has anyone heard of dodge putting a hemi in the dakota.i kno some ppl wouldnt like it but i would...i mean cmon what speed freak wouldnt like a dodge dakota w/ ~345hp stock...i kno i would like to see it

thanx

There have been no plans for a hemi in a dakota from what i have heard but I know many people have emailed dodge with their concern on this

maybe if more ppl email them they will consider it if it will sell and make them some $$$(wich is what all companies are after) they will do it

it will come just not in the 1st model year

Since you can get a hemi in the durango, one would think it isn't much of a jump to envision one in a dakota...sounds like a great aftermarket plan.

yea because like from the firewall forward they r exactly the same

You know that the Durango and the New Dakotas are going to be on different chassis right?

As far as DaimlerChrysler says, it has no intention to put the 5.7L HEMI "MAGNUM" V-8 in the new 2005 Dakota. But inside sources say you will have to wait about a year and a half to two years, when you will be able to purchase a Dakota SRT-8 pickup (only available in Club Cab models). Altough, there is word the 5.7L HEMI "MAGNUM" V-8 will be added in 2006 to the lineup for use in the Dakota Quad Cab models and not Club Cab models. Still the info is a little sketchy, but the best thing to do is wait it out for a while. However, if you are in need of a performance Dakota right now, your best choice would be to get a 2005 Club Cab model with the 4.7L HO "MAGNUM" V-8 which makes 250+ horsepower and 310+ ft-lbs of torque. With a few mods like aftermarket exhaust and K&N air filter you would be right there with the 5.9L R/T models from 1998-2003. The 5.9L "MAGNUM" V-8 models had 250 horsepower and 350 ft-lbs of torque, so you can see what I mean.

redriderbob

If there is a way to make a buck ( I.E. enough sales) they will build it. They will build one if there is a market for them. I think that there is a market for them. I would guess that we would not see one the first year. Remember that they said that the HEMI would only be in the Heavy Duty Rams. Well within a half a year they put them in the 1/2 tons and never looked back.

There are those that said that there was not a market for a 4 to 1 transfer case, and locking front and rear diff's in a Jeep. In fact when the Jeep engineers started development of the Rubicon they were told by marketing that they would never sell the 2000 that they thought they would sell. They went on to sell more than 8000 the first year, more the second.

Now we have the new Power Wagon, brought to us in no small part because of the sucess of the Rubicon.

Hemi Dakota? Yes, I would say that you would see a SRT model, but I think that they would be better served to offer the Dakota R/T with HEMI.

According to Car and Driver Magazine:

2005 Dodge Dakota Redesigned with a Ram-like hood, but unique face. 3.7-liter V-6, 4.7- and 5.7-liter V-8s will be offered.