Ford 7.3 gasohol engine 700HP! ?
Whipple Superchargers
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I did get a chance to ride in a older Chev Avalanche 5.3? towing a camper trailer at weight police approved GCWR with a STS turbo kit on it. It pulled kinda like a 3.5 EcoBoost does - lots of low rpm torque vs downshift and 4000rpm every time it saw a hill coming.
The owner liked it best for towing in the prairie headwind aka The Endless Grade.
I think the first “mod” would be not ordering a 7.3 with salt flats rear ratio. No higher than 4.30 for a tow mobile.
5 overdrive ratios in a trans do not compensate for lower final drive ratios for towing, unless you have an engine that can produce sufficient torque at 1265rpm. Like a turbocharged ...
The owner liked it best for towing in the prairie headwind aka The Endless Grade.
I think the first “mod” would be not ordering a 7.3 with salt flats rear ratio. No higher than 4.30 for a tow mobile.
5 overdrive ratios in a trans do not compensate for lower final drive ratios for towing, unless you have an engine that can produce sufficient torque at 1265rpm. Like a turbocharged ...
