Re: 5.2 Sport vs R/T

From: GSWillhite (GSWillhite@ualr.edu)
Date: Thu Sep 24 1998 - 15:37:06 EDT


>
> Finally got to race an R/T on the way home tonight.
> This guy also works with me, he got his R/T cc about 3 months ago and I
> have been wanting to run him to see how close in performance the two
> where. Well tonight we were leaving at the same time and he was more
> than happy to show me how fast it is.
> I got to tell ya it does run pretty damn good. We took off side by side
> from a rolling start, he pulled me about 3 feet and it stayed that way
> until I hit drive then I pulled even with him then we shut them down (
> didn't want to get a speeding ticket )at about 80 MPH.
>
> His R/T cc has a 3.92 rear end and has done nothing to the truck
> performance wise.
> My dakota sport cc has a jet stage II chip mild TB job, 3" cat back and
> a 14" open air cleaner with an auto with a transgo kit but only have
> 3.55 gears. I think If I had 3.92 gears I would have been able to pull
> away on him, but who knows.
>
> Wish I would have waited for an R/T!!!!!!!
>
> Colin H.
>

I was wondering what your setup was Colin. I have the 98 5.2
with the 9.25 3.92 anti-slip. These gears will throw your head
back with the 5 speed.

Lookin forward to my first R/T encounter.

GS



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