Robert Tufts wrote:
>
>> I would like to think that the Dakota should get in
>> the high teens on the highway because it's smaller.
>> However, most Dak's are geared pretty high (3.55, 3.92)
>> and so they turn some reasonably high revs on the highway
>> versus Chevy's which turn ridiculous RPMs on the highway
>> with their lower (2.73, 3.21) gears.
>
> And I already thought the Dak was lugging it compared to my car
> (people saying their Dak turns 2000-2100 at 70 mph vs my car at 3000).
>
> I can't imagine 2.73 gears (1500 rpm? :-)
My old car was a 1994 Taurus SHO 5-spd. It would turn 2500 at
70 but only because it was a v6 and not a v8.
The 3.21 is available in the Dakota, and I'm assuming other
lower(?) ratios are available in the full-size trucks. I used
to drive a 1975 Trans Am in high school that had a 2.56 posi!
That thing was a dog off the line, but it would do 160!
cheers,
Phil
'97 Dakota
'67 Charger
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