Terry Hebert wrote:
>
> cvidos@io.com wrote:
>
> > Dude, you've GOT to tell me where you get your drugs! Maybe my Honda
> > will whip up on those Stanks and Birds, too! :)
> >
> > What, did they put a Dodge tailgate on a Firebird and call it a
> > Dakota that could beat Mustangs? :)
> >
> > On the other hand, I'm VERY well aware of how fast a Dakota can be
> > with just a few little tweaks, and this Firebird owner makes sure to
> > NEVER be caught off-guard. There's this one pesky Dak owner here in
> > Austin that drives a silver-grey 94 that thinks he's gonna catch me
> > one day. Funny thing about dem Dodges: Every time he's anywhere
> > within a mile of my car my throttle foot gets twitchy and the gas
> > mileage goes down. Hmm, what could be causing that?
> >
>
> On the other hand, we all know how FAST the GM f-bodies & FORD
> mustangs are supposed to be. So many folks are tied to the
> manufacturers performance data and the reputation of the vehicle that
> they forget the BITE is not always better than the BARK. There's no
> doubting the GM f-bodies performance superiority and the FORD mustangs
> ease of speed with modification. I think the article quoted shows the
> relative performance of the vehicles & drivers on that day. A friend of
> mine has a 93 Camaro 6spd that he ordered brand new and it's best was a
> 14.4@101 mph with the good gears & 275HP. Slightly modified 5.0LX
> mustangs would smoke his butt. He rectified that problem with another
> 125HP. I believe all performance references of the Dakota vs. Mustang,
> Camaro, etc... should be made in hindsight of these cars being bone
> stock and the Dakota with a few mods. I like the performance of my truck
> but I would never compare it in any way to a modified late-model Mustang
> or Camaro. I would have no difficulty matching up against a bone-stock
> 5.0 or 4.6 mustang with my truck I believe the matchup would come down
> to the better driver. I do not believe I could hang with a bone stock
> F-Body GM but neither of these outcomes factored into my decision to get
> a Dakota. Laying rubber in 3rd gear gets a little smile on my face. Try
> that in your stock pony car!
>
> TerryDon't ever mail me again
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