Who would win a drag race....

Joel · January 8, 2002

Dakota 2 Wheel drive, club cab, 4.7 Auto

Chevy 3/4 ton, single cab, 6.0 liter, auto

Joel

Jpshostr · January 8, 2002

What about gearing? In a drag race with trucks, it makes all the difference in the world whether or not you have 4.10s or something a lot higher in it.

Joel · January 8, 2002

3.90 for the dodge

and 3.73 for the chevy

Jpshostr · January 8, 2002

Gotta make things interesting with gears like that don't ya. I'd have to say a close one, but give the edge to the Dakota for having the much lighter weight.

Kansas Kid · January 8, 2002

Those little Dakotas are pretty quick, so I feel safe in saying that the Dakota will win fairly easily. The Chevy would perform alot better if it only had the 4.10's.....

VegasDude · January 9, 2002

ah...........but put a 3000 pound trailer behind em...........

doverarjim · January 9, 2002

I'll disagree with you all!!! I don't think that the Dog will keep up with the 6.0L, it would depend alot on the drivers also. The Dog might move first but even with the 3:73's my truck pulls hard from about 20 mph to 90 mph, and I don't think that it would be much of a race. Also if it were a true drag race you would have already run some times and would know what time to dial in and how best to beat him in a ET type race. My first drag racing ticket was my 1964 Rambler 220 station wagon 6 cyl, auto, dog slow vs. 1966 Chevelle SS 396 4 speed. State cop wrote us both tickets for Drag Racing on public streets, when we showed up for court with a NHRA rule book and a drag strip owner to teach the judge and cop the rules for drag racing after 2 1/2 hours of our expert teaching court the tickets were dismissed!!! And the judge told the cop he better leave us alone because he did not want to learn about anything else for a while.

MountaineerTom · January 9, 2002

Sounds like a race with a friend is in the works.

CMNTMXR81 · January 9, 2002

I'll throw even more wrinkles into it;

1) Is this at a drag strip or on the street?

2) What kinda tire is each running?

3) If at a drag strip, what are the average reaction times of each driver, their 60' times and their MPH in the 1/8th mile

Gearing makes a difference like you guys mentioned but, each has their advantages in the 1/4 mile. The Dodge's 3.90 will help slightly out of the hole and subsequently it's 60' time. however by around the 330' mark, I'd look at the superior powerband of the 5.3 and it's shorter gearing to come to it's advantage as speed builds.

Another question, does the Chevy have AutoTrac? If so, the race will be over quickly for the Dodge if it does.

Kansas Kid · January 9, 2002

Just so you know, the Dakota with the 4.7 V8 runs the 0-60 in anywhere from 7.2 to 8.0 secs depending on the cab configuration. I don't know if the 2500 Silverado will be able to do it in under 9.0 secs or not....

RIPMF · January 9, 2002

2001 HD 4x4 ex-cab with the 6.6 Duramax and allison ran 0-60 in 8.4 sec. 2000 1500 5.3 4x4 7.8sec and the 1/4 in [email protected]

gandolphxx · January 9, 2002

1/4 16.863 @ 81.88 - dang torque management - still learning

bassdog · January 9, 2002

I gotta jump in and add my 2 cents.

Both trucks stock with the engines and gears descibed...stopped at a red light on the street and having a "friendly" race to see who's fastest...the Dak would take it.

Adding the trailer...same scenario...the Chevy would win.

I have driven a 2001 Durango with the 4.7 and that thing is fast, would blow my Chevy away on any given day. The Dak being a bit lighter would be even quicker.

I'd be more than happy to prove this theory if anyone is up for the challenge

bassdog

January 9, 2002

Holey POO POO, you guys got me scared! I'm going to "upgrade" my '99 5.3 to a 02 or 03 6.0 because it can't pull (comfortably) what the General says it should and now you say a 4.7 will spank the 6.0??

Kansas Kid · January 10, 2002

Just because the 6.0 will get beat in this drag race, doesn't have jack to do with how its gonna pull a trailer. And thats what matters, right? The 6.0 has more torque and horsepower then the little Dodge V8 does, but it is also pushing around probably 2000lbs more. Thats a big difference to overcome.

But like the guys said, slap a trailer behind them both and see what the results are like....