It has 5 additional horsepower and 5 less ft/lbs. of torque. That's about
all I know.
Jason
>In the next 4 to 6 weeks I will be ordering a 2000 Dakota xtra cab 4x4 with
>the new 4.7 V-8. In March of 98 I ordered a Ram 2500 4x4 standard cab
>which came out of Mexico and took 10 weeks to get to northern Virginia.
Can
>you guys out there who ordered 99's give me a feel for how long it took
your
>trucks to come in. Ordinarily I wouldn't care but I am hoping I'll have
the
>new Dakota by the time I go on vacation in late September. Also are all
the
>Dakotas coming out of Michigan or are there other assembly points.
>Appreciate any info you can provide. I have read some interesting material
>on the new 4.7; the idle speed is 250-300 RPM, each sparkplug has its own
>secondary coil and horsepower, torque and mileage are supposedly increased.
>I read there was a 3mpg increase over the 5.2.
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