burningman wrote:
Couple useless trivialities... I don’t list everything in my sig line because there’s no room and most here drive stock trucks and wouldn’t know or care... but my old Dodge makes a whole lot more than 375.
Also, 15 years ago, 500HP wasn’t uncommon in big-trucks.
The one I haul horses with is a 2000 379, one of those “aerodynamic disaster” but ultra-cool long hood Peterbilts. It’s got a 550HP Caterpillar C15.
It will indeed go over 93. But not with a few million $$ of horses in it!!
At this point I will politely smile and nod.
In previous post I provided a link to HP Aero Drag calculator (sometimes known as a BS meter) check facts for yourself.
There's a reason why a 17 year old truck wasn't worn out 10 years ago, and that's because it would use 2000 to 3000$ in fuel more a month than a aerodynamic truck. (rule of thumb: for every 1 mpg drop in fuel milage is = to 1000$ per month lost revenue). Reality bites "ultra cool" in the ass every time, a 18000lb paper weight isn't very cool.
PS: there's a few things I don't mention in my profile as well.
