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alex
Dodge Dakota
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7/24/2002
15:36:25
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Sorry to piss on your MPG rant EBOLA, but the overhead console says 23 mpg avg while i am doing 60-65 on the state highways. Once i get on the interstate and do 70-75, it averages 20.5 mpg.
I have crunched the numbers on a calculator and it says the same thing.
Sorry about that, but here's a shovel of sh*t on top of your bullsh*t.
Squish.........
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moxley
Dodge Dakota
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7/24/2002
15:50:55
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Something in here smells like poo? Or is it me?
NO NO NO..... I took a bath 2-3 weeks ago its gotta be the room?
Next your going to tell us you raced a Viper and smoked'em while eating a snow cone and still got 26mpg!!
...... Well slap me around and call me susan, All this time i thought the RT was the fast'es GenIII factory Dakota?
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Clevite 77
Dodge Dakota
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7/24/2002
15:52:43
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23 is very likly I have a 2002 4x4 4.7L CC auto w/3.92's and at 60-65 I get around 18-20 according to the over head thing. but
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alex
Dodge Dakota
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7/24/2002
16:20:45
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Susan,
I'm just telling you that I drove my 4.7 truck and beat three R/T's last Friday nite at the track. Then I got 23 mpg on the way home. That's all I'm sayin.
No Vipers, no snow cones. Just R/T's (plus a few 5.0 and 4.6 Mustangs, too).
As for 26 or even 36 mpg..... that is complete crap. Even downhill with a tail wind with the engine shut off. But 23 is well within reach.
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michael
Dodge Dakota
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7/24/2002
16:36:52
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Wow,
you guys are brutal, I cant speak for christopher but I have a pretty much the same truck but I have flowmaster exhaust on mine and thats it. I have raced a friend of mine that has a stock CC R/T and we are even most of the time. there have been times that i have beat him and times that he has beaten me. I do have one thing to say though is my friends R/T has the 3.92 and I have the 3.55 and the R/T has a faster off the line than my truck but I always catch up maybe 200yds later. I cant believe that just an upgraded exhaust is the difference.
Just wanted to put my two cents in
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Susan
Dodge Dakota
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7/24/2002
16:55:25
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Alex, I didnt think your truck was stock?? If it is CONGRATS!
I dont question you beat RT's at the track. But do you always beat them in all conditions all the time or was this a first? My truck is a dog in bad conditions,Hot,Humid, One of those big Burritos from T-Bell
Man those really slow you down8-)
I have know idea about mpg but i think its silly that he rants and raves about beating RT's when its a fact that the RT is faster bone stock........
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alex
Dodge Dakota
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7/24/2002
17:25:49
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Nope. My truck's not stock. I listed the mods on the last page. I can't understand why anybody wants to keep a truck stock and then go race somebody else. If I race you & your truck is stock, sorry.
Remember Clint Eastwood in that last western he did? Gene Hackman yelled "You just shot an un-armed man!!" Clint squinted and said "Well, he should've armed himself."
And yeah, the air was crappy. My truck was running like a dog, too. That's why I only came hoem with a 14.96.......
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ClintSquint
Dodge Dakota
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7/24/2002
19:42:07
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Here's the one question the dino R/T punks have to ask themselves when they go up against the mighty modern 4.7L:
"You've got to ask yourself one question, do I feel lucky? Well do ya punk?"
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OffRoadRuss
Dodge Dakota
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7/26/2002
11:56:31
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Re MPG----Lets clarify here...
If you are saying you got the overhead console to read 36 MPG at a MOMENT in time, I believe it... I have a 5.9 Jeep and can get the overhead console to read 50+ mpg... BUT this is just a snapshot in time. It can be done if you accelerate down hill, then take your foot off the pedal- The computer will calculate that you are travelling ~70 miles-per-hour AND using NOT throttle.... No biggie----
BUT to imply you averaged 36 mpg ON A WHOLE tank is insane...
you stated "my recent cross country trip from California to Florida and back to California was that at an average speed of 80-90mph on Interstate 40 I got an average 36MPG" ....
implies that you AVERAGED 36 mpg ALL THE WAY FROM FLORIDA TO CA... NEVER !!!
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Bob W
GenIII
7/26/2002
12:32:01
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Squint, Mans gotta know his limitations.
Gibson headers, Gibson Cat-back, Edelbrock IAS shocks, K & N drop in, 180 stat, Jet stage II chip, ARE Lid
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yates-in-DE
GenIII
7/26/2002
14:01:24
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OK all 15.2 MPG at these speeds everyday, everyday. to work and back home.
Later,
My VW Killer
Lynn
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5pnt9ltrluv
R/T
7/26/2002
14:22:47
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Yates- At that speed, I get around 8!!! hehe
My average MPG is a mere 11.8....hehe
and it gets as low as 10.3!! but that is if I am hauling a$$ everywhere...or racing...
