I can vouch for that! The wife's 99 GS300 is a quick little bugger.......
3.0L 210hp and traction control.....
Preacher
99 5.2L CC 4x4 SLT
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----- Original Message -----
From: mrbbqman <mrbbqman@concentric.net>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 1999 10:35 PM
Subject: Re: DML: RE:DML Power Woes
>don't race a new lexus gs series, they are hi-tech & $40-50k, they have
>variable timing cams and "no" dead spots on power band, with traction
>control you can launch hard with no wheel spin, i have a new gs400 and
>it will give my blown nos'ed ram v-10 a good run until my novi gets me
>past it.
>> At the time of the romp (yesterday) I had a '98, CC, 5.2, auto, 3.92:1
LS
>> diff, K&N Drop in, 30x9.5 tires, and a shell on the truck (basically a
stock
>> Dakota). I would guess the entire wieght of the Dak at 5000# give or
take
>> 100# (the shell isn't light, full carpeted fiberglass with lots n lots of
>> window glass). In a rare event, I had nothing in the bed (I'm usually
hauling
>> stuff) which is why I accepted his challenge. As I said, I nailed him
off the
>> line (which suprised me since I have the large tires on) but he just out
did
>> me at the high end of 2nd gear. I would've expected to stay ahead of him
all
>> the way to 60 (the speed limit so I back off then) but he caught me when
I was
>> doing about 50-55, so I can only guess he was in the 60-65 range at the
time.
>> Now his 6er may have more power in the upper bands so that may be why,
but my
>> truck should have more power than him by at least 50hp and 80#torque,
overall,
>> but his car probably weighs half what my Dak does. Like I said, I'm not
>> surpised, just curious why my 318 feels kinda dead in the mid-high
powerband.
>> I can hit 40 in a heartbeat, but from there to 65 seems like a long trek.
>> If I got beat by that older one, I'm not looking forward to racing a
new
>> Lexus, (the GS400 V8 cranks out 300 hp: stock) as it would clean my clock
but
>> good... My roommate is buying a new GS300 (the v6) tomorrow. I think my
Dak
>> could hang out with his 96 BMW 328isa for a while, but I think that new
Lexus
>> would maul me in every aspect.
>>
>> Shaun H.
>>
>> ---original message---
>> Shaun,I have the RC 318 w/5spd and 3.92SG. I've done an exhaust mod,
>> flowmaster 2 chamber 3"in/out, TB modifications and I have yet to
>> install headers. It has a lot of power down low and no complaints
>> so far on the high end. Of course I haven't raced a lexus yet. At
>> the time of the race, what mods did you have?
>>
>> GS -
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