Yeh, the truck has some weight. I can feel the trans slip some when it
shifts to second. At least I didnt have house speakers and a full tank o
gas in the truck like the last time I went to the track. -spur of the
moment- It is fast for a ram, not as fast as some on this list though. Not
nearly. Really not as fast as some daks either. It fits me though.
Bill
On Wed, 17 Mar 1999, GSWillhite wrote:
> Well done Bill, beating a 5.0 with that large a truck is amazing
> to me. If he shows up again with wider tires, you might ask your
> buddy to step out and watch. There were two nice SSTs for sale
> here and I missed them both. I want one. =)
>
> GS -
>
> 98 5.2L 5spd
>
> >
> > Hey everybody.
> >
> > I raced a '95 5.0 mustank last week. It was a convertable (little
> > heavyer) Still I had never raced one like that before. Well, anyways it
> > was of course on a legitmate racing facility. We raced twice to 80mph and
> > I got him both times by over a car length. I notice that I pulled away
> > the most right out of the hole. He was having traction problems one time
> > but not both times but I still pulled right out on him. Guess that 2 inch
> > rear drop did the trick. I didnt even chirp the tires. I could have
> > pushed it harder on take off but I didnt try. Well the last race ended at
> > 80 mph with me hitting my Dixie air horn and high fiving my buddy. A good
> > time was had by all. PS, I drove my dads new '98 Ram with the cummins and
> > 4.10 gears. I want 4.10 gears now! Later
> >
> > Bill
> > '97 SS/T
>
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