I agree w/ what you said about performance numbers...I've always know that. But
I'm sure as hell proud that my ten-thousand dollar truck can hang w/ that thing,
and that I can out drive that guy. I know that on a drag strip w/ lights and a
1/4 mile to go, he'd whoop me, but he did say "nice truck" and he did try. Plus,
I still have a bigger......trunk.
ZXiMan@aol.com wrote:
> I guess he didn't know that dumping the clutch at 6000 rpms could
> propel him thru the intersection before your foot completely floored the gas
> pedal. 0-60 for the 3000GT VR4 is around 4.7 seconds and quarter mile is
> 13.40's (on the 320hp version). A full second quicker than your Dakota. That
> equates to about a 12-13 car length difference (or more depending on the
> driver). This is not intended as a flame, but mid 14 second cars (and trucks)
> cannot possibly compare to a mid 13 second car unless there was a serious
> problem.... Nothing to really be proud of in my opinion.
>
> James Crone
> Performance Engineering
> 940-321-5865
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