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Mike_Up
Dec 10, 2012Explorer
tragusa3 wrote:
Mike, I'd enjoy hearing your towing impressions with the new truck. I don't know my trucks well, but seems the biggest difference for you is the 3.78 locking rear end?
Thanks. :D
The 3.73 gearing helps a lot but the biggest difference is the shifting strategy of the transmission with the 5.0L. It downshifts sooner and holds gears longer, keeping the engine in the higher rpms for max torque output and making passing effortless.
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