im a new member and i drive a 1999 Dodge Dakota R/T. i wanna know how much horse power does this ride have because my friend said that this was the year they started to put the viper engine in the R/T. i just wanna know how much torque and horse power its got. its got a V8 engine. im only 17 i live in la i put at least 40 miles a day on it, maybe more but now the little check engine light is turned on i dont know if i should get it checked out or does someone know what it means.

 

Hello. Great to have you with us.

 

The R/Ts have around 250 horsepower stock. It'd be somewhere around 210-220 getting to the rear wheels. The Viper engine is a v10 whereas the Dakota R/T has a v8. If the check engine light is on, I'd definitely get it looked at.

 

there was never a viper motor stock in a dakota...i have seen someone make one work, but it took hundreds of horus of custom fabrication

 

I don't know if they started to put Viper engines in them. Since they are V-10's it would be a lot of motor. But if they did the ground power would propably be about 410-415 the torque would be around the same.

Fordman



Oh go get somethin' done about the check engine light.

 

I have a 1999 Dodge Ram R/T and models of these trucks with viper engines are incredibly rare. They usually come with 5.9L Magnums, and upgraded transmissions. I dont know too much about mine I just got it this year from my dad.