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SuperDak
Dodge Dakota


11/21/2001
22:17:13

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ok ive had enough...I wanna know why those chevy 350s put out 282hp stock and the 5.9 360 only makes 250hp. Ive always thought the bigger engine should make more power unless its supercharged, right?



CW
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11/21/2001
22:24:54

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Chevy uses little horses to measure with.;)

2001 4.7 5sp RC 3.91 sport plus

toast
Dodge Dakota


11/22/2001
21:14:36

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A stock 350 makes 255 hp, i don't know where you got your #s from and the 360 makes more touque that the 350.



SuperDak
Dodge Dakota


11/22/2001
22:17:08

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oops...it was the 325 in the 2002 Tahoe making 285hp (well thats what their website advertises it at)



kota on 20s
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11/22/2001
22:42:18

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i heard its a spike on the dyno chart and thats what they clame the engine makes. not sure tho

Eric



toast
Dodge Dakota


11/23/2001
19:46:22

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Those # are from the new LS1 engines not the old 350 (LT1). The new 364 ci (6.0liter) makes 325 hp and 345 in the Caddy Escalade and the new 327 ci (5.3liter) makes 285hp. The 350 died excecpt for in the full size van in 1999 and so did the 305.



SuperDak
Dodge Dakota


11/23/2001
21:12:26

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hmm...345 well i just might have to go buy me an ecscalade.



Jeffster
Dodge Dakota


11/23/2001
21:33:52

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Yes 345 HP SuperDak but you need at least that to even get that ugly tank moving.

345 HP in a Dak however. Zoom zoom. Ask Duner he's got even more than that.



Boomer
Dodge Dakota


11/23/2001
23:13:51

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Don't forget to mention that the new Chevy I-6 in the Envoy and Trailblazer makes 270.



Jeffster
Dodge Dakota


11/24/2001
02:18:08

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Yep but way way behind on the torque front. Heck it's even over 100lb behind the 5.9. I am sure Dodge could easily trick up their numbers for a high HP peak but they prefer to offer us real broad based power.

How many N/A trucks or SUV's are running 14's. Mopar is all engine baby.





Brendan
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11/24/2001
22:58:03

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We should all keep in mind that there is
sometimes a big gap between peak torque
and horsepower and usable torque and
horsepower. How many of us (dare I ask)
routinely keep there revs at peak output on the
street? Anyway, I think GM may be using the
gray area there as cover for some creative
number crunching. God knows it wouldn't be
the 1st time.



snowman
Dodge Dakota
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11/25/2001
16:44:55

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Also, chevy's just natuarally breath better.Remember, engines are just air pumps. The better they breath, the better the performance. Case in point;hemis don't come alive til' the upper rpm range where they were designed to breath. Porting and polishing can do wonders on anything with the right cam and exhuast.



bernd
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11/27/2001
00:37:46

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"Porting and polishing can do wonders on anything with the right cam and exhuast."

Uhhhh...so can using better technology and parts from the factory! (LS1 and SVT are prime examples of this.)

BTW: Polishing the runners doesn't do squat unless you're running Nitro-Methane or Alcohol. Polish the combustion chamber only to prevent detonation with higher compression or super/turbocharging (or nitrous).


1997 Dodge Dakota SLT - V6
Supercharged/Intercooled @ 10# w/Nitrous
14.93 @ 93.26mph

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