3:31 Gearing
Looking into the possibility of a new to me TV. I just looked at a 2012 F250 with a 6.7 and 3:31 gears. What I would like to know is if anyone here tows with this set-up and how it works. I realiz...
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4x4ord wrote:Grit dog wrote:
^Haha, yeah maybe not the best saying to use when talking transmissions and gears! Lol
Either way, 4xford, the confusion is your interpretation of "best" compared to others'.
I understand what you're saying and you're talking "best" balance maybe between ultimate capability and unloaded economy.
But that does not negate that deeper gears will pull harder all other things considered. You can cherry pick when a taller gear will be in the powerband for a given speed and pull harder and compare that to a lower gear, but that does not consider the fact that as torque multiplication increases so does pulling power. Period.
I think we understand each other although I would say that even towing a light trailer (such as many RV's) at highway speeds a truck is only needing 130 hp. So, it is better to have the engine run at 1400 rpm, where it can easily make that power, than have it turn at 1800 rpm where it is capable of making 300 hp.
:S you just refuse to acknowledge that the lower gearing will tow better no matter what!
