who likes the 4.7L

[troy1]

Looking at getting rid of my old 95 w/ 5.2L any quirks with the 4.7L?

[krutkosky]

The 4.7 is a great engine for me. I've got 97k miles on my '02 and only have had a TPS go out ($25) and nothing else with the engine. With the whole truck, I've had that, a clutch pack go out in the rear LSD and the ball joint recall. Great truck. The 4.7L is a bit on the week side to me so I modified it with a K&N FIPK, Ported TB, JBA Headers, 206 cams and a Magnaflow catback - WOW, is it a great engine now! My mods are recent however read these forums and DodgeTalk.com and you'll see many people have good opinions of the stock and modded 4.7L.

...just my 2 cents.

[krutkosky]

Forgot to mention - my Dakota is a 4X4 Quad Cab with 32" tires so that may be why the stock 4.7L is a little on the weak side.

[master hec0]

y get rid of it? my 5.2l works like a charm on my 95 dodge dakota and the motor still runs strong with 232k on it

[cudacrazy73]

hey iv been looking at getting a new dakota well knew to me 2000-2003 and i cant decide between the 4.7 sport or the R/T everywhere i go i hear the R/T is faster but when i test drive them they seem so guttless, the 4.7 is pretty damn quick i find. anyone else see this or am i just retarted... P.S the R/T goes pretty good if u just stomp it to the floor i guess but who wants to do that the 4.7 seems to pick up alot quicker without flooring it.

[Blue99DakotaSport]

Well, I don't know what r/t's you've been driving but ummm... from waht I hear r/t's are supposed to run 15's stock. And for a stock truck that's quick. I'll tell you right now that 4.7litre ain't runnin' no fifteens. Maybe the 4.7 litre's you've been driving are supercharged. That might make some sense.

[cudacrazy73]

no man they seem torquer. and i was going from a 2500 deisle into the R/T and the R/T seems slow even compared to that. i was def not impressed with them at all. Also the 4.7 are completly stock well one had dual exhaust but all that did was make it sound sexy.

[neon_rt]

There must have been something wrong with the R/T.
The one I drove (stock) was a little difficult to drive b/c it had so much torque that it would spin the tires really easy at stop lights.

[97sle]

The r/t's are not as good as everyone say's. My friend has a 94 s10 with a 4.3L and when he raced my cousin's r/t ext. cab he was right next to him until 3rd gear. My truck witch is 97 sierra, 5.7L, nothin but true duals and k&n intake i bet my cousin by 2-3 truck lengths and I raced other r/t's before some that spun a lot and some that didn't spin that much and I never lost and always won by atleast a truck length.

[EMTSquad51]

Back to the original question.. I have a '00 Dak QC 4x4 Auto (45Fre) 4.7l. I love the truck, The engine runs pretty good, however I am not a very reliable source considering my truck had the "death flash" done to it before I bought it and now I can't find any shops that will re-flash it for me. Even with this flash though the engine still produces plenty of power and getup-n-go. For a 5800lb truck, this thing runs like a striped-ass-ape. I can easily burn the rear tire/s from a dead stop with the wheels locked forward.... now if only I can get rid of this damned flash!!! oh yeah, only mod's is full-synthetic oil/lubes all around and a dyno-max muffler. Hope this helps!

[EricinTN]

I have been using a 2001 Dakota QC 2wd with the 4.7 v8 as a work truck for over 3 years now. It's got 172K miles on it (it had 30K when I bought it) and all I've had to replace is the Throttle Position Sensor on the engine and the clockspring in the steering wheel. I get over 20 mpg fwy/ 17mpg city. It has been one of the best vehicles I've ever owned.