Re: 5.9 5sp Dakota -Reply

From: Amanda (akelly@tir.com)
Date: Fri Apr 10 1998 - 15:56:09 EDT


At 02:44 PM 4/10/98 -0400, you wrote:
>I saw the same thing in a Truckin' from last year. It's the prototype for the
>R/T I believe, or at least that's what I'm pretty sure it is.
>-mike sykes
>
>>>> Pytho212 <Pytho212@AOL.COM> 04/06/98 05:40pm >>>
>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.
>
>
>No such animal. 318 maybe?



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