Do you honestly think Chrysler would put in a transmission that would
be marginal when subjected to a whopping 20hp extra? If you want the
facts on the transmissions call Jim Bell. They blew a few autos
running higher blower boost. The same boost levels they would only
recommend running through a 5-speed. Neither of the trannys are really
that strong if you try and lay big power to them.
Brad
---Patrick Delgado <dadoctah@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>
> Soooooo....The 5 speed just doesn't have what it takes to handle the
20 extra
> horsies that the 360 puts out over the 318? But the auto can? Hmmmm.
Very
> interesting.
> Dr. Pat
>
> ----------
> >From: Gary Shook <gary.shook@mci.com>
> >To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> >Subject: Re: DML: Re: 5 Speed vs. Automatic -Reply -Reply
> >Date: Thu, Feb 25, 1999, 5:19 AM
> >
>
> >
> >
> > No... You cannot get the 5.9L AND the 5 speed in any 94+ 1500 ram
(NV3500
> > not rated for torque of 5.9L)... same reason you can''t get a 5
speed in the
> > Dak R/T... I'll guess that if they offer the 5.9L in a '00 4x4,
you won't be
> > able to get a 5 speed, either.
> >
> > You can get the 5.9L and a 5 speed in a 2500 or 3500 (they use the
NV4500)
> >
> > Gary Shook
> >
> >>uuhh.. okay.. DID they make the SS/T with a 5 spd? =)
> >>
> >>-mike d.
> >>
> >>>>> <HEMI@charter.net> 02/24/99 09:37pm >>>
> >>They no longer make the SS/T .
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>At 09:08 PM 2/24/99 -0500, you wrote:
> >>>Yeah! Do they make a 5spd for the SS/T rams? I would say auto is
the
> >>>way to go considering that's the only option in the R/T....
> >>>
> >>>-mike d.
> >>>
> >>>>>> Vladimir Ryall <vladimir@austin.rr.com> 02/24/99 12:05am >>>
> >>>missing a shift still constitutes a race... I shall not
mis-shift my
> > auto,
> >>>and would not trade it in on any manual trans, too inconsistent...
> >>>
> >>>Vladimir "FASRAM"
> >>>Home: http://home.austin.rr.com/fasram/
> >>>Member: http://www.indyram.org/
> >>>
> >>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net
> >>>[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net]On Behalf Of
> >>>dakota_5sp_v8
> >>>Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 1999 10:51 PM
> >>>To: DML
> >>>Subject: RE: DML: Re: 5 Speed vs. Automatic
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>if you want to lose 10 hp get the auto
> >>>
> >>>if you want to through revs between shifts get the 5 sp
> >>>
> >>>Joel
> >>>
> >>>http://www.zracer.com/dakota.htm
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>From: Glen Renzoni [mailto:glenzoni@totacc.com]
> >>>Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 1999 12:32 AM
> >>>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> >>>Subject: Re: DML: Re: 5 Speed vs. Automatic
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>if you like broken transmissions -- 5-speed
> >>>
> >>>if you like consistency at the track -- Automatic
> >>>
> >>>> If you like to steer -- Automatic.
> >>>>
> >>>> If you like to drive -- 5 Spd!!!
> >>>
> >>>
> >>@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
> >>
> >>Jack Hilton III
> >>
> >>HEMI@charter.net
> >>
> >>http://webpages.charter.net/hemi/jbd1.html
> >>
> >>@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
> >
>
==
black '97 Sport RC
318 5-speed 3.55 SG
Street Scene pan and hitch
DJM 3-5 drop with Toxic nitro's
Flowmaster 2-chamber muffler
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