RE: Yellow R/T on TNN Today!

From: Michael Guzinski (m.gski@CWIX.com)
Date: Sun Jan 24 1999 - 21:50:49 EST


Did you see that Chubby they were wrenching on, I know!!!! But the tire
wheel setup was sweet. I wonder if Mickey Thompson/Alcoa makes that setup
for the 1999 Dakota, what is that lug pattern/size?

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net]On Behalf Of Sam
Parthemer
Sent: Sunday, January 24, 1999 6:43 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: Yellow R/T on TNN Today!

>Wife and I watched it. She wants the Tonneau cover, wants the bra,
>liked the running boards (I talked her out of it). She didn't know that
>her truck would roast the tires off like that, and I had to tell her to not
>TRY doing that.... Her birthday is this Friday, and I don't feel like
>buying
>her tires!!! :O Kind of disappointing in the Dyno #'s.... 180 hp, 217 ft.
>lbs.
>of torque!?!??? That's 219 hp at the crank, and 264 ft. lbs. of torque...
>doesn't seem right for a truck rated at 250 hp, and 335 ft. lbs. from the
>factory. Maybe they had ZERO miles on it or something. Still, not
>impressed.

Sam '95 SLT

-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Short <ashort@flash.net>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Sunday, January 24, 1999 11:54 AM
Subject: Re: DML: Yellow R/T on TNN Today!

>John Rivait wrote:
>>
>> Hey all,
>>
>> Hurry up and get to yout TV or set your VCR for the TV show "Trucks!"
>> at 4:30 today (Sunday) on TNN.
>>
>> They will be featuring a '99 Solar Yellow Reg. Cab Dakota R/T.
>> They will dyno, test, and add MP parts on it today.
>>
>> Check it out ASAP.
>>
>> Later,
>> John L Rivait
>> '97 Ram SS/T
> I saw it, what a rip off. I was expecting performance bolt-ons. That
>show is famous for bolting on performance stuff and re-dynoing. Pimped
>the truck out instead. I like the tonneau OK, but that bra would only be
>good for part time hwy use to me. I'm not a fan of running boards, the
>truck is low enough, I don't need a step to get in. If you have all this
>stuff, don't get mad, I just don't care for it. Alan S.



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