1999 Dodge 1500 w/5.9

From : mopar123

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From : phil rhodes

nosey wrote so what did all of that mean this all means that is the truck is properly geared for the load towed the is will do well and that a 255hp rated truck tow much better than a 345hp rated truck that is not geared for the load. it is a poor shoice by the manufacture to sell a truck as powerfull with a big hp rating when its power cuvre is such that its rated power is no where near usable towing. towing with a hemi at 2500 rpm or less you are luck if you are putting much over 100hp at the wheels at 2500 rpm because since the engines rated torque peak is a 4200 and power peak a 5400 it will be making considerably less torque and hp below 3000rpm where 99% of the towing takes place. if you have a big load to haul with one you want to be geared so that your rpms are above above 3000 rpm at 65 to 70 in drive not od if you want reasonable pulling power on a long hill. if you are turning less you are losing towing power and mpg under a load because engine is operating well below its peak ve rpm which means power output will be low and fuel consumption will be higher too. -- posted using the http//www.autoforumz.com interface at authors request articles individually checked for conformance to usenet standards topic url http//www.autoforumz.com/dodge-increase-towing-power-ftopict129100.html visit topic url to contact author reg. reqd. report abuse http//www.autoforumz.com/eform.phpp=635869 .