[Mini-D67]

Originally Posted by greencactus3

nope. dont have that. 98 4.3l s10... basically stock. i can break my tires loose way into second gear. into 3rd if i wanted to. so yes i would say it would affect acceleration a lot. then again on the other hand my friend'd dakota either has very little low end torque (dont know much about dakotas) or has full time traction control. so it cant slip the tires on dry pavement. or smaller engine. unno which one he has. but the tach goes to 7k before it goes red so obviously its powerband is different from my truck where redline is at 5k...

You're obviously talking about a manual... we were discussing autos, as that is what C&D tested.

Heck, I could break the tires (tire?) loose on my firends old Saab 4 banger if I popped the clutch...