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Hannibal
Jul 07, 2013Explorer
I agree with you 4x4ord but what's wrong with a gas engine running 3200rpm? Back before O/D was implemented not for towing or the faint of heart but instead for CAFE requirements, we used to run 3k~ rpm or more everywhere we went on the interstates. 3k rpm is nothing for those run forever 4cyl Hondas and Toyotas. My '98 12v 5spd/4.10 Cummins used to run 2500rpm at 70mph towing or not. 74mph was against the governor and that was all it could do. Didn't and won't hurt a thing. Higher rpm puts less stress on the engine, not more. Turbo chargers force more air into the engine increasing the compression ratio which makes more torque. That's a good thing. They also allow rpmaphobes to lug their engines when higher rpm would be better for the engine.
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