This week’s Truckin Fast Wednesday video features the smoking fast 2nd gen Dodge Dakota R/T owned by DodgeForum.com member and Dakota expert SinCityR/T. This truck packs a massive 408 cubic inch stroker motor, a nitrous setup and a host of other modifications under the hood and under the truck that help it blast down the […] More »

This week’s Truckin Fast Wednesday features a turbocharged 2nd gen Dodge Dakota regular cab, short bed racing down the quarter mile at Bandimere Speedway against what appears to be a pretty heavily modified Dodge Neon SRT4. As you might guess, the Dakota loses this race and while I usually shy from videos that show a […] More »

While I usually don’t feature videos showing Dodge products losing a race, this week’s Truckin Fast Wednesday has a 1st gen Dodge Dakota getting beaten pretty soundly by a turbocharged Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8. We don’t like seeing Dodges lose, but there is nothing wrong with getting beaten by one of the quickest SUVs in […] More »

The water pump on your Dodge Dakota engine keeps the powerplant cool, but it also eats up a surprising amount of power so if you can run the water pump with some other source than the belt that runs off of the crankshaft, you can free up a few more ponies to send to the […] More »

Today’s Truckin Fast feature takes a look at a turbocharged 2nd gen Dodge Dakota R/T racing on the quarter mile against a supercharged Toyota Tundra. The video focuses more closely on the ugly Toyota in the far lane so we don’t know what all is done to this Dakota, but the video info claims that […] More »

Changing the thermostat in your 3rd generation Dodge Dakota can serve as a performance mod as it helps to keep the engine running cooler or you can simply change the thermostat as a preventative measure as your truck ages, but in either case it is a job that you can do at home with only […] More »

This week’s Truckin Fast Wednesday feature takes a slightly different approach than usual, trading a dry drag strip or a muddy Tuff Truck course for a big, snow covered parking lot where a 2g Dodge Dakota R/T is stretching its legs and having fun doing so. This Dakota starts by drifting from around the building […] More »