tech@WS6store

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They had some th400s with lockup.

Tuskyz28

So do you guys think 450ft lbs is doable at 2500 rpm with a 5.3 based 383ci?

#reason I asked I just seen a old traditional small block 383 do just that!!

kingtal0n

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Here is a 3.0 making 500ft*lbs at 3200rpm:



So questions like, "can I make 450 ft*lbs with my 5.3L engine" are depressing

tech@WS6store

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That car cant tow a tampax.

kingtal0n

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Oh yeah I forgot half of this forum doesn't want a fast vehicle they just want to tow stuff.

Please be aware- Just because an engine makes a gob of torque doesn't make that torque useful for towing. The techWS6store guy is correct- towing isn't about torque as much as it is about achieving a steady state that is safe in the combustion chamber given the load (mass times gravity function with friction) with enough joules/second (watts) of output to actually be useful (which is given by displacement when there is no forced induction). Meow!

G Atsma

Not everyone wants or needs forced induction, which IS needed to make that kind of torque in a 5.3. Quit being so narrow-minded. If that depresses you get a different hobby.

01ssreda4

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God you fail at life.

kingtal0n

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You are just jealous. Torn up in jelly school

Rage on, little nugget

Tuskyz28

Im surprised nobody haven't brought up a Toyota Tundra. They capable of pulling over 10000 lbs as well.

big hammer

I think the 6.2's are rated for 11,000 or so

Tuskyz28

says 12,000

OLDWS6

Mileage pulling the 22 ft wilderness camper you see in the background runs 12 to 14 MPAltitude here in town is 5,357 ft.

Truck normally operated between 5,000ft and 10,000ft.

Local reg gas is 85 octane.

big hammer

If you can, get a 6.2 6 speed with the max trailering package. And enjoy. Good tune is all hey need to rock your socks. Leave the modding to your car.

6.2 also comes with the 14 bolt which is a beast

RockinWs6

You can easily DOUBLE the fuel mileage of any gasoline powered vehicle BUT you can't buy the parts to do it you must engineer everything yourself. Its called hot vapor cycle and it burns every drop of fuel you put into the engine completely.


While we are talking energy there is tech out there that could provide FREE electricity for ALL on the planet BUT you will never seen it. I have seen it and worked on it myself.

We all live in a buffet of bull pucky.

big hammer

Hot fuel vapour is old tech really

G Atsma

I think Smokey Yunick was working on that about 40 years ago.

Tuskyz28

Those are impressive numbers.
Double the gas mileage of red rocket.

RedRocketZ28

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180 miles on my current tank of fuel and the DIC shows 12.4 MPG. No towing and 85% highway.

Brons2

Here is a Workhorse document detailing the power curves of a 6.0 (LQ4) and 8.1, pages 40 and 41.

http://workhorse.navistar.com/workho...Guide_2006.pdf

Tuskyz28

From oldws6 post he gets 12 mpg minimum pulling his 22ft camper vs your boat behind your truck struggling to get 8 mpg. Im guessing the elevation makes the difference along with the 5 speed manual vs the 4L80...