I ran my truck against a buddy of mine the other night. He has a QC Ram with the 4.7 (Though he put HEMI badges on it). We went from a red light and both got a good start. I pulled away slowly and took the race, but I really would have thought I would have been able to put more distance between us seeing as my truck is alot lighter than his. The only thing I can think is that the way his ride is geared helped him to make up for some of the weight difference. Any other thoughts?

Aaron

 

from your other threads your is not stock...what about his? any mods to the ram?
also he just might've shifted differently/better giving him more power.

oh and if we follow he ricer logic that hemi badge adds AT LEAST 10 extra hp

 

HAHAHAHAHAHA, it may be the badges. His is stock. We are both running auto trannies too. I will install my CAI and try it again to see if that makes a noticable difference.

Aaron

 

believe it or not the dakota is not much lighter.......

 

the man speaks the truth Comparison kinda

Dakota Gross Weight 6010 lbs.
Ram Gross Weight 6350 lbs.

only a 340 lb difference but after 6000 lbs doesnt make that much of a difference...

 

Also, the Ram had about 10 more HPS and Torque than the Dak does. That's probably why he was able to keep up a little bit more.

 

Very interesting. I would have figured a bigger difference in weight. I am now having second thoughts about getting bigger wheels for my truck. I don't want to add too much more weight. Oh well, I guess I will just have to see how I am feeling about it when the time comes for Wheel shopping. If I wanted a super fast truck, I guess I should have bought an SRT 10.

Aaron

 

Next time, kick out the fat one on your right! lol
Just kidding.... You know about the 4.7HO, right?
Maybe his 4.7 is the HO?

 

cant get the H.O in the ram.....

 

heres the curb weights...of both...... (gross is total with passengers and payload)

DAKOTA SLT 4WD QUAD CAB

Base Curb Weight - with Manual Transmission [lb] 4579



RAM 1500 4WD QUAD CAB

Base Curb Weight - with Automatic Transmission [lb] 5297


Welll.. there is actualy around a 800 lbs difference between the dakota quad and the ram quad....actually more of a difference than i thought.....the club cab dakota is 90 lbs lighter than the quad cab...........i know for a fact that the standard dakota 4.7 is seriously detuned (in the total timing curve programming)...i ve read that they have a max of 22 degrees of total timing....for performance use (or on most engines) total timming is from 35-42 degress...............