Syclone/Typhoon has hyperneutectic pistons that won't tolerate detonation
well. Too much spark advance/too little octane and pop! AWD must be nice
too. But you know the more complicated it gets the more problems you'll have
with it. Keep it simply and give me cubic inches as a good platform to start
with any day.
alan
'88 x-CHP Mustang LX
'89 Mustang GT (347, Griggs, S-trim and the list goes on...)
'98 Dakota R/T CC (still no smoking burnout, is it broken in yet?)
-----Original Message-----
From: James Henry [mailto:James_Henry@willbros.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 1998 10:19 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: Dakota R/T vs. GMC Syclone
Buy a Vortech S-trim and some MT ET drag slicks (some 28 x
8.5 would work nicely on some regular 15" Dak or Durango rims) and bolt them
on your R/T one weekend and then go racing the next! Also, you could see
how many races it would take to blow up a syclone vs. a Dak to determine the
true winner. I have heard that the Syclones are not very reliable (prone to
cracked pistons and thrown rods), but I have yet to hear of anybody on the
list blow up their 318/360 dakota/ram.
-james
RC R/T
>>> <Pytho212@aol.com> 06/16 11:51 AM >>>
I have posted a message similar to this before and several
people had little
confidence in the Dakota vs. the Syclone. I you look at the
Syclone mailing
list they're always talking about races against slow R/Ts.
Here are the
specs.
GMC Syclone Specs: Power to weight- 12.5 lb/HP
- 4.3L V6 Turbo Charged 280HP
- AWD
- 3500lbs
- 0-60MPH 5sec
Dodge Dakota R/T Regular Cab: Power to weight- 14 lb/HP
- 5.9L V8 250HP
- Rear wheel drive
- 3508lbs
- 0-60MPH 6.9sec
So guys it looks like the only thing the Dakota lacks is
traction. What can
we do to improve this substantially? What is everyone's
thoughts?
!
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