At 10:58 AM 5/9/98 EDT, you wrote:
>Went to Houston Raceway Park night to do a little racing and found a new R/T
>wanting to try an "old" as he called it Dakota out. After looking at my
engine
>he made the remark that because I had a custom induction system and a MPSBEC
>in my truck it probably wouldn't be a fair race. Well, I just got out the
>1/4in drive ratchet set, removed the MPSBEC and installed the stock unit(kept
>under seat in case of whatever). I also removed the air filter and air
cleaner
>lid to render the Ram Air box ineffective. Only mods to the R/T were a K&N
>element. Basic stats below:
>
>1998 Dodge Dakota R/T 5.9L(RC)
>(Pennzoil lane)
>R/T: .678
>60': 2.271
>330': 6.408
>1/8: 9.832
>MPH: 71.75
>1000: 12.813
>1/4: 15.383
>MPH: 86.62
>
>1995 Dodge Dakota SLT 5.2L(RC)
>(Winston lane)
>R/T: .551
>60': 2.275
>330': 6.387
>1/8: 9.803
>MPH: 71.89
>1000: 12.778
>1/4: 15.345
>MPH: 86.78
>
>The weather was hot and humid. Typical for a Houston night. I had made
several
>passes before removing the MPSBEC and Ram Air. These passes were a full
>6-7/10ths faster. I took on several 5.2L 97-98 Dakotas before the R/T and all
>they saw were taillights of my "old" 95.
>
> With the right mods(excluding superchargers and the bottle) the R/T's should
>be able to turn high 13's for under a grand.
>
Very interesting, What would you suggest the mods should be for, first
someone
with a $1000 budget and then someone with a $2000 one. Stock R/T reg cab...
Thanks for the help
Tony
>Good hunting,
>
>Gene
>
>
>
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