RE: V-10 vs. Dakota

From: Craig Baltzer (Craig.Baltzer@anjura.com)
Date: Sat Dec 26 1998 - 00:27:17 EST


Well, pass along the following web site to the Viper owner:

        http://www.hennesseyms.com

They should be able to fix his problem with "the bird"... Hope he has
$40K though :-)

Craig

> -----Original Message-----
> From: B Gecko [SMTP:gecko517@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Saturday, December 26, 1998 12:27 AM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: Re: DML: V-10 vs. Dakota
>
> Go here and search their database. This is where I got the information
> on the '99 model. I feel Motor Trend to be very fair in their testing.
>
> In street racing news: Local Viper racer got beat by a 347 stroker, 15
> pound Vorteched, 5-speed, laptop controlled T-Bird. This car is very
> fast. I would guess 650 h.p. Never fear though, the Viper is going to
> get major tweaks. I'll try and get an update.
>
>
>
>
> ---Jack Hilton III <HEMI@charter.net> wrote:
> >
> >
> > The 1/4 in 16.5 for a 3/4 ton truck is pretty goood if you ask me .
> How
> > much more does that truck weigh compared to a Dak , even a Club Cab
> Dak ? I
> > think if it was a Dak with that motor , you would see some E.T.s
> that are
> > at the very least a half second or more over the current stock Daks
> . Just
> > my opinion .
> >
> >
> > At 10:19 PM 12/24/98 -0800, you wrote:
> > >My father-in-law has a 3/4 V-10 Ram with an auto tranny and 4.10
> gears
> > >and I have no problem beating it anywhere. The truck sports monster
> > >torque which does its designed job of pulling his 36' fifth-wheel
> > >camper. The truck is capable of a 1/4 mile pass of around 16.5 sec.
> in
> > >its stock form. A new '99 1-ton dually makes a 1/4 mile pass at
> 17.3
> > >sec. and 77.7 mph.
> > >BTW The new Ford Triton V-10 is a real roach. 180 h.p. and 280 lb.
> ft.
> > >of torque. I can't wait to pair up with one next summer at the
> lights.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >==
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> > >318 5-speed 3.55 SG
> > >Street Scene pan and hitch
> > >DJM 4-6 drop with Toxic nitro's
> > >Flowmaster 2-chamber muffler
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> > >
> >
> >
> > W . Jack Hilton III
> >
> > HEMI@charter.net
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> ==
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> 318 5-speed 3.55 SG
> Street Scene pan and hitch
> DJM 4-6 drop with Toxic nitro's
> Flowmaster 2-chamber muffler
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