i have a96 ford contour with the 2.5 v6 and it is bone stock and my brother has a 2000 dakotasport 4.7 5speed and we raced an my little small v6 beat it but that truck isnt no joke it gets with it only truck i have seen that can slide it sideways at 45mph in third gear the truck is fast the only complaint i have is that when you are fourwheeling it likes to go up to 210 degrees