Yeah, in the 6 years I've owned this Duster, it's been a highway cruiser, spending much of it's time with 2.45 gears and stock manifolds along with stock motor and tranny. Just last year I "upgraded :D" to 2.94's and headers, dropping to 13.3's
You bet we are loosing weight!!! But, we are trying to buy and build a flat nose truck on 5000 dollars and go fast. You have 6k just into the motor alone!! BIG BIG difference.