New V6 for Dakota!

From : jason purcell

Q: at last the 3.9 is history. in this months edition of car & driver under the new 2004 review capsules they tell us that the 3.7l v 6 will finally make its way to dakota. out with the old in with the new. 50 extra horsepower! 215 only 20 less than the 4.7l v8 - which somehow doesont seem right only 20 hp difference but at least its there. this doesnt help or mean much to the guy earlier in the week bitching about his new dodge with the no powerv6 with the obvious exception of a trade-in incentive... no yes or no about whether or not the hemi is coming to dakota wouldnt that be a sweet rt then... j. .

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From : mac davismac davis

on tue 2 sep 2003 120529 -0500 mike simmons mikesim@fidnet.com wrote ok mike... now youve done it! im gonna add you to the ballot... if they named it davis it would undoubtedly be recalled! sorry...... ;^.... couldnt help it........ mike hey they could have named it the davis but nobody would buy that. gms had trouble in the past with names. as i heard it the nova didnt sell well in spanish speaking countries. budd on mon 01 sep 2003 143621 gmt budd cochran mr-d150spam@citlink.net wrote i guess its in the eye of the beholder budd... as a californian im glad there leaving sonoma out of it now... *g* simple in the taco bell commercials the colorado would roll all the way over. no stability. and i object to them using the name of such a beautiful state for a gm product . . .it should have been called d.c. cause itll be hell to drive. budd chevy is coming out with a replacement to the s10 called the colorado. offered with a 175 hp i4 and a 220hp i5. it is said to be in direct competition with the dakota. how does this truck stack up against the dakota when will dodge come out with the new dak to counter the colorado i would love to get a new truck and chevy has one coming but i know the new dak will be even better... thats just how it goes. its just a circle of the big three one upping eachother. a dak with the 5.7l hemi would clinch it for me though. so when is the new dak coming out .

From : mac davis

on wed 03 sep 2003 021957 gmt jason purcell jepneonrtnospam@earthlink.net wrote jason... from my okie knowledge of v-6 vs v-8 id be interested in the rpm that each engine produces that hp... my guess would be that the v-8 would produce it at a lower rpm at last the 3.9 is history. in this months edition of car & driver under the new 2004 review capsules they tell us that the 3.7l v 6 will finally make its way to dakota. out with the old in with the new. 50 extra horsepower! 215 only 20 less than the 4.7l v8 - which somehow doesont seem right only 20 hp difference but at least its there. this doesnt help or mean much to the guy earlier in the week bitching about his new dodge with the no powerv6 with the obvious exception of a trade-in incentive... no yes or no about whether or not the hemi is coming to dakota wouldnt that be a sweet rt then... j. .

From : thehotone

i want the torque curves vs rpm hell with hp hp is only good at max rpm full throttle who normally runs them at 5000rpm .

From : cigarski

i have a 2004 jeep liberty limited with the 3.7. nice engine resonable power pulls the jeep along nicely. the hp is listed as 210 and torque as 235. i have the 4.7 in my dakota. wayne .

From : bob doe

hows your liberty on gas .

From : cigarski

hows your liberty on gas ive only got about 600 miles on it but my last 200 mile round trip averaged about 19 mpg doing 70 mph wayne .

From : cigarski

i want the torque curves vs rpm hell with hp hp is only good at max rpm full throttle who normally runs them at 5000rpm hp 210@5200 rpm torque 235@4000 rpm wayne .