Heather,
Coulda been those ford owners at various stoplights too! They make funny
noises when they get behind a Dakota...
BKB
-----Original Message-----
From: Heather [mailto:hm15233@nyssa.swt.edu]
Sent: Thursday, January 28, 1999 4:27 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: RE: RE: RE: RE: First night at the track
Bad traction?????
Uh huh, so that is what that squealing noise is I can hear all the way in
Central Texas is!
;)
Heather
98 Dak Sport Baby
Intensely Bluetiful
:-P
Bridges, Bruce wrote:
> Yeah,
> The R/T will be my first vehicle that has worn its rear tires out twice as
> fast as the fronts... No alignment problems here, just bad traction!
> Rotated em last weekend and the rear RSAs were about 1/2 the tread depth
of
> the fronts... They are nice and round however!
> BKB
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason Jennings [mailto:jason@spray-tech.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 28, 1999 11:07 AM
> To: 'dakota-truck@buffnet.net'
> Subject: DML: RE: RE: RE: First night at the track
>
> Yeah....Maybe I need to start chasing prices on slicks or something....
> I don't want to blow my street tires having fun.... I figure with AAA,
> I could use my spare + one for the slicks or something.....
>
> Jason
> 1/28/99 2:11 PM
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bridges, Bruce [SMTP:bbridges@alarismed.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 28, 1999 11:34 AM
> To: 'dakota-truck@buffnet.net'
> Subject: DML: RE: RE: First night at the track
>
> Yes,
> Congrats on the good times! my track must be made of teflon or
> something
> (last time out best 60ft was 2.56 with massive wheel spin). Be
> aware that
> the big TB will give you a more "punchy" bottom end and more
> potential wheel
> spin...makes the launch a bit more challenging to figure out!...
> BKB
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gonzalez, Javier [mailto:GonzalezJ@repind.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 28, 1999 7:59 AM
> To: 'dakota-truck@buffnet.net'
> Subject: DML: RE: First night at the track
>
> Congrats on the times. From looking at your mods, I would
> suggest getting
> headers, preferably with a nice big Y-pipe. The B&F throttle
> body will get a
> lot more air into your engine that needs to get out and your
> exhaust
> manifold will be too restrictive. In my case, the Mopar headers,
> Jet II,
> Home-Made K&N Cold Air Intake, Twin DynoMax Super Turbos, and a
> home bored
> and polished Throttle body put me at 14.9 with a 2.18 60 ft
> time.
>
> Good luck with your truck.
>
> Jav
> CC R/T
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason Jennings [mailto:jason@spray-tech.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 28, 1999 10:14 AM
> To: 'DML'
> Subject: DML: First night at the track
>
> Hot damn, first night at the track. Quick truck profile :
>
> '99 Solar Yellow R/T-love the sound system...hehehehe
>
> 14" K&N open air filter, yep I fit the big 14x3 in there no
> problems.
>
> 180 Heavy Duty Stat to keep 'er kool...FL is a hot humid ass
> state, but
> still better than TX, hahahahaha......
>
> Installed a MagnaFlow (no I didn't mess up, it's MagnaFlow, not
> Flowmaster) cat back exhaust, dual 2.5 pipes not single w/ 3
> something
> inch chrome tips.
>
> had close to 1700 miles when I showed up at 6:30....
>
> Track conditions....Not very humid, about upper 70s fell to
> about 65 by
> 10 p.m. Looks like they resurfaced the track, it was nice....
>
> Myself and my Cobra buddy from work took our female others
> out....
>
> My R/T
>
> R/T .883
> 60' 2.180
> 330 6.330
> 1/8 9.789 - and I can see him passing me....shit
> MPH 70.16
> ¼ 15.406 @ 87.46
>
> His '95 Stock+K&N+NKG Plugs Cobra 5 speed
>
> R/T .560
> 60' 2.390
> 331 6.439
> 1/8 9.854
> MPH 72.46
> ¼ 15.177 @ 92.28
>
> Not a complete laugh in the face....His wife in her '95 Cobra
> ran
> against me first. I pulled a 15.45 my first ever run and she
> only
> pulled 15.3?? something... I felt pretty good running against
> them, and
> found the automatic to keep me consistent. I may dream of a
> manual
> trans again, but the auto sure kept 'er on the money each
> time..... I
> found my times only varied in the R/T category.... The 60' were
> all sub
> 2.3, not bad.... If they ever figure out how to nail a sub 2.3
> 60', I'm
> smoked.....currently I'm just a bit burnt...hahahahaha....
>
> Gee, can't wait to see how the B&F Stage II TB
> helps....hint...hint.....
> I have about two weeks to find away to improve that 1/8 time and
> ¼ MPH.
> Each run I could take the cobras on the line, but at the 1/8 I
> had to
> watch them pass me. I didn't watch them leave me, just pass
> me....big
> difference, hahahaha.... I think the drag began to kill me
> after the
> 1/8, not sure though.... Ran with the tail gate up and down....
> I can
> run the same times either way.... Tail gate theory w/ Tonneau,
> a big ha
> ha wash of a thought....
>
> Anyone in Dak land have tips for getting this current R/T in the
> 14s....hopefully in the 13s.....?????? Saw a '98 stock Vette
> run 13.5,
> not bad....
>
> Jason
> 1/28/99 9:59 AM
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