Hello Everyone..

Just had a race with a friend of mine, figured you all might be interested in the results.. Well for one, I own a stock 2001 F-150 Supercab with the 4.2L and 5spd. I have no engine mods what so ever. The vehicle I went up against was my friends g/f's Dodge Dakota 4x4 Sport extended cab with the V-8 automatic. My friend has been ragging me on, saying he can beat me whenever and where ever with it. We were out on a completely open rode down here.. We both turned the corner, he had a running start. he hammered it down. I took off after him riding right behind him. Wasnt even working my truck hard, but his was straining to keep the lead. I let him get a further lead on because we were coming up to an area where I was very familiar with, and figured i might want to back it down just a tad.. got passed the area, caught right back up to him. doin about 85 in 4th gear.. went for my pass to overtake him, he started changin lanes to keep me behind him. I cut over hard and around 90mph, grabbed 5th gear, and all he was seeing was tail lights :-). Dont know how I did it with my truck, but I won lol. Interesting race none the less. BUT, given the two vehicles, who would yall have thought would win before we went at it??? just curious.


Jeff

 

Yours, the 5sp is the best advantage over the automatic, its closer though since u have a super cab

 

at 90 u should b "grabbin" 4th........not 5th..............anyway good job!!!

 

dakota...lighter, bigger engine, auto isnt a deal. your friend must be a sucky racer

Garrett

 

well he didnt say what year and its a 4x4, and it sounds like he doesnt know the shift points.......But let me tell u when those new r/t dakotas came out in like 98 I raced a single cab one in my 99 f-150 4.6 auto and It was ugly......I got raped big time!!!!

 

It was a 2000 Dakota Extended cab 4x4. As for the shift points for racing, nope, sure dont. 99% of the time this is a work truck/personal use truck. First time I ever raced it. Dont plan on doing a lot of it. I just done it this one time to shut him up for once. lol. Usual shifting for me is in 5th gear by 55mph. I keep my RPM's low. less taxing on the engine. Hardly ever do I have the RPM's higher than 3000. As for the Dakota being lighter, not sure on its exact weight. but I know my gross weight is right at 6000lbs, and im sure his is lower by at least 1000lbs. Which just adds to the wonder at why I won. lol. Thanks though.

 

Chalk it up to you being the better driver and call it a night

 

Well I raced on of my freinds today...A full sized f-150 V6 5spd vs. a 2004 Mustang GT 5spd....Yea I got raped......but not as bad as I thought....by the time we both hit 100, he was three car lengths ahead of me....Ofcouse I can shift better than him any day of the week....

 

I plan to chalk this one up for me. doubt there will be that many more marks though behind it. lol.

 

just so you will know.....
1.....30
2.....58
3.....88
4.....fast as u wanna go with a chip or just 100!!!!!

 

thanks for the post. Might take the truck out and try it sometime on one of these local roads. kinda curious now to see how it will perform.

 

Actaully I can't shift my truck at 85-90, without it trying to grind..whats funny is it used to do it in third, it moved up to fourth..hmmmm..any additive I can add to make it smoother...I just changed it, but I don't like how thin automatic fluid is...Is there something thicker I could use?

 

Royal Purple Synchromax is about the best there is for our trucks. Can be found at the local Napa Auto Parts store.

 

How much is that, What does it come in, and how many do I need?..Thanks ahead of time.