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jwpitbull
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10/17/2003
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NoooooooooooWaaaaaaaaaaaay maaaaaaan!!!!! Is your hemi like, rulin' the streets of Vegas, maaaaaaan????? -Justin
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Vigo
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10/17/2003
21:29:52
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ive heard the same thing about the throttle by wire being laggy, but i dont know that it would have a real effect on a race.
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Orangedakota
Dodge Dakota
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10/18/2003
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I had a Quadcab Hemi by at least two truck lengths up to 90 mph in my quad Dakota with a 4.7. I was seriously disappointed in the Hemi's performance. It may be quicker in the single cab but it still aint great. And no, a Ford lightning is not a light truck. It weighs in at almost 4,700 lbs.
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Hemi
Dodge Dakota
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10/19/2003
21:11:58
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Having owned a 4.7 QC Dakota and just recently getting a Hemi QC Ram, the Ram is faster hands down. It pulls strong through the rev range, and has good low end power. The Hemi is definatly faster.
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S/C_3.9_R/T
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10/19/2003
21:19:15
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I have a 98 dakota Ext. cab With a 3.9l and a 5 speed, that i have just recently put a Paxton Roots style S/C on. I also have a borla cat-back exhaust system and ASE performance chip. A couple of weeks ago in my hometown, a 2003 Hemi Reg cab came to me and wanted to race. When we finally got to a place to race we laid out a start and finish (approx. 1/4 mile). A mutual friend flagged the race and another told the result at the end. i took a lousy start and he got ahead in his first gear. After i had finished spinning i shifted to 2nd and got a jump on him. At the end of the race i had got to about 105 mph , and a strong 2-3 truck lengths in front. So i do beleive that it is very possible for an R/T to beat a hemi.
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Pat
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10/19/2003
22:49:47
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I have always wondered about which is faster, I am planing to go the Strip this friday, and i will try to run against some Hemi's theirs should be a few there. But if i dont get run against one i will try to record some times on some others to give us a good idea.
But then again i gots the 4.7 and a stick rc 4x4, so i will only be racing the 4x4 hemi's hopefully. But my previous best time was a 16.3, so i am hoping to do a litle better, the truck is an 03 bone stock
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Hemi
Dodge Dakota
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10/20/2003
15:04:39
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Hemi RC ran the 1/4 in 15.1 at 89mph. A QC would obviously be a little slower due to the extra weight. I think it would be a good race between that and an R/T
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MOPAR
Dodge Dakota
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10/20/2003
19:53:00
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The Hemi is a joke, a marketing gimmic by yours truly at DC.
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03 DD
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10/20/2003
20:13:06
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I HAVE A STOCK 03 QC 5.9 4X4 DAKOTA, AND I LEFT A NEW 03 HEMI SITTING IN THE DUST.... NOT SURE WHY EVERYONE THINKS THERE SO GREAT, ITS NOT A 426 GUYS!!! ITS JUST A FANCY 5.7........NOTHING A 5.9 CAN HANDLE.
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Orangedakota
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10/20/2003
23:41:07
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Truck Trend has the Hemi Quad Cab clocked at 16.2 @ 85 mph in the 1/4 mile. That is very beatable by a lightly modded 4.7 quad cab Dakota. Dont get me wrong, I would love to have one but it is not a speed demon by any means. And since I have beat one, I know it is possible.
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Hemi
Dodge Dakota
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10/21/2003
15:06:49
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Truck trend also had a Hemi RC at 15.1 @ 89mphin the 1/4. MOPAR, your an idiot. It is not a marketing thing, why don't you try driving one and see how it is. I have one and am impressed with its power.
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Hemi
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10/21/2003
15:40:01
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Truck trend had a 2500 QC HEMI at 16.2 at 85mph Orangedakota. The 2500 is much heavier than the 1500.
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Orangedakota
Dodge Dakota
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10/21/2003
19:59:38
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Whats the weight difference hero? I never said anything about the reg. cab, I was talking about the quad. The fact is that the full size is as aerodynamic as a barn door and even with the hemi a full size quad is not very fast.
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Orangedakota
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10/21/2003
20:14:25
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I saved you the trouble and looked it up. There is 500# difference between a 1500 Quad and a 2500 Quad. Thats probably good for a few tenths which still leaves your speed demon hemi at 16.0 in the 1/4.
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SVTJES
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10/21/2003
21:12:56
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The torque curve of the hemi is so peaky that it does not good in heavy applications. Don't you wonder why a 340 HP 425 Ft-LB Harley Davidson edition can walk all over the Hemi regular cab as well as extended cab? The torque curve on the Ford 5.4 is flat and comes in at a much lower RPM. Now not to start a Ford-Dodge war, but The 5.9 360 has a much flatter torque curve but w/o the HP. I owned an R/T for several years, and loved the torque off the line, something the Hemi just doesn't have.
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xcelr8ion
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10/21/2003
21:22:44
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GUYS I HAVE SEEN THE HEMI'S AT THE TRACK AND ON THE STREET THE HEMI REGULAR CABS WALK ALL OVER THE R/T'S. MY BUDDIES' '95 5.9L X-CAB KILLS STOCK R/T'S OFF THE LINE(HE HAS A FEW MODS AND 201K MILES) BUT THE HEMI KILLS HIM OFF THE LINE. WITNESS IT FOR OURSELF AND DON'T MIND THE MAGAZINES ANY.
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Hemi
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10/22/2003
10:16:06
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The 500lbs difference between the 1500QC and the 2500QC would make a HUGE difference in the 1/4 mile times. I read an article in Mopar Muscle that said for every 100lbs there is atleast a .1 second difference in 1/4 times. Why do you think people take off their tailgats and stuff to race? It's easy speed. Aerodynamics don't come in to play untill the truck reaches higher speed. From a stop to that speed, its all engine power/weight of vehicle/launch that determines how fast it is.
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Hemi
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10/22/2003
10:18:05
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And I am not knocking anything. I LOVE Dakota R/T's and think they are bad ass. Hemi Rams are awesome too. I would like to see a reg cab R/T race a reg cab Hemi.
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Mopar440
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10/24/2003
10:07:37
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5.7 HEMI=JUNK
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MOPARMAN
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10/24/2003
21:57:38
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THE ONLY REASON THAT A FORD LIGHTING WOULD OUT RUN A HEMI IS THE SUPERCHARGER , THATS THE ONLY WAY FORD CAN MAKE ANY POWER , WHAT IF THE HEMI WAS SUPERCHARGED WHAT WOULD YOU SAY THEN !!!!
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