Ford F250 vs Ram 2500 Gas V8 Drag Race and MPG Battle
Interesting results especially with the HP gap of the two trucks. Link Edit: Added MPG Battle to title
Forum Discussion
Turtle n peeps - As a very general statement what you says has some merit. The problem is, it's a vast oversimplification to a very complex situation. HP alone is not enough. Torque alone is not enough. Transmission gearing alone is not enough. Rear axle gearing is not enough. The truck programming is not enough. The gas truck that wins the drag race at sea level might not be the same one that wins at 5,000 feet. The fastest to the top of Davis Dam might not be the fastest to the top of the Ike Gauntlet. It's a combination of HP, torque, elevation, transmission gearing, rear axle gearing, truck programming, grade, length of grade, elevation, etc.
If we assume manufacturers using the J2807 standard rate the pickups at the max they can tow at no less than 40 mph up Davis Dam (which is the standard), then why is the Ram with 6.4 hemi and 4.10 rear end (which lost the race) rated to pull 15,640 lbs and the Ford F250 with 6.2 and 3.73 (which is the configuration that won the race) rated to pull 12,600 lbs (both in 4X4 and crew cab configurations). An educated guess would be the Ram would win if pulling 15,000 lbs. If pulling 12,000 lbs who knows.
Again, in general you are right. But if drag racing were the "be all end all", manufacturers are wasting many millions trying to find the best all around combination of factors for towing in a wide variety of situations. I'm done on this subject and stand by my first statement I made when you said "the winner of the drag race would be the first to the top the mountain". That's just wrong. It's a vast oversimplification.
If we assume manufacturers using the J2807 standard rate the pickups at the max they can tow at no less than 40 mph up Davis Dam (which is the standard), then why is the Ram with 6.4 hemi and 4.10 rear end (which lost the race) rated to pull 15,640 lbs and the Ford F250 with 6.2 and 3.73 (which is the configuration that won the race) rated to pull 12,600 lbs (both in 4X4 and crew cab configurations). An educated guess would be the Ram would win if pulling 15,000 lbs. If pulling 12,000 lbs who knows.
Again, in general you are right. But if drag racing were the "be all end all", manufacturers are wasting many millions trying to find the best all around combination of factors for towing in a wide variety of situations. I'm done on this subject and stand by my first statement I made when you said "the winner of the drag race would be the first to the top the mountain". That's just wrong. It's a vast oversimplification.
