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opnspaces
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Jan 06, 2020

UPDATED Coast on the uphills accelerate on the downhills

Link to the update Jan 17 2021 I learned something new after 14 years of towing the same trailer. I took my first trip in the new to me 2001 Suburban pulling my 5,600 lb trailer. My older Suburban...
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Jan 07, 2020
In looking at some searches including one from RV.net it seems max torque is at 4,400 and max HP at 5,200. But I wonder if it's a double edged sword. On the one hand the engine is okay with the high revs. But on the other hand if the converter is not locked I imagine the temperature might spike pretty quickly.

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