Fuel economy?? What fuel economy...
Warranty? What warranty....
Lightning?? What Lightning....
hehe....
Kris
Powerdyne w/ 6#, True dual Flowmaster 40's, MSD 6BTM w/ Blaster SS coil, Taylor 8mm, Flowmetrics 50mm t- body, JBA headers, Autolite 3923's, 180 degree T-stat, , Ported 1.92 R/T heads, 4bbl M1, 24# injectors, Crower 1.7 Roller Rockers, Hotchkis 2/3 w/ Nitro shocks, GTS hood
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yates-in-DE
GenIII
7/26/2002
14:39:45
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I don't think theres a Lightnin' on this continent.
They are the least of my worries.
Fuel economy is, @ $4.19 a gallon for fuel, I'm proud of 15.2 mpg.
Later
My VW Killer
Lynn
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5pnt9ltrluv
R/T
7/26/2002
14:48:23
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Yates- Are you in Europe?
Powerdyne w/ 6#, True dual Flowmaster 40's, MSD 6BTM w/ Blaster SS coil, Taylor 8mm, Flowmetrics 50mm t- body, JBA headers, Autolite 3923's, 180 degree T-stat, , Ported 1.92 R/T heads, 4bbl M1, 24# injectors, Crower 1.7 Roller Rockers, Hotchkis 2/3 w/ Nitro shocks, GTS hood
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5pnt9ltrluv
R/T
7/26/2002
14:52:01
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Yates- D'oh, I read your profile...
I will be in Europe next weekend!! I am going to Latvia to hang out and walk around for 3 weeks. I have a layover in Frankfurt for like an hour. But other than that, I plan on having a bunch of fun trying to communicate with the Lats!!
Kris
Powerdyne w/ 6#, True dual Flowmaster 40's, MSD 6BTM w/ Blaster SS coil, Taylor 8mm, Flowmetrics 50mm t- body, JBA headers, Autolite 3923's, 180 degree T-stat, , Ported 1.92 R/T heads, 4bbl M1, 24# injectors, Crower 1.7 Roller Rockers, Hotchkis 2/3 w/ Nitro shocks, GTS hood
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yates-in-DE
GenIII
7/26/2002
15:00:56
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I wish I could be here to greet ya and feed ya lunch or something, but me and family are going to Chiemsee, DE for 2 weeks camping, starting in the morning.
It woulda' been easy I live about 500 yards from the terminal here in Frankfurt. Sorry.
Definantly enjoy your trip and stay, and remember, no red blooded American Male is gonna take any sh!t off a terrorist with a box knife.
I hope you have fun.
Later,
My VW Killer
Lynn
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5pnt9ltrluv
R/T
7/26/2002
15:06:25
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Lynn- I will have fun, and you can bet your a$$ that there ain't no such a thing as a bad cut....
It is ok about the lunch thing..hehe. Though that would have been WAY cool. Have fun on your camping trip!
On the way back on Aug 27th, I have a layover in Copenhagen...for like an hour...then off to London for 4 hours, then homeward bound....hehe
Kris
Powerdyne w/ 6#, True dual Flowmaster 40's, MSD 6BTM w/ Blaster SS coil, Taylor 8mm, Flowmetrics 50mm t- body, JBA headers, Autolite 3923's, 180 degree T-stat, , Ported 1.92 R/T heads, 4bbl M1, 24# injectors, Crower 1.7 Roller Rockers, Hotchkis 2/3 w/ Nitro shocks, GTS hood
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christopher
Dodge Dakota
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7/26/2002
15:34:16
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you know what believe what you want about my fuel mileage, But I know what I got and I am smart enough to do MPG calculations without the overhead indicator. I am sorry for all of you who dont know how to drive your dakotas as well as me, to get better gas mileage and to beat R/T's
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JC Cullen
Dodge Dakota
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2/04/2003
18:49:19
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Hey Guys,
You sound like bunch of old ladies at a circle jerk...I would suggest you contact MOPAR tech line
they have been most helpful...I have a 94 Dakota
club cab 4 wheel drive with a 318 Automatic with a ton miles. Instead of getting a new truck I rebuilt with MOPARS help and added after the rebuild high performance heads, oversize valves, high intake manifold, aluminum push rods and rollers, 3 inch exhaust, headers, highstall
torque converter, all mopar and a K and N air cleaner...folks this truck flies, I have no idea what the horse power is...the milage dropped slightly, but I went from regualar to at least 92
...93 would be even better in octane....and its an
absolute joy to drive....I forgot to mention a high performance computer....and if you need parts
try Town and Country Dodge in Wilsonville Oregon,
Michael will not only give you a brake on the price but there is no sales tax......
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