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Glen440
Dodge Dakota
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10/26/2002
20:30:35
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 Subject: Just got home from the dragstrip
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Had a fun day at the track thrashing my 2003 CC 4.7 5 speed 3.92 geared Dak. It was cold and wet but the track kinda dried up to make decent passes. I went out with the slow cars to help dry the track and made several tractionless passes.
My best pass with a little traction in first was a 15.5 @ 87mph. This is 100% stock except no clutch fan. I was struggling to launch it off idle
without sitting and spinning. With more traction I figure I would of gone 2-3 tenths faster.
Best race of the night was a couple of the guys I was there with raced a couple Ford Lightning's with their Indy Rams. They were both close races but both Dodges won.
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Waltherone
Dodge Dakota
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10/26/2002
22:52:55
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Awesome, power to dodge! :D
Anywho, where are you at(just general idea) and is your's have the factory limited slip or the silly open differential like mine? :)
DId you launch hard (what rpm?)
Just curious, want an idea what my auto will run, but it's been raining for like weeks now in houston, every weekend is raining at least, can't go during the week..
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Glen440
Dodge Dakota
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10/27/2002
10:46:26
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I was at Toronto Motorsports Park, its 1.5 hours west of Toronto Ontario, Can. I have the Trac lock but I could not launch hard or I would turn a 18 sec et because the truck would not even move, but smoke the tires. Very hard to launch a stick easy, I used about 1000 rpm to launch then get into it. I only made 2 passes where I didn't smoke the tires in first. I even launched in 2nd once. My truck has 245/75R 16 tires so they are way to tall. I was shifting into 4th at the end. I could run 84 mph in 3rd or 87 in 4th. Likely shorter tires like 28" tall and sticky rear tires I could get to the 14.9 range. My best 60 foot was a 2.39. I started at 3.5's. The 4.7 is an impressive engine. I found 5000 rpm was the best spot to shift. http://blackproject.dnsalias.org/images/trackmeet/index.htm These are pics from the track. The 2 videos are bad quality but what can you expect from a picture camera.
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