Engines 318CI or 4.7L ???

From : dah

Q: i want a used v8 dakota club cab . i cant decide if i want a 2000 or newer model or a 1997 -1999 model. i am not considering an rt the older model has the tried and true 318 ci and the newer has the 4.7l v8. the older model should be less expensive to purchase and i dont really know anything about the 4.7l engine. i am looking for some suggestion opinions experiance etc. remove the number if you would like to reply be email. thanks in advance. dan z1iad1ram@ho1tmail.com .

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From : bob

dah wrote i want a used v8 dakota club cab . i cant decide if i want a 2000 or newer model or a 1997 -1999 model. i am not considering an rt the older model has the tried and true 318 ci and the newer has the 4.7l v8. the older model should be less expensive to purchase and i dont really know anything about the 4.7l engine. i am looking for some suggestion opinions experiance etc. remove the number if you would like to reply be email. thanks in advance. dan z1iad1ram@ho1tmail.com i would go for the older truck with the 318. its a great motor with lots of power for real work. the 4.7 has the potential to be a great engine but it isnt there yet. the overhead cams should be able to produce a boatload of torque with greater efficiency than the push rod magnums. but - oddly - does not. -- ..bob 97 h-d fxdwg - turbocharged!! 01 dakota quad sport 5.9/auto/4x4 83 gmc jimmy beater 66 427sc cobra replica - project 66 mustang coupe - daily driver -----= posted via feeds.com uncensored usenet =----- http//www.feeds.com - the #1 group service in the world! -----== over 100000 groups - 19 different servers! =----- .

From : budd cochran

the only real advantage to an overhead cam design is at high rpm were the lack of pushrods allows a somewhat higher rpm range. otherwise the pushrod engine with a good rocker arm ratio can do as well or in some situations better. budd ..bob wrote dah wrote i want a used v8 dakota club cab . i cant decide if i want a 2000 or newer model or a 1997 -1999 model. i am not considering an rt the older model has the tried and true 318 ci and the newer has the 4.7l v8. the older model should be less expensive to purchase and i dont really know anything about the 4.7l engine. i am looking for some suggestion opinions experiance etc. remove the number if you would like to reply be email. thanks in advance. dan z1iad1ram@ho1tmail.com i would go for the older truck with the 318. its a great motor with lots of power for real work. the 4.7 has the potential to be a great engine but it isnt there yet. the overhead cams should be able to produce a boatload of torque with greater efficiency than the push rod magnums. but - oddly - does not. .

From : dah

thanks for the input guys budd do you live in the atlanta area i know someone by that name the only real advantage to an overhead cam design is at high rpm were the lack of pushrods allows a somewhat higher rpm range. otherwise the pushrod engine with a good rocker arm ratio can do as well or in some situations better. budd .bob wrote dah wrote i want a used v8 dakota club cab . i cant decide if i want a 2000 or newer model or a 1997 -1999 model. i am not considering an rt the older model has the tried and true 318 ci and the newer has the 4.7l v8. the older model should be less expensive to purchase and i dont really know anything about the 4.7l engine. i am looking for some suggestion opinions experiance etc. remove the number if you would like to reply be email. thanks in advance. dan z1iad1ram@ho1tmail.com i would go for the older truck with the 318. its a great motor with lots of power for real work. the 4.7 has the potential to be a great engine but it isnt there yet. the overhead cams should be able to produce a boatload of torque with greater efficiency than the push rod magnums. but - oddly - does not. .

From : rtbudd cochran

some truth to that i sadly confess... rt his wife told him!!!!! g are you kidding how can you have a baby and not have a truck a dyslexic man walks into a bra. .

From : budd cochran

no im in moab utah. otoh if there are two of me then the world is doubly blessed. btw budd is a nickname my step-dad gave me at age 2. -- budd cochran thanks for the input guys budd do you live in the atlanta area i know someone by that name the only real advantage to an overhead cam design is at high rpm were the lack of pushrods allows a somewhat higher rpm range. otherwise the pushrod engine with a good rocker arm ratio can do as well or in some situations better. budd .bob wrote dah wrote i want a used v8 dakota club cab . i cant decide if i want a 2000 or newer model or a 1997 -1999 model. i am not considering an rt the older model has the tried and true 318 ci and the newer has the 4.7l v8. the older model should be less expensive to purchase and i dont really know anything about the 4.7l engine. i am looking for some suggestion opinions experiance etc. remove the number if you would like to reply be email. thanks in advance. dan z1iad1ram@ho1tmail.com i would go for the older truck with the 318. its a great motor with lots of power for real work. the 4.7 has the potential to be a great engine but it isnt there yet. the overhead cams should be able to produce a boatload of torque with greater efficiency than the push rod magnums. but - oddly - does not. .

From : tbone

-- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving no im in moab utah. otoh if there are two of me then the world is doubly blessed. i guess that your definition of the word blessed if quite different then what is in websters - btw budd is a nickname my step-dad gave me at age 2. are you sure that it wasnt butt. -- budd cochran thanks for the input guys budd do you live in the atlanta area i know someone by that name the only real advantage to an overhead cam design is at high rpm were the lack of pushrods allows a somewhat higher rpm range. otherwise the pushrod engine with a good rocker arm ratio can do as well or in some situations better. budd .bob wrote dah wrote i want a used v8 dakota club cab . i cant decide if i want a 2000 or newer model or a 1997 -1999 model. i am not considering an rt the older model has the tried and true 318 ci and the newer has the 4.7l v8. the older model should be less expensive to purchase and i dont really know anything about the 4.7l engine. i am looking for some suggestion opinions experiance etc. remove the number if you would like to reply be email. thanks in advance. dan z1iad1ram@ho1tmail.com i would go for the older truck with the 318. its a great motor with lots of power for real work. the 4.7 has the potential to be a great engine but it isnt there yet. the overhead cams should be able to produce a boatload of torque with greater efficiency than the push rod magnums. but - oddly - does not. .