2020 Ford 7.3L Ike Gauntlet

ShinerBock wrote:

4x4ord wrote:


The run is only 7.6 miles long. The average incline is a 5.3 % grade with the top part being steeper. Godzilla averaged 52.4 mph. The Duamax ran full throttle pulling 30k at about 38 mph average speed. The math works out that it only developed an average of 341 hp at the crank during that run. Godzilla had to develop nearly identical HP to pull 16 k up at 52.4 mph.

Plotting from the sign on the on ramp in Silverthorne that they use as a starting point to the traffic lights at the top at the tunnel that they use as the end is more than 7.6 miles. Also, we are not talking about the 30k lb trailer runs the diesels made. We are talking about the 16k trailer runs that Fish posted earlier in his usual attempts to throw dirt on other brands. What I am trying to tell him is that even the new Powerstroke would have a similar 8:XX time because the test is limited to 60 mph.

How far is it 7.7? The point I'm making is that there wasnt a whole lot of extra power on tap because the Duramax only produced 341 hp with wide open throttle in the 30k test. Do you think, based on these test results, that the Duramax would out pull a 7.3 gas engine towing 16 k lbs at a more typical 3000 -5000 ft elevation.