I have an 01 dakota 4.7 5 speed and a 99 dakota 318 5 speed, both 3.55 gears both ex cab 4X4 both pretty much bone stock and the 318 will out pull the 4.7 by a lot any day of the week no questions asked and spank it in a race, the 4.7 will get about 1 more MPG empty about the same full. My 07 4.7 HO auto will pull with the 318 and might even beat it in an empty race but it would be close and would come down to the NV3500 not being able to shift fast enough.