $700!! EVERYONE seemes to be
>> : able to get great deals on cars and trucks except me. If I had a dime
>> : for every time I heard about someone getting a great deal on a car ...
>> : that maybe needed a little fixup work.. I could buy a damned brand new
>> : truck!
>>
>>
>> I know the feeling. :-) Seems like everyone I run into has a
>> "found a car in a barn" story. ;-) I guess its one of those
>> "gotta be in the right place at the right time" kinda deals. I
>> do actually see a fair number of brand X cars beside the road with
>> signs on them that say "$300" or "$500", but nothing that interested
>> me enough to actually stop and look further. Another part of the
>> problem is that for cheaper cars like that, people probably don't
>> bother to put an ad in the paper or anything; the classified would
>> cost more than they're asking for the car. They'd just stick it out
>> by the road and see what happens. So who knows, you might want to
>> take the scenic route home from work every so often, and maybe
>> you'll get lucky?
>>
>>
>> --
>> -Jon-
>>
>> .-- Jon Steiger ---- jon@dakota-truck.net or jon@jonsteiger.com --.
>> | 67 Coronet, 70 Cuda, 90 Dakota 'vert, 92 Ram 4x4, 96 Dakota |
>> | 96 Intruder 1400, 96 Kolb FireFly, 99 Cherokee, 01 Ram 3500 CTD |
>> `------------------------------------ http://www.jonsteiger.com --'
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