I have raced with my truck in 4wd before. i have a buddy that buys and sells
cars at the auctions and he always has new cars, he came over about a month
ago in a f body just as I was coming home, we stat=rted revving the engines
a little and he said to me you think you can take me I said sure, we lined
up I put in 4wd and left him at the line smoken the tires. MOPAR OR NOCAR
PHANTOM318@msn.com, 97 CC 318ci 4x4,
flowmaster dual exhaust, Wiend air cleaner,
3.92 gears, decals removed, CB radio.
-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Aaron Hefner <gt9742a@prism.gatech.edu>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Friday, March 06, 1998 1:36 PM
Subject: Re: DML: drag racing 4X4 dak?
>Max speed of 4H is 55 MPH any higher than that and stuff starts to break,
>I believe you are going to get above 55 at a dragstrip so I wouldn't
>recommend it....
>
>Bruce
>
>>
>> as the drag season rolls ever closer, i am wondering about something. i
>> want to time my 96 5.2L 5spd 4x4 at the local strip, just for the fun of
>> it. i know that i am not the greatest "off the line", besides the fact
>> that that engine will smoke the tires, ANY tires, quite easily. so i was
>> wondering.....what would happen with it in 4-wheel-high? i know the
>> engine would have to be turning more parts, BUT wouldn't the extra
>> traction be a good idea for not spinning the tires? or would it destroy
>> the 4x system? i use 4-wheel-high here on the roads all the time in any
>> kind of slippery weather (of course i don't do tight turns), and it seems
>> to not hurt it at all. i am just thinking it might help the ET to have it
>> engaged in straight-line-dry-pavement work. if anybody has any experience
>> with this, please write back. or if this sounds like mechanical suicide,
>> let me know before i try something stupid.
>>
>> Tim McCorkle
>>
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