What did your 5sp RC DAK run when it was stock? I bet it wasn't 14.7! If I really want to race, I just bring out my '91 Stang. It runs 11.50@118+mph all day and is daily driven, gets 23mpg on the hwy and 16mpg in town. I also used this car to tow my VW Baja to the sand dunes (400mi round trip) before I bought my DAK R/T,
and I have less than $15K in it!
>>> Andre Mauboussin <andrem@cyberramp.net> 05/09 9:08 AM >>>
My 95 Reg cab 5spd 3.90SG Dak runs 14.7s@94+mph all day. Good enough to beat the R/T and the Lightning. My total investment in this truck including mods is right at $15,000. If speed is what you want, get the 5.2 Sport model and hop it up. It will always be faster and cheaper than the R/T.
Andre Mauboussin
James Henry wrote:
> The only way you 5.2L 5sp DAK guy will know if you can out run an R/T is to get out there and race one at the track.
>
> I don't know what a stock 5.2L manual runs in the 1/4mi or from 0-60mph, but Motortrend (see Sport Truck for the Buck, May 1998) got their Club Cab R/T to run 0-60 in 7.0sec and 15.4@89mph in the 1/4mi. I am sure that the lighter weight Regular Cab R/T would be quicker!
>
> Besides, my friend has a bone stock 1994 Ford Lightning which is way heavier than even a CC DAK. It is rated at 240hp, 340ft-lbs and runs the 1/4mi all day long at 14.9@90mph.
>
> >>> Amanda <akelly@tir.com> 05/07 6:52 AM >>>
> At 07:41 PM 5/6/98 EDT, you wrote:
> >In a message dated 98-05-06 00:40:52 EDT, you write:
> >
> ><< You don't think a 5.2 manual with a halfway decent driver could take an
> >R/T?
> >
> > I do.
> >
> > ttyl
> > patrick >>
> >
> >
> >Mine will. From the numbers I've heard on the R/T, by at least a quarter
> >second.
> >
> >Brad
> >
> >Ahh, the aroma of sour grapes.
>
> R/Tony
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