Re: 5.9 5sp Dakota

From: Pytho212 (Pytho212@AOL.COM)
Date: Mon Apr 06 1998 - 17:46:56 EDT


I wrote:

>Ya, I read that article in a older Road and Track. They had a picture of a
>1998 white reg cab, 2wd, 5.9 5sp. They called it a "sleeper" which means a
>fast car that looks slow. They said 0-60MPH was around 7.5sec but it had
>little tires, with wider tires you could get it down to 7sec flat. They also
>said that the time was a little slow because of terrible tire spin. They
said
>the limited slip is a needed option. And this truck was cheap. So if you
>want to have the speed of the R/T for a great price get this setup. If
anyone
>would like more information I will dig out my magazine and fax you the
article
>just email me. Hope that cleared things up.

I need to make a correction the truck had a 5.2 V8 not a 5.9 V8
230HP and 300lb-ft torque
0-60MPH 7.5sec
1/4mile 15.9sec @ 88MPH

Any more question e-mail me at pytho212@aol.com



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