WA.Horseman

Thats it exactly TPilaske!!! I think our engines run quite similar in stock form. When I go across the pass here(Wa state) , pulling our 30 ft trailer, I have to drop into low2. Now mind you I think I could pull just about any grade and as much weight as the truck can handle, but i run it up to 3000 rpm and hold it there till I get to the top. It don't heat up and seems like it would do it all day but soon as I drop it in drive it can't maintain the speed (about 50 mph). I'm fixen to start the power mods but I have to sneek them in. My wife doesn't think I need to mess with the truck "It runs just fine". So a down pipe is first then gauges and chip. Later 8) WRP

TPilaske

Yup... <br><br>After that fiasco with that grade and the fiance wanting a bigger and heavier 5er, the power mods were no problem to get... ;D<br><br><br>Tony

malibu

tpilaske if you are refering to the grade on I-40 just before you get into ashville it is a 6% grade<br><br>the problem with this grade is is it just seems to sneek up on you if you are not paying attention<br><br>it really dont look that steep till you start up the hill<br><br>but it is 5 miles long and there is no flat places to recover speed if you ever get behind a slower car<br><br>we go up it several times a year as we dont live that far from it<br><br>i am grossing out at around 16k<br><br> the first time i pulled it with my new tt and new truck was last year with only about 1500 miles on it<br><br>this year i should have about 10k miles on it and want to see if it makes any difference<br><br>seen a lot of cars and trucks on side of road on this mtn, it is tough

TPilaske

YES! That's exactly the one i'm talking about!! I want to pull it again sometime this year to see how it pulls with all the mods!<br><br>Thanks for the info!! ;D<br><br><br>Tony

BigBlue

Talking abouthigh revving. I was at a ford dealership browsing (I was droppin my friends stang off cause the computer could no longer read the key and he couldn't get the car started. Stupid ford ;D) and looked at a new 6.0L. They redline at 4500. At least on the tach they do. I thought that this was kind of interesting.