this kid in my school is always telling me when he gets his dodge dakota 5.9 rt that it will blow any car out of the water especially a 4 dr fam sedan with kids pouring out the back seats ....now im curious, the 5.9, is there any way an 99se-l can take it stock and auto? if not should even a 50 shot or some bolt ons be able to take him? thanks and any info on this would be helpful

 

stock it will kill u!!!! 50 might not be enough

 

2 of my friends both have dakota rt's and im a stock 5 speed 2000 max i can take one of them who just has and intake but its close if your auto i dont think you have a chance with a 50 shot id say yea hes running 15.4 in the 1/4 with an intake i think they run 15.6 or so with out, my other friends dak. forget it 14.4 in the 1/4 hes got mad work done i think its time for a y pipe and a cat back then ill play

 

I raced one with my 5sp manual and won, so I think 50 shot would be ok for an auto!

 

i am planning the 5 spd conversion for spring and other bolt ons...i cant stand faster people then me at my school.....

 

i know what ya mean time for some upgrading for me over the winter getting ready for next summer

 

I thought those dakotas run in the 16s? They're not all that quick. Plus, they get about 12mpg so you can be sure that he's blowing an extra few bux just to try and keep up with you

 

there faster then 16s my friend raced his stock rt 2001 and ran 15.6 then added and intake and got i think 15.5 or 15.4 but 12mpg he wishes hes getting like between 8-10 lol which sucks it amazes me that a 5.9l 360 can only make 250 hp where as our 3.0l can make 222 hp
dodge must not build very good engines

 

yeah, i'd bet hes making a lot more torque though.
Still...not worth it.

 

If youa re stock, he might get you. I see the Dakota R/T 5.9 @ E-Town run 15.6-15.4 STOCK. With at least a intake you will stand a change. If you use a 50 shot, you will walk him completely.

I got burned by a R/T w/ exhaust when i only had a CAI and i was running 15.5's at that time.

 

Don't race him from a dead stop. Race him out on the highway to 120+ and you will rock him!

 

yea torque is way up there, i think its like 345lb-ft stock ouch just makes it harder to launch with that all avaible around 3000 rpm's

 

yea they make like 345 at like 3000rpm i think makes it kinda hard to launch with no weight over the rear ill stick with my max thank you

 

grr stupid site says its too busy but yet my post goes through twice lol

 

That's the V-8 boat anchor for ya. Essentially the same motor for the last 20 years.

 

its funny how the 4.7 with a 5 speed is faster that should tell ya something time for an updated engine

 

Some of you might be getting the Dakota R/T confused with the Durango R/t.

The Durango R/T runs from 0-60 in 7.8 seconds. The Dakota R/T is faster. If its a Durango R/T that your racin', you better not lose. (Although you have the slowest 4th gen ) If it is indeed the Dakota you better stay away untill you get some helpful mods. So heres a quick review:

Dakota ownz Durango + Maxima(stock)

Maxima ownz Durango

Durango iz owned by everyone

SVT Lightning Ownz ALL of us

 

a stock dakota rt is not faster then a stock maxima with a 5 speed

although i totally agree with the svt statment

 

I love these posts....claiming the outcome of every race by magazine times.

plus...where do you get off saying he has the slowest 4th gen?!?!?! Every 99SE-L I've seen around here has been just as fast as any other 4th gen.

Craig...get a clue man....

 

who is he saying has the slowest 4th gen??

 

check out www.dragtruk.com The majority of trucks on ther are big *** motored Dakotas. Dodge is also selling Streetrod packages including a Hemi Crate motor set up for the Dakotas. As ugly as those little $hits are, they are fast. Remember, theres no replacement for displacement........

 

yea there is its called all wheel drive look at the gmc syclone mmm what i wouldnt do for one of those trucks

 

I have an 99 se-l auto and i raced an 5.9rt on saturday night twice. I doubt you will take him stock, i beat him by a car my mods to 60. Race him from a roll and you should win.

 

I am just stating that the '99 is the slowest model of the 4th generations. Becuase of the weight, extra emissions ect. It may be minute but it's a fact. Just like the '97 5spd is .1 slower than a '95 5spd. It's not noticable but it's still there.



And about the claiming the outcome of a race...If they were any manuals involved, I WOULDNT assume bro. BUT they are both auto's. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to drive an auto consistantly. That's why I "assumed" the race.

 

The '99 SE-L auto was never tested so no-one knows if it is actually "slower" than the rest...that's merely speculation.

The fastest STOCK 4th gen EVER is a '97 SE 5-speed that ran 14.7 BONE STOCK....
you are really claiming that 1 tenth between auto tests makes ANY difference at all on the road?!?!?! Come on.....

It also doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize that with 345 ft/lbs of torque in RWD pick-up, launching isn't simply mashing the gas....unless you are trying to give somebody a smoke show....

 

i dunno...i need more mods first...then i will run him...or if he wants to run delio or other max members who agreed then he will soonbe begging for forgiveness...sooner or later i will run him and win..just need some time and $.. then that redneck focker is going down

 

SVT Lightning Ownz ALL of us [/B][/QUOTE]

With the exception of the GMC Syclone. That would hand the SVT it's *** on a plate.

 

With the exception of the GMC Syclone. That would hand the SVT it's *** on a plate. [/B][/QUOTE]

Are you SURE about that bro ?

My friend has a lightning and it would blow the socks off my Max. Jealousy is a b!tch.

 

Why are we comparing a family sedan to a truck?
Fine, my porsche 911 will blow away the Fraud lightning.

 

Sports Sedan, my friend, sports sedan.

 

yeah sure... my 99 is 10000 light years slower in the 1/4 than the 95 maximas

 

With the exception of the GMC Syclone. That would hand the SVT it's *** on a plate. [/B][/QUOTE]


uh....sorry dude....the SVT lightning can consistantly run mid 13s down the track....at stock GMC Syclone/Typhoon runs low 14s....

 

actually no the syclone will run 13.5 second bone stock and 4.6 0-60 from the factory

as for the lightning it will run 14.1 and 0-60 in 5.6

The syclone is the fastes production truck ever made!!

 

I just go by what I see at the track, and from what I've seen at the track....a BONE STOCK 2001 SVT lightning will run mid to high 13s...have seen as low as 13.5...as for the syclone..the fastest time STOCK I've ever SEEN is 14.1.....I guess you could call it a toss up....but don't go saying that the syclone is the fastest production truck without anything but magazine numbers to back you up....

 

I messed around with one on the highway. I was pulling slowly on him at about 110.

 

There is a replacement for displacement, it's called a single FAT TURBO!

 

Have fun waiting for that heavy-*** turbo to spool up while I burn by you . By the time i'm by you I have enough momentum and speed to stay ahead. Big turbos are not always the best option. Remember that. Twin-turbo is much better. Have a small turbo spool up instantly, give a quaint amount of boost, then let the big kahuna come in and add to the fun . Now that's a turbo setup i'd like. Just be careful you don't blow up your engine...turbos are very hard are cars.

 

Ahh, the Supra MKIV's Sequential Twin-Turbo system...
-Cyrus

 

theres a 12 second Typhoon at my track but he isn't stock. i agree with the statement about stock lightnings running 13s; i've seen it several times.

 

RT's are pretty quick. My friend has a quad cab V8 and it rips me up off the line, and he'll beat me up to 60 mph but I'll usually take him after that. Also, is that GMC truck called the typhoon or the cyclone, are they 2 different things or is it the Typhoon?