>
> Exactly! My 2.0 liter 170hp car at 2300 lbs will smoke a 5.2l V8 230hp Dak@4000 lbs and
> 100hp will do nicely on a 500 lb bike.
>
> With so much weight, I really think the V8 is the only way to go if you expect to
> tow anything. Not to mention the torque, which is what a truck is all about (as
> pointed out in an earlier thread, higher HP at too high an RPM is not the way
> to build a truck. You fall off the cam and it's all over for towing).
>
>
> -Bob T.
>
Exactly, that's why I like Daks, have the power of a V8 so I can still tow
trailers, and play rough off-road, but since it is lighter than a full
size truck I can cruise in it as well, for me it's the best of both
worlds. But if someone wants purely speed, it makes sense to go for one
of the other vehicles you mentioned, heck I may get one of them to play in
once I'm out of college and have some extra money, but until then, I'll
stick with the Dak, it seems like a nice compromise between power and
speed.
Bruce
P.S- With the #'s you mentioned is it any wonder the car and bike will
smoke the Dak, with those #'s it figures out that each Horse of the Dak
has to pull 17.4 lbs, on the car it is only 13.5 lbs, on the bike it is a
miniscule 5 lbs, with those numbers, if the bike and car have decent
trannys there's no way you can hope to beat them in a Dak, but I wouldn't
expect to beat them anyway, the only thing I'm concerned with is beating
other trucks, something that is on more of a level playing field with the
Dak.
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