dodge V-10
So I found a good deal on a 1997 dodge V-10 2500. It is the same as my truck, only it is an SLT model and has an automatic instead of a 5 speed. The truck has 131,000 miles. Are there any real issue...
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vern kelly wrote:
Well I must stick up for the Dodge Boys here!
RPM Dodge 8.0 V10 Chevy 8.0 V8
1000 TQ 400 HP 230 TQ 380 HP 90
1500 TQ 440 HP 250 TQ 420 HP 115
2000 TQ 450 HP 260 TQ 425 HP 160
2500 TQ 450 HP 270 TQ 440 HP 210
3000 TQ 445 HP 285 TQ 450 HP 270
3500 TQ 440 HP 300 TQ 450 HP 340
I'm not sure where your figures came from, but the horsepower figures are highly inaccurate, especially for the Dodge V10. Horsepower is derived from torque and RPM- HP= torque x rpm /5252. So at 1000 rpm the Dodge is only producing 76 hp and the Chevy 72. To make 230 hp at 1000 rpm it takes over 1200 ft./lbs. of torque.
Even so, that Dodge engine was a towing beast. It would probably kicked the snot out of a Cummins of the same vintage, at the expense of roughly twice the fuel consumption and half the engine longevity.
