5.2 98 dakota vs 01 5.3 chevy
01-22-2006, 12:20 AM
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5.2 98 dakota vs 01 5.3 chevy
my friend just got a lowered 01 chevy truck 1500 with the 5.3 and auto trans 45k miles has exhaust. he wanted a piece of the old cast iron brick they call the 318. the trucks are pretty evenly matched other than mine having 3 times the amount off miles. he has a LSD rearend and i dont, he has 3.73 gears and i have 3.55s.
the first race i had him to 60mph by a truck length but than the 230hp the 318 makes vs the 295hp the 5.3 makes, he begins to pull on me, i still beat him though. we 1/4 his truck on the G-tech and he ran a fastest of 15.65 at 86mph and a constant 15.9 after that. my truck runs 15.8 at 87mph. he is lucky cause he can launch his truck 2000rpm and the tires hook. i have to launch mine a 1200rpm and give it half throttle till 10mph before flooring it.
chevy 5.3 all aluminum 295hp 325tq 4x2
dodge 5.2 all cast iron 230hp 300tq 4x2
my truck is lighter by about a hundred pounds.
the first race i had him to 60mph by a truck length but than the 230hp the 318 makes vs the 295hp the 5.3 makes, he begins to pull on me, i still beat him though. we 1/4 his truck on the G-tech and he ran a fastest of 15.65 at 86mph and a constant 15.9 after that. my truck runs 15.8 at 87mph. he is lucky cause he can launch his truck 2000rpm and the tires hook. i have to launch mine a 1200rpm and give it half throttle till 10mph before flooring it.
chevy 5.3 all aluminum 295hp 325tq 4x2
dodge 5.2 all cast iron 230hp 300tq 4x2
my truck is lighter by about a hundred pounds.
01-22-2006, 12:15 PM
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both trucks are club cabs. sorry i thought that they were all aluminum. what year did they make them all aluminum? his truck runs really good and he doesnt break traction off the line like i do. now the race is on between me and him. he has one win and i have one so were even. i was just happy he didnt rip my doors off and the 5.2 still has the power to run with the new bread of motors. 
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Originally Posted by Tool
both trucks are club cabs. sorry i thought that they were all aluminum. what year did they make them all aluminum? his truck runs really good and he doesnt break traction off the line like i do. now the race is on between me and him. he has one win and i have one so were even. i was just happy he didnt rip my doors off and the 5.2 still has the power to run with the new bread of motors.
dont forget i have that tonneau cover and the rims so it might be a little more than 100 lbs...
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01-22-2006, 07:00 PM
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bring it chevy boy!! i was goin relocate the ATI? sensor to the intake tube when i dropped the sensor down into the black hole (dakota engine bay) so there is no more ATI sensor 
. we should go out next weekend and run them again. looking to run 12s flat with just a heavier right foot.
. we should go out next weekend and run them again. looking to run 12s flat with just a heavier right foot.
