transamz9 wrote:
RPM does not scare me what's so ever and have no problem doing it when it's needed to do what I want to do. When I say that my car shifts at that RPM, it is not loafing by no means. Loafing it shifts at about 12-1400 just like my truck does. I'm not "irrational" about this I just know what I like in a tow vehicle. I drive a lot of trucks day in and day out and usually towing something or at least loaded. I will tell you this. Using all of the RPM your truck has to offer to make it to the top of the hill does not always give you the best results.
As far as the 454 remark, you know what I'm talking about. It was a towing machine compared to the other options in the same years. OH! I forget, you are one of those that like to come apples to oranges just like the post right above this one where you say that your little ole 5.4 will run circles around you "1995" turbo Cummins. So I guess your little ole 5.4 would run circles around my 2005 Cummins also. LOL! Dream on!
OH, BTW thanks for the English lesson, you really look smarter to me now.
If you're Corvette (if you really have one) shifts below 2500rpm under heavy throttle, something is wrong with it.
Using the rpm available when necessary has always giving me the best results both gas and diesel. If the hill requires peak hp rpm, then that's what's used.
The 454 as well as the Cummins was thought to be a towing machine in '95. Both are slugs compared to current Cummins Rams as well as small block gassers. Therefor, todays small block gassers are towing machines. And they're reliable and issue free.
Never said my 5.4L grocery getter would run circles around your little car engine '05 Cummins. That was your assertion, not mine. Not dreaming. We're loading up to go camping this week.
Tenga un buen dia!
