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LI Blackdakk
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8/08/2003
00:58:01

Subject: RE: one more time s10 4.3 vs dak 3.9
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so what...i beat a celica gts 6 speed twice...u know why...CUZ HE COULDN'T DRIVE and he spun like a bitch off the line.

or else cuz the xtreme was auto and u were stick



Baseballz
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8/08/2003
23:13:51

RE: one more time s10 4.3 vs dak 3.9
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My Dak seems faster and more responsive when I take the overdrive off. Whatever works I guess. Give it a try.



LI Blackdakk
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8/09/2003
01:08:01

RE: one more time s10 4.3 vs dak 3.9
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maybe cuz it doesnt got into overdrive??? ;-)



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8/10/2003
01:14:37

RE: one more time s10 4.3 vs dak 3.9
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The stock programming likes overdrive WAY too much. I've never seen such a short shifted tranny program.

Your dealer can fix it.



LI Blackdakk
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8/10/2003
01:32:40

RE: one more time s10 4.3 vs dak 3.9
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i cant really remember how my dak felt 8 months out of it..but i dont think u are right about it...from what i can remember it was a normal feeling 4 speed auto.



JD
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2/18/2004
18:36:48

RE: one more time s10 4.3 vs dak 3.9
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ok I am a chevy guy but thinking of buying a dakota for second truck already had ford just want to try all of them

There are 5 4.3 motors
TBI Z vin 155-165hp 225tq 88-95
CPI H.O W vin 195-200hp 265tq 92-95
SFI W vin 190hp 250tq 96-99
SFI x vin 180 hp 96-?
2000 a diffrent 4.3 ? on hp-tq
look for the 8th vin number to tell what motor
they were going to have a 6 4.3 260hp-275tq
but now its just a replacement crate motor



Josh
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2/18/2004
23:46:10

RE: one more time s10 4.3 vs dak 3.9
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I say you take Chevy' fastest midsize truck the S-10 Xtreme and put it against Dodge's fastest midsize truck the Dakota R/T.

It would be a laugh hugh?

Thats why I love Dodge.



JD
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2/21/2004
11:57:29

RE: one more time s10 4.3 vs dak 3.9
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No not really the 94 s10ss gets at least 15.2 and the r/t gets high 14 low 15 and that a 4.3 vs 5.9 so you have to give the 4.3 some respect



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6/07/2004
21:06:40

RE: one more time s10 4.3 vs dak 3.9
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hey dodge owners i got a 2000 vortec 4.3 that stock ran 16.7 bone stock in 1/4 mile the modded to a 16 flat in 1/4 mile is any dodges can handel that. i ran a short bed short cab hemi he rean a 17.25 hahahahahaha total truth time slips to prove it



IntenseDak39
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6/07/2004
22:51:57

RE: one more time s10 4.3 vs dak 3.9
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so does your timeslip say HEMI on it?

best my little V6 could get was a 13.52

6.6 Lt. Big Block, 727 TF shift kit, 452 heads, edelbrock 750 cfm, .513/.513 284/300 crower cam, comp cams springs, comp cams pushrods, 1.5 roller rockers, dp intake, mopar ignition, mopar windage tray, dual exhaust w/ 40 series flowmasters, 4.10 gears, coilover drag suspension, approx, 3500 lbs

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