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Old 05-19-2005, 05:27 AM   #5 (permalink)
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The single best thing you can do is find out what rpm gives you the best launch on the road that you'll be racing on. If you get a good launch you will blow him away. If your launch goes poorly it will be close. The quad cabs aren't that fast on the dodges. Most are just running 16.0s or high 15s bone stock. If it is a 1/4 mile it'll be ugly. The shorter the distance the more advantage goes to the dodge. Does he have a towing package? That will give him a 3.91 gear. If he has the stock "daisy petal" wheels (the 20"-ers) then that will slow him down as well.

After that, the usual quick mods help - remove spare and other dead weight, overinflate the front tires, etc. But really, those aren't going to help much (not that noticeable) compared to you just getting a good start.
